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I p in m y s o u l, m y f a ith o n th e e te r n a l c h a r a c te r o f G o d , a n d o n th e e fficacy o f th e h lo o d o f J e s u s , a s sh o w n in R e v e la tio n se v e n , fo u r t e e n .” H e p a u s e d f o r a n I n s ta n t, a n d h is e y e s sw e p t th e g r e a t a s s e m b ly s o r r o w fu lly , s a d ly , a s h e w e n t o n : “ B u t i t is fo r c e d u p o n m e t h a t w h a t Is d o n e b y u s. In t h is m a t t e r o f s e e k in g G o d , m u s t b e d o n e b y u s n ow , a t o n c e . E v e r y h o u r I n c r e a s e s th e d a n g e r o f d e la y , b e c a u s e th e p o w e rs o f e v il, o f th e A n t ic h r is t , a r e a lr e a d y g r o w in g m o r e a n d m o r e r a m p a n t, m o r e a n d m o r e p r o n o u n c e d . P r e s e n tly , fr ie n d s , w e k n o w n o t b u t t h a t a n y h o u r o r ev e n m o m e n t n ow , t h e a w fu l d e lu s io n o f th e A n t ic h r is t lie , m a y b e a c t u a lly fo rm u la te d In to s p e e c h a n d p r in t, a n d It w ill b e s o a lm o s t u n iv e r s a lly a b s o r b e d b y m a n k in d , a n d i t s In flu e n c e b e s o p e r v a d in g , s o s a t u r a t in g , In e v e r y c l a s s o f so c ie ty , t h a t It w ill e v e r y h o u r b e c o m e h a r d e r , m o r e d iffic u lt f o r th e in d iv id u a l s o u l to t u r n to G o d .” H e p a u s e d a g a in f o r o n e In s ta n t. T h e n s t a r t lin g ly , s u d d e n ly , th e w o r d s “ G r e a t G o d !” le a p e d fr o m h is lip s . T h e y s o u n d e d lik e a m ig h ty so b . “ G r e a t G o d !” h e r e p e a te d w ith a n a n g u is h t h a t aw e d th e p e o p le . “ T h e g r e a t m a s s o f p e o p le In L o n d o n a r e a lr e a d y m o c k in g G o d . T h e y la u g h a t th e n o tio n o f t h e r e b e in g a G o d , o f t h e r e b e in g a n y r e tr ib u tio n . T h e g r e a t m a s s o f th e p e o p le a r e r ip e f o r a n y th in g , e v e n f o r a p u b lic , o ffic ial d e n ia l o f th e v e ry e x is te n c e o f G o d . D e lu d e d , th e y w ill b e lie v e a n y lie , T h e F o u l L ie . “ H ow lo n g Is it s in c e , In F r a n c e , In th e R e v o lu tio n , th e le a d in g m e n , t h e ’flo w e r’ o f t h a t c a p r ic io u s n a tio n , c a r r ie d in tr iu m p h in g r a n d p r o c e ss io n th e m o s t b e w it lfu l h a r lo t o f P a r is , to th e C a t h e d r a l o f N o t r e D am e , a n d , u n v e ilin g a n d k is s in g h e r b e fo r e th e h ig h a l t a r , p r o c la im e d h e r a s th e ‘G o d d e ss o f R e a s o n ,’ e x h o r tin g th e m u lt it u d e o f p e o p le to f o r g e t a ll th e c h ild is h th in g s t h a t th e y h a d b e e n t a u g h t a s to th e t h u n d e r s o f th e w r a th o f G o d , fo r G o d w a s n o t, a n d h a d n e v e r b e e n . “ A n d a l l t h a t h a p p e n e d w h ile th e ‘s a l t o f th e e a r th ’ w a s a b r o a d , and w h ile t h a t g r e a t , d iv in e r e s t r a ln e r o f e v il, th e H o ly S p ir it , th e th ir d P e r s o n o f th e T r in ity , w a s s t i l l u p o n th e e a r th e x e r c is in g H is r e s t r a in t . “ A n d In a w e e k fr o m to d a y , I b e lie v e it w ill b e a b s o lu t e ly Im p o ssib le to g e t a g a th e r in g lik e th is . T h e w o rld , th e fle sh , th e D e v il, th e A n tic h r is t, w ill h a v e a lm o s t a b s o lu t e
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