Questions and Answers By R. A. TORREY.
Is the tremendous battle now going on between Germany and the allies the battle of Armageddon prophesied in Scripture? No, certainly not. That battle is to be fought in Palestine (Megiddo, in the Plain of Jezreel; restored Israel the people of God are arrayed on the one side and “the kings of the whole world’’ i. e. as the Greek signifies, “the inhabited earth” or Ro man world) on the other (Rev. 16:14-16, especially v. 14; 19:11-21; Isa. 10 :28; 29:3; Joel 2:11; 3:9; Mic. 1:6). Ex-President Roosevelt used the word Armageddon in his late campaign because it caught his' fancy and seemed a good word to conjure by but apparently without any understanding what ever of the real Bible teaching about Arma geddon. The. present war may be, and prob ably is, a preparation for Armageddon. The war will very likely result in a restoration of Palestine to the Jews. Magog (Russia?), Meshich (Moscow) and Tubal (Tobolsk)
are to play an important part in the last day (Ezek. 38:2). Did not Pastor Russell definitely prophesy years ago the war now raging in Europe and that it would occur in the year 1914 ? No. He prophesied something entirely different. He prophesied that the “end times” would “close” in 1914 and the Mil lenium begin (vol. 3, p. 23 following). He taught that Christ had already come in Oc tober, 1874. In a number of his paper ap pearing just before the war broke out, he was trying to hedge on this prophecy as 1914 was so rapidly passing, by saying that the change might not be of such a character as to be at once manifest to all. When 1914 closes Pastor Russell will be an en tirely discredited teacher to all but the ut terly duped as he is already to all really intelligent students of the Bible.
“Jesus Only” By HENRY C. BUELL Tune: Dormance or Rathbun
J ESUS only”—in the morning, When I rise to greet the day; “Jesus only” in the evening, When I lay its cares away. “Jesus only”—in the spring-time, When the flower-buds unfold; “Jesus only”—in the autumn, When the trees are decked with gold.
“Jesus only!” Let me say it When I start the Christian race; “Jesus only!” I’d repeat it When I meet Him face to face. “Jesus only”—when in Judgment, I am asked to give account ; “Jesus only”—when I measure Grace abounding in amount.
“Jesus only!” This shall ever Be my all-prevailing plea; “Jesus only”—that in glory, I may in His likeness be!
—Santa Paula, Cal.
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