The Republican journal., 1896-03-05

OR HOW WILL THE TURKISH EMPIRE BE
DISPOSED OF.
CONCLUDED.

OR HOW WILL THE TURKISH EMPIRE BE
DISPOSED OF.
CONCLUDED.
In closing my last article | referred to
the Sth of Daniel when | should have said
the It'll which we will briefly consider.
In this chapter we find the same four
universal governments symbolized by
four beasts that We're symbolized in the
second chapter by the image, and we
find by comparing the explanation that
Daniel received of this fourth beast with
history that it symbolized the Roman
government and the ten horns upon the
beast head represented the ten barbarian
kings that invaded and established the
ten separate governments on the Roman
territory. The Saxon was the first one
established in about the year 449 the last
one, or the tenth, was the Frank kingdom;
which was established IN 507. The little
horn that came up that had eyes and
mouth and made war on Gods people,
&c, refers to the Pope at the head of the
church and State.
AS a whole We see what the fourth
represented. Now we will see if there
is another universal government to follow
this Roman as the Roman did the one be-
fore it. BY following Daniels description
of the fourth beast as found in the It'll
and Sth verses we notice he was very
much interested in the ten horns. and
while he was looking at these ten horns
the small peculiar horn with eyes and
mouth came up among the ten and did
many things that attracted Daniels atten-
ton.
The 9th verse tells us how long these
horns Q5ome in its divided state) were in
sight OF existed, OF perhaps Daniel referred
here more particularly to the small horn
OF Papal lower tor lie says II beheld (or
saw iD until the thrones were cast down
and the Ancient of Days did sit, - &c.
The 18th verse continues the description
OF the scene that follows when these
thrones are cast down as are represented
by the Ten lolns tor Rome i'll its divided
state Daniel saw some one who looked
like Tie son Of man C Aris) coming il the
clouds OF heaven ana there was given him
0Gmmon and 9loly and kingdom that
all people, nations and languages should
serve him ms dominion is an everlasting
dominion Which shall not pass away and
his kingdom That which shall not be des-
uuSed.
We can understand by this that when
those governments are ovegthroWn that
ltlItstnt the tIagmt nts of the old Roman
empire, together with the little horn pow
er, (the papacY then the Judgment day
will take place and Christ will establish
his Kingdom.
" here is the kingdom to be? Daniel
saw it located where the thrones were cast
down, and he saw Christ coming in the
clouds and come to the Ancient of DAYS
and receive the kingdom that he was to
rule without end
But the explanation that Daniel receiv-
i ~
in the 27th verse. which reads. And the
kingdom and dominion. and the greatness
of the kingdom under the whole heaven
shall be given to the people of The saints
of the Most HIGH whose KINGDOM is an
everlasting kinUdnn, and all dominiops
shall serve and obey him In the 18Th
verse Daniel was told that Gods neonle
would take the kingdom and rossess il
forever. even forever and ever What lsino-
dom are thew (God,s neonle\ ooino to
takeo The one that is to he astahlisbed
by Christ after the thrones are cast down
Verse Q
Daniel was furtbar instructed in tho
21sr and 39nd varsas that tL;c li+tlo
horn power (tbe nanacv> was TO axist mn
ill the saints ,nssasSed tho k;nrydnn.
which of courst is the same one met va
farred ia '>''N
WI tnt
told that This littla bnrn nowar would
wear ont the neonl. of cod (which rafars
to the GREAT nnnal nersecntionl. ha is also
told how lone This nersecntinn viii last
which is exuressed hv tho wnrds ..tiY,a
and times and the dividino of lima ;, A.
GENTLY the word time meant one va,r and
times denoted two wears. a dividing If +ine
wou]d mean one half time ar ona half
wear. then the time we have in tbis nbraso
which represents the neriod of naval nar'
secution. was three and one half wears
Now there arc two things we know first
that the papal persecution lasted more
than three and one half wears. and second
ly. that Daniel WAS not misinformed in 70
card to if,
So we come to the conclusion that This
time is svmbolical and if 50 Inv nsino the
kew that God has Given rs 10 mteTnret
sucb numbers bv Glfat is one dav tn eaual
one weary then we win have 300 vnars
which measures and terminates the ponn,s
mower to pers4cute t,n,,s neorja TbiS