1917_The_Finished_Mystery_Text

1728. (Rev. 9:1). When the Methodistdenomination, with all the others, was cast offfrom favor in 1878 (Rev. 3:14) its power totorment men by preaching what Presbyteriansdescribe as "Conscious misery, eternal induration" came to an end legally, and to a largeextent actually.— Rev. 9:10.And their torment.— The torment of thosetormented by the tormenting doctrine of torment.Was as the torment of a scorpion, when hestriketh a man.— See Rev. 9:10.Revelation 9:6And in those days.— Throughout the 150 yearsof widely prevalent "Methodist hell-fire".FM158Shall men seek death.— Would be glad toknow that "The wages of sin is death."— Rom.6:23.And shall not find it.— Because all the textswhich plainly teach that "All the wicked willGod destroy," were preverted to mean "All thewicked will God immortalize in hell."And shall desire to die.— Real men wouldprefer to die and stay dead rather than forevercompanion and worship the greatest devil of theUniverse.And death shall flee from them.— They weretold that men only seem to die, although touch,hearing, sight and smell all bear eloquenttestimony to the contrary.— Rom. 6:23; Ezek.18:4; Gem. 3:19; Psa. 115:17; Ecc. 9:5; Psa.37:10, 20; Ecc. 3:19-21; 1 Cor. 15:13, 18; Dan.12:2.Revelation 9:7.And the [shapes] LIKENESSES of the locustswere like unto horses prepared untobattle.— The battle-cry of the old-timeMethodist was "All at it, and always at it".And on their heads were as it were crownslike gold.— Those born of the spirit, changedfrom human conditions and made like the Lord,