the attempt to organize lor world
peace and the continual preparation
lor world war. The Bible also indicates
that scientific knowledge will develop
weapons ol unprecedented destructive
power which will bring the carth to
the verge of complete ruin. The uni-
versal ary ol the peoples ol carth for
peace was foretold in Isaiah 2:2-4 The
voversal preparation for war was
prophesied in Joel 5:09:11 Tas ware
prace parades of prophecy 1s in ow
very day being fulfilled mn history, In
Moscow. Paris. London, Washington
and other capuals of the world men
gather around tables and talk peace,
but while they talk peace they are
thinking of and preparing for wa
The Bible further predicts that ue
will be necessary for God wo mtervene
in order to save the human race. In
this intervention He 1s described as
once who has come to “destroy them
which destroy the earth.” Revelation
11:18. And the prophet Jeremiah de-
scribes the final conflict of the ages
when God destroys carth's destroyers.
(Jeremiah 25:31-33.) Paul further re-
veals that it is at a time when they cry
“Peace and safety” that “sudden de-
struction cometh upon them, . ©. and
they shall not escape.” 1 Thessalom-
ans 5:2. 3.
When Will Capital and Labour
Issues Be Settled?
The industrial world 1s a seething
cauldron. The widening cleavage in
modern society threatens one of the
most colossal struggles of history. Long
ago the apostle James wrote of the
capital and labour conflict of the last
days. And after depicting the miseries
and the disputes, the injustice and the
sorrow resultung therefrom, he adds,
“Be patient, then, brothers, tll the
arrival of—"" Until the arrival of what?
Of Socialism? Na! Fascism? No! Com-
munism? No! The strengthening of
capitalism? No! What then? “Be pa-
tient, then, brothers, ull the armval of
the Lord.” Jaraes 5:7, Moffatt’s trans
lation. The Bible therefore predicts
that the issues between capital and
labowr will remain acite problems wn
til Jesus comes, Only He can right all
the wrongs and heal the wounds of
human society. The apostle exhorts
every Christian to patient endurance
until the commg of Christ. God's peo-
ple are not to be social agitators, plac-
ine their confidence in revolutionary
movements of strife and bloodshed:
rather, they are ta live the principles
of Christian brotherhaod and stand
for what they helieve to be right and
await the coming of Christ as the day
when all problems will be settled.
Is Communism the Greatest Threat
to Our Christian Heritage
of Liberty and Freedom?
In answer to this question let us ask
another. Does Communism t1cach re
Ary rage
CURRENT
PROPHECY
leton: Tis tue that ic is a secular re-
higrous philosophy sceking through
political means the solution to the
world's problems, but Communism
does not teach religion. Morcover, it
is a fact that Bible prophecy indicates
that the greatest threat to the consti-
tutions of the nations of the earth,
particularly those ot the two great
countries of North America, is that of
state legislated religion. There is a
oreater threat to Canadian liberty
than Communism. It 1s the legislated
worship of the beast, and the enforce-
ment of his mark. This prophecy is
found in Revelation 13:12-17. The
reader will note the following with
interest. There is pictured here a world
federation of apostate religious wor-
ship. This worship 1s known as “the
worship of the beast,” and it is identi-
fied by “the mark of the beast.” This
mark is to be enforced by legislation.
The word “cause” suggests that it be-
comes the law of the land. Thus proph-
ccv reveals that the greatest threat
to modern liberty is not Communisin
ov the political struggle of our times,
but rather the religious apostasy of to-
day that will be consummated in the
legislated worship of the beast. Let us
continually pray that God will help the
leaders of this nation to keep Canada
free.
Will a Federation of Churches
Save Civilization?
There are many sincere Christian
people who believe that there is one
definite solution to the world’s prob-
lems: namely, the uniting of all
churches into one grea Christian em-
pire. Church union is to-dav the out-
standing feature of rhe Protestant
vorld. Conferences too numerons 1o
mention have swept awav denomina-
tional barriers and changed traditional
creeds mn their attempt to bring uni-
formity and conformity in the Chris:
tian world. Sure ly it would be a won-
derful thing if all Christians were unit-
cd. If all the churches could accept the
Bible as their authority and base their
faith upon a “thus saith the Lord.” fcl-
lowship in such communion would be
ane of the greatest blessings that could
come to this old world. However, a
church union that seeks merely politi-
cal power and prestige, whose au-
thority is centred in religious councils,
and which is achieved by the compro
mise of Bible teachings, can lead only
te disaster. Jesus Christ Himself was
non-conformist. His followers were
separated from the religious groups of
their day. Our Lord is the greatest
dividing force in history. He Himself
once asked the question, “Suppose ye
that [ am ne to give peace on earth?
I tell you, Nay; but rather division.”
Luke 12:51. There is a great deal ot
sentimental teaching about Jesus as
the unifier ot the race, but Jesus never
planned to unite in one, righteousness
and sin, truth and error, Babylon and
Jerusalem. In 2 Corinthians 6: 14-18
He calls for separation from, not con-
federation with. Human confedera-
cies will be broken. (Isaiah 8:9-13))
The Bible makes it definitely clear
that the federation of churches will
not save civilization and that the at-
tempts to organize a world [ederation
of Christendom and a union of church
ane state will result in intolerance and
persecution. (Revelation 13:14:17.)
This religious oppression will come as
a result of a so-called Christian Front
securing legal recognition of its uni-
cersal frisdiction and legal sanction
of the mark of ats anthority.
The dea of forming a union of all
churches in one arganized hody is not
a new one. Tt was even tried by the
paeans before the Christian Fra. When
pagan Rome established a universal
creed the result was persecution. Five
million martyrs paid with ther life
blood. During the Dark Ages the
michticst church-state combimation
ever oreanized bronght death to a
himdred million martyrs, All non:
conformists were classified as heretics,
Dare Protestants to day repeat the his
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