Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-16

TuE "TEN" KINGDOMS
correspondent " the "Nsvs" writ
Que r-.r Philadelphia. p1a aafs ua io
explain ths prophecy OF Daniel relating
d, tb. CON Kingdoms into which the Roc
man empire should be divided ot the
Dino of ths settling up " the kingdom
af God" lto slya there ore many hll'if
in ths H,id TO whom suoh 900 cNpinn'-
Iun would ba Welcome.
That BE- % subject ou which there ~
much uncertainty among Bible oiu.
dsris. and rInee mo- special revelation
has been riy,u upon Do 600 ibis dlsp'ns'-
zion. white Dc may De a matter OF profit
1bie study % fuu understandings Of the
f.n.faIi division cannot be uf essential
importance
Tho principles on which che beet come
montntof. generally uErcc nrc theasi
That tho Ten "Mnrl0mI' must be
sourbt within the geographical bound
lH.a OF Tho roman empire. they must
%. founded by Distinct nations OF the
Invaders that were Instrumental DO
breaking o. up. % must De- those who
we're nrat founded on this blsla Fnnor
.uumautaa che following co. cou'uiu-
Ting tbs toes or the Image: Tho Nan-
Ia'f: tha su.yi. the AlAns the Burguu-
Ilna. tho Fmnkai tho Nlr'g0thai the
AuFi1.snrons. the Hsulo-Thur.ugi,th,
ostr1rotha and tho l.onEohords Al
,hofc arose during the nfih md early
part of the sixth centuries and obtained
more or loss extensive territory while
at the same time fhr '1ittlc horn SUPP
posed 90 Boz the papal power arose and
finally obtained supremacy over them
nll
In this view the "throe kingdoms"
mld 60 have fallen before "thc little
horn" are tho HanIlo-Thuringic, oatro-
gothic and Lomb1rlIc, by the tcrminn-
ton of which tho Pope is supposed 60
have acquired temporal rovcrclgnty.
There o. another fact. however which
rcoms 90 uH of great Importance ln the
study ~ this subject some numerals
urc ln tho Hebrew scriptures employed
Go denote nm Indefinite Instead Of o.
definite number
"scyen' ana "foyoniy' ore thus cm-
pI0yol DO many places. Whom our Lord.
Tor Instance commnuied his disciples Go
/ forgive their follow-mon seventy tlmr9
arycu. tho meaning, that there must De-
no end 90 uur forgiveness rs perfectly
plain. "sayou" demons east out q
Mary NJ Mnrllln in the Same way de-
notes tho greatness of her auilctl0u.
In the Same way forty mraua many.
and "ten" stands Tor several" Lobnn
/ ls r1ld On have changed the wages ~
Jacob "ton" times though that prob
j ably. was not numerically exact Ana
ln this worry book OF Daniel. ch. &; 60 we
| nre told that tho ulby0ninu king found
the Hebrew youth ten times b.ttur IN
/ wisdom and understanding than his
own maglclana and ustrolugorH. The
meaning a.. NJ course, "Hrycrl" times
Numbers were thus by the aucicnu
used 90 denote an indefinite number
much moro 20 than 81 the case In oui
day Would u. then, not Do postibi.
that the Prophet ln speaking " O. ton'
fold division NJ the empire meant e
convey that ltH destiny was 10 be diyld
cd into "severaw Kingdoms, withuu
reference Co an exact number7
10 90 % gunrruuy accepted rulo OF in
depreciation Co compare Scripture will
Scripture In order 20 ascertain the lit
oral meaning, and thuro &C. mo- roaH00
known why this rule should NOT d.
applied 90 the passage under consider
alton Hut tho aid NJ the Shirt d.
which the Prophets wrote Is uoooHsar
90 the fun understanding of the Scrip
lures Ana vo repeat tho question O.
tho meaning OF the horns and head
and other figures used in the old JEWS
writings is one over which there ha
been and ia likely Co Doe much dispute
the whole uf which BE- not likely 10 be- o
very Fr,nt profit. what God has o.
, yrllcd ln this Dro iH clsy Co univrHtlul
aud there De- ap much OF % that Huilrleu
. ls given Go employ iho minds aui Oh
time OF ius H,ryantH, who urg com
mlss.onod 90 bear his message 60 Ga