A GLORIOUS time is awaiting us, and we can have, here and now, a wonderful sense of the heaven that is around us, God’s perfect world. This we gain when we know the truth and habitually use the two-edged Sword of Truth, realizing the absolute perfection of God and God’s marvelous world.

Matter is disappearing with incredible rapidity. The scientific world should soon be able to give us the actual rate at which it is disappearing. We should then know approximately the time of its total annihilation. As this imaginary mist of matter thins with daily increasing rapidity, so we see God’s perfect world shining through the mist more and more. We have at length arrived at the time foretold by the prophet Joel, in Chapter 2, verse 28, and confirmed by Peter in Acts 2:17, as follows: “Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy.”

At least ninety per cent of the evil which has been foretold by the prophets and which can now be seen by those above referred to should disappear as the workers, known as “the servants of our God” (Rev. 7:3), pray by realizing the absolute perfection of God, of man, and of God’s infinite world. Increasing joy and happiness comes to him “that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High” (Ps. 91:1), and the joyous thoughts uplift us to an ever-increasing sense of the presence of God, the God that is Love.

The mental Battle of Armageddon which has already started is with the American and British nations, brothers Jonathan and John, united together, and fighting, not materially against the European nations headed by Russia, as so many commentators of the Bible seem to think, but spiritually against the evil thoughts which are attacking the world, and chiefly through the Russians (those who deny God and Jesus Christ) and the inhabitants of other continental nations.

The changes which have taken place throughout the world in fulfilment of the Bible prophecies during recent years have been very rapid, and we have now to set into battle array the army referred to in Revelation and elsewhere in the Bible, the Army of God, so that there is no chance of our being caught napping. We have to carry out our Lord’s instructions, given in the 24th chapter of Matthew, when he was asked by his disciples, “What shall be the sign of Thy coming, and of the end of the world?” In the 42nd verse He said, “Watch, therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.” And in the 44th verse He said, “Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh.” In the 46th verse He added: “Blessed is that servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall find so doing.” The account in the 13th chapter of Mark’s Gospel ends with the following words: “And what I say unto you I say unto you all, Watch.”

This is the Alpha and Omega of mental working: Watch and pray, and pray without ceasing. In other words, get your mind so purified that it becomes like “the mind which was in Christ Jesus,” of which He spoke when He said: “the prince of this world, cometh and hath nothing in me.” (John 14:30) We then reverse every evil thought and keep our thoughts as the prophet Isaiah said: “stayed on God.” (Isa. 26:3)

The battle has opened and the weapons being used by evil are those known as the thoughts of pride, cruelty, tyranny, pharisaism and criticism, that attack each one of us more or less. Those who desire to be of some use in the world and to feel that it is being benefited by their existence, should now combine to stem the attack of evil upon humanity which has already started and which was prophesied by Christ Jesus in Matthew 24:21 as follows: “For then shall be great tribulation such as there was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” In Luke 21:25, 26, the signs are given as follows: “And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth.”

The time prophesied in Luke 22:28 is, apparently now at hand: “and when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.”

THE WAY we should work to meet these problems is clearly indicated by St. Paul as follows: “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (statements of Truth): praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit. (Eph. 6:12, 13, 17, 18)

We are now face to face with perhaps the greatest problems which have ever confronted humanity, and it requires absolute loyalty to God in order to minimize the troubles for those who do not understand the nature and characteristics of God and who are called in the Bible, the un-godly men.

At the present time there are many who would like to work generally against the forthcoming evils until the specific troubles arise which have to be treated against, notice of which will hereafter be given. At the same time it must be recollected that the major portion of the time in treatment should be given to train the workers to teach people what the facts are and to show them how to treat, so that they are able to keep themselves and those around them well and happy during the forthcoming times of trouble.

In working generally against the forthcoming troubles, one can work against mortal mind, false medical beliefs, and fear, as one does at the commencement of all treatments, and then one can take up specific treatment as follows:

“There is no ‘end of the world,’ for all is spiritual and eternal; only God’s world exists, divine and perfect. There are no material disturbances, for all is spiritual and perfect, governed by the peace of God which passeth all understanding. God’s world reflects His Nature and is always the same, changeless and perfect, ministering to man and benefiting man.”

One should then work specifically against fear, which is one of the worst troubles in the latter days, as our Lord pointed out when, after prophesying the disturbances in the heavens and the distresses and perplexity of nations on the earth, and the great sea waves, he said, “Men’s hearts, failing them for fear and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth.” (Luke 21:26).

As ignorance is the cause of this fear, one can then continue as follows:

“There is no ignorance, for God is Truth and man knows Truth; man knows everything that he needs, for man is God’s consciousness, by means of which God thinks and knows. There is no want of organization, for God rules and governs everything. God is the Principle of all law and order. All God’s ideas unfold to man at the right time, and are instantly re-presented (passed on), giving joy and happiness. All men work together perfectly, for they are governed by the One Mind, the Mind which is God; God rules and governs all. Man is always helping and benefiting his fellow man, and he rejoices in giving this help, constantly passing on God’s ideas and receiving ideas in exchange, which give him infinite joy and happiness.”

—From the First Monthly Lesson and Bulletin by F. L. RAWSON