Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-05-07
End of the World

The world is about to 60 up The Rev. Mr.
Baxter, Canadian divine, has written book
which says so, and the contents of this great
work have been simplifed for the comprehen
sion OF the commune Uutgus as follows:
Coming wonders expected between 1861
and 1875" are fearful to contemplate. The
data of the prophecy are found, as they always
are, in the Book of Daniel and the Revelations
In the first place Louis Napoleon is, it appears
the ''last head of the Roman Empire. Among
other proofs is the fact that the term Louis in
Latin is Ludovicus and the numbers cores
ponding to the letters of that name are L-5(
u w Sd 5000 81 &c lou SIS
666; that the Greek dative Napoleonti in ar
equally ingenious manner gives 666, and that
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte in Hebrew also
makes 666. But there is also an identity be.
tween Napoleon and the Greek form Apolyon
and the Greek word mai, or truly; hence Ma
poleon is the ''True Apolyon" Now 666 is
the number of the Wild Beast in Revelation
xiii, 3, 7.
Hence the present Emperor of the French is
| the last head Of the Roman Empire, who is
soon to make a seven years covenant with the
Jews Then he is to absorb ten European
| kingdoms, being the ten horned beast of the
prophecy. A great agitation in the church
| militant will arise, the Jewish temple will be
restored and the sanctuary cleansed for Christ
| coming. These are the wonders of the first
year.
I'm the second year, there will be an in.
creased activity of the three frog-like demon
spirits of infdelity, democratic despotism (of
which, perhaps, the Connecticut election is the
commencement, and Jesuitical propagandism
Napoleon will make war upon Egypt and con-
quer it the Turkish empire will be dissolved.
and "the four horn kingdoms of Greece, E.
gypt, Syria and Thrace be re-established.
The third year opens with the resurrection
Of all the deceased saints who, with the IA,
600 watchful Christians, are to be caught UP
together into Heaven This will be followed
by an unparalleled religious revival. and in sue
cessive years hail, and fire, mingled with blood,
are to scorch a third of the earth. Michael
and Satan are to renew their war, the christians
are to flee to q wilderness and be miraculously
supported for three years and half then eight
months Of universe! war, third of the sea to
become blood, third Of the rivers, and even
lake tunnels, like that of Chicago, cannot save
the numerous victims of this impure water a
third OF the sun, moon and stars are to be
eclpsed. nothing, it will be observed, is to be
done by halves
Napoleon is to unite under himself the ten
Kingdoms of Great Britain, France, Spain, It.
ally, Algeria, Tripoli, Egypt. Greece, Syria and
Turkey. Napoleon will capture Jerusalem,
commence general persecution of Christians,
confscate the Romanish church property, in
stitute public worship of his image, imprint his
name on peoples foreheads and hands, then
famine for eighteen months, q great smoke fol-
three weeks, five months Of loousts, horsemen
and horses breathing birthstone (which, let us
hope, will exterminate the rheumatism and a
popular complaint of Scotland with various
sores and fountains of blood, and the battle OF
Armageddon, and earthquakes, and variety
Of other agreeable experiences which will keep
men in an exceedingly, lively and disturbed con-
dition for seven years -