Why the Spirit of War?

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Dec 8, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 48.

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Why the Spirit of War?

Why is it, when all men desire the pursuits of peace, save those who would barter life for glory or gain or revenge, there is such a universal, feverish, desperate spirit of war preparation? Peace congresses—national or international—have become laughable farces so far as limiting war preparations is concerned, and can only suggest arbitration of disputes, or more humane ways of killing men. Eighteen hundred years ago God gave us the secret; listen: “And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet [universal apostate world-powers], three unclean spirits, as it were frogs; for they are spirits of demons, working signs; which go forth unto the kings of the whole world, to gather them together unto the war of the great day of God, the Almighty. And they gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew Har-magedon.” Rev. 16:13-16. The war-mad nations are demon-led, and the end is Armageddon and destruction.