The last two WPs have presented evidences of a plot, engineered by Satan, to upset the works of the Lord, especially in the newly formed Nation of America. The secret machinations of the Illuminati were mentioned, and these (according to one encyclopaedia) were based on the philosophy of John Locke (1632 – 1704), the pioneer of the philosophy of “empiricism”, defined as the belief that all knowledge is ultimately based on experience, that is, information received through the five senses. [Read more…]
Archives for January 2000
57. The Dark Day of May 19th 1780
In the last edition of the Wayside Pulpit it was suggested that the strange darkness that covered a large area of New England in 1780 was a show of divine anger at what was being engineered at the inauguration of a New Nation. Others have made the same suggestion, but this has been hotly contested by some, saying that in the 200 years since then nothing has transpired to warrant such a conclusion, and that quite the majority of investigators have concluded that the darkness was due to intense forest fires, known to have been burning to the north of the region. In this second part to the investigation, we should like to record all the written evidences from that time, without making further comment. In the next paper, we shall draw some conclusions, based on evidences that may have been missed. [Read more…]
56. The Illuminati
The Great Seal of the United States of America
The Dark Day of May 19th 1780, experienced throughout New England, has a special significance, we believe, and should be understood as a sign of coming judgment from God, not just on America but on the whole world. Jesus said that “immediately after the (onset of) tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven.” [Read more…]
55. The Second Eve
Eve was the only being of God’s creation who was not modelled from the dust of the earth. In that respect she stands alone as a symbol and a sign. But of what? Just as “a Second Adam to the fight, and to the rescue came,” so also there is a Second Eve who will overcome, rather than be overcome. There is a pattern of some beauty and significance in the female line through the Scriptures. Here it is. (Observe the correspondences between A & A’, B & B’, etc.) [Read more…]
54. Cats, Dogs and Philodendrons
“You’d be surprised how many times vets tell me the same! People phone up and cancel their appointments. On being asked why, they say, ‘Oh, but we can’t find Tabby. She’s disappeared. She must have sensed we were going to bring her to you.'” [Read more…]
53. Fingerprints and Irises
Where do we come from? How did we get here? Where are we going? What’s it all about? These are commonly asked questions, and the world has sought its own answers. Men of God in the early Christian era asked the same questions, and sought answers in Holy Writ, coupled with the logic of experience. [Read more…]