Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
lend OF ALL 1HINGRS is NEAR"
Adventists See in the Turkish Crisis the
FulfiIment of Prophesy.

Fulflment of Prophecy.
Elwood, Ind, Nov. 19.-[Special. lin
an interview concerning the Adventist
belief regarding the present Turkish
troubles and their re alton to prophesy,
Elder W. III. Ebert, of FranktOn, Ind.
one of the leading opponents of that
belief, said:
I'VE Seventh Day AdventlSts believe
the present Turkish crisis foreshadOws
the end of the world, the destruction of
its kingdoms, and the second coming of
Jesus Christ. We base our belief upon
the fulfillment of prophecy, and see in
the present movements of the nations
the gathering together of the nations
to fight the last great battle of the GEN.
turies-the battle of ArmageddOn.
"The Ottoman power, or Moham-
medan power, is the one meant III the
ninth chapter of Revelations, to which
was to be given power to torment men
five months,-or $50 years in prophetic
time, when it was to gain supremacy
and to be gwen power TO kill men 39l
years and fifteen days. The Ottoman
power fulfilIs all these conditions, for 1t
was founded by Gilman July p, 1893,
and for 80 years tOrmented men, when
it became supreme until Aug. IL, 1910.
When the 39l years and fifteen days
ended it killed the third part of men, as
prophecied, when its power was dried
up to prepare the way of the Kings of
the LOST, which was fulfilled when
France, Russia, Prussia, and England
forced their ultimatum on the Moham-
medan power, Aug. IL, 1910. Thus
was fulfilled the first part of the vision
of the sixth vial.
The three unclean spirits were then
loOSed and went forth to deceive the
nation, and they are spirtualism nihil
ism, and mfidelity, and they are doing
their work well. They are gathering
the nations together to the great Battle
of ArmageddOn. The King of the South
possibly English pOwer-after over
running Egypt, Soudan, and Turkey,
Will encamp in the glorious Holy Noun
tam in the Holy Land, and the nations
will be compelled TO bring their mighty
Arma seddon.
1.-The nations are now moving toward
that battlefield, and all their terrible I'M
plements OF modern warfare will ne
there when the seventh vial Is poured
when the battle of Armageddon, which
is described in symbols III Rey., III chap.
II, q, Will nit. The great city of the
nations will be that tented field, and
it will be divided into three parts
the Roman power, the MahOmmedan
power, and the other powers represent
ed.
''The hail spoken of means cannon balls;
the earthquake, the explosion of the
batteries, and the lake OF lire and
birthstone will be the battlefield itself.
1t will be battle of humiliation, and
the Kingdoms of the world will go down
to rise no more. The United States will
IOl OC OpltStllitO tIllS Ddt-
tie, but viii be among the remnant left
to be destroyed afterward When this
battle occurs, as it shortly must, its eli
max Will beNhe second coming of Christ.
"The end OF all things is even now
at the door, and the nations cannot long
strange the Turkish complications as
the unrest Of nations is urging them on
to bring about these things, for fear of
which nations are trembling. The time
is near; watch"