p. 8 | A DISASTROUS DAY by T.

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Sep 12, 1900

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 26, No. 37.

"A DISASTROUS DAY."

By T.

A RECENT New York World says: "Yesterday [August 12] was a day of disasters. In this region a cyclonic storm of dust, rain, and hail caused the death of many persons by lightning and by drowning. From other parts of the country come stories of calamity through collisions, fire, and lightning. From abroad comes the story of the ramming and sinking of a French torpedo-boat and the loss of more than twoscore lives. If all the misfortunes of yesterday were heaped together, the casualties would equal those of a considerable battle."

This old world is getting very stormy. It is not only in the physical world, but the political and social world as well are full of storms and forebodings of disasters and destruction. The Lord's Word tells us plainly what all of these things mean. They are the strifes and commotions and upheavals that Satan is bringing upon the world in order to destroy as many as possible in these closing days of time. Speaking of these days, the Word of God says: "Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time." "And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." Rev. 12: 12, 17.

The woman in this twelfth chapter of Revelation symbolizes the church of Christ, and this Word very plainly shows the wrath of the dragon against the remnant of the seed of the church. The remnant is the very last part of anything. Therefore, the conclusion is clear that in the last days of time Satan will manifest in a remarkable degree his malevolent energies. Again, as stated in verse 12, when he knoweth that he hath but a short time, then it is that Satan comes down having great wrath.

Satan has been a student of the prophecies of the Bible for thousands of years. He has seen their fulfilment. He recognizes that the end of all things is at hand, and, true to his satanic principles, he is seeking to do everything he can to destroy men. But the Lord gives His power to those who will seek Him, and through His Word He unmasks the designs of Satan, so that none who heed the Word need fall under the power of evil. T.