the age progresses, and darkness becomes more
dense. We see therefore that after a brief period of purity the evil
began in the professing church. The Gospel, even in Apostolic days was
being denied, and the Apostles' doctrines corrupted.

What the Lord Jesus taught in the parable of the mustard seed came also
to pass as the age progressed. The little mustard seed became a great
tree, and the birds began to lodge in its branches to defile the tree.
The professing church became a great world institution, and in alliance
with the world where the throne of Satan is, became corrupted; instead
of being the espoused virgin, she became the harlot and adultress.
What the Lord Jesus announced in the Parable of the leaven came
likewise to pass as this age progressed. The leaven, which is
corruption, evil in every form, especially in Christian doctrine, has
been introduced into the pure doctrine of Christ, the three measures of
fine wheat.

And so we see that as the age progressed the rejection of every phase
of Divine Truth set in. The Deity of Christ denied, the Virgin Birth,
His atoning death, His physical resurrection, everything denied; the
Bible as the revelation of God rejected; and with these denials there
came the increase of unrighteousness and moral declension, till the age
produced the condition which the Word of God clearly foresaw, a great
professing church, with the harlot character, unfaithful to Christ and
to His Word; while of course it is equally true that there is the true
Church, which remains true to Christ and to His Word.

+Fifth+, as the age progresses there is no change seen in the condition
of the world. It is true man has been developing Man's Day. As the
age progressed great inventions and discoveries were made. These are
often taken to be indications that the age is getting better. They
point to the telephone, and wireless, the great engineering feats, the
chemical discoveries, and everything else in these lines as evidences
that the age is constantly improving. Before the war we were told that
the age had improved to such an extent that a great war would no longer
be possible. Everybody was lauding our great civilization to the
skies. A few weeks after everything was knocked sky-high, and what is
left of all these optimistic ramblings? No, this age does not improve,
and everything which the Word of God has to say about it has been
solemnly verified and confirmed by the roar of cannons