word,” will, in some manner not explained, cause the children of the wicked one to be gathered closely together in federations, sects and societies, or the like, ready first for the convenient removal of the wheat, which is to be gathered into the barn; and second, for the consuming fires of the great tribulation and of the wrath to come. The Mystery of Iniquity. At this point, we bring to mind Paul’s prophecy concerning “the mystery of iniquity,” which is clearly the same mystery of Satan’s unhindered