Christ will be
the General
of Jehovah.

God has
established
certain laws
in harmony
with which
He operates.

The "time of trouble" will be
the natural consequence of unrighteousness.

The world
has disregarded God’s counsel.

The "voice of avarice"
--Get all you can...

The selfish, stony heart of man will become a heart of flesh.

How did the
change from Godlike love
to selfishness
come about?

Sustenance became the principal aim
and interest of life.

The veil of ignorance and superstition 
is now being lifted.

Wealth brings
many evils
and some
blessings.

As people
take advantage
of educational facilities, they
begin to think
for themselves.

Hospitals

Libraries

There has been
a growing
opposition between
the wealthy
and labor.

The increase of
knowledge and
liberty brings
discontent.

Destruction of
Jerusalem - 
70 A.D.

A picture of trouble upon Christendom

The trouble involves
all classes.

March 1917
Czar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates

November 1917
Bolshevik
Revolution

November 10, 1989
Berlin Wall,
symbol of Communist
oppression,
comes down

December 25, 1989
Communist Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu executed

The fire of God’s zeal is symbolic, not a literal fire.

Other symbols
in Scripture.

Mountains = Kingdoms

Peter’s
symbolic
prophecy

The symbolic
heavens
and earth
will pass away
in the great trouble.

Haughtiness
and oppression
will be entirely consumed.

Symbolic fire
will utterly destroy every error.

Gold, Silver and Precious Gems symbolize Divine Truths and Corresponding Character

A storm
symbolizes
the trouble
of the Day
of the Lord.

A dark night
of trouble will precede the glorious brightness of the kingdom of righteousness.

The Psalmist David vividly describes this Day of Trouble.

The variety of symbols helps us appreciate the various features of the Day of the Lord.

Pride on the
one side-- Ignorance
and bigotry
on the other

The two rival parties --
wealth
and poverty

The wealthy
feel a right
to the fruit
of their efforts.

Artisan and
the laborer

All
should be
useful
to others.

Both labor
and capital
have benefited
from increased
  knowledge and
inventions.

The organization
of labor.

One invention has followed another very rapidly.

Supply outruns
demand.

Machinery enables one man to accomplish
as much as many did formerly

Over-production and
unemployment

"Boom"
and
inflation --
Reaction
and
recession

Labor demands

The great
railroad
systems

Management proposes

Wage Workers organize for reform

What causes
the great trouble of the "Day of Jehovah"?

The melting
of society

A government which will enforce the principles of righteousness

Those who seek righteousness will suffer less
from fear
and foreboding.

Society weakens with each new spasm of trouble.

Labor pangs in the birth of a new era

Emancipation
of the world at the hands of one greater than Moses.

The Day of Trouble is right on time -- God’s due time.

Society is unable to adjust to new
circumstances.

"In the sweat
of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground."
Genesis 3:19

Had the
knowledge come sooner,
the trouble
would have come sooner.

"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."
Psalms 91:1

"He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings
shalt thou trust: his truth
shall be thy shield and buckler."
Psalms 91:4

Dissatisfaction
is widespread.

Provide things decent and needful, with
contentment.

The saints
should take no part in the
struggle.

"Let your
conversation
be without
covetousness;
and be content
with such things
as ye have..."
Hebrews 13:5

Heralds
of the Kingdom -- Ambassadors
of Peace

The Kingdom
at hand
is the only
remedy
and hope.

The eminent Kingdom...