OUR TIMES and THEIR MEANING by Ewing Galloway, N
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I-10g I OUR TIMES AND THEIR MEANING By Ewing Galloway, N. Y. The skyline of New York, the world's tallest city, fitting symbol of the prosperity and swift advancement of our times. OUR TIMES AND THEIR MEANING By CARLYLE B. HAYNES Southern Publishing Association Nashville, Tennessee Atlanta, Georgia Fort Worth, Texas Copyright, 1929, by Southern Publishing Association Nashville, Tennessee Printed in U. S. A. Table of Contents PART ONE The Unfolding of the Truth PAGE THE ADVANCING TRUTH OF GOD OP 9 SPECIAL TRUTHS POR SPECIAL TIMES PART, TWO The Return of Our Lord JESUS Is COMING THE SECOND TIME - - 15 THE COMING WORLD GOVERNMENT - 19 OUR LORD'S OWN PROPHECY OF HIS RETURN - 26 THE PURPOSE OF HIS COMING - 30 THE TIME OF HIS COMING - 35 THE MANNER OF HIS COMING - - 38 THE INCREASE OR KNOWLEDGE - 41 SIGNS IN THE SUN AND THE STARS - - 46 WARS, LAWLESSNESS, AND INCREASING CRIME 51 SIGNS IN AND ON THE EARTH - - 57 THE GOSPEL To ALL NATIONS -. 66 PART THREE Satan and Sin THE APOSTASY OP SATAN 73 THE PALL OP MAN - 78 WHY DID GOD PERMIT SIN? - 83 THE LOST DOMINION AND THE GOD OF THIS WORLD 86 Table of Contents (Continued) PART FOUR The Mediatorial and Intercessory Priesthood of Our Lord PAGE THE GREAT COUNTERFEIT OF CHRISTIANITY 89 THE TWENTY-THREE HUNDRED DAYS 96 THE CLEANSING OF THE SANCTUARY 106 THE JUDGMENT OF THE CHURCH - 112 THE STANDARD OF THE JUDGMENT - 121 PART FIVE The Law and the Sabbath THE RELATION OP THE LAW TO•THE GOSPEL I27 THE TWO LAWS 136 THE MAKING OF THE SABBATH 141 THE NEW-TESTAMENT SABBATH 150 THE CHANGE OF THE SABBATH 161 IS GOD PARTICULAR? - 169 PART SIX Man's Nature and Destiny ABSOLUTE AND CONDITIONAL LIFE - - 177 THE NATURE OF MAN - - 182 WHERE ARE THE DEAD? - 193 THE PUNISHMENT OF THE WICKED 200 THE WAGES Or SIN - - - - 2I I • THE REWARD OP THE RIGHTEOUS - - 215 PART SEVEN The Unfolding of the Prophecies PROPHETIC SYMBOLS AND THE FOUR BEASTS 220 THE SEVEN SEALS - 233 Table of Colitents (Continued) PAGE THE GREAT SEAL OF JEHOVAH - 247 THE UNITED STATES IN PROPHECY 253 THE MYSTIC NUMBER 666 264 THE GREAT THREEFOLD MESSAGE 271 THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES - 282 PART EIGHT Coming Events and the closing of the Gospel THE MILLENNIUM - 291 THE DEPOPULATION OF THE EARTH 296 THE SECOND RESURRECTION - 304 THE FALL OF BABYLON - 310 COMPLETING AN ARRESTED REFORMATION 321 WALKING IN THE LIGHT - 330 THE COMING OF ELIJAH THE PROPHET 336 PART NINE Connected and Associated Truths ONE TENTH TO THE LORD 345 THE MINISTRY OF ANGELS 354 CONVERSION 363 BAPTISM 369 HEALTH AND TEMPERANCE 377 CHRISTIANS AND DRESS 386 THE ORDINANCE OF HUMILITY 393 THE GIFT OP PROPHECY - 400 WORLDLY CONFORMITY - 411 Full-Page Illustrations PAG5 THE SKYLINE OF NEW YORK - - FRONTISPIECE "THE SON OF MAN SHALL COME IN HIS GLORY" - 17 CROWNED HEADS OF EUROPE - - - - - 24 THE LORD WILL COME TO DESTROY THE WICKED - 33 AN ARTIST'S CONCEPTION OF A CITY OF THE FUTURE 42 "As IT WAS IN THE DAYS Or NOAH" - - - 54 WANTONNESS OF THE RICH AND NEED OF THE POOR 61 BROADCASTING APPARATUS OF WEMC, BERRIEN SPRINGS, MICH. 70 ADAM AND EVE WERE NOT UTTERLY ABANDONED TO SATAN - 81 "THE BROKEN LADDER, " AN EPISODE IN ALEXANDER'S CAMPAIGN - 92 CHRIST'S CRUCIFIXION FULFILLED PROPHECY - 104 THE JUDGMENT WILL DECIDE WHO IS WORTHY OF HEAVEN - I 16 CHRIST REFERRED THE MERCHANTS OF HIS TIME TO THE LAW I25 THIS MAN IS NOT UNDER GRACE BUT UNDER THE LAW - 131 THE SHADOW OF THE CROSS - - 139 PAUL PREACHED TO THE PEOPLE EVERY SABBATH - 158 KING AGAG BEFORE SAMUEL - - - - 172 MAN STRIVES TO CONQUER NATURE - - - - - 184 THE GREAT AND THE SMALL ARE ALIKE IN THE SILENCE OF DEATH 190 LINCOLN MEMORIAL, WASHINGTON, D. C. - - - 197 MEN MAKE FRIGHTFUL EFFORTS TO APPEASE GOD'S WRATH 202 MOSES AT THE BATTLE OF ISRAEL WITH THE AMALEKITES 210 THE TEN DIVISIONS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE - 228 THE_LISBONEARTHQuAxn - - - 244 THE SABBATH SEALS GOD'S PEOPLE TO HIM - 251 DRAFTING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 254 DURING THE DARK AGES THE CHURCH USED THE SWORD - 266 THE WORLD IS RIPENING TOWARD ITS HARVEST 288 THE MIGHTY ANGEL SENT FROM GOD BINDS SATAN ' - 293 A VOLCANO FORESHADOWS THE EARTH AS A LAKE OF FIRE - 306 MIGHTY CITIES OF PAST AGES - - - - 312 MARVELOUS PROGRESS IN LEARNING PRODUCED BY GOD'S WORD - ' 322 VINDICATION OF GOD'S WORD RISES FROM THE RUINS OF HISTORY 326 IF CHRIST SHOULD COME IN OUR TIMES - - 332 ELIJAH'S WORK ENDED IN HIS TRANSLATION - 339 THE CALM PEACE op MT. FUJI IN JAPAN - - 350 THE RIVER OF HOLIEST ASSOCIATIONS IS THE JORDAN 372 THE WORLD'S GREATEST MEDICAL CENTER - - 382 MARY ANOINTING JESUS' FEET - - - - - 396 THE PROPHET JEREMIAH DICTATING HIS VISION TO BARUCH 404 HUMBLE AND FAITHFUL TOILERS Do GoDIPSERvicE - 414 Boston Photo News There is a light "that shineth more and more unto the perfect day." The Advancing Truth of God HERE is no such thing as standing still, either in Christian Texperience or in Christian knowledge. The child of God is to " grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 3 : i8. He is to be ever "increas- ing in the knowledge of God." Col. i : io. Walking in the light he already has, he will find the light of divine truth ever in- creasing. "The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day." Prov. 4: i8. This is true of the church as a whole as well as of the individ- ual, Christian. From the beginning until now, the people of God have been walking in one continuous path, " the path of the just." And upon that path until now one continuous and ever- increasing light has been shining, the light of the truth of the Most High God. Through the ages of the past, the ever accumulating light of truth has been growing brighter and stronger. Dim and obscure was the light of former ages apprehended by the Chris- tian pilgrim in comparison with the revealed truth of God today. And its full glory is to beeen in the message that will be pro- (9) TO OUR TIMES AND THEIR MEANING claimed to all the world to herald the second coming of our Lord. In connection with the ushering in of "the perfect day" is the full glory of its shining brightness to be disclosed. The Ancient Prophecies Fulfilled Today is a time aboye all times when fresh unfoldings of God's great purposes for the human race and the earth may be expected. Today the ancient prophecies are being fulfilled. Today "the signs of the times" are being displayed before men's eyes. This is " the time of the end, " " the last time. " " The perfect day" of Christ's return and kingdom is near at hand. All the truth that is to be brought to the attention of men in these last days is to come forth from the Scriptures. Therefore, it must have been revealed to those "holy men of old" who wrote the Bible. They did not, however, though writing under the inspiration of the Spirit, understand the truth and the purposes of God as those living today are privileged to under- stand them. In their days the light of truth shone but feebly in com- parison with its present glory. Thus Paul declared, when referring to the knowledge of the principles of the gospel before the time of Christ, that it was not made known to men before as it was then revealed to him. " How that by revelation He made known unto me the mystery; . which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit." Eph. 3: 3-5. The church of Christ in the time of the apostles held a pure faith, and was acquainted with the truth for that time. It is not to be supposed, however, that it was as fully ac- quainted with the plans and purposes of God as it is possible for God's people today to be. Especially is this true with ref- erence to those truths that were to be given as a warning against the 'perils and dangers of the last days. Thus the truth of God is constantly moving onward. It is not enough that Christians today find themselves in the path of light, holding truths that have been revealed for centuries. They must progress as the truth progresses. And if they fail to do this, the light, which 'never stops, will pass on and leave them in darkness. "And he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth." Noah's message of a coming flood was an example of the message for our times. Special Truths for Special Times HE great fundamental truths of the Bible are for all ages Tand all people. They apply to men in every conditiOn and circumstance of life, and in every generation of the world's history. Such are the general truths of salvation by faith, the pre-existence of Christ as Creator, His substitutionary death, His imputed and imparted righteousness. The love of God, hope in a future life, faith in the atoning righteousness of Christ, the mercy of the Father, the repentance and obedience of the believer -- these great truths are for all time. There are other truths of a special character, given to meet special conditions, and these are applicable only when these special conditions prevail.