| Show THE COXING COMING OF THE LOUD LORD some time ago the contained accounts of the ibe marvelous works work of 0 one francis schlader Sc blader of albuquerque quer que N M who by a touch of his hie bands made the blind to see the deat dear to hear and the lame jame to walk tl it is now reported that he nas lass come out w with jtb a declaration to the effect that he be to is jesus christ onet once more returned to earth according tu to a dispatch to a denver paper one of bis bin callers rev charles li bovard in the course ol of it conversation asked him it if he be claimed to be the he replied 1 of I am 1 since you have asked me air I 1 os bay plainly I 1 am I 1 am nut not hero to give information but I 1 will always answer direct questions the conversation then continued do you claim to be the christ that died on calvary yes yen do you believe in the teachings of the bible yes yep it to is the holy scripture but the bible says christ was a hebrew you aie not a hebrew no but this is my third life why do you call upon the master for aid in your work I 1 have not yet reached perfection when my forty day fast to is over I 1 have yet six days more 1 I will be stronger and some time I 1 will reach perfection it is claimed that this strange str atille man has not tasted food for a long times time his purpose being to fast forty days as a preparation for his supposed suppo eed mission on OD earth So Sob Jader blader Is nit the only one who at this time claims to be the christ schweinfurth has for some time been before the public with similar pretension and there are othere other lose less widely known latter day saints and others interested te to in the great work of redemption cannot fall to pause and reflect when such strange manifestations ot of error appear when abea our lord at the close of his ministry on earth predicted the eod end of the ancient dispensation and of the world mi his disciples asked him for some borne signs prees ding these epoch making events hisae hia reply was first 0 all a warn warning int take heed that no man deceive you yoa and aben the statement that many shall ahall come lu in my name saying laying I 1 sam am christ and shall deceive many he urther tells of war and rumors of wars and other calamities of persecutions and of apostasy among the me believers lieven be nd an abundance of iniquity ini quit but repeatedly he calls attention to false pretender pretend erf many false prophets snail shall arise and shall dball deceive many agals again if any man shall ahall say unto you lo 10 here is christ or there believe it not for there shall arise false christs and false prophets prop heta and shall snow great signs and wonders insomuch that it if it were possible they shall deceive th the very elect all these things happened before the termination of the mosaic era just its as me master land had foretold it life his tollow follow era saw the signs and were prepared and generally found a refuge from the destruction as ancient ecclesiastical historians testify it is tor for the believers of this age to give heed to the same signs sign now multiplying for their import iq ia that the dispensation la Is draw tog log tu tb a clote and it is of special importance to remember that faithful resa and wisdom in the service of the ark whatever the position in the church may be are the conditions of reward at his coming for he says bays who Is a faitha faithful al and wise servant whom his bis lord hath made ruler over his him household blessed is the servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so no doin doing in but if that evil servant shelf shall say in his heart my lord dela yeth his coming and shallie gin to smite his hia fellow servants and to eat and drink with the drunken the lord of that servant shall ahall come in a day when he not for him and appoint him his portion with the hypo hypocrites orites it cannot be denied that in this age as an never before the two powers depre denting good and evil ae a e mustering their forces to a great combat on one side are arrayed the hosts boots that muster under the various banners of the opponents of the almighty including all kind rande from the most abandoned exponent of infidelity to the skilful imitator of divine truth girr gifts and authority tho rity on the other side is the lord and his church pure and faithful it Is ii a holy war on an which the late fate of the world depends the revelations given through jo prophet on the subject of the termination of this dispensation and the coming of the son of man are of much interest and deserve thoughtful study in section 46 45 of doctrine and covenants an outline of coming events is in given concerning the abe jews it to la there stated that hat they shall remain scattered until the times of the ger tiles be fulfilled which period to la nearer defined were ware rumors of war commotion among the nations and desolating sickness are among the characteristics of the closing beare the disciples stand in holy places and are not moved various signs in the heavens are predicted before the gathering of the remnant PP P P the resurrection of the saints also occurs before the arm of the lord falls upon the nations cat ions but these preparations rations being made the lord snail utter his hia voice and all the ends of the earth shall hear bear IWO it then the 4 1 ver earles will be overcome the jews jew will be converted to christ and all the nations be redeemed satan himself shall ball be bound and the faithful saint inherit the earth the lord shall am ae in their heir midst and his hia glory shall be upon them and he will be their king and their lawgiver OP this to la the consummation predicted through the mouth of holy prophets Prop beta and the appearance of false falie christs and nd false prophets in id but a confirmation of the she word of god |
