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XXXVII
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
MAY
15,
1916
No.
]0
MACHINATIONS
OF
THE
EVIL
"Resist
the
LJevit,
and
he
wilt
The
word
devil
represents
that
evil
one
who
through
un
holy
ambition
became
the
first
opponent
of
God,
who
at
tempted
to
set
up
a
rival
government
to
that
of
the
Almigh~y,
and
who
was
cast
out
of
heaven
and
cut
off
from
all
aSSOCIa
tion
with
holy
beings,
his
name,
which
was
~nce
Lucifer,
shin
ing
one,
was
changed
to
that
of
Satan,
meanmg
the
hater,
the
accuser.
He
who
was
once
called,
"Son
of
the
Morning,"
be
came
the
prince
of
the
"rulers
of
darkness."
(Isaiah
14:
12-16;
Ephesians
6:
11,
12)
N
at
only
did
he
do
evil
to
himself
and
cease
to
be
an
angel
of
light,
a
"morning
star,"
but
he
became
the
instigator
of
evil,
a
leader
into
evil.
According
to
the
Scriptural
account,
he
has
succeeded
in
leading
astray
from
God,
not
only
the
entire
human
family,
by
luring
our
first
parents
into
disobedience,
but
has
also
misled
a
large
number
of
the
heavenly
hosts
of
angels
into
sin
and
opposition
to
Jehovah.
This
may
upon
the
surface
appear
to
be
a
great
triumph
of
Satan
over
the
Almighty
God;
but
such
is
not
the
case.
God
has
at
all
times
been
Master
of
the
situation.
He
has
purposed
to
permit
all
this
deflection
to
teach
a
great
lesson
to
ooth
angels
and
men.
It
is
his
purpose,
"in
due
time,"
to
judge
all
these
sinners,
both
angelic
and
human,
by
a
company
that
he
is
now
preparing,
and
to
restore
to
harmony
with
him
self
all
who
have
properly
learned
their
lesson
as
to
the
ex
ceeding
sinfulness
of
sin
and
the
desirableness
of
righteous
ness
and
of
obedience.
We
understand
that
the
only
excep
tions
to
this
rule
are
Satan
himself
and
some
who
after
having
been
clearly
enlightened,
will
deliberately
choose
sin.
Satan
has
become
inseparably
connected
with
sin;
and
his
destruc
tion
is
plainly
declared
in
the
Scriptures,
as
is
also
that
of
those
who
have
so
imbibed
his
spirit
as
to
make
it
impossible
to
renew
them
again
to
repentance-whether
in
the
Gospel
age
or
in
the
Millennium.-Hebrews
2:14;
Matthew
25:41;
Hebrews
6
:4-6;
10:
26-29.
God
has
promised
to
deliver
mankind
from
Satan's
power
and
his
blinding
influences.
He
has
promised
to
open
all
the
blind
eyes,
and
to
unstop
the
deaf
ears,
and
to
take
away
the
veil
that
is
spread
over
all
nations.
(2
Corinthians
4:
4
;
Isaiah
35:5;
25:7,
8)
This
work
is
soon
to
be
inaugurated
in
the
Messianic
kingdom,
which
God
has
arranged
to
es
tablish
upon
earth,
under
Jesus
Christ
his
Son.
Jesus
taught
us
to
pray
for
that
kingdom,
saying,
''Thy
kingdom
come;
Thy
will
be
done
on
earth,
as
it
is
done
in
heaven."
When
this
kingdom
is
set
up,
the
Lord
Jesus
will
bind.
that
"old
Serpent,
the
devil,"
with
a
great
chain,
that
he
may
deceive
the
nations
no
more
for
a
thousand
years,
while
Ghrist
will
be
lifting
up
all
mankind
from
sin,
degradation
and
death
up
to
the
perfection
originally
lost
in
Adam.
The
interim
be
tween
the
time
of
man's
fall
into
sin
and
the
time
of
his
de
liverance
and
restoration
from
that
fall
has
been
utilized
in
preliminary
features
of
God's
plan
leading
step
by
step
to
this
gloriouR
outcome.
TWO
CLASSES
OF
ELECT
In
shadows
and
types
the
Lord
has
prefigured
the
grea,t
work
which
he
is
to
accomplish
for
all
mankind.
During
these
ages
of
types,
he
was
preparing
a
class
of
elect
ones
who
should
rule
over
the
world
as
"princes
in
all
the
earth,"
during
the
Millennial
kingdom.
During
the
present
Gospel
age,
God
has
been
selecting,
or
electing
a
very
choice
class
to
be
exalted
with
Christ
as
divine,
spiritual
beings,
to
reign
with
him
as
his
immediate
associates
in
this
kingdom
for
the
blessing
of
all
the
world.
These
are
to
give
instructions
to
those
wao
shall
have
charge
of
the
earthly
phase
of
the
king
dom.
These
are
the
special
elect,
who
suffer
with
Jesus
now,
following
in
his
footsteps,
that
they
may
be
exalted
with
him
to
the
highest
position
to
which
God
has
ever
called
any
of
his
intelligent
creatures.
This
church
of
Christ
have
had
their
eyes
opened
in
ad
vance
of
the
world,
to
see
the
great
difference
between
right
eousness
and
sin,
between
the
character
of
God
and
that
of
Satan.
They
have
unqualifiedly
taken
their
stand
on
the
side
of
God.
They
have
therefore
escaped
from
the
domination
of
the
great
enemy
of
God.
No
longer
is
he
their
prince.
These
have
"passed
from
death
unto
life."
They
now
have
a
standing
with
God,
the
relationship
of
sons.
No
other
members
of
the
human
race
since
the
fall
of
Adam
have
been
sons
of
God.
These
are
not
earthly
sons,
as
was
Adam,
but
spiritual
sons.
Theirs
is
a
heavenly
calling,
the
distinctive
offer
of
the
present
age.
They
still
have
some
of
the
fleshly
weaknesses
which
they
inherited
as
members
of
the
fallen
race,
but
they
have
become
new
creatures
in
Ohrist,
with
new
hopes,
new
aims,
new
aspirations.
They
are
begotten
of
God's
holy
Spirit
to
a
new
nature,
to
be
a
ONE-HOW
TO
VANQUISH
HIM
flee
from
you."
--J
ames
4:
7.
Hew
creation;
anc1
their
unavoidable
blemishes
are
covered
by
the
white
robes
of
their
Savior's
perfect
ri<Thteollsncss.
liis
perfection
is
thus
imputed
to
them,
that
they
may
be
accept
able
sacrifices
with
Christ,
as
members
of
his
body.
THE
WILL
A
STRONG
DEFENSE
AGAINST
SATAN
Satan,
who
is
the
opposer
of
God
and
who
has
led
astray
some
of
the
holy
angels,
oppo,;es
these
who
have
escaped
from
his
thraldom
and
who
have
these
new
hopes
and
aspirations.
He
does
not
need
to
make
such
attacks
upon
the
world;
for
they
are
already
in
his
power-"The
whole
world
lieth
in
the
Wicked
One."
(1
John
5:
19,
Diaglott.)
He
attacks
only
those
who
are
trying
to
get
free
from
him.
When
the
spider
perceives
that
the
fly
which
he
has
entrapped
is
struggling
and
is
about
to
get
loose
from
the
web,
he
instantly
hastens
to
throw
additional
webs
around
his
victim.
So
when
Satan
sees
any
of
his
subjects
endeavoring
to
free
themselves
from
his
entanglements,
he
at
once
sets
about
throwing
stronger
coils
around
them,
to
prevent
if
possible
their
escape.
But
Satan
cannot
overcome
a
decided
human
will.
Uod
has
given
every
creature
this
defense;
and
whoever
does
not
break
down
this
defense
by
a
persistent
yielding
up
of
that
will
to
evil
influence,
can
resist
the
power
of
sin
and
of
Satan
to
a
considerable
degree.
But
poor
humanity
need
divine
help
to
free
themselves
entirely
from
this
great
adversary
and
his
hosts
of
evil.
The
position
of
the
Christian
is
invulnerable
so
long
as
he
keeps
close
to
the
Source
of
his
strength.
Great
er
is
he
that
is
on
our
part
than
all
that
can
be
against
us.
If
the
time
were
come
for
the
binding
of
Satan,
our
Lord
would
attend
to
it
at
once.
But
it
has
not
yet
fully
come.
God's
children
need
not
feel,
however,
that
they
must
flee
from
Satan
and
his
hosts.
They
have
no
such
power
that
we
need
to
strive
to
gct
away
from
them.
But
rather
we
should
stand
our
ground,
and
should
firmly
resist
their
influence,
knowing
thlLt
with
every
temptation
God
has
promised
and
provided
a
way
of
escape.
With
this
knowledge
we
may
be
strong
in
the
presence
of
any
adversary.
MAMMON-THE
IMPERSONATION
OF
SELFISHNESS
The
Apostle
Paul
says
that
we
war
not
against
flesh
and
blood
merely,
but
against
spiritual
wickedness,
or
as
the
margin
reads,
"wicked
spirits"
in
high
positions-the
great
army
of
fallen
angels
under
the
captaincy
of
the
devil,
the
prince
of
demons.
(Ephesians
6:12)
He
is
the
powerfullea.d
er
of
fallen
angels
and
fallen
men,
of
all
who
may
be
on
the
side
of
wrong.
Many
are
fighting
On
his.
side
because
they
are
deluded,
blinded.
1hey
are
unwittingly
render,ing
him
service.
There
are
two
masters:
one
is
God
and
the
other
is
Mammon.
Jesus
said,
"Ye
cannot
serve
God
and
Mammon."
(Matthew
6:24)
We
must
serve
either
the
one
or
the
other.
Mammon
was
the
name
of
an
ancient
Syrian
god-the
god
of
riches,
of
cupidity,
the
impersonation
of
worldliness.
To
day
mammon
means
the
spirit
of
the
world,
selfislmess,
with
its
avarice
and
love
of
wealth.
Satan
is
the
promoter
of
this
mammon
epirit.
St.
Paul
tells
us
how
we
may
know
which
master
we
are
serving.
He
says,
"His
servants
ye
are
to
whom
ye
render
obedience."
(Romans
6:
16)
If
we
are
giv
ing
time
and
thought
to
grasping
after
riches
and
worldly
honors
J
if
our
influence
is
for
war
and
strife,
for
selfishness
in
any
form,
if
our
sympathies
and
affections
are
tending
earthward
rather
than
heavenward,
then
we
are
serving
mam·
man,
the
worldly
spirit,
and
are
thus
serving
Satan,
whether
we
realize
i.t
or
not.
Close
and
careful
scrutiny
of
his
thoughts,
words
and
doings
in
the
light
0'£
the
Word
of
God
will
soon
show
any
Christian
whether
he
is
rendering
service
to
his
rightful
Master
or
to
the
adversary.
Whoever
is
serving
thE'
devil
is
his
servant,
is
in
his
army.
If
we
are
serving
thE'
cauge
of
righteousness,
and
that
only,
we
are
on
the
Lord's
side.
HOW
TO
RESIST
SATAN'S
ATTACKS
The
Lord's
children
are
to
see
to
dt
that
they
are
not
de
luded
into
sin
and
into
the
service
of
sin;
to
that
extent
they
would
be
deserting
their
colors
and
taking
their
stand
as
opponents
of
the
Lord.
When
Christians
take
a
decided
stand
against
Satan
and
his
wiles,
they
are
relieved
from
his
at
tacks-not
that
he
flees
from
them
in
the
sense
that
he
is
fearful
of
harm
to
himself,
but
that
he
will
leave
them.
He
will
retreat
just
as
a
general
of
an
army
would
retreat
from
a
city
after
having
found
that
its
gates
were
strongly
pro
tected
and
that
attack
was
useless.
If
the
adversary
finds
one
well
protected
and
resisting
him
with
a
firm
will,
he
will
at
once
retreat.
But
if
there
be
any
parley,
with
sin,
any
tend
ency
to
consider
a
matter
when
it
is
seen
to
be
sin,
an
en
trance
is
at
once
made
for
the
adversary;
and
he
will
renew
(147-148)
[5896]
Vou. XXXVIT BROOKLYN, N. Y., MAY 15, 1916 No. 10 ‘MACHINATIONS OF THE EVIL ONE—HOW TO VANQUISH HIM “Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.”—James 4:7. The word devil represents that evil one who through unholy ambition became the first opponent of God, who attempted to set up a rival government to that of the Almighty, and who was cast out of heaven and cut off from all association with holy beings, his name, which was once Lucifer, shining one, was changed to that of Satan, meaning the hater, the accuser. He who was once called, “Son of the Morning,” became the prince of the “rulers of darkness.” (Isaiah 14:12-16; Ephesians 6:11, 12) Not only did he do evil to himself and cease to be an angel of light, a “morning star,” but he became the instigator of evil, a leader into evil, According to the Scriptural account, he has succeeded in leading astray from God, not only the entire human family, by luring our first parents into disobedience, but has also misled a large number of the heavenly hosts of angels into sin and opposition to Jehovah. This may upon the surface appear to be a great triumph of Satan over the Almighty God; but such is not the case. God has at all times been Master of the situation. He has purposed to permit all this deflection to teach a great lesson to poth angels and men, It is his purpose, “in due time,” to judge all these sinners, both angelic and human, by a company that he is now preparing, and to restore to harmony with himself all who have properly learned their lesson as to the exceeding sinfulness of sin and the desirableness of righteousness and of obedience. We understand that the only exceptions to this rule are Satan himself and some who after having been clearly enlightened, will deliberately choose sin. Satan has become inseparably connected with sin; and his destruction is plainly declared in the Scriptures, as is also that of those who have so imbibed his spirit as to make it impossible to renew them again to repentance—whether in the Gospel age or in the Millennium.—Hebrews 2:14; Matthew 25:41; Hebrews 6:4-6; 10: 26-29. God has promised to deliver mankind from Satan’s power and his blinding influences. He has promised to open all the blind eyes, and to unstop the deaf ears, and to take away the vei] that is spread over all nations. (2 Corinthians 4:4; Isaiah 35:5; 25:7, 8) This work is soon to be inaugurated in the Messianic kingdom, which God has arranged to establish upon earth, under Jesus Christ his Son. Jesus taught us to pray for that kingdom, saying, “Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth, as it is done in heaven.” When this kingdom is set up, the Lord Jesus will bind. that “old Serpent, the devil,” with a great chain, that he may deceive the nations no more for a thousand years, while Christ will be lifting up all mankind from sin, degradation and death— up to the perfection originally lost in Adam. The interim between the time of man’s fall into sin and the time of his deliverance and restoration from that fall has been utilized in preliminary features of God’s plan leading step by step to this glorious outcome. TWO CLASSES OF ELECT In shadows and types the Lord has prefigured the great work which he is to accomplish for all mankind. During these ages of types, he was preparing a class of elect ones who should rule over the world as “princes in all the earth,” during the Millennial kingdom. During the present Gospel age, God has been selecting, or electing a very choice class to be exalted with Christ as divine, spiritua] beings, to reign with him as his immediate associates in this kingdom for the blessing of all the world. These are to give instructions to those wno shall have charge of the earthly phase of the kingdom. These are the special elect, who suffer with Jesus now, following in his footsteps, that they may be exalted with him to the highest position to which God has ever called any of his intelligent creatures. This church of Christ have had their eyes opened in advance of the world, to see the great difference between righteousness and sin, between the character of God and that of Satan. They have unqualifiedly taken their stand on the side of God. They have therefore escaped from the domination of the great enemy of God. No longer is he their prince. These have “passed from death unto life.” They now have a standing with God, the relationship of sons. No other members of the human race since the fall of Adam have been sons of God. These are not earthly sons, as was Adam, but spiritual sons. Theirs is a heavenly calling, the distinctive offer of the present age. They still have some of the fleshly weaknesses which they inherited as members of the fallen race, but they have become new creatures in Christ, with new hopes, new aims, new aspirations, They are begotten of God’s holy Spirit to a new nature, to be a (147-148) new creation; anu their unavoidable blemishes are covered by the white robes of their Savior’s perfect righteousness. His perfection is thus imputed to them, that they may he acceptable sacrifices with Christ, as members of his body. THE WILL A STRONG DEFENSE AGAINST SATAN Satan, who is the opposer of God and who has led astray some of the holy angels, opposes these who have escaped from his thraldom and who have these new hopes and aspirations. He does not need to make such attacks upon the world; for they are already in his power—The whole world lieth in the Wicked One.” (1 John 5:19, Diaglott.) He attacks only those who are trying to get free from him. When the spider perceives that the fly which he has entrapped is struggling and is about to get loose from the web, he instantly hastens to throw additional webs around his victim. So when Satan sees any of his subjects endeavoring to free themselves from his entanglements, he at once sets about throwing stronger coils around them, to prevent if possible their escape. But Satan cannot overcome a decided human will. God has given every creature this defense; and whoever does not break down this defense by a persistent yielding up of that will to evil influence, can resist the power of sin and of Satan to a considerable degree. But poor humanity need divine help to free themselves entirely from this great adversary and his hosts of evil. The position of the Christian is invulnerable so long as he keeps close to the Source of his strength. Greater is he that is on our part than all that can be against us. If the time were come for the binding of Satan, our Lord would attend to it at once. But it has not yet fully come. God’s children need not feel, however, that they must flee from Satan and his hosts. They have no such power that we need to strive to get away from them. But rather we should stand our ground, and should firmly resist their influence, knowing that with every temptation God has promised and provided a way of escape. With this knowledge we may be strong in the presence of any adversary. MAMMON—THE IMPERSONATION OF SELFISHNESS The Apostle Paul says that we war not against flesh and blood merely, but against spiritual wickedness, or as the margin reads, “wicked spirits” in high positions—the great army of fallen angels under the captaincy of the devil, the prince of demons. (Ephesians 6:12) He is the powerful leader of fallen angels and fallen men, of all who may be on the side of wrong. Many are fighting on his side because they are deluded, blinded. ‘Lhey are unwittingly rendering him service. There are two masters: one is God and the other is Mammon. Jesus said, “Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.” (Matthew 6:24) We must serve either the one or the other. Mammon was the name of an ancient Syrian god—the god of riches, of cupidity, the impersonation of worldliness. Today mammon means the spirit of the world, selfishness, with its avarice and love of wealth. Satan is the promoter of this mammon spirit. St. Paul tells us how we may know which master we are serving. He says, “His servants ye are to whom ye render obedience.” (Romans 6:16) If we are giving time and thought to grasping after riches and worldly honors, if our influence is for war and strife, for selfishness in any form, if our sympathies and affections are tending earthward rather than heavenward, then we are serving mammon, the worldly spirit, and are thus serving Satan, whether we realize it or not. Close and careful scrutiny of his thoughts, words and doings in the light of the Word of God will soon show any Christian whether he is rendering service to his rightful Master or to the adversary. Whoever is serving the devil is his servant, is in his army. If we are serving the cause of righteousness, and that only, we are on the Lord’s side. HOW TO RESIST SATAN’S ATTACKS The Lord’s children are to see to it that they are not deluded into sin and into the service of sin; to that extent they would be deserting their colors and taking their stand as opponents of the Lord. When Christians take a decided stand against Satan and his wiles, they are relieved from his attacks—not that he flees from them in the sense that he is fearful of harm to himself, but that he will leave them. He will retreat just as a general of an army would retreat from a city after having found that its gates were strongly protected and that attack was useless. If the adversary finds one well protected and resisting him with a firm will, he will at once retreat. But if there be any parley, with sin, any tendency to consider a matter when it is seen to be sin, an entrance is at once made for the adversary; and he will renew [5896]
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