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But consider again, the more
than
900.
This tragedy was not the
hysterical act of one in a traumatic,
frustrated situation. It was not the
act of one frustrated with life, per–
haps remorse, or fear of the law,
seeking "a way out"-seeking to
"end it all." (Incidentally, death
DOES NOT ENO IT ALL. few know
what happens at
death, or the TRUTH
Of the Jife AFTER
Ji fe!)
But what entered
their
minds
must, of
necessity, be responsi–
ble for what their
minds directed to be
fed
into
their
mouths!
J im Jo nes is re–
portcd to have been
somewhat concerned
with the false belief in
"the transmigration of
souls." Sometimes
this belief Jeads to ex–
pecting to appear, in
the next Jife, in a far
more desirable form.
Demons would nat–
ura ll y believe that
DEATll is a "welcome
friend." Yet God re–
veals that death is an
E 'EMY. and, in fact,
the
last
cnemy that
Christ shall destroy
(1
Cor. 15:26).
ed on the Galilee side of the Sea of
Galilee and encountered a man pos–
sessed of a number of demons. When
Jesus commanded the demons to
come out, they begged to be allowed
toenter a herd of swine feeding near–
by. Entering the swine, the swine ran
violently down the cliff to their
deaths in the sea below.
is said to have undergone a total
change in attitude and action in the
last few years.
The Bible shows that Satan--or
the individual he possesses-shall,
in our living generation, produce
signs and lying wonders, working
with great power, deceiving the
many
(11
Thess. 2:9). The individu-
al referred to in the
prophecy could not be
Jim Jones, but per–
haps Satan could per–
form this in more
than one man, at dif–
ferent times, in these
latter days.
What lt Portends
Regardless of HOW it
was brought about, it
was a NEVER-BEFORE
event that shocked the
whole world. God did
not cause it. But God
did allow it, for it did
happen.
Undoubtedly it is
one of the NEVER-BE–
FORE world-shaking
events giving those
who will heed WARN–
ING of what is to
come-all
these
worldwide troubles
and evils escalating
until we find ourselves
literally into the NEV–
ER-BEFORE GREAT
TRIBULATION, during
~
which not a single hu–
~~:
man would be left
........-..& !
alive EXCEPT Jesu s
•
~
Christ intervenes and
,._ s:
cuts it short. Then
But consider death
as a demon wou Id
view it. Satan is the
most miserable, frus–
trated, unhappy being
in existence- filled
with rescntment, bit–
terness. rebellion,
hate . His demons
share this attitude.
And they KNOW they
are immortal beings,
CUL
T
LEADER JIM JONES,
who at various times styled himself "The
Christ will take
o~er
Prophet of God," " Father," and the " Reincarnation of Jesus Christ."
the world RULE-Wlth
led hundreds of unquestioning tol/owers in a shocking
mass
suicide in
the supernatural RULE
Guyana. The tragedy highlights the disastrous consequences ot blindly
of the GOVERNME NT
following
a
man rather than the divine leadership ot Jesus Christ.
o F Go o bring ing
composcd of spirit so they CANNOT
CHANGE, and are consigned to wan–
der in outer darkness of space forev–
er- suffering their self-imposed
penalty of such a diabolical atti–
tude. To a demon, DEATH would be
a most welcome friend. The demon-
iac mind is perverted, twisted,
warped.
Consider, in this light, an incident
in the life of Jesus. He had just land-
The PLAIN TRUTH January 1979
Did not these demons, with dis–
torted minds, think that if the swine
which they possessed died, they
would die also?
Is it possible that, with this man
Jones dealing in magic or sorcery,
as has been reported, he could have
himself become demon possessed,
and, under his influence, his follow–
ers could have opened their minds
to demon possession? Jones himself
PEA CE, JOY, and
ETERNAL LIFE tO this earth!
As the chosen apostle of the liv–
ing Jesus Christ,
1
say to our read–
ers, "GOO IS NOT NOW KIDDING!
Take the warnings all around you
lightly, and vou will be taken in
this NEVER BEFORE time of trouble,
followed by the FURY Of the WRATH
OF Goo- followed in turn by
the utopian wonderful WORLD
TOMORROW!'' 0
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