Socialism's Aristocracy Will Be Short Lived
by P.S.L. Johnson 1948 on what to expect next after the war...
"...the heroes of socialism will in effect be much like an aristocracy at that time. But that form of society will be short lived. Before many years the Lord's lightning flashes of truth will bare the dark things that will then be practiced, and as a result, in utter despair the dissatisfied will arise against it and tear it down in a wild orgy of anarchy, which will burn up every vestige of Satan's Empire. That frenzy of anarchy will be more destructive than the aberrations of the Revolution, and its accompanying famines and pestilences will be sorer than those of the Revolution. Its effects will be felt even in Palestine in the last wave of anguish that, as the second phase of "Jacob's trouble," is to sweep over regathered Israel. ...
As a result of its fevered ragings an the time of trouble, the race will be utterly exhausted and prostrate. It will come to the borders of the Millennial kingdom like a shipwrecked, storm tossed and wave beaten prisoner, who finally by his extreme effort and the waves' violence reaches the shore exhausted and prostrate, to find himself free in a good country, whereas he had expected to reach one of more or less restraint and oppression.
As a result of its fevered ragings an the time of trouble, the race will be utterly exhausted and prostrate. It will come to the borders of the Millennial kingdom like a shipwrecked, storm tossed and wave beaten prisoner, who finally by his extreme effort and the waves' violence reaches the shore exhausted and prostrate, to find himself free in a good country, whereas he had expected to reach one of more or less restraint and oppression.
The trouble of the great tribulation surpasses human powers of description adequately to set forth; but it will prove a blessing in disguise, for it will under the Lord's manipulation forever free the human family from Satan's Empire—that kingdom of darkness which so wickedly and cruelly has oppressed and depraved the human family. It will also mellow the proud and willful hearts of men, making them receptive of the arrangement of the Millennial kingdom, which otherwise their pride and willfulness would make unbearable to them. And best of all, it will usher in "the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever." Thus the third purpose of the Millennial Age—the overthrow of Satan's Empire, freeing mankind from the tyranny of the great oppressor—is a consummation devoutly to be desired.
Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God;
He whose word cannot be broken,
Formed thee for his own abode.
On the Rock of Ages founded,
Naught can shake thy sure repose;
With Salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou shalt triumph o'er thy foes.
Zion, city of our God;
He whose word cannot be broken,
Formed thee for his own abode.
On the Rock of Ages founded,
Naught can shake thy sure repose;
With Salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou shalt triumph o'er thy foes.
Built upon this sure foundation,
Zion shall in glory rise;
Men shall call thy walls Salvation,
And thy gates shall be named Praise.
The redeemed of every nation
Shall with joy thy glory see,
And find rest from tribulation,
Hope and life and peace in thee.
This is the MANNA for June 8
He which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins-Jas. 5: 20.
When we see others walking in forbidden paths, in the way of transgressors, we are not to follow them there in order to help them out; but to show them the right path by keeping in it and calling to them. When we see some confusing themselves with doctrines and teachings of men, which we know are fundamentally wrong, we are not to wade through those doctrines in order to help them out; but we are to remind them that the study of any doctrine which will not square with the foundation is not only a misuse of consecrated time, but that all trifling with that which we know to be error is wrong and dangerous, as all violations of conscience and principle are dangerous-Z '05, 203 (R 1860).
The sinner of this passage is in general one who has backslidden, as v. 19 shows. It refers especially to the Great Company, who sinned against their consecration vows. Their course put them continually into danger of going further into willfulness and finally of landing in the Second Death (Heb. 6: 4-6). It has been the privilege of the Lord's people to seek to deliver such from their danger, and thereby to cover with the robe of Christ's righteousness a multitude of the transgressions of the wayward ones-P '33, 79.
Parallel passages: Psa. 19: 7; 51: 13; Matt. 18: 3; Luke 22: 32; Acts 3: 19; Jas. 5: 14-19; Matt. 18: 15-17; 1 Cor.5; 1 Tim.1: 19, 20; Heb. 3: 12-14; 10: 25; Gal. 6: 1; 1 John 5: 16; Rev. 7: 14.
When we see others walking in forbidden paths, in the way of transgressors, we are not to follow them there in order to help them out; but to show them the right path by keeping in it and calling to them. When we see some confusing themselves with doctrines and teachings of men, which we know are fundamentally wrong, we are not to wade through those doctrines in order to help them out; but we are to remind them that the study of any doctrine which will not square with the foundation is not only a misuse of consecrated time, but that all trifling with that which we know to be error is wrong and dangerous, as all violations of conscience and principle are dangerous-Z '05, 203 (R 1860).
The sinner of this passage is in general one who has backslidden, as v. 19 shows. It refers especially to the Great Company, who sinned against their consecration vows. Their course put them continually into danger of going further into willfulness and finally of landing in the Second Death (Heb. 6: 4-6). It has been the privilege of the Lord's people to seek to deliver such from their danger, and thereby to cover with the robe of Christ's righteousness a multitude of the transgressions of the wayward ones-P '33, 79.
Parallel passages: Psa. 19: 7; 51: 13; Matt. 18: 3; Luke 22: 32; Acts 3: 19; Jas. 5: 14-19; Matt. 18: 15-17; 1 Cor.5; 1 Tim.1: 19, 20; Heb. 3: 12-14; 10: 25; Gal. 6: 1; 1 John 5: 16; Rev. 7: 14.
Radio host "Sid Canoe, the guy with the Utopian view"
takes you on a theater of the mind adventure and predicts the future from the past.
takes you on a theater of the mind adventure and predicts the future from the past.
This week he talks about "the time of clamping down on free speech..." and the origins of freedom
Regan Balman Live performance
original song "Eyes of Faith"
original song "Eyes of Faith"
Famous quote by Pastor Russell from the first volume of Scripture Studies
(sometimes called "Close Your Eyes" and sent as a comfort message)
"Close your eyes for a moment
To the scenes of misery and woe
Degradation and sorrow
That yet prevail on account of sin
And picture before your mental vision
The glory of a perfect earth
Not a stain of sin mars the harmony
And peace of perfect society
Not a bitter thought
Not an unkind look or word
Love, welling up from every heart,
Meets a kindred response in every other heart"
To the scenes of misery and woe
Degradation and sorrow
That yet prevail on account of sin
And picture before your mental vision
The glory of a perfect earth
Not a stain of sin mars the harmony
And peace of perfect society
Not a bitter thought
Not an unkind look or word
Love, welling up from every heart,
Meets a kindred response in every other heart"
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