1917_The_Finished_Mystery_Text

is the beginning of the annihilation of everythingout of harmony with God's righteousarrangements. It was typified by the valley ofGehenna, just outside of Jerusalem. By the aid ofbrimstone the bodies of specially detestablecriminals were there burned with the other refuseor Jerusalem. Standing upon the edge of thisvalley at night it had the appearance of a lakeburning with fire and brimstone. Burningbrimstone is the most deadly agent known, andsymbolizes utter destructiveness.— Dan. 7:11.Revelation 19:21.And the remnant.— The people who are leftafter their systems are destroyed.Were slain with the sword of Him that satupon the horse.— Will, in due time, come intoloving and cheerful submission to the truth.—Rev. 19:15; 2 Cor. 10:4.Which sword proceeded out of His mouth.—All should be able to see that it is not a literalsword that is here referred to.And all the fowls were filled with theirflesh.— See Rev. 19:18.FM299REVELATION 20THE THOUSAND YEARS' REIGNRevelation 20:1.And I saw an Angel come down [fromHeaven].— The Messenger of the Covenant atHis Second Advent.— Mal. 3:1.Having the key of the [bottomless pit]ABYSS.— Only Infinite Wisdom could providethe key to the solution of present difficulties inthe earth. Here is a system of superstition andcrime two thousand years old, and the praise andservice of it ingrained into nearly every humanbeing. All literature is poisoned with it. Publicopinion is for it. The educated, the refined, thewealthy, the powerful are all for it and all againstany change that would give the lower strata of