Again he was put in a
similar position; and again he went through another battle without
injury. He was then charged with being insane because he would not fight
and placed in an insane asylum and kept there for a period of time,
until he was turned out; and then he proceeded with proclaiming the
message of the Lord's presence and his glorious incoming kingdom.
[437]The persecution in Great Britain of the same class of Christians,
and in Canada, and in the United States--long boasted of as the land of
the free and the home of the brave--was so terrible that words are
inadequate to describe it. Number 27 of the GOLDEN AGE magazine, issued
September 29, 1920, gives a detailed description of many of these wicked
persecutions, which mark a clear fulfillment of these prophetic
utterances of the Lord. The ones who had the privilege of passing
through them and who had the many evidences of the Lord's blessings,
rejoice because accounted worthy to suffer as our Lord had suffered,
remembering his words: "The servant is not greater than his lord. If
they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you".--John 15:20.
[438]Jesus furthermore said: "This gospel of the kingdom shall be
preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall
the end come". (Matthew 24:14) In the year 1919 many of the Bible
Students in different parts of the earth, emerging from army camps and
prison dungeons, rejoicing in their privileges, again assembled together
and with united action went forth to proclaim the message of the
presence of the Lord; and particularly the message, "The World Has
Ended--Millions Now Living Will Never Die," clearly in fulfillment of
the words of the Master in the text last above quoted.
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