The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16

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change in the affairs Of men. Now, |
what IS it? If you are christian the
wonderful story OF prophesy fulfilled
viii confirm your faith; if a skeptic i'll
will challenge your reason and battle
your sagacity.
In Gen. xii. 1-2. we have the coven-
ant made by the Almighty with Abra-
ham, and in this covenant we have the
hope and destiny of the race. ''Get
thee out of thy country into q land
that will show thee and | will bless
thee. and | will make of thee great
nation aud in thee shall all the lam
lilies Of the earth be blessed. The
land which God gave to Abraham was
Palestine. This covenant was empha-
sized in Gen. xxi. 16-17-1S. and made
everlasting. Tread Genesls). Who &C.
cupies Palestine today with national
authority? Turkey the flag OF the
Moslem has floated above Jerusalem
siuce 63S A. D.. when conquered by
Omar. That was 1860 years ago,
which equals AZ months sacred time
lf42 months is 1860 days., Rev. xi-z.
..For it is given unto the Gentiies ana
the holy city shall they tread under
foot forty and two months. he
covenants with Abraham were MADE
4140 years ago, but the people became
very wicked and ignored God ana ms
commandments and went into idoia-
try. aud then God condemned them
| to Establishment, Lexit. XVI 2I-o: "And
| if We will not hearken unto me then
will | walk contrary unto you also III
fury and l, even I, will chastise you
seven times for your sins" A time
| is an old Ghaldean term and means a
eycle or $50 years. hence seven times
are 1920 years Most students OF pro-
phecy are agreed as to when this PERIOD
began, and place it at the year 1876 a
M. and this date Is set forth oy the
vision of Dan. vii, of the four beasts.
The first was Babylon, which rose in
mower under Nebachadnezzar in 1876
a. m, or Cyl B. C. The second was
Medo-Persia which conquered Babylon
531B- G.. The third beast was Greece
under Alexander, which conquered
Persia 227 B. c., and then Rome under
/ Caesar 27 B. G. Rome was in turn
| forced to yield before the conquerlng
hordes of Mahoment in 638 A. ID. Now
we read IN Rev. xii, IL, that the mum
Der of the beast was 666. We also
know by secular history that Rome hac
domination in the Holy Land 666 year:
but 27 81 6SS-665, now there is dis
crepency in the calendar of one yea
made by a Roman decree. Ii you viii
add the ages of these succeeding EN-
pires, Babylon 80 years, Persia 20'
wears, Greece 304, Rome 666 and Mo
: homet or the false prophet AZ sacre'
! months or 1860 years. tRev. xi-2) w
J have $500 years and that is the Cline
of the Gentiles," or the duration Q
!, Israel's exile and punishment. Blu
, some over wise critic may ask, VIVA
does that signify?" 1t means the resto
, ration of Gods chosen people to tn
nationality of King David's time.
, means the send" OF the old dispense
, ton and the term send of the age.
aud ..time of the end" Means tn
end of the "Tlmes of the Gentiles, an
bearing that fact in mind, Bible read
ers will find the scriptures more easil
, understood. According to the yer
q highest authorities that period is clos
upon us. Prof. Dimblely, the renowne
chronogolist of England, puts it Marc
81. 1898. and nearly all agree that
will come before the end of this cer
fury. Prof. Totten says 1891. l
: Dan. viii-19, the angel Gabriel told th
prophet Il will make thee know wins
n Shall be in the last end of the indigni
ton for at the time appointed the en-
Q shall be-" aud in xxi-26. "the end sha
be at the time appointed. In Is. XIV
9. II am God and there is none els'
G declaring the end from The beginnin
|, and from ancient times the things thi
are not yet DONE" III Romans XIII
y St. Paul declared that 'blindness
r part is happened to ISRAEL until the fu
e ness of the Gentiles be come in. an
in Luke xxi-24, Jerusalem shall
j. trodden down of the Gentiles unit
# the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled
It AS Christ and the apostles, the propl
: cts and the angel Gabriel. all laid in
G portance upon the end of Gentle time
v it would seem reasonable that we wh
e are living close upon the great day
k fulfillmenl. ought to be taking MOI
lively in.eret in matters that bid ia
" to change all the plans of human an
II bition and earthly glory. for mark yo'
e that when these things come to pa
d the day of the Lord is at hand.
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