Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-20
The END OF THE WORLD,
Is the Time ut Hande ). W. Hull Says the
Bible Tells Is 1t Is Very Close Upon Us

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lam well aware that q man who arises
in this the latter part Of the nineteenth
century and proclaims the end OF the
world is at hand, is generally regarded
as q fool. and ridlcu.e and contumely are
his portion.
We live in an age of facts. No state
ment not susceptible Of proof merits SER
i0us attention Perhaps Ne are TOO cruel
Iy analytical But e IS better 50, for
truth then reigns supreme. When l
proclaim the fast approaching end OF the
world do so on the authority OF the very
foundation OF our religious belief, tae BIZ
BILE.
There are two theories Of the mien-
ium promised us by Scripture. The
post-m. llenium theory is that advocated
by those who believe tae preaching OF
the Gosp by the various churches Will
ultimately evengeiize the world ana
bring about the conditions thar Will en-
able the Saviour 10 conduct his mii4en-
MUM ra,gu OF a thousand years on the
garth. The pre-m.Aenium theory Is that
which 7 desire TO present as being the
one taught in the Scripture OF eternal
truth.
But as things are nOW-and all ad-
nit that both in Europe and America
the future is, from a material point OF
view. darker than ever OeIOre-tney VII
get worse and worse until the end comes.
One of the most important signs Just
preceding the end of the world IS the
one spoken OF as the prOph cy OF Dan1ei
regarding the aDOminaJiOn Of desolauon.
This sign Tor s.grs) began when the
daily sacrifice was Tor shall bel taken
away dan. 12-1l). This daily sacrince
was taken away during the WorluS
Fair. when the Sabbath law was aOro-
gated by our courts ana ratified by ali
nations represented at that lnSutuCoh'
Thus the daily sacrifice was taken
away and the ab0minaJion OF desolauon
SCI in. which was TO last go days Dan.
12-lu. Those days viii end the coming
Winter. We cannot know the day or
hour Mat. 1856 but we may approx
;na-e no the week or month. perhaps.
The denomination OF d5sOiati0n IS upon
rs. and may be seen or known by Jne
suffering and starving nations or lne
earth. the result Of the boarding or the
millions OF money or riches FOR the last
DAYS. spoken of in the fifth chapter OF
James and Revelation is.
This desolation is an abOminauon 70
God. as it IS the result OF man Op.
pression i'm his rulings on hnance' 50 Ina1
the Door cannot get g suihciency oI the
abundance provided by the Lord gran
aries breaking down and no money 10
buy with. The antediluvian world was
DESTROYED by wafer. Noah and MS Iam-
INV aid not belong 10 the world, or they
would have bsen destroyed. IN Ihs
Fwen-v-fourth chapter Of N1ttheW, At
he rwenty-frst verse, we read; ror
tbere shall De great tribulation, sucn As
was NOT since the beginning OF me worm
10 this time. no. nor ever snail De. Anu
r. is elso clear that the world Will De us
INN 5ss-~7vsr. The prophecies con-
ce~Df7r me second coming or cur Sa-
,,for- began with the seventh from
Adam Eroch. who declared that CHRIST
rgo,,14 come with zen thousand saints 10
ev-rr-o iufement on the wicked. Inc
prophecy was uttered -FOUR llOuS-'--N
wears before Eis first advent 49,.
In tho twentv-sourth chapter or MAI
thew may be found many .pr9phe1l.3,,,
signs Of His second coming, nearly al
of which are fulfilled. The pIopaS%-
lion of the Christian religion '1.ou5n
the medium OF church MISSIONARIES
,ba direct fulfllment Of one oi the
,,,oorec,es contained IN Matthew,
-wen-v-sourth chapter and fourteenth
worse. and this gospel Of the king
dom shall be preached in al me WoI'l
for q witness unto all nations. Ana
-ben shall the end come.
And further. in Revelations; Ana
7 saw another angel fly IN the midst OF
Heaven. having the everlasting gOSpst
90 Dre,ch 10 every nation. kT ana
to,gfa and Do0Dlc." An still further
- ci-e Revelation: And the angel
which saw stand upon the sea and
earth swore by Him that liyetn
thst these should be true no longer.
Nineveh was overthrow and no llveS
lost. The authorities were Uneven
and con feSsed their overthrow at the
preachiug OF Jonah. Jerusa-em was
the authorities OF chat city. Iley KEPT
Christ on the outside OF the walls he
rould gladly have taken her children
Tor subiects) under His wings, but the
authorities (Jerusalem) would not a.
low &. He did not ask 20 take JeruSa-
lem under his wings Mart, 25-27O
This world is TO be destroyed by IRE.
What IS this world? is the s,rpendou5
question. Allow my pen 20 answer,
backed by the sacred scriptures Of eJer-
mai tru.h. The money power that con-
trols the nations Of the earth is that
mat Is 10 be destroyed by fire REV
ISIS. but no lives lost necessarily in
the conflict (Rev.. 1919. Tho auJhori-
ties Of the world VIII stand and see her
destruction. and shall weep and wal
and declare she IS fallen REV, 1919.
The world has taken the sword for her
defense. The world and the sword