Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-13
PkoPHEUY AND THE EGYPTIAN
WAR.

Aswe knew would be the case, the prophecy
expounders have got 10 work on the Egyp-
tian question, and they find itfully portrayed
in the Bible, and they are able TO assure us
that within seven years blood and horror are
to reign triumphant on this earthly ball
A correspondent of the New York Star,
nearly two years ago, was able to point out
from prophecy in that paper that the strug-
gle with Turkey was not ended; that one
great, startling event would electrify the
world; that the Mohammedau holy war
would be proclaimed, and hundred million
of the faithful would be in active defense of
the coming prophet-the promised one that
Mohammed assured his people would come
when the oppressed state of their holy re-
Iigion reqsired. st. John foretold the Gull
mination, and we are living during the
period for the pouring out Of the sixth vial,
and which began in 1S4S. The mysterious
and as yet not understood portion of the
vision will soon be accomplished, then We
shall know who are "the kings OF the East"
and what they are to do. sand the sixth
angel poured out his vial upon the great
river Euphrates; and the water thereof was
dried up, that the way of the kings of
the East might be prepared" The scroll is
slowly unwinding-the Turkish empire is to
be destroyed, and how are the British who
supported it to escape? This is the light
ming age; we see Russia despoiling 5000, 900
Jews; rumbliug thunders tell of revolutions
and changes yet 10 come. Europe is threat
ened with the greatest war known to history,
panslavism may bring a revolution within
Germany and Austria crumbling thrones to
the dust. How will the great war develop?
What powera ehall aid England, and which
will fight on the aide OF Mohammed? Proph-
ecy distinctly points to Russia being the
great ally of Turkey, and prophecy equally
points out the disasters that are to befall
both. Ezekiel clearly foretold what Russia
would do to the Jews, and he was COM
manded by God thus: "Son of Man, set thy
lace against Cog, the land OF Msgog, the
chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and
prophesy against him." God announced
what Russia would do: "Thou shalt come
up against my people of Israel, as cloud to
cover the land; it shall be in the latter day.
{ For full details see Ezekiel xxxviii and
xxxix.1 The Russians are to be wis.,
tied "with pestilence and blood; and 1 will
rain upon him, and upon his many bands,
and upon the many people that are with
him, an overwhelming rain, and great hail
stoues, fire and birthstone" The destruction
is to be SO great that the Lord will "leave
but the sixth part Of thee" II will give
thee unto the ravenous birds of every soil,
and to the beasts of the fields 10 be devoured."
The slain in the battles are to be so great
that the burial place shall emit such 4
stencil for seven months "shall stop the
noises of the passengers; and there shall they
bury Cog and all his multitude; and they
shall call it the valley of Hamon- Gog.'
'For then shall be great tribulation, such as
was not since the beginning of the world to
this time-no, nor ever shall be. And
except these days should be shortened,
here should no flesh be saved; but for
The elects sake these days shall be shortened"
By the aid of steam, electricity, dynamite
and the various modern inventions it is easy
10 assemble the multitude of Europe, Asia
and Africa into a common battlefield, there
10 destroy each other in the manner de-
'cribed in prophecy. St. John calls it
Armageddon, the spot is in Palestine, Ii is a
rAlley and well defined, and is of the dimen- |
ions mentioned in prophecy, Revelations
NV, 20: Sand the wine press was trodden |
without the city, and blood came out OF the |
vine press, even unto the horse brides, by |
he space of thousand and six hundred |
urlongs." The indications are that Turkey |
will have Russia, Germany, Italy, Persia,
Atghanistan and the Mohsmmedan peoples |
generally as allies. Eogland will likely |
ecure France, Greece, Spain and the great
hostility of China to Russia may lead 10
reaty. France and England will command |
he Mediterranean. the Suez canal will bring |
oldiers from India, other forces will pour
lown the Black sea to Constsntinople, and |
he natural point OF collision will be some
There in Palestine. England has to suffer
for Ezekiel tells of disasters
pom "them that dwell carelessly 10 the
sles." All these great disasters, it is be-
ieved by eminent theologians, will occur
1ithin a single hebdomad, or "seven years."
Mo tinae is to be"shortsned,' as Christ says,
o that some of the people may survive the
manifold horrors of the ''latter days."