Llve %obay In m a , agxioue, mo- mm%Qum hour8 o f earthb hietory

Today we etrand oa the very threrkalb of 00- loeeal evante that

m i h 4 o f rnorts: ~ 1 1 1 etagaar %he

Juet Ilo?t it

Ever e l a o e the Pharnohe ruled i n Egyp"u-on dcwn thril anaient Ae- ogr ia , Btibylm, Fereitx, Greeoe, and Roma---orA t o Napolltw, and t h e n the Kaieer---there ha9 beon a l u o t for powar t o rule thc world .

T~d@.y a t l a a e t t h rae major lrrorld powera eeek t o ~ ~ l e t h e world.

Sovie t RuHeia ac?alC,e the the- ory of C'omunlem oarnot; be proven u n t i l a31 oppoR1tion i e wiped Out, and the whole *or% f.. under l t a may

1027, raoently diecovered and cx- posed, o u t l i n e 8 a z o o t &etoundin$ program of Japanese expkneion, in- volving the defeat i n war of the United S t a t e e , and Ruee-a, and then of the whole worldl Thic program raiaee Japanese imperialism to t h e height of ineane megalomenla i Y e t Japon'e p o l i c i e e and act iono during the paet t w o yeare 0upIJ1y i r re fu ta - b l e proof of preparation t3 carry -the a i m s of t h i e docuffientr

It i s corr,ntonly known today

The amazing Tanaka Memorial of

ILL 1% be MueeOlini, 8t& W Un, or Rooeevel t? t h r t Mursollnilr whole aAm i# t o reatore the w b n t Roman g q i n ! in

it. i6r-r uplenCor, I.w8r# and 810 rp---o;d Rome ruled the uorlC J

Minletez YaoDonald

fllvezybody peneee that eomething i 8 OPRONU With the world 0 that some mighty event i e about t o ooour.

pheoy t e l l e I Here 10 a

l e t h e p l a i n trJ*hI

What 10 i t? Bible pro-

salean warning and it TQ@Ay Prim6

c of Great Britain

WAR I

many latqghed and eooffed rhea we dd there would be another world war i n f i v e t o neven yearer They do not laugh and aooff today. Evoryone KNOWS the next world war I 6 oomlng, and SOON. Every move for peaoa hae fallred

Ollhat i e Going to Happun?

Pplll some ewer-man now emorqps? R i l l the na t ione get + , o p t h e r and ap-. p o i n t a world d i o t a t o r ?

Mortal man oannot propheey the t u r n e and t rende of oomlng evente. Only God knows t n e end from the be- ginning *

hundred, eome twenty-f l v e hundred y e a r s ago, t h e Bible prophesiee ev- ery outatanding phase of p r e s e n t world cond1t:one---the depreselon, the uneniployment, i t e oRuaee, t h e hoarding of pcld, the topey-turvy p o l i t i c a l a o n d i t i a n e t h r u o u t the world, the medern ohurch c o n d i t i o q and present BOQW oondit ione. It

Three or four ehort years ago

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I n wordo w r i t t e n , eome nlne-en

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has foretold modern soience, the automobile, the airplane. It fore- told that the Jewe would be dr iven into ALL natione, eoa t t e red , yet without ever loeing their nation- a l i t y or t h e i r appearanoe----and t h a t 10 t h o mlraole of h i e t o r y ! I t fore- t o l d that Jerusalem and Pa lee t ine would be In t he power of t h e Gen- t i l e e , a barren deeert r laate , u n t i l 1917-1938, when it would once m o r e Rbloeeom ae t h e roee," and the Jew would oxwe again r e t u r n 1

And the 881318 Bible t h a t fore*- told ao unerr ingly all .&heec an,aziq event6 and developmente, l ead jng t o t h e very preeen t , j u e t as uicirjng- ly t e l l e t hoee who will l i e 6 e n whet rhall now happen NEXT.

The Pa6t of P a r i e ---- For the f i r s t t ime i n world

h i e t o r y , the nation8 of e a r t h Pot 0 ether, i n 1827, and Noutlawedn '& Then, f o r t h e f i r s t time, t h e

nations began to proclaim "PEACE P

Now l i e t e n . Lie ten o a r e f u l l y ,

t h i e event, and Hie eolenrn warning of what a h e l l then come quiokly and SUDDENLY 1

V3ut of the time8 and the ma- 8On8, bre thren , ' (nOtiOe , thm Paul God i e here epeakin~ t o the BFXTH- REN, not t he unoonverted) "ye have no need t h a t I w r i t e unto you. 'For yourslelvee know p s r f e o t l y t h a t the drv of the Lord 80 oometh ae a

hIfd ''MT r r 7 I"

80riOU81yJ t o God'@ propheoy Of

t h b f In t h e night;. For WHEN t hey

&d TkEY e h a i l not eeoape* ( I Thee. 6!lm3J around the o o r n e r n the &vent

$.UDDEN DESTRUCTION 1 NOW j u e t

that br ing8 it will be t he dark and dreadfu l "DAY OF TI:% LORD It Some have thought t h i e a time of peaoe.

CI The Day of Cads& Fleroe Wrath1

But n o t i c e how the Bible de- aoribee the "Day of t h z Lordi"

ttWoe unto you t h a t d e s i r e t h e day of the Lord! t o woat end i e it f o r you? the day cf t L e Lo-d t e darkneee, and not l i g h t . " (Am08 5:

f o r t h e day of t h e Lord i e at hand; it e h a l l oome ae a bESTRUCTION frcrm t h e A l m i R h t Y i " ( I e a . 1 3 : 6 ) .

"lac f o r t h e day1 for the day of t h e Lord i e at hand, and a8 a DESTPlTCTION f r3m the Almighty ehall it come * a a c ~ y of darkneee and of gloominess, a day of oloude and of thick darkness." (.Tc,el 1r15;2:2)

near . t h e t chy i3 EL day of

18) "HOIIl ye;

The g r e a t d q 02 the Lord i e

a day of waeteneee and deeolat ion, a day of darknees and gloonlineee, a day of c loude and t h i c k dark- neee." (Zeph. 1!14,15)*

LordR is a time of DESTRUCTION--- t h e day of GOD'S WRATH.

Notioe that t h e "day of the

-- The Time-Sequenoe of g- Banding Evente

I n order properly t o under- star:d t h e B1.bI.e prophecies eo w e may know what now l i e 6 ahead, it i s neoceeary t h a t we o o r r s o t l y reZafb t l ic different propheclee de t o tiae- eec,uence@

It l a In the Book of R e v e l a t b n that wa f i n d u o e t v i v i d l y pa in ted i n t h e detaJ.?,e of ettenta t o happen from t h i s time fomclzd0 But t h e etory- f i u w , m3 tha the-sequenoe of the events pictured in t h i e book have not t e e n oomorily undsretood.

Notioe, chapter 1 v e r m 1, i t ie t h e Revslat ion, not the ooncenl- ment, of JTSUS CHRIST. The t h m o of the book ae a whola i o the oor i~ tLt lo i~ at the age-end, l ead ing t o the 900- ond oominp of Chris t ae t h e supreme olimax of ite etory. But Revelat ion i e i n eymbolioal language, and we need ~l KEY t o open u$ i t o t r u e mean- ing, l t e etory-thread, 6ts time9 eequence. 80 we a6k, did Jeeue ever reveal the story of the oAme gen- e r d theme i n p l a i n language e l e e - where? A n d ue know He did---in Mat- thew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. The

enera l etory ae t o l d i n Matthew 24 h i - e t 8 K E Y t o t h e e to ry , i n i t s f u l &r d e t a i l e , ae t o l d i n Revelati=

The d i s o i p l e e had aeked Jeaue, (Mat. 24:3), What ehal l be t h e 8ICN of t h y oorning, and of the end of the w o r l d l n

Jesue t o l d them, (veree 5) , there would be f a l e e Chriets and t e a h e r e . There have been, i n ever i n o r s a s i n g numbere.

t i n e , f o r , a t the time of the end8 ( v e r s e 7 ) , na t ion would r i e e rfqbinst m t i o n , bnd klngdonr &ga ins t k i n e dorn, i n r e a l world war. We h w e had wars on down t h ru t i m e r From 500 B. C. t o 1925 A.D. there were 902 knana ware. Put, oomputed i n r e l a t i o n to durat ion, numbere engaged, casual,- t i e s , and number of c o u n t r i e s invo- t h e Ifindex number:' of ware ha8 e t e a d l l y r i sene I t had become 2.7 In t h e 12 th Century, r i s i n g t o 13,735.98, f o r the first q u a r t e r of t h e p reeen t oentur$u The world war wae the f i r s t t h a t fit t h e deeorip- t ion "na t ion aga ina t n a t i o n , and kingdonl apa inqt kingdorh. 'I SO t h e END time I s HLREI

Seoond, t h e r e would be WARS, but t h i 8 Would not e i g n i f y the end-

Where We are Today i n Propheoy --- _I ---

wrath, & dsy of t rouble and d i s t r e s s , Third, J e s u s e a l d there would

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be FAMINES (verm 7 ) There have been, oulrrrinatiw i n t k e most ooloe- eal fkmine i n a l l h i o w r y recrently i n Rueeia.

Then f o u r t h , Jeeiie said t he re

too# have ocourred, but. the paet f - lence whlch wa8 t h e moot t e r i i b h e ever known wrae the f l u epidemio at the time of the world war4

Following thie, Jeeua said "Then shall be GREAT TRIBULATIOYJ ouch a8 w b 8 not s h o e t h e be inns.rig of the world t o t h i e t h e e f 1 ~ V , Z ~ ) ~ Combining the many, ulany o the r propheoiee Of thin great tribula- t i o n , deeoribing i t e evory phaee and oauee , inoluding unemployment mi l l i ona i r e euioidee, hoarded old

t ion, gene ra l lawleeeneee, lukewarm and formal ohurohem, e t o 0 , we may be abeo lu te ly oertaln t h a t we are i n , and for about t h ree yeare have been paeelng th ru , t h i e great world-wlde t r ibulat ion.

W O U M be PESTILENCES, ( V . 7 : * Thcee,

and money withdram from o i rcu B b-

What S h a l l Immediately Follow _I_-

A n d nIImmediateZy AFTER t h e t r i b u l a t i o n of thoee days ehall t h e 8Ua be darkened, bnd t h e moon ehall not give h e r liFl;ht, snd the e t a r e ahall fall from heaven, and the powerr of t h e heavens e h a l l be ehak- an.# (Vsrea 29).

b r h n i n g of o m and moon, and Rslt ing of s t a r e , l e t do nor oompare oarefully w i t h t h e 6 t h ohapter of Revelation. Remember, i n the Matther r t o r v we had Falee ChrSete and pro- phet&, ware, f m i n e e , pee t l l enoee , trltdilation, and then the aigne in the aun and moon.

6, t h e l e t eeal i empened, an8 the Whi t e horse" eymboliaee t h e f ~ r l e e Chriete and prophetee

The "red horee" of tha eeoond r e a l , Bible etudento agree, eymbo-

The "bblaok horee" of the 3rd

The "pale horee" of the 4 t h eea l (v. 8 , Q ) symbolizee PESTILENCE

And the 6th s e a l (v. 9-11)) de- soribee another phaee of t h e TRIB- ULATION-lthe martyrdom of C h r l e t i w ---and t h l r has been ooourring in Rusela, Germany, and o t h e r oountriee.

And under the 6 t h s e b l , (v. 12s 13), t h e 8un beoomee blaok, the moon 80 blood, and t h e etare f a l l .

The eequenoee oonrespond ex-

war, famine, p e s t i l e n o e , tribula- t ion , heavenly eigne.

Now l e t us oompare the next e- vent i n t h e two prophecies:

Matthew 24:N eaye: "And then ahall, appear the SIGN of t h e 80n Of m a n i n heaven1 and a l l t h e t r i b e s of the earth &.all mourn."

T O get the O O ~ e O t i O n of t h i 8

la veraea 1 and 2 of Revelation

l i ~ e 8 WAR.

Seal (V. 5 , 6 ) symbolize6 FAMINE.

actly W i t h Matr %---falee prOph9tej

I_ The SIGN of the Son of Man Fhat 3 t h i 6 SIGN of the Son

of am, nor; Boon t o ooaur? The oor - r e q ~ o n d i n ~ event , dsecribed in Rev. C;:142, r e v c a l e it:

W A D I t t e heaven depar ted as a ncr9.l:'. wfidn I t i s r o l l e d toge ther ; end w e r y rnorntain and ieland were movaci out 9f t h e i r plaoearn Thle r c l b i n g tagethax of the h e w e n s 1 l k e tz sorn?.?., then, is t h e SIGN of t h e alrnoaG ;ffimsriLate contlng of C h a t , A t t h a t t ime, the u9aaved of the e a r t h w i l l be frrultio. People w i l l run to h i d e theR68lVetI in the hole, of the rooke in t h e mountalne, and ory for t h e rooke t o f a l l on them, and h ide them from t h e faoe of H i m whom they SEE e i t t i n g on Hie t h r o n e i n heaven.

Now ece w h a t l a t o be uehered i n by t h i e t "For t h e great da of H i 6 WRATH i e oome; and who d l r b e me-tn.nd?" (V, 17)

Re have eeen t h a t t h e nday of Hie trrath" ! e t h e "Day of t h e LorQN whloh ale0 i e a day of DESTRUCTION. WHO w i l l be a b l e t o e tand it? Will YOU, b ro the r , e i s t e r ? You oanlt 68- oape i t , I t ie j ue t as C E R m a B were all theee other evente rhloh have happened r i g h t on eohedule 1

But J e t ue oarry t h r u t h i e s to ry - th read of Revela t ion futther,

-- The 8even Trumpeta

me now oome t o the eeventb o b p ter of t h i s book. It i c "AFTER tbeae t h i n a n j u e t deeoribed, t h a t the openfng of t h e 7 t h eeal i a held baok u n t i l t h e 144,000, t h e "first- f r u i t e " of the redeemed (oh. 1 4 ~ 4 ) , of t h e twelve literal tribes of Is- rael, are eealed i n t h e i r foreheade. What is t h e SEAL plaoed there? The l e t verse of o t a p t e r 14 w i l l tell you. These orill brd p r o t e o t e d from the plagues t o oorne. Those w h o euf- f e r the plague0 have t he % a r k of t h e beas t" , and they, too, have a name w r i t t e n I n t h e i r foreheade, "BAFYLON", qhtch rneane oonf ueion. But t h i e l e a ctom?.ete, wonderful ly i n t e r e a t i n g szd i rnpor tmt story i n i t e e l f , and r p i l . 1 bc; d e s l b wi th i n a future l e e u e .

we come t o tile e i e t h chapter. In ver se 1, the 7th e e a l i e opened, cnd what is t h i e eea l ? ' ' A M I sau the seven ange l s whioh s tood before God; an8 t o them Were given SEVEN TRUMPe ETS." (Verse 2). The eeventh 8881, then, cornea i n Beven ethgee, eaoh o a l l e d a TRUMPETI m e 88~8x1 Trumpate ARE, and compcae, t h e s e v e n t h Seal.

These owen Trumpete me seven plagues, divine judgemeate from Cod whloh a h a l l soon fall upon t h e earth, and t h e y form t h e beglnniw 02 the dark and t e r r i b l e "DAY OF Tm LORDON Chapter8 8 t o 11 desoribe them

After t h e eeal lng of the 144,000

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I- The Wo ?$tneeees "The Word of Gad." Tbie r a m 8 1. i d e n t i f i e d i n John 1:1,14, ae be-

ctorg of 9he myuteriow %o rit- He e m i t e e the natione of a l l z a e ~ e e a ~ ~ We ehall not sttempt here the earth, an& r u h e thsm with a to Identify them. Buff ioient i t i t a "rod of ironin He ale0 bearo the to oa13 your attention t o the faat name %ING OF KINGSn, and LORD OF thct they END %heir "1260 dayon of LORDS.H Here, at l a e t , truly, l o a prapheaying at ths t i m e of the end 8UPERManl here t e the True WORLD Of the n 8 e ~ ~ 1 5 6 1 0 0 , ~ Whloh i a the H i s reign r i l l be 8 rlxth n t r ~ a p e t . ~ That is an impore rigbtooue m e (v. ll), and i t w i l l rat key.

the woenth angel eounded.w Here l o the 8O~mth sad laat of the "trump4 a t o V Wha3 8 the oaventh w t t m p e t ? " Here we have 8eenD in brief The Ice t o l a in verge 18: "And eynpprls, the mroldlng of lfqm14~

ing world events from t h l e Very hbe NL t lono were angry, CrIbd THY (It a "Ood'6 Wrath." Do you wonder we rtated, i n

skipping now OhtkpbOr 13, deal- the Opening paragraphe, that we h g with the wtwo wonbere," ohaptor 6t-d today on the very threehold 18, darling with the "beset" and Of event@ that will stagger the nb o t o the basta, and ohapter m i n d Of man? Them a r e TREMENDOUS 14 $saling with the 144,000 a ain, &aye* we eh811 be wise, indeed, t o 4 the thras angel mereagae 0 f ooneider eolemnly the ir omipoue por- w=iw--al& mineatw ohaptere, in- t e n t , and f a heed the warning, and ebrted into the main rtory-flw of turn to seek the Lord our Oad with ths theme of Revoletion, we plok Up our whole heart 1 the +topthread again i n ahbptar 160 the Bible ver i fy t h i r Boon oornlng

After His reeureotion, Jeouo war ere &gah, 6 8 i s h C j i Z t j otandiag an the Mount of Olivee, 00-

fhe asvecrth r e a l , the eevehth verelng wi th Hir dieo iple@. "And +hop He bad epokan t h e m thingo, +htLa they bebelb, he was taken up, aad IL

Then, i n ohqter 11, $8 the ing that of Jema Chrlet t

DICTATORI

be f o r ever and ever t (Daniel 7214).

-. Other So r lp ture 9 ,Ve r ii y BOW a O t i O 8 , Rev. 11:15? " A n d

-x I8 COME. " The Seventh Trump- hour onward 1 v

Other Sariptutee mattered thna

A n d here we read: Woven ah- Of J e p U Cheiet back to earth, f8lO,,b&Viw the 8EVEN LABT PLAGUE$ Notice the l e t ohapter O f A O t r a

r in thew i r f i l l e d up ~m ~ T H op

mtmmgm$u l e divided iato eeveo itage#, the 8 e P m Lest Plague@+ Ao

.514 ftseter. aight.8 (v.9). TWO angola appeared These tersbble pls@uer are de- land said? "Ye men of 06111ee, why

roribad i n the 15th snd 16trh ohap- etand ye p;azlng up in to heaven? THIB t&r:lr We have epaoe t o leave with SAME JEBUS, rhioh i e takenup from you only th ia hint! me plagwr Of y a u m e a v e n , shall 80 oama &I EESgpt, preoedinq the hodue UlSd42 like ratinner a8 ye hsrve men him go Pooea, were - a type of bheee f iaal iat0 hesven. (v.11); plrgurbe, fol lowing whioh will be the greatest Elrodur the world ha. an the Iloun.) of Oliver (0.12). He ovoz known! rood up i a t o tha air , w&e o u g h t ia-

two more W m e t d + , in eotea into ths heaven1 The t e x t e already of nan 10n the Great, the Mother of Harlob*olwdr, But aome doubt that He rill Her idenfi i ioation, &nb thwt o f her return IN LIKE MANNER as He went, r e bwghfere, rill have t o await b turning a l l the way t o the earth, un- future art t o l e . ti1 Hs etande again upon the Yount o f

01Sves. Read Zeohaxiah 14:2-4* Oom-

%he end nOtU8~ thing# BOVO f & o t O Z aloud TOOeived him O u t O f their

How did Hs go? He war standing

The 17th and 18th ahapteio 8re t o a oloud, and disappeared up Lnto

maia story flow, d8sl 1 ng with -by- parorgem ehow He r i l l return in the

pate veree 3 with RevD 18118, at l l ir oomin~. Thon no$iOt, voroo 4trAnd hlr

In the 19th ohkpter the main feet ;hall rtand in t h a t day UPOM T)IE MOUNT OF OLIVEBl*

Itrr time-eetting i e at the end of Yee, JeeU8 I 6 oomingl He i e t)om-= the eeuanth rad laot plague, ing as Hb went1 HE IS OOMING SOON!

rtorplthread l r aeain piokeCl up0

# now tha otory draaoe t a it. -%ad thsfiret WO ohaptera of

Trw. Vnd in fighteoueneee he draweth nigh t w 40th udge and make W E ~ D "

i s olothed with (L m e t w e dipped in Lord, turn ye even t o mn, with a l l blood ( V D 13). Hie name oal led your - heart I" W i l l YOU d o s i t ? -

May Ood help ue to heed1 "Therefore aleo nowr, 861th the $m Hie head are many orowne.

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fn thaee anxioue days of etrarr, turmoil and e t r l f e ; of rev- olution and eoonomiu ool.'lapee; of war and fear of war; of oonfueion before 8 bswildering onehught of oreedo, dogmaa, fablee and fa l ee tawhinge, The PLAIN TRUTH makes i.te humble and modest appearanoe

def in i te m i m i o n . It oomee In a ein- oere b f f O r t t o help lead thaee who honerfly are hungering and t h i r s t k g Ufelr righteoumoe out of t h l e mod'l 61% eonfusion of tonguae, trnd In to the TfllJTH a8 it l e i n Chriet Jeeue.

The Master eaib, "Ye ehalS kml the TRUTH, and the TRUTH e h a l l make

* a And, praying t o t h e Fa-*

#ORD l o Truth." The real TRIJTH l e simple and

plalb, not hard and d i f f i ou l t . Je- oua eald "1 thank thee, 0 Father, Lord of heaven and earth, t h a t thou haat hid theae th ing8 from t he w l o e raflprudent, a d revealed them unto bobeae (Luke 10:;31) . dorotariding today? Let t he Word of Truth anewer: "he fear of the Lord L o the B E G I N N I N G of wiedom; a good understanding have all they t h a t DO HI8 COMMANDMENTB* " ( P e ~ l m 111 : l O ) T Tbs Saviout said: "My doot r lne i e net mi-. but Hi8 th& e m mo. &$

T5e PLAIN TRUTH oomee w i t h 8

ErF n heaven, Jeeua said, "THY

Then why ie there eo l i t t l e UP

m y k n G i l l do HI8 w i l l , KNOq the doot r ine , *hother it be Of Cl0d;nTohn 7 :16,17)

shall

ThrU the worde of t h e Soripturn W musf be saved and eanot l f ied . I n them we have e t e r n b l l i f e . By them PO shall be judged, It i e Important that we UNDERSTAND.

IIESS. The preoioue worde of Soript- ure are f o r doot r ine , f o r RF=PROOF,

The first oondition i e VVILLINO-

f o r CORRECTION, f o r INGTRUCTION i n rinhteoueneee (I1 T i m , 3!16). Are you w i l l i n g t o be reproved, oorr80t- ed, i n 6 t r ~ O t e d , by lte worde? Can

a0 I w i l l , -but as THOU a i l t w r r e @ - l n g what you bel ieve and do, in order t o inherit eternal l i f e i n that, wonderful Kingdom preparedfor yo1 from the foundation of t h e world?

Then let ue d l l i g d n t l y STUD? t o ehow auree lves approved Unto God, RIGHTLY dividing the Word of TRUTH (11 T i m . ;3:15), f i r e t examining our- selvee t o be a r e we are WILLING t o rooeive and obey it, h u b 1 emk- ine; o d f o r w i d o m ( J m a e ar5J, p a p sitting Hie 8pirit t o Fetraal t o Uo the goldan nugprete of TRUTF? from t h l e veritable treaeure-mine of Cod, end saying, with David, "HOW m- -- oioue are thy thought6 unto me, 0 Codp ( P a l m 139:17). .

May you reoeivs a rjoh blessing from t h i e l i t t l e paper, and, i n t h e s e laet eolemn hours of tarthlr h ie to ry , find t h e way I n t o the "8- ret plaoe of the Moat High,* eafe- ly abiding, t h r u the woe8 anb Judger mente t o oome, Wnder the shadow of the Almighty. (1 (Psalm 9ltl,Q,I,0).

QUESTION: Vhere did Caln get h i e w l f 8 7 Ar98nrERi Th le old question adorns t o have worried 80 many f O l k 0 a The an- swer is i n Genr 5:4. "Anb t h e day6 of A d a m a f t e r he had begot ten Seth were e igh t hundred yeare: and he be- gat oona gnd dsumtere. " Gain mar- ried h i e e ister.

QUESTION: h e r e doe6 the Bible fore- tell of the automobile? AN8WER: I n Nahum 2:3,4. "The o h a r l - o t o ehall be wlth f l aming to roh e i n the day of h i e p r e p a r a t i o n " &u t before the Seoond Coming of Ohriety, . "The o h a r i o t e e h a l l r e in t h e e t r e e t e , t h e y @ h a l l j u s t Y e one against ano the r i n t h e broadwaye: they ehsl l l eeem like t o t o b e , they ehall run like the l i g h t n l n g ~ . ~

QUESTION: IfoW oan 710 l l lay up treas- uree i n heaven? Mat. 6:20. ANSKER: See I Tim. 6:1749* S9e al- s o Mat, 19:21: "If t hou w i l t be per- f e o t , go and eel1 t h a t thou h a a t , and GIVE TO TI-IE POOH, ~XXJ -?&h~ -8haJ.t - have __I_- t r e a e u r e xi hafiven: and come and follow me." Vhen we 40 Rood un- t o otherm, th-Jtl fulEil&iag the law of C h r i e t , we lay up for oureelveo t r ea su ree i n heaven.

OW Often do we hear one aayD "He 18 80 . . . -bZ, "Thoea people are not

very epiritucrl.

itual? Do you know? Uhat a i t t o be epir-

Hare I s the plain t ruth from the Bible, p l a i n l y stat- ed *

oeifble, even the B ery eleot- - - thrt i e , even the moot

mir%tual being, Hie d8mOM are spir i t s .

The devil l e tranoformsd i n t o en anRel O f liRhte Angels are epir- a t s , and he appear8 aa a epirit Of l l e h t and of truth, He 1s able t o o o u n t e r f e l t Bpirltual bleeeinge and eqmrienoee. It is those who f e e l they are progreeeing i n t o the deep- e r aplritual pathe whom he f inde mast surooptlble, and attanlpte moet

MU blood, but &g&iBOt WICKED SPIR-

eo Cod h e eolemnly warned ue t o TRY the e ~ i r l t e , WHETHER they of - GOD* (I John 4 : l r

Pour Thin 6 Ueuall Aooepted - d e d n a e

QpiritudL people. The d e v i l i e &

t o d e O e i V O e We Wrestle not rgainut f l e e h

Eph. 6112, 888 margin,) bnd

Thara are four thin e many good

16 Spekoh, noise, or dernonetrar

people regard a6 e w e ev 4 denoe of 8 rplritual m i n d .

113 the aooepted gy, and able t o t i one . If them

and IC great deal of emotion. They never enjoy a eermon, no aatter how etlif ing, or hua mu& sound spiritud t o d i t oontaine, or b o ~ muoh profitable lna s t r u a t i o n f r o m the 8oripture0, unleoo t he preroher i n f u l l of emotion, fluent epiritual pbrrreeolb play upon their emo- th ing0 are preeant

i n t h e delivery, they enjoy the oar- mon immenoely, whether they learn anything really e d i f y i n g or not.

Ce tt in6 a - RiRht Balsnoe

Thie is rrot t o diaoount, Or t o o r l t i o l e e , t he emotlonal or true pir ritual language epringing from an honaet h o a r t . I3ut merely t o w a n againet permitting one's amotlonaL nature t o beoome bore highly dapel- oped than h i e love of the TRUTH of God'e Rord (whioh of t en oor reo te , reprove8, and rebukee, I1 Tlm. 3:16 and 4:2), o r than h i e obedienoe to it , o r than h i s d e s i r e and e f f o r t t o ehm the f r u i t 6 of the 8pir i t In h ie every-day life . t ionale Some are not . E m O t ion, and epir i tual language, when earnestly and e i m e r e l y from the heart, and not f o r a show and pretense--and even "tongueen m d !nanifeetatione,

Some people are natural3y em+

t ion. when t r u l y inspired by t h e Holy 61- good, oor ip tu ra l , .cad right. Rai 8. Knowledge of the Soriptureo. i t , and not "worked upw by self &re

3. Faith. 4. Rigid etendard of ri@teourr many have been turned and b i t t e r l y

noem. prejudioed against all emotion, or Let ua briefly examine ewh, "tongueen, o r mnifeetat ione , beo&uae

and meamre aooordinq t o the t r u e they have Been eo nuch of the oomt- 80EiptuW etandrnl. erfeit---ao much of It daliberata*

1. Tho m o o t oonu~only aooepted worked up by phye ioa l eeneea aab e- evldonoe of e p i r i t u a l i t y is t h e way motions and put on for ehow and et- people tdk, write , or demonstrate. feot---eo muoh of it from those who

Some people have deliberately go home from the meeting t o c r i t i - o u l t i v a t e d oplritual-8ounUlng l a n e O h e , f Ind fault, grumble and oom- uage. They have learned t h a t it plain , loee t e q e r e , goeeip, leave preseee othere with t h e i r deep e p i p b i l l e unpaid, l i v e a world ly l i f e , Ituallty. Their epeeoh and t h e i r 8 h O W epi te , jealouey and reeentment, wr i t i ng i e g r o l l f i o w i t h spiritual- and eveq tell d i r t y stories. rounding phraeee and expreeelone. People m y , "My, I s n ' t Brother 00- and-so ep i ritual? IV

Many think a meeting doe8 not amount t o anything unlcee there i e more or lee8 ndm, muah enthuslbonS

Other Snaree and Pitfall8 --- a. The eeCond olaee i e n e l l in-

dootr lnated. Ueually t hese folks do not believe i n muoh, If any, noise

aP0 e m t i a n , or any epiritua3 m m i - f ee t a t ione . They have a greet deql of head knowledge, bu t most of thlo olaee have a great deal of mleuzade~ atanding, and of ten they have queer peroonal theorieo and hobbiee re- rultlng Prom mieetE;plied, wrongly- U i v ldad So r ip t we B .

sstablleh t h e i r OWN r ighteournees, and h k w r l not Noubmltted themoalveo unto t h o righteouenees o f Codew (Rom. & 0 ! 3 ) . A n d they a r e u r n a l l y hareh, a te rn , ori*ioal, lntolerant of thooe who do not l i v e up t o t h e i r par t lou l l r r ldtae of t h e stand- a r d of r?ght;eourneas*

They love t o t r y t o %zap and -- The True 8 o r l t u r a l f3tandsrd of Re-ality

oornet o the re with th6 SoTLptureo, and emeoially Go *,hey delight l a -_c_

it Lf 'they arb able t o oo:ner up iome minlater . Arguing Sor ip ture i o t h e i r one g r e a t l n t b x e e t i n life.

Now l e t ue t u r n t o Godlo Word, and r eve ren t ly and humbly eeak t o

These mleguidad folk0 b e l i e v e l e a r n what i e GOEf8 rtandercl of thstrc argument., oontent ionr , and opirituality. be l ia fr rill win the ir e t e r n a l eal- vation, without m y real thorough repentame, o r l i v i n g a surrendered, mind be i n you, whioh wae r l e o I n ubewin the fruit6 of t h e Spir i t in &t HOW o m you have the mind tbeJr f i r e r . tha t was i n Chr ia t J eeu r i n YOU?

JOWR eayo: "Behold I etand at the door (of your h e e r t j and knookt i f any man hear my voioe, and OPEN t h e

J. A n d then there 1s the 'YaiW door --_1_--- f r i l l oome in t o him." (Rev. group* Theeo f o l k o eay t hey a m 3:301. And Jaaue meant exaot ly what eaved FAITH, and f a i t h ALO"E." ~e @aid1 He rill oome i n , t h r u HI# They are. not eo muoh oonoerned a- B p i r i t , and literally LIVE Hir life bout the Holy Spirit, and eeldom of t r u e r igh teouenere i n you, 12

u t t e r eurrender, o r any need of l e t the bleeeed Saviour 1% 6uhaleelon and obedience t o Godra "For t o be oarnally-minded l r w i l l , The i r re l lgfon never worlte death, That i e , ntt tural lyzaindsd, any mirllole ohangee in the ir l i V 8 8 e M t U t e Q by s e l f i s h impuleee and 8

Of the t r u e s p i r i t u a l mind, God eayo t o us, thru Paul, "Let t h i o

rlghteouo l i f e i n C h r i e t Jeaua, Chr i s t Jeeue. ' (Phil, a:5)a

&wed & Fa.ith Alpne -

mention euoh thlnga a6 repentanoe, you w i l l eurrender all of SELF a PB

8ino8 NJ8clu8 died f o r our eim, love of self* "Bit t o be i r i U h ly- WO do not: have to obey. Juot BELIEVE minded LIFE a d peaoe 7. ,t&i+

the J o @ u l Ohrirt, thou ye mt in the f l a r h , bub in tbs Oh&% be I)bVbdr ir their Oop Spirit, 11 90 be that t he Spirit of diti-on t o s a l v a t i o n and Chrlet im cod d w e U f~ ouo ~~w if any man l i v i n R * The i n r i t a t f o n Of the m h - have not t h e 5 sp r i t of Christ, i~~5eere Of t h l e ~ r 3 5 p i e "Give the 18 NONE OF HIS.N Unleee Hie spirit preaoher your i;t.nj, and t h e Lord your And later# You of t rue r ighteoueneee i n you, y o u

euoh "OQm'*rte~" what they did ---what really happened---when t h e y t h e body i e dead beoauee "Rave t h e Lord t h e i r heart," they umkllY duet look blank . They do 0 8 ~ 0 0 of rlghteouenasa.n (Roar, 8:6- not know. It real ly did not MEAN 10). anything. I t w e merely a FORM. The Wan God f i r a t takea UI a@ His ohurohse of t h i e olaoe ohould be ohl ldren , He take8 U B who have baen oalled e o o i a l oluba---theY a r e not earthly, worldly, eeneual , d lao bedi- roul-aaving i n e t l t u t i o n e . ent. Hi8 u l t i m a t e a i m it3 t o make us

&bid98 w i t h i n you, l i v i n g HIS l i f e

are not even eavadl "And lJ Chriet bo J ~ J 3 ,!,in3Lt t h e Spirit i e life be-.

The 8e l f -R i~h teoue Chrletisa -- 4. Finally, there are t ho re

%hose eppi r i tua l i ty oona ic t e of a r ig id etandard o f rlghteouenese, U o w l l y they believe in a t r i o t l y Leaping Oodto l a w of l o v e , a@ da- f inad i n the two gre&t Commandmentr of love toward Cad and l o v e toward neighbor, m d sub-divided i n t o the T m Cornmanclmente, the f i r s t four t e l l i n g how t o l o v e Ood, and the last six how t o love neighbor. I n Lwt, they ueual ly are 60 e t r i c t about it they fall I n t o the error of keeping the e t r i o t LETTER of the law i n t h e i r own s t rength . They ar@ aorupulouely honeet, eeverely punot- ual , o r i t i o a l l y exaotr Wlt , like P a u l eaid of the s t r i o t e a t 600t Of hie day, they are "going about t o

like unto Himself. This traneforma- t i o n ( n o t re format ion) is a tremend- OUB undertaking. I t r e q u l r e e a mira-

real thorough repentanoe, and f a i t h i n Chr ie t (Acte 2:38) t o etart t e

s o l e by put';ing H i e Holy Spirit lit- e r a l l y WITHIN you1 But Cod W i l l work the oomplete ohange i n your l i f e ONLY i f you are w i l l i n g t o SUBMIT t o t h e prooeee! The FIRST oondition i e real, deep, thorough repentance. You will have t o be willing t o aocept o o r r m t- ion an6 rt;:>dated ohae t i eemen t s a t

0 1 0 6 But God atande pledged,

performanoe of t h i s tremendous m 1 r-

Hie lcir.inq-handa, for "whom t h e Lotd lovet:% Hs uheeteneth. (Heb. 12:6).

The Suiritual mind is t hc 9ur- -I_ rendered mind. I t i e the yle3,>&

mind. I t i e tba mind that han given up a11 wanting i t e own way. It is the mind t h a t hae bean thorouahly.

--- February, 1334 Paat? 0 T h e P L A I N T R U T H -

CONQUERED In i t 8 r e b e l l i o n agaiaot God, 1% is the mind that, henee- f o r t h , ie Z - i l l i n q t o obey God, no matter what . the ooet , and vrhioh oontlnueslly e tudiee Godre Word, not t o argue and a t r i v e and ooiner folke, but t o learn mar8 o? Wd'e WUL, axxi t o WXZTn IT! 1% t e a mind FILLED to werf lowlrg with reel LOVE f o r Cod and nl3. :rill OH- men---eoen onef 8 enemiow--;iid whloh hbe eympathy, patjenoe , and kindneea f o r @ t h e r e in t h e l r f a u l t o and miotakes; whioh epeaks s o f t l y , fently, kinh3y: whloh flbekd on ly to

e lp and t o serve. I t !.e the mind that b e DIED t o m?3,

Christ T_m you

have not LOVE, I 810 become ae soundr ing br&68, o r a t i n k l i n g oymbal." ( ( I Cor. 13:l). Did you ever h e a r one epeek with t h e tongueer of AN- GELS'I Spirittal TALK, "t~nguee"~ o r 9amenifestat ione.~ a r e onlv a l o t

of 'bropheoy, and Gnderetancl allWm3el;- eriea, and ALL SIX)WLSDCE:w and,

t h a t I aou1.d remove mountaine. and 3. "though I haye d u FAITH 80

have not LOVE, I BOTHINO. I- (v.8). 4. "And t h o w k Z beatow a l l OIY

goode t o f e e d the-poor, &bd thou& I give my boCy t o be burned, and- have not' LOPE, it p r o f l t e t h = ,NOTH- I N G , " (v .3) . -

What i o 1 . t t o have LOVE? The The real e p i r i t u a l m i n d can next four verees t e l l . Here Se TRUE

eay w i t h t h e Apoetle Paul: "1 am ep ir i tual-mindednesa : oruoif led wi th C h r i s t : neveztheleee "LOVE is very p a t i e n t , very I l i v e ; yet not LJ but CHRIST LIV- k i n d . " Are YOU? "LOVE know6 no deal- ETH IN ME.'! (cral. 2:29j. Jmen you outiy: love makes no parade, gives OM eajj that, then you have the i t e e l f no airs, i e never rude, never mind that wae i n Chziet Jemtr. eelf leh, never irritated, never re-

Ths real apiritua!. Find I s a fdentful; love ie nevsr gladdened SOmD mind! ttFor Cad hath not; given when o t h e r s go Wrong; hove i e glad- ue t h e e p i r l t of f e a r ; b u t of and of love , and of A SOIJND MI%? 8 J P O B e r always eager t o believe the

s p i r i t u a l i t y , W h a x reai m w i f ee- tion* rled away with a f b l e e and pbeudo-

tatlons of the Qptrit were being Read thoee t h r e s v e r a e s again, o o u n t e r f e i t e d by DEMONSTMTIONS of r3ELF In a f snr , t ioc l emoticnallem, "Lhve" appears. Tzy i t an a t e a t on P a l , oorfeotinu %hem, caid: "Bre tb yduraelfr It will tell you how t r u l y ?en, he n c t o h i l d r e n understand- GPIRITUAL you are. Let ue beek more inROw7(I Oor, 14:2m real, genuine SPIRITUAL-MINDEDNES81

How, then, about emotionalism, OlEtaif e s t e t ions, eto . 7 Some people are n a t u r a l l y emotional, and o t h e r s 833 not. Let not the emotional one judge him who l e not emotional. And l e t not the unemotional oondemn 88 a fanatic him whose emotione ex- press themeelvee more freely. God Future ieauee of The PLAIN look6 on the HEART, not the outward TRUTH r i l l oontaln a r t i o l e e on the show of emotion. And t h e manlfeeta- followinp: subjeo te : tione? Juet leave them t o Cad. If, " W i l l t h e Timee of the Gent i lea and when, t h e Holy Spirit ie t h e End in 19347 Does t h e Bible eat the real author , l e t ue not c r l t i o i e e , date?" but s r a i e e God f o r it2 But do not "WHO I e t h e Boast of € b v e l a t i o n , attempt t o work up a demonetration What i e t h e MARK CF THE DFAST! of SFLF, whioh ie only t o lmpereon- "The NEXT WCRLD WAR in Bib'e a t e the Holy S p i r i t . Neither "quench Propheoy6" t h e 8pirit.w Seek God with an honeat llDoee EASTER Really Commemorate

not the bleeeinqe. If t h i e ie done "Do Departed Mothers in Heaven we believe there w i l l be but an in- H e 0 the Shrieke of thelr Loot Chil- f l n l t e e i m a l p a r t of the e0-043ed dren i n H e l l ? " w m a n i f e e t a t i o n e ~ so common today, nEVOLUTION Soienoe, or but there will be a z r e a t d e a l more Folk lore7" of t h e real Spirit of God. "Modern Eduoation a t the Croee-

r o d e " W h a t is Sin?! ' You will be aur-

p r i s e d hov few really KNOW1

ower dened by gDodneQe, alwaY6 d o w t o

(I1 Tim. 1:i'). To thoee being car- alffaYe h W e f u l ~ alwaYa Patient . 13:4-7; Moffatt'e tranela-

e u b t i t u t i n g your O w n name wherever

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heart . 8aek the GIVER Of the q i f t 8 J t h e Reeurrcotivc Of Chr id t ' f "

- The -- Four Subs t i t u t e 8

REAL Spi r itual-mindedneee i e "WhaS W I A L Happen During t h e the mind of LOVE, for God is LOVE. Thousand Yea;: Reign w i t h C h r i e t l Will

80 l e t us review our four SUB- it be i n heaven, 02 on a a r t h ? " STITUTES for s p i r i t u a l i t y in the "10 t h e PEA'TECOST Experienoa l i g h t Of Cod'e Word. Be lng repea ted Today? fl

1, "Though I apeak wi th t h e The PLAIN TRUTH ni l1 be f m a tonme6 of men and of angels , and ly t o l d without miming w0-J