Show r ARi AGED ON OF i i THE sw Startling Presentation of com Coming Corn Com t t ing Events t. t PASTOR R RUSSELLS RUSSELL'S VIEWS VIEWS' I 1 d Churches of All Denominations and the S S Civil Powers of Earth Are About to toS Unite In Common Cause Powerful Cause Powerful Influence Prep Preparing ring For the Battle of Armageddon A A Reign of Anarchy Will Be Bo the Result of the tho Warfare t Until The Messiah Takes Control I Brooklyn N. N Y Nov 0 v 3 3 The 1 h e ca c Brooklyn n Academy of Music 1 u sic w was a n H II crowded to the UmIt lire lim limit it today to hear bear P I Pastor II a S t tor o r rS Russell's Russells S discourse on the tho rSS A Battle of ArmaS Arma S 5 geddon His Ills text test was He gathered them to together ethel unto t. t a i place called in Ie inthe PASTOR RUSSELL the Hebrew ton tongue l e A Armageddon I mag e d don n. n t Revelation xvi 16 10 The speaker said said- lIld Armageddon in lu the Hebrew the Hill of or Mount lount of De Ul str It was wa famous as a n battle battlefield field in Ola Ole Testament times The Lord has bus seen sten It lit to associate the name Arm Armageddon eddon with the great reat controversy controversy con between Truth and Error I. I 5 aright right and und wron wrong God and Mammon lammon with which b this n age e will wUl lose Hose peri perish b and the New Age of or Messiahs Messiah's glory glorybe re- re be e ushered in He has bas purposely u used ed i v 1 highly symbolical figure figures of speech In the last book of the Bible evidently e with a view to hiding biding certain Important Important tant truths until the due time for tor their re veal ment But even In the due due time I S l' 5 S the Bible assures us us None of ot the t wicked shall understand Daniel xU fl 0 O. lOi none 10 none who are out of ot heart heart-har u G mony moray with God God but but only the wise of His Ills people the people the wise virgin ln class of ot the Masters Master's parable I 1 have bave long avoided presentation of f my ny understanding of our text and its a c. c S context contest I 1 take It up now by request reque t tL L' L and because I believe it Is due time- time timeto to tobe t be understood I 1 disclaim any special f r Inspiration In some particulars my f. f views agree agre with those of other Bible r i r students and in other respects they r disagree Each Ench hearer bearer must ns use his bl blown own town Judgment ud do his bis own Bible study 1 f and nd reach bl his own wn conclusions j Kindly remember that I 1 am not ret raj re- re t j for tor the figures s of speech used by the I Lord ord My ly interpretations do Indeed In ins 11 deed constitute a 11 terrible arraignment um t 4 it h of t institutions which b we ba have bae e all sever rever rever- rever z I e- e f qi j and w embrace good people t good word and good goad oud works Gods God t. t i. i saintly people In these e various carious In being ely i few are 5 s Ignored when systems as UM a whole are dealt with in prophecy t 4 The Dragon Beast False Prophet r t r context tells tell 11 us that three p Im Iw tit p irp spirits will 1 go ails tI forth I rr trout from m the hp mouths of tilt the I Dragon the till the In- In False Prophet t. t and nd these will ill I I- I accord ord and Jl th ee In a L' L c X h b hJ i- i doctrines tare are represented bv hy uj it ru These three t. t trine doc tare are t to l lT T it h e t throughout h t the bt 6 e- e 1 t earth h Th ln ink arc to tto rather JW 11 i I lId their lr s 4 to tn the great t rl r Armageddon t rUl 3 it I I ln 1 il kill kings and princes I y ui 1111 II tt of c. c y and faith j f I I. I s be ins gathered fathered In solid ft i X t and Catholic The Theof U. U n nik i k of tit it Industry i tr and i us as' as l' l lj t f Ii n T tte e Influent ed by bv them t r K I Id th the same sump I side hide The x tl tr ft Kings II S t d 1 princes Ith tille till all e 1 I 11 lui VI id retainers will vill folt fol fol- c tf F t H t evarie V ilI side ll The Th Thet t V jr l 11 princes m they ran nn Influence bv hy the ther r It power pr t tt ever t r yet vet I 1 A c l I i l- l world hall ll Jol jolt join II t the ht same 4 I glinc g to this prophecy cy f r I e 2 I of if demons it x t r et rw J tro will iII lend m many ny 9 f f mt i this great army to toss as z U to For 01 time the thea thet r a II t a f c t t. t progress s will be hE a. T i I wl J 1111 1 and nd medieval ul re t t 0 J Ints II vv H t. t be lily ono considered necessary Io 1 11 1 1 i f t A t 1 1 for fOt the i nUt of If ent nt order of things ings 4 i i li 15 thi this interpretation it is J t s c for fr fortA lis tA II to Indicate what I is 4 l' l 1 liv Iy the tbt Dragon the Beast 5 t Ii IM fi the rIll Prophet t. t Bible students S II a kt all l agree with u that but the Dragon Ora of Revelation n. 5 5 represents 1 the h. h purely Civil ChU Power 5 5 Ppl p Pj t p Interpreters generally a agree that the tb Beast like f r U pard t la lation tr 11 illi sUI 2 2 repress t the Papacy 1 But B tt fewer still we WI tear fear f nr will be P ready our view w that ProtE Protestantism tl Is rh Imn Image e of the Beast eust Revelation till lf ml In lu our context given hell another I nt name m t Kie hll de In False Prophet We P urge v t no ao one to tu accept pt our Interpretation a k nor shall we vye think hard of any who r refuse It ire Ve will neither slander nor j injure them now no nor threat t Vi bent with eternal 1 torture They hate haje the th saute same right to their pw views that r n nt t t If the II none Mime tight right to make makl And I I. I for Cor u to others G V t y 1 tile will bf It ver nr i rv iri in ill In o i a nv 1 t thin thine which h any Wt I th m mthm 1 II m gs till thc their lr II III if f t lit inn t XI M XI Unclean Spirits Like Frogs Frogs' Tim TIlt or lit vi t.-vi f t- t t ht ly lf understood 1 tri r re a III I w a i forceful 1 When the tilt Holy Spirit Spit It II II tt fl ft g to ivi w iii nt f 10 or t II 1 1114 we Wl stay be sure Bure the true J it-J will MI til well uell uellA wellA A frog frag has haM a II sage look M II wise Ni wi look luok It Itself up In III an tut n apparent m endeavor en ens deavor to Impress the beholder I Its tit great mouth well represents t eutH it its chief power O Er 19 wed to croak ik Applying these theo symbols w we learn that an evil spirit h will come from the c federated from the Church ll of Hume and from the Civil authorities all In full rull lI aja agreement The Tbt spirit of ot till all will willbe willbe be boastful tin an air of superior wisdom and knowledge will he be proudly assumed assum ed nil ed all will croak In ire harmony All will tell of dire results that would follow i Involving the Interests Interest of both oth the present and the future life if It their counsel be not followed However con con- the creeds tb the different es will willbe willbe be In the tbt general proposition lUnn that nothing must be disturb ed d. d or looked Into or repudiated The Divine authority of the Church and the Divine DI rl right bt of ot kill kings s. s aside from the Church will not be allowed to t Any persons pelSon or teachings s sIn In conflict on lct with these boal boastful and ati- ati scriptural claims will be bl branded n as everything rile mile at Ht the mouths of th these se frogs rog spen speaking kIng from front pulpits and platforms and through the rIi religious lous and secular press The nobler sentiments sentiments senti senti- ments of or some will be hI strangled lI d by hy the philosophy of the same saml evil spirit spoke through b Caiaphas th the high priest respecting Jf Jesus us As Caiaphas Cain Caia pha declared It expedient t to td c commit a crime rime in violation of justice human and Divine to be lIl rid of Jc lesus us and und His ills teachings so 10 this fro frog spirit will ap al- approve prove Pro of every violation of principle necessary to their self self el The croaking of these fro frog a spirits or orl l doctrines will gather ather the kings and princes print es financial political religious and Industrial into one lOt great reat army trulY The Tb spirit of fear inspired by by the of these fro frogs will scour scourge e ethl the passions of otherwise good and reasonable men to fury desperation In their blind following fo of or these evil spirits evil dOlt doctrines they will be ready to l sacrifice ce Ifft and everything on the altar o of what they mistakenly suppose Is is Ju Justice tlc truth and righteousness righteous righteous- ness under n II OI In Divine arrangement For a 11 brief ti i. i as we wc understand the combined OW d forces fOlle of rf Armal will triumph Ir Tree Free e speech free mails and other liberties which hu have hup p tome OUlI to lie III t the ht Cr very breath bread of the lUIl masses H In our nul Lt da diy will be ruthlessly ruth lessly shut but off oIT under the plea of l ne ei Mtv city the glory of If clod 5 IJ d. d the commands om nci of at 1 the h. h hm eh etc It All 11 will seem to be serene creme until the rent social explosion In our context described de' de u as Its the great An in oil language lun signifies I l social revolution lI and the tilt declaration of the context t I Is that none like unto It U ever before O cx c O C Ht Ue elation xvi x 18 Je Jesus n dl described desi It II as us a 11 time of trouble such SHI li a as J never lIe was since there was a II nation Matthew 21 The Lord Will Gather Them This The fa false I I like frog teachings N will rather gather together tot tutu Into one olle host the great time tilt h. rich the tilt wise the rbt learned and the kings of the earth eaith to battle hattie At this Power will twill forwald forward for for- June juncture tin e Divine 1111 step ward wald and our t text tells us that BD HE J E shall gather t the t marshaled ho hosts to Armageddon Armageddon- t to to the Mountain of Destruction Destruction De The Tbt vi very 11 r thlu thing which they sought lIu ht to avert Il lI by their union federa- federa tiou Lion lt etc will he be t the h. h ver very verv thing they they will hasten Other Scriptures tell ps that God Jod will Lt f represented by the threat Ireat Messiah and that He lie will be bt on un the tilt side ride lell of the till wa masses se s Thus Thu we Wl read In ht I Daniel xII xit 1 1 At At that time shall Michael 1 1 tin tin- Godlike One One- One Messiah le stand tiP up 1111 assume authority He lie will take In possession of nl Ills Kingdom In dom in a manner m little looked hooked foi for by Uy y many m of these t wh erroneously have been th that tint l were Ills His Kingdom 1 and b bv by Him film to tit reign in ni His name nIP 1 and lul In III His fits sh stead ul Jests t nt declared d Ills III servants str ye yc are url I unto whom hou hout ye t render service Some mazy may 11 lie be rendering service to Satan atun and to error who 11 elate i to he tC rc rendering service e to to God iod and to righteousness ss I and some of If these t. t ina may be I serving c I ig- ig iw fix did Saul attl of Tarsus who verily t thought hl that he bt did God Hod od a 1 service 1 ice tP in lu the Church The same sault principle holds bohl true trul rl l As 4 an t earthly kin king dues does not bold hold himself him him- himself self elf responsible tor till the the moral mural character jf of each catch soldier who tI tights lights in his big battles bat 1 ties h 1 so 10 the Lord dues does not vouch for the moral character of all ull who will enlist It and uti tt tight light ht on uti n Ills His I side Ici of any question Ills His serta servants NPr the tb al' al are ue to whom they render service I whatever the tbt motive I ar r object prompting them The Ma same mp principles JI I IM I'M will u apply In hu the coming Battle of Armageddon Gods God's side MidI of that battle will be Lit the tilt peoples people's side H and nd the t very ry nondescript host the people will be hp pitted d at tit the lIe begin ID ring of the battle Anarchists Socialists Social Social- I t and hot headed IlIci radicals of every school of rea ui and unreason unreason will be beIn beItt In Itt the forefront of that battle The Tbt majority of the poor said and the middle class fer pence pelt I at nt almost II any n price A comparatively pl small number Gods God's con consecrated tc d people will at lit heart b blon be belonging belonging lon longing in for or 01 M. M Messiahs 11 Ii bs ln I Kingdom These will hid hide the Lords Lord's time tim and wait pa- pa car r It rh they will hill be hI or of good od Lu Jp It t. t knowing lu III the tl outlined Il f r r h in lu the sure sine II word of prophesy prophecy to wl which IIII they have I lout done well to take hake heed an as HC unto a ti lI light ht I shining In lu a n adanI dIll daik I place until th the Day dawn Il II iI Pt Peter Ieter Ir I I. I 10 It The masses s will m be he restless of or their restraints hilt but will be bp conscious of their VII own as compared red to tu the tile I. I kings Icings and princes financial religious 1111 and which wilt will then theu bold hold sway Bt BI Resides sides th the ml masses leR hI have ve no R sympathy with frith anarchy They realize truly that the wor wr form torm of governs govern went ment Is better hetter than none The mn masses masses masses' will seek relief through b th the 1 ballot I and peaceful readjustment adjustment of earths garth's affairs att af at t fairs its it's for the flIP elimination rf of f evil for tor forthe forthe the We placing of or monopolies 11 anal utilities and the till supplies of nature u m III the hands of the HIP people for the 1111 public good The crisis will be lie reached when the hither hitherto to upholders of ot law shall become rio of the law and rc resisters of the will of the majority as ItS expressed h bj by the lime ballot Fear for tor the will lead the well well meaning masses to dl atlon and nud anarchy will result when Socialism falls r The Clouds Cloud's Silver Lining Horrible would be lie this ot ol look tot rot forthe the till future did we not have the ble Word Vord of God assuring us liS of a II glorious outcome Divine WJ Wisdom hn hats has withheld until our day the gr great nt knowl knowledge Cd edge l' l and skill which Is at Jh the same lame time breeding millionaires and discontents discon tents nail Had nod God lifted the veil a n thousand thousand thousand thou thou- sand years sooner looner the world would hI have lined up for Its Arma Armageddon eddon a 1 usand yen years sooner But that would have been heen too tHO soon floon for the Divine Divine Di DI- vine purpose because Messiahs Messiah's KIngdom Kingdom Kingdom King KIng- dom Is to be the great reat Thousand Thousand- Sabbath tear of If the worlds world's bi history God In kindness veiled our c eyes e until the till time when the gathering to Ar At Armageddon mn would Immediately precede Messiahs Messiah's le taking to Himself Ills great reut power and tx beginning His Ills reign reign si xi 17 18 Send Them Strong Delusions St St. Paul Caul wrote prophetically of our time that It would be out ont of serious trial and testing to many professing to tobe tobe be he Christians The rea reason sou for tor this he states they states they received not the Truth In Inthe Inthe the lore love of or it 11 II It Thessalonians ii li 11 10 11 They preferred their own ll the tile Allo Apostle tle expiates and tad therefore fore Sod God Hod will win give Ive them over O to a strong delusion and let them l believe the lie which they preferred and und let them suffer for tor missing tie the Truth which they did not love Thus they will be he in the condemned ho host t fightIng lighting light fight Ii ht In Ing lI against God because l of their lack lalk of of love lo for the Truth It Is sad sad to say my that w we all nil as lis Christians Chris thins have been laboring under tn fr a II thorough thor thor- ou ough nugh h delusion respecting G Gods God's Plan We ba have I claimed that Christ Chril lt set up ill Ills His Church In Kingdom power |