God's Atomic Bomb

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God's  Atomic  Bomb

Uranda   August 26, 1945

 

The family of Nations in the allied cause gave all their scientific resources to finding a means of utilizing atomic energy. Under the stress of war, scientists were brought together from many nations, facilities were made available, millions of dollars were spent in construction—money did not matter. Under the ordinary circumstances in peace time, do you think that anyone would have put up those billions of dollars to back the research as in war? No. It means that under the stress of war the scientific resources were focalized, brought together, for one purpose and that purpose was, in a sense at least, achieved. That which has been called the atomic bomb was produced.

Now man, in a prodigious effort by many nations, has reached out, as it were, into the future, to produce something that in the normal course of events would not have been discovered for many years. Under ordinary circumstances there would not have been money enough, and the scientists would not have worked together. I cannot say how long it would have been but let us say about 100 years in the ordinary course of scientific progress, but it was needed for war as a means of destruction. We have heard the scientists talking about utilizing their findings for peacetime purposes and no doubt there are many efforts being made along that line. We may say that we have retained the secret for ourselves but the scientific facts are known and it will not take long for other nations to discover it.

We cannot guarantee that that secret will always be under the control of God-fearing men and used only for righteous purposes. That means, then, that the world of man has achieved something that is, in a sense, away ahead of this hour, this day, and that places a responsibility on every man, woman, and child, and especially Christians, to catch up with that discovery in a Spiritual sense. In other words, it means, more than ever before, that man must not go to sleep; he must not say: "Well, we will leave responsibility for world peace to the President and others," so that he forgets his responsibilities and begins to get lost in what he wants, and in things he would like to do, so that he makes the same mistakes that we made after the first world war when Christians forgot to pay attention to the things of God and to pray for peace.

If we are going to be able to shoulder the tremendous responsibility that rests upon us because of these discoveries, it means that morally and spiritually we must grow; we must continue to stand firm, continue to support the forces of righteousness so that the forces of evil cannot slip in at the back door, so to speak, and spoil everything, and plunge us into another terrible conflict. Whether we like it or not there is going to be another conflict unless Christians have peace in their hearts, unless they pray and work to maintain peace and righteousness and to support those who are in places of authority. I feel that we have a man truly called of God in the place of the Presidency of our Country at the present time, but there is no guarantee that he will always stay steady because there is no guarantee of anything about the human expression. The only right way is for Spiritual leadership to dominate in all Christian nations, and do not let us say that this does not matter to us.

Now let us look at another story—a story about a world, beautiful and glorious, a world created by a perfect God and peopled by those whom He had created after His own image and likeness, but who by reason of disobedience plunged into sin, suffering, sorrow and death. After a time the Lord raised up a people to represent Him in the earth but before long the people of that nation became so engrossed in the things of their own individual lives, they became so indifferent to the efforts of those who sought to do the right thing, that they did not support the movement according to the plan. They forgot to watch and pray, and forgot to give heed to their Spiritual lives. The nation split in two and scattered over all the earth. (That is what happens in the atomic bomb—it splits in two and scatters. Because human beings did not follow the way, the plan and the Will of God, the children of Israel failed. Today we have a greater calling, a greater responsibility than has rested on any people at any time in all history. There is a greater necessity that we watch and pray than at any time in the past.)

Let us continue with that story. Darkness came over the world, there were captivities, difficulties arose and it looked as though God had forsaken the world. There was no way, no light, the world was in darkness as in the beginning. Then, a Babe was born—it made all the difference in the world because a Babe was born. He grew and waxed strong in the Lord and at the age of about thirty years He began to Minister to His people. He called His disciples, He talked in the synagogues, He spoke of the things of God, He pronounced woe upon the scribes and Pharisees and hypocrites, and drove the money changers from the temple, telling them that they had made His House a den of thieves. He called the sinners to repentance, and revealed that He had power in God to forgive sins. He healed them in body, in mind and in Spirit, and gave those associated with Him the most glorious opportunity that has ever come to human beings in this world.

Do you suppose that if you and I had lived then we would have followed Him just for the loaves and the fishes? Do you think that we would have been so quick to forget and turn aside? I wonder. And so the multitudes that had acclaimed Him scattered. They were no longer present. They had called "Hosanna!" before Him, and now when He was in trouble they did not show up. And the Master of us all stood before human judges, suffered indignities, was spat upon, and a crown of thorns was placed upon His brow. The people were offered a choice between His release and the release of a criminal. They said, "Release the criminal!" They cried, "Crucify Him!"

Let us not be quick to judge those back there. Let us remember that we here tonight face the same tests, the same necessities to stay faithful and true, to stand steadfast instead of ignoring our opportunities and privileges.

And then they made Him carry His own cross until He fell under the weight of it and a certain one was called and he carried it for the Master. Sometimes I think, Blessed Ones, that of all those who served according to the Biblical record, the one I would have rather been than any other was the one who carried the cross. That is one of the most beautiful and glorious incidents in the Bible, and yet there is not much space given to it. A certain one carried the cross for Him to Golgotha, the place of the skull, and there they crucified Him. Darkness came and covered the earth; there was lightning and thunder, and when they had crucified Him the veil of the temple was rent in twain. Man already staggering under a load of guilt, man having already proven through the centuries that he was not a true child of God, had placed upon himself the final black mark—man had crucified the Son of God! And yet in that very thing, in that very step by which human beings thought to be supreme, they defeated themselves. There were those who were faithful enough to place His body in the tomb, and Jesus was faithful and true, and He came forth from the tomb according to the promise. The stone was rolled away and He rose again and defeat was changed to victory—a victory in which every man, woman and child is invited to share.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." "God so loved the world"—that Love, that Divine Fire of Love that has been present down through all these centuries, has remained in the world as a Light to the children of men, as a promise of the Way of God, as an assurance to those who dare to accept the promise. And what do we find? We find that human beings in their efforts to fight against God in the game of life invariably do those things by which God gains the victory; for evil human beings always play into the Hands of God.

Man thought to gain the victory over God when he crucified Jesus, but he did not. All the way down through the ages we find that man has done things in order to be as great as God, according to the promise of the serpent in the Garden when man fell. The serpent said that when man ate of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil he would be as God. God said that when man attempted to use knowledge according to his own ideas he would destroy himself and die. Century after century and generation after generation, God's word has proven to be true. Generation after generation has come into the world saying, "Well, we will still gain the victory over God and still prove that we can do as we please and have things the way we want them whether God likes it or not." Those generations which have neglected God in a world-wide sense have passed away; once again, God's word has proven true.

What is the force of this atomic bomb that man uses today? The atom has a positive center, a positive nucleus called a proton and when by bombardment of the neutrons that positive center is split in two, two positives repel each other. That principle is known in electricity and operates all through the universe. In the atomic bomb, man has not used a hundredth part of its potential energies. All he has done is split it in two.

Atoms are constructed like solar systems. The positive center, or proton, is surrounded by one or more electrons. That is the secret which operates all through the elements—ninety-two of them. In uranium, which is the ninety-second element, we have what may be spoken of as the outer fringe classification. This process of breaking down has been going on all the time; man did not cause it to be; he simply discovered something that was already taking place in nature and has been going on all through the centuries. He simply discovered that he could utilize the process that is present in nature.

I am not belittling the efforts of man but only pointing out that this accomplishment is something in which man has not gained control over the atom. Man has only discovered a process in nature which has been taking place continuously. The process in nature relates to the source of light, to the source of life; it relates to the creative processes; it relates to the method by which God permits life to manifest on this planet. Man utilizes this process that has been taking place all the time, and uses it to destroy life. God is using what we may properly call atomic energy in the Cosmic Rays coming into the earth. The earth is being bombarded by alpha particles, or Cosmic Rays, and those Rays from the sun are part of the process of nature by which we have life, by which heat is produced and by which we are privileged to know that there is a God.

If we, as a world, if we as a people, are to avoid destroying ourselves with the atomic bomb and the developments of the atomic bomb, we, as a world, as Christian peoples, will have to live the Christian life more fully and with much more earnest zeal than we have ever done before. According to the Book, the world of man is going to be destroyed by Fire. We read here in Peter: "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up."

The things of man that are contrary to the Way of God are going to come to an end. Did you ever read a more effective description of what the results of the atomic bomb would be than what we have read here? You will remember that the scientists said that a steel tower simply vaporized. You also know something of the results of the bomb in Japan. "...in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat..." The Bible says the "elements," and so the Bible speaks of the atomic bomb because it is the same process. "...the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." 

We, as Christians, must face the fact that only in the Way of Christ, only as we remember to remember the Babe that was born into the world, the Babe that was finally crucified upon the cross, only as we remember that which took place and its relationship to ourselves, only as we remember our responsibility as Christians can we hope to be avoid being burned in the Fire, whether we like it or not.

The atomic bomb is a Divine warning to the world that the world had better repent, that the world had better turn to God, that the world had better live up to the Call of Jesus Christ, so that that which was made manifest in Japan will not be made manifest for us. My brother, my sister, this is not something to just talk about on Sunday and then forget the rest of the week. It is a challenge to every Christian, wherever we are. Sometimes we say, "But I stand alone and there does not seem very much that I can do." Or perhaps we say: "But there are so few in number." Blessed Ones, who stood alone at the cross? Suppose He had said, "Here I am alone. The people I came to save have all turned away; they have rejected Me and condemned Me and it is not worthwhile standing alone." If that had happened we would not have had an opportunity to stand alone, or with anyone else. So it does not make any difference whether we are alone, or what other people are doing. Because someone else does not do anything that is no excuse for us. 

Excuses of any kind are going to look pretty thin and meaningless when we come face to face with the Lord. Just how many excuses could you offer to the Lord, looking Him straight in the eye? I wonder. No, that will not be a day for excuses. And so, each must choose for himself; and each must answer to the Lord for himself.

God's atomic bomb is going to destroy the world of evil and if we are a part of that world of evil, it will be the finish for us. Let us be a part of the new world that is to be, that New Paradise, that New Earth made manifest, where we may know the Joy of living with the Lord, that we may know the Joy of everlasting Peace, and that we may know what it means to have left behind war and misery and suffering, sorrow and death. There is a certain and sure promise here for each and every one of us. "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."

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