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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4.
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Then Contes the Establishment
of Messiah’s Kingdom.
REVELATION INTERPRETED.
Indication* That We Are In the End of
This Qospel Age—Antitypical Battle
of Armageddon—Three Agencies Mus
tering the Armies to Battle—The Op
posing Forces—A Seeming Victory
For the Classes—Then Victory For
the Masses—Why Armageddon Is
Necessary—At This Juncture Earth’s
New Ruler Will Command Peace.
Sept. 27.—Pastor
Russell’s text for
today was, “For
the great Day of
His wrath is come;
and who shall be
able to stand?”
(Revelation 6:17.)
His topic was Ar
mageddon—a term
which is being
used on all sides
and applied to
many things. A
number of famous
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cartoons Illustrating popular thought
on this subject are shown In the re
markable PHOTO-DRAMA OF CREA
TION, well known throughout the
United States and Canada.
The Pastor said: God seems to have
given the Book of Revelation with the
Intent of covering up great and im
portant truths, not only because these
truths were not due to be understood,
but because He designs to keep certain
features of His Plan from the world.
Being a book of symbols, the Revela
tion will not be understood by the
world in general: but the Bible assures
that when the due time for revealment
comes, the wise amongst His people,
“the wise virgins,” shall understand.
The Prophet Daniel, who tells us that
the Time of the End is the time for
those wise toward God to understand
His great Plan, gives two particular
signs by which this time will be espe
cially marked: First,"Many shall run to
and fro”; second. “Knowledge shall be
Increased.” (Daniel 12:4.) Today we
see this prophecy fulfilled. All over
the world the people are running to
and fro as never before; and all over
the world are opportunities for knowl
edge such as have never before been
known. The remarkable fulfilment of
this prophecy characterizes our day as
the Time of the End. In which this
Gospel Age is to be concluded and the
Messianic Age to be ushered in—the
time when God's people will under
stand and prepare for their change.
In the Scriptures God has seen fit to
the name of Israel's famous
with the great controversy
'between Truth and Error, Right and
Wrong, with which the change of dis
pensation will take place. While the
phrase. “Battle of Armageddon.” is
heard on all sides and is applied in
many ways, nevertheless Christians re
alize that In the Bible this phrase is
used in n spiritual sense. Therefore
If the present is an opportune time to
consider this Battle of the great Day
of God Almighty, surely it is the prop
er time to view it from its true re
ligious standpoint.
Before we proceed to get forth our
understanding of the symbolic lan
guage of the Revelation, we wish to
state most emphatically that we are
eaying nothing whatever against godly
Christians at any time or in any place.
In any church or out of any church.
We realize that the Word of God con
veys a terrible arraignment of some of
the great systems of our day—some
that we long have reverenced, that we
have esteemed as containing many of
God's people. We have nothing to say
against godly individuals, but what we
pave to say in the interpretation of
Scripture is in respect to these systems.
Agsnoies Mustering the Hosts.
Coming to the interpretation of the
symbols of Revelation 16:13-18, we find
that the Scriptures mention three agen
cies connected with the gathering of
the hosts to this great battle. We read
that three impure spirits, teachings, will
go forth from the mouths of the Drag
on, the Beast and the False Prophet,
and that these three will be in accord.
These three doctrines, symbolically
represented by frogs, are to have a
mighty Influence throughout the civ
ilized earth: they are to gather the
kings and thei» armies to the great
Battle of Armageddon.
The ecclesiastical kings and princes,
with their retinues of clergy and faith
ful adherents, will be gathered fn
solid phalanx—Protestants and Catho
lics. The kings and captains of indus
try, and as many as can be influenced
by them, will be gathered to the same
side. The political kings and princes,
with all their henchmen and retain, rs.
will follow in line on the same side.
The financial kings and merchant
princes, and all whom they can influ
ence by the most gigantic power ever
yet exercised in thp world, will Join
the same side, according to this proph
ecy. They do not realise, however, that
they are coming to Armageddon.
These “doctrines of demons." repre-
by the frogs, will lead many
noble souls to nasome an attitude quite
contrary to their preference. For a
time the wheel* of Mber:.v rind prog-
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ress will Lie ium.u uucawurd, and me
dleval restraints will be considered
necessary for self-preservation—for the
maintenance of the present ovder of
things and for the prevention of tin
new order which God has decreed.
Even those who may be God's people
do not stop to consider whether it is
His will that things should continue as
they have been for six thousand years
In giving this interpretation, it is
necessary for us to indicate what is
symbolized by the Dragon, the Beast
and the False Prophet. Bible students
of nearly all denominations agree with
us that the Dragon of Revelation rep
resents the purely Civil Power. Protes
tant interpreters generally agree with
us that the “Beast like a leopard” (Rev
elation 13:2i represents the Papacy. But
fewer still, we fear, will be ready to
support our view that Protestantism is
the “Image of the Beast” (Rev. 13:15!
elsewhere styled “the False Prophet.”
We urge no one to accept our intei
pretation. nor shall we think unkind!;
of those who refuse it. We will u
ther slander or otherwise injure them
nor threaten them with eternal torture'
They have the same right to tliei
views that we have, and the same
right to make them known to others
For our part, we shall be very glad to
consider anything which opponent
may set forth as their interpretations
of the passage under consideration.
“Unclean Spirits Like Frogs.”
The symbolisms of Scripture, rightly
understood, are always forceful. Whet
the Holy Spirit used a frog symboli
cally to represent certain doctrines o
teachings, we may be sure that th.
true application will fit well. A fro:
is a small creature, yet it puffs itsel
up until it almost bursts In its effort
to be somebody; it has a wise 100 l
even though it does not know much
and whenever it utters a sound ii
croaks. The three most prominent
characteristics of a frog, then, art
pomposity, an air of superior wlsdon
and a continual croaking.
Applying these symbols, we lent!
that an evil spirit, influence, teaching
will come from the federated (’rote
tant churches, from the Church o
Rome and from the civil authoritie
all In full agreement. The spirit of a
will be boastful, an air of superior wi
dom and knowledge will be proudly n
sumed—all will croak in harmony. A
will predict dire results to follow, ii
volving the interests of both the pro
ent and the future life, if their com
eel be not heeded. However conflic
lng-the creeds, the differences will b
Ignored in the general proposition tha
nothing ancient must be disturbed, in
vestigated or repudiated.
The Divine authority of the Church
and the Divine right of kings, asid
from the Church, will not be permittei
to conflict. Any persons or teaching
in conflict with these boastful and un
scriptural claims will be branded a
everything vile, at the mouths of thes
froglike spirits, speaking from pulpit
and platforms and through the pres>
The nobler sentiments of some will b
strangled by the philosophy of th
same evil spirit which spoke througl
Caiaphas, the high priest, respectin
our Lord Jesus. As Caiaphas declared
it expedient to commit a crime ii
violation of justice, both human am
Divine, in order to be rid of Jesus and
His teachings, so this frog spirit will
approve of every violation of principle
necessary to their self-protection.
The croaking of these frog spirits ol
doctrine will gather the kings and
princes—financial, political, religion;
and industrial—into one great army
The spirit of fear, inspired by thi
croakhigs, will scourge the passion.-
of otherwise good and reasonable men
to fury, desperation. In their blind
adherence to these evil spirits, evil
doctrines, they will be ready to sacrl
flee life itself on the altar of what they
mistakenly suppose is justice, truth
and righteousness.
As we understand the Scriptures, for
a brief time these combined forces
of Armageddon will triumph. Free
speech, free mulls, and other liberties
which have come to be the very breath
of the masses of our day will be ruth
lessly shut off under the plea of neces
•ity, the glory of God, the commands
of the Church, etc. All will seem
serene until the great social explosion
takes place, described in Scripture as
“a great earthquake.”—Rev. 16:18, 19.
In symbolic language, an earthquake
signifies social revolution. The declare
tion of the Revelator is thht it will bi
“such as was not since men were upon
the earth.” Otir Lord Jesus and the
Prophet Daniel described it ns “a Time
of Trouble such as was not since then
was a nation.”—Matt 24:21; Dan. 12:1
Ths Opposing Force* at Armageddon.
The false, froglike teachings will
gather together into one host the great
the rich, the wise, the learned and the
kings of the earth. At this Juncture
Divine Power will step forward and
marshal the hosts to Armageddon—to
the Mount of Destruction. The very
thing which they sought to avert by
federation will be the very thing which
they will hasten. Other Scriptures tell
us that God will be represented by the
great Messiah, and that He will be on
the side of the masses. Thus we rend.
"At that time shall Michael [the God
like One—Messiah] stand up”—assume
authority. He will take possession of
His Kingdom in a manner little ex
pected by many of those who errone
ously have been claiming that they
■were His Kingdom, and authorized by
Him to relgu in His stead.
The Scriptures declare. “His servants
ye are unto whom ye render service.”
Some may be rendering service to
Satan and error while claiming to be
serving God and righteousness; snd
some of these may be serving ignorant
ly. as did Saul of Tarsus, who “verily
thought that he did God service” In
persecuting the Church. The same
principle holds' true reversely. As no
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earthly king bolds himself responsible
for the moral character of each soldier
who tights in his battles, so the Lord
does not vouch for the moral character
of all who fight on His side of any
question.
The same principle will apply In the
approaching Battle of Armageddon.
God’s side of that battle will be the
people's side; and that very nonde
script host, the people, will be pitted
at the beginning of the battle. An
archists, Socialists, and hot-headed
radicals of every school of reason and
of unreason, will lie at the forefront
of that battle. The majority of the
poor and of the middle class prefer
peace at almost any price. The masses
have no sympathy with annrchy; for
they realize truly that the worst form
of government Is better than nonp.
A comparatively small number. God’s
consecrated people, will at heart be
longing for Messiah’s Kingdom. These
will wait patiently for the Lord's time;
they will be of good courage, knowing
the outcome delineated In Ihe “more
sure word of prophecy.” to which they
have done well to “take heed, as unto
a light shining in a dark place, until
the Day dawn.”—2 I’eter 1:19.
Conscious of their own weakness as
compared to the kings nnd princes,
financial, religious and political, who
will then hold sway, the masses will
be restless. Through the ballot and the
peaceful readjustment of earth’s af
fairs they will seek for the elimination
of evil, for the placing of monopolies,
utilities and the supplies of nature In
the hands of the people for the public
good. The crisis will be reached when
the hitherto upholders of law shall be
come violators of that law nnd resist
ers of the will of the majority ns ex
pressed by the bnllot. Fenr for the fu
ture will lead the well-meaning masses
to desperation; nnd anarchy will result
when Socialism falls.
Why Armageddon Is Necessary.
Horrible Indeed would be the out
look for the future did we not have the
infallible Word of God assuring us of
a glorious outcome. Divine Wisdom
has withheld until our day the great
knowledge nnd skill which Is breeding
both millionaires and discontents. Hail
God lifted the veil a thousand years
ago, the world would then have lined
up for its Armageddon. But that date
would have been too soon for the Di
vine Furpose; for God has His own
times and seasons, and has appointed
the Seventh Thousand-Year Day of
the world’s history for the Reign of
Christ. Therefore in kindness God
veiled our eyes until the time when the
gathering to Armageddon would, imme
diately precede the inauguration of
Messiah’s Kingdom.—Rev. II :t*, 18.
St Paul, writiug prophetically of
this time, declared that it would be
one of trial and testing to many pro
fessed Christians, for the reason that
they received not the Truth in the love
of it. (2 Thessalonians 2:10, 11.) They
preferred their own erroneous theories,
the Apostle explains, and therefore
God will give them over to a strong
delusion, permitting them to believe
the lie which they preferred and to
suffer for missing the Truth which
they did not love. Thus they will be
in the condemned host, “fighting
against God.”
Sad to say. we Christians have labor
ed under a thorough delusion respect
ing God’s Plan. We have claimed that
Christ set up His Church in Kingdom
power and that the Church has been
reigning on the earth as His represent
ative. On the strength of this delusion.
Jews and so-called heretics have been
persecuted to death as opponents to
Christ’s Kingdom. Meantime we
thoughtlessly prayed, “Thy Kingdom
come; Thy will be done on earth, as
in Heaven.” We knew that the Re
deemer had said that He would come
again to make us His Bride and Joint
heirs; but we Ignored the Scriptures.
We were drunk, as the Scriptures syui
bolically say; all nations were drunk
with the false doctrine. (Revelation
17:2.) It is this false doctrine which
will constitute the frog spirit that soon
will croak, preparatory to Armageddon.
For the past forty years the forces
have been mustering for tbe conflict.
As tbe belligerent parties have crossed
each other's paths. Incidental skirmish
es have taken place—strikes, lockouts,
riots, etc. Court and army scandals
in Euroi»e, trust Hnd court scandals In
America, have shaken public confi
dence. Dynamite plots, charged by
turns on employees and employers,
have tended to make each distrustful
of the other. Bitter and angry feel
ings are more and more manifest
Th# War Cloud’# Silver Lining.
According lo Scripture tbe great bat
tie must follow the occurrence of two
events; the transformation of the Im
age of the Beast into a living force,
and the return of many wealthy Jews
to Palestine. The Protestant Federa
tion realizes the futility of Its organize
tion unless it receive vltallzatlon—un
less Its clergy be recognized ns possess
Ing apostolic ordination and authority
to teach. This the prophecy Indicates
will come from the two-horned Beast
symbol, we believe, of the Church of
England. High bunded activities of
both Protestantism and Catholicism,
operating in conjunction for the aup
preaslon of human liberties, await the
vivifying of this Image.
At the very close of Armageddon will
come “Jacob’s trouble” in the Holy
{.and. Then Messiah's Kingdom will
begin to be manifested. Thenceforth
lu the Land of Promlae Israel will
gradually rise from the aahea of the
paat to the grandeur of prophecy
Through its Divinely appointed princes,
the Ancient Worthies (Hebrews 11;
Psalm 45:10). the all-powerful, but in
risible. Kingdom of M«gslah will be
gin to roll away the curse of death and ‘
to uplift mankind Then will be fill
filled the Promise made to Abraham—
“ln thy Feed shall all the famliiea of
the enrih be blessed.”
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
G. P. TALBOTT,
Real Estate Agent,
511 Leonard Building,
Office Phone, 3057
Home Phone, 1391.
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Here are a Few of The Best Offerings of Real Estate For Sale on the Augus
ta Market. Most of This Property is in the Heart of the City, Where Increase in
Value is Most Likely in the Near Future. You’ll Profit by Reading Each and
Every One of the Following Items. They’ll Entertain You, Interest You, and be
Profitable to You. Buying Real Estate Now is Judicious Investment. I offer
for Sale the Following:
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A residence on Greene street, in one of tho
most desirable localities, with superb neigh
borhood. Has eight with all modern
conveniences and accomodations. It can be
bought for a very small cash payment, and
the balance to suit the purchaser. Large lot
and necessary outhouses. Price $2,500
Out on Ellis street I offer a 5-room Bungalow
on a lot 40x150 feet. Bath, closets, nice garden
and place in good condition. Price. .$2,625
On the 900 block of Telfair street I ean sell you
a 11-room house with up-to-date convenienecs.
Lot is 40x175 feet. House is always rented
with good tenants, also several outhouses al
ways rented, making this a 12 or 14 per cent,
investment. It is one block from new Postoffice
building and bound to increase in value. On
street car line and close to shopping district.
Price.. .... .. $6,500
Here’s an investment worth while. About 9
acres, on car line. Two-story, nine-room house;
also a four-room cottage. Both houses com
paratively new, with modern conveniences and
necessary outhouses. Balance of property can
be subdivided into 25 large lots. If you have a
few thousand, here’s your opportunity. The
residence is worth $5,000 alone. Take this for
your home or to rent out, soil the remainder
and it should net you about $12,000. The prop
erty must be sold soon. Price SB,OOO
Double tenement, with 5 rooms each. Water,
gas and electricity. It’s on Watkins street,
and a great big bargain. Price $2,800
On 300 block of Lincoln street, a one-story
house, containing 5 rooms, bath and pantry,
electric lights and gas. \jot 45xH3 feet. Already
rented at S2O per month. With a few improve
ments can be rented for much more. Will pay
10 per cent dividends. Price $2,700
A Bohler Avenue residence that is always
rented at a good figure. It’s a corner lot and
only one block from tho street car line, ttifce of
lot 100x200 feet. Kitchen in yard. Modern con
veniences. Property worth more than asked for.
Price $3,850
Let me sell your prop
erty. If you have had it on
the market for quite a
while, without even an offer
on it, why not give me a
chance to dispose of it for
you. Just give me a full and
frank description of it, with
the right price and reason
able terms, and I’ll sell it.
No sale, no charge, not even
for advertising it.
NOW IS THE TIME
TO BUY REAL ESTATE
0. P. TALBOTT
REAL ESTATE AGENT
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511 LEONARD BUILDING
Office Phone 3057. Home Phone 1391
I can make very reasonable terms on
each piece of the above property.
Three-story brick house on 500 block of Rey
nolds street, containing 18 rooms. House in
good condition, and has water and Electric
lights. Lot 55x180 feet. Several small houses
in back yard that bring in good rent from de
sirable colored people. It’s a splendid boarding
house proposition, that can later he converted
into business property. Close to railroad. Levee
will not hurt it, but will enhance the property.
Price.. ... $6,000
On the 400 block of Taylor street, an eight
room house on a lot 60*175 feet. Owner will sell
or exchange for other suitable property, pre
ferably nearer Broad street. Price ..$2,000
This piece of property that i« now offered for
isale is a real “sure-nuff” bargain. It’s a store
and dwelling combined. The two rent for $50.00
per month, but that rental can be increased. It
is a brick building on the 500 block of Broad
street, and on the right side of Broad street at
that. Price . „ , .$5,250
The handsomest available Greene street resi
dence for sale. The house is three stories high,
has 12 large rooms, with abundant closets,
bath rooms, etc. There are valuable outhouses
also. The house is of brick and the whole prop
erty is in excellent repair. The lot is 75x175
feet. There is a front alley and another one en
tering from Ellis street. Though high priced, it
is one of tho cheapest pieces of property in Au
gusta. A magnificent home. An ideal private
sanitarium. A splendid investment.
Price.. .. .. . $12,000
Ts you want to invert $2,000 in a small cot
tage, let me show you one on the 300 block of
Telfair street, very near Lincoln, where you
ean catch a ear every five minutes. Five room's
and bath, with kitchen. Price $2,000
Let me take von out to Walker street on th
300 block and show you an eight-room house
on a lot 44x100. The owner is anxious to sell
it. Price .„ „. .. $3,500
One of the best homes on lower Ellis street is
in tbe 200 block, with modern conveniences.
The selling price is very low, ais owner wants
to leave town. Lot is 45x150 feet.
"Price , $3,000
G. P. TALBOTT,
Real Estate Agent,
511 Leonard Building,
Office Phone, 3057
Home Phone, 1391.
Home of the above prop
erty may be bought for a lit
tle less than the** prices
named. Ho make me a fair
offer on what suits you best.
T also have abundance of
other Heal Estate For Hale,
and if you do not see in this
advertisement what you
want, let me know and'St
will be supplied you. Call on
me—write me—phone me.
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