hymn 56. from ev’ry stormy wind that blows, from ev’ry swelling tide of woes, there is a calm, a...
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Hymn 56
From ev’ry stormy wind that blows,From ev’ry swelling tide of woes,There is a calm, a sure retreat;‘Tis found beneath the mercy seat,
There is a place where Jesus shedsThe oil of gladness on our heads;A place where all besides more sweet,It is the blood-bought mercy seat.
O! whither couldwe flee for aid,
When tempted,desolate, dismayed?
Or how would hostsof foes defeat,
Had suff’ring saintsNo mercy seat.
There, there, on eagles’ wings we soar.Where sin and sense molest no more;And heav’n comes down our souls to greet,While glory crowns the mercy seat.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, trans-forming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.”
Revelation 20:2
““And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.”thousand years.”
Four Faces of Satan
Dragon Serpent Devil Satan
Four Faces of Satan
SatanAccuser
LoveEarly Church 33-315
DevilSlanderer
JusticeDark Ages 476-800
DragonIntimidation
PowerInquisition 1118-1820
SerpentDeceitfulness
WisdomPresent 1799-Present
Our Approach
Angels of Light Before Reformation Angels of Light from Reformation to the Present Angels of Light at Present Time Angels of Light Contrasted with God’s Word
In Eden
“You Shall Be as God”
In the Wilderness of Judea
““It is written . . .”It is written . . .”
The Dark Ages
Immortal Soul
Hell Fire
Purgatory
Mary Worship
Papal Power
Persecution
Church-State
Heaven Only
The Pendulum Principle
Error Exaggeration
Angels of Light Since Reformation
Developments − 1789-1799 Developments − 1800-1874 Developments − 1874-1914 Developments − 1914-Present Examples in our Day
Humanism
Related Philosophies
HumanismMan is the master of his own destiny
RationalismRationalismNo divine No divine
revelation, all truth revelation, all truth is subject to man’s is subject to man’s
own reasoningown reasoning
DeismDeism
Christian Christian HumanismHumanism
God created man God created man but left him to his but left him to his
own devicesown devices
SecularismSecularismAll meaning of life All meaning of life
is limited to current is limited to current existenceexistence
A Plague of LocustsA Plague of Locusts
Joel 1:4; 2:25“That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten. . . . my great army which I sent among you.”
Four Stages in Development of the Lord’s Great Army
Palmerworm − Trade Unions Cankerworm − Socialism Locust − Communism Caterpillar − Anarchism
Revelation 9:1-3, 5
“And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. . . . And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man”
Two Related Philosophies
Rationalism Rene Descartes
1731 Ends with Immanuel
Kant 1881 Critique of Pure
Reason
Deism Outgrowth of
Rationalism Denies Inspiration
of Bible
Descartes Kant150 Years−1731-1881
Outgrowths of Deism
Politically John Locke Thomas Paine American
Revolution French Revolution
Karl Marx Adolf Hitler
ReligionVoltaire Evolution Higher Criticism Social Gospel
Voltaire
Storming the Bastille
““And to the woman were given two wings of a great And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. And the and half a time, from the face of the serpent. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.”which the dragon cast out of his mouth.”
Revelation 12:14-16
Volume 3, Page 55
“The thought conveyed by this symbol is that truth would issue forth through evil agencies, and with an evil intent. And just this we find: the strength of the French revolution lay in the fact that it was insti-gated by many stern truths, regarding priest-craft and king-craft, and regarding the individual rights and liberties of all. ‘The Rights of Man’ was indeed the watchword of that revolt against civil and ecclesiastical oppression.”
The Decline of Faith
Luke 18:8 Young’s Literal
“But the Son of Man, having come, shall he find the faith upon the earth?”
Religion at Yale−1799-1854
1799 − No Christians Camp Meetings 1800-1801
1809 − 35% Christians 1819 − 10% Christians
Great Awakening 1821-1835 1854− 90% Christians
World Conversion Movement
“Angels of Light” in the 19th Century
CharlesDarwin
Evolution
KarlMarx
DialecticalMaterialism
FriedrichSchleiermacher
Textual Criticism
SorenKierkegaard
Existentialism
Early 20th Century “Angels of Light”
CharlesBonney
Ecumenism
FriedrichNietzscheNihilism
GeorgeJacob
HolyoakeSecularism
SigmundFreud
“Religion anIllusion”
Modern “Angels of Light”
Gay Rights Drugs
Live-InRelationships
Materialism
Hedonism−Searching for Pleasure
Abortion
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 (NKJ)
“The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all (1) power, (2) signs, and (3) lying wonders, and (4) with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. “
The Arrogance of Power (R5852−1914)
““Our President's peace policy has been changed to a Our President's peace policy has been changed to a preparedness policy. And what could preparedness preparedness policy. And what could preparedness mean except that, if we had the largest navy, the mean except that, if we had the largest navy, the Government sooner or later would become more proud Government sooner or later would become more proud and arrogant and wish to dictate conditions and arrogant and wish to dictate conditions to other nations, and thus plunge us into war?”to other nations, and thus plunge us into war?”
Joel 3:9,10
“Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.”
Signs−Demonstrations of Authority
“How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.”−Revelation 18:7
Declaration of Papal Infallibility Political Globe Trotting of Pope John Paul II Christian Majority−Christian Coalition Nation of Islam’s “Million Man March”
DivineHealing
Charismatic Speaking in Tongues
Shroud of Turin
Lying Wonders
Our Lady of Fatima
Weeping Icons
Deceivableness of Unrighteousness
Science supercedes religion Sin is not sin, but sickness Materialism is mark of God’s favor All Religions are equal Mission of church is social change Truth is not an absolute
To Whom Do You Listen?
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”−2 Timothy 3:16,17
An “Angel of Light”? The Word of God?
The Bible has many scientific errors and inconsistencies; therefore it cannot be considered as inspired.
To Whom Do You Listen?
“And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. . . . So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”−Genesis 1:25,27
An “Angel of Light”? The Word of God?
Science has proven that man has evolved through a process of the “survival of the fittest?”
To Whom Do You Listen?
“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”−Philippians 2:4
True joy is:J−JesusO−OthersY−You
An “Angel of Light”? The Word of God?
Take care of your own needs before serving the needs of others.
To Whom Do You Listen?
“But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”−1 Timothy 2:12
An “Angel of Light”? The Word of God?
God created everyone equal; therefore women should enjoy all the privileges of men, including the ministry.
To Whom Do You Listen?
“Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.” Colossians 3:20
An “Angel of Light”? The Word of God?
Children should not be inhibited in their behavior despite parental disagreement
To Whom Do You Listen?
“Then, as they would not keep God before their minds, God abandoned them to depraved thoughts, so that they did all kinds of shameful things.”−Romans 1:28 (TCNT)
An “Angel of Light”? The Word of God?
Man has the right to make his own laws and live as he will.
To Whom Do You Listen?
“And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.”−Romans 1:27
An “Angel of Light”? The Word of God?
Homosexuality is merely an another alternative life style
To Whom Do You Listen?
“Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” −Hebrews 13:4
An “Angel of Light”? The Word of God?
Pre-marital sex and live-in relationships are perfectly acceptable
To Whom Do You Listen?
“This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.”−Zechariah 4:6
An “Angel of Light”? The Word of God?
Might is right and wars and fighting are proper means of settling disputes
To Whom Do You Listen?
“And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life.” −Exodus 21:22,23 (ASV)
An “Angel of Light”? The Word of God?
Women should control their own bodies and therefore abortion should be legalized
To Whom Do You Listen?
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.”−Matthew 6:19,20
An “Angel of Light”? The Word of God?
It is desirable to rise to the top at work and enjoy the good things money can buy
To Whom Do You Listen?
“Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.”−Acts 20:31
“ Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”−Ephesians 5:16
An “Angel of Light”? The Word of God?
How you enjoy your time,if it is not in bad things, is nobody’s business but yours.
To Whom Do You Listen?
“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”−Jude 3
An “Angel of Light”? The Word of God?
Doctrine does not matter; you go your way and I will go mine, and we will all get to heaven together.
Hymn 328
When the storms of life are raging,Tempests wild on sea and land.I will seek a place of refuge,In the shadow of God’s hand.
He will hide me, He will hide me,He will hide me, He will hide me,Where no harm can e’er betide me;Where no harm can e’er betide me;He will hide me, safely hide me,He will hide me, safely hide me,In the shadow of his hand.In the shadow of his hand.
Though he may permit affliction,‘Twill but make me long for home;For in love and not in anger,All his chastenings will come.
He will hide me, He will hide me,He will hide me, He will hide me,Where no harm can e’er betide me;Where no harm can e’er betide me;He will hide me, safely hide me,He will hide me, safely hide me,In the shadow of his hand.In the shadow of his hand.
Enemies may strive to injure,Enemies may strive to injure,Satan all his arts employ;Satan all his arts employ;God will turn what seems to harm meGod will turn what seems to harm meInto everlasting joy.Into everlasting joy.
He will hide me, He will hide me,He will hide me, He will hide me,Where no harm can e’er betide me;Where no harm can e’er betide me;He will hide me, safely hide me,He will hide me, safely hide me,In the shadow of his hand.In the shadow of his hand.
So, when here the cross I’m bearing,So, when here the cross I’m bearing,Meeting storms and billows wild,Meeting storms and billows wild,Jesus for my soul is caring;Jesus for my soul is caring;Naught can harm his Father’s child.Naught can harm his Father’s child.
He will hide me, He will hide me,He will hide me, He will hide me,Where no harm can e’er betide me;Where no harm can e’er betide me;He will hide me, safely hide me,He will hide me, safely hide me,In the shadow of his hand.In the shadow of his hand.