The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-10-25
AT THE GOSPEL TENT

in the records of the Bible God
has foretOld the coming of the United
States, has outlined the course of it's
history, and has predicted it's fu-
ture," said Carlyle B. Haynes, the
evangelist. last night at the gospel
tent on Oklawaha avenue. He spoke
on the subject, will Rome Rule
America" taking his text in the 18th
and 18th chapters of Revelation.
This was the first of a series of
four addresses on the same subject,
the second being announced for Sun
day night Mr. Haynes said in part:
The fact that our own govern
ment is mentioned in the prophecies
of the Sacred Word comes as a sur
prise to many people. But there is
no reason why it should not be men
toned. No nation has ever attract
ed more attention None has ever
risen to such an eminence and WELD
ed such influence And the hand of
God has been conspicuously manifest
ed in the rise and progress of the
United States.
I'm the 18th chapter of Revelation
the first symbol appearing in the
prophecy which begins at this place,
and which we are to study, is that
of a woman clothed with the sun, the
moon under her feet, and wearing a
crown of twelve stars. This is the
symbol of the true church of Christ.
The sun represents the light and glo-
ry of the gospel. The moon is a SYM
boil of the Mosaic dispensation AS
the moon shines with a borrowed
light derived from the sun, so the
former dispensation shines with !
light borrowed from the present. The
crown of twelve stars represents the
twelve apostles. The great red drag
on which prosecuted the woman rep
resents pagan Rome. The man child
who was born to the woman, or
church, and who was caught up to
God and his throne, is Jesus Christ.
In the 18th chapter of Revelation,
John sees two great beasts, leopard
beast, which is a symbol of Catholi-
cism, which, according to the prophe-
cy, was to continue forty and two
months and a two-horned beast.
This forty and two months is the
time known by historians as the
dark ages, covering the time of Pa
pal supremacy, or 1860 years, begin
ming in 53S, A D., and ending in 1899,
at which time the supremacy of the
Papacy came to an end. This is the
time of the great persecution of the
church of Christ
AT the end OF this time the pro-
phet sees another beast coming uD
out of the earth, having two horns
like a lamb, but speaking as a drag
on. This power is seen coming up in
1898 That was the time when our
own nation was rising into promi-
hence. 1t came up out of the earth.
AS the sea represents in symbolic
prophecy. peoples, nations and
tongues the earth must represent
the opposite, or territory where there
never had been an organized system
OF government before 1t was just so
that our country arose. This beast
has no crown upon his head or his
horns, as the preceding beasts had,
showing that it represents not mon
archy but a republic. Such our coun-
try was when it came UP, and still is.
This prophecy, therefore, of the two
horned beast is a symbol of the Unit
ed States. The prophecy makes very
clear what the future of this country
shall be, but as our time is fully ex-
pired we shall be compelled to leave
the consideration of the remainder Of
this scripture until Sunday night,
when we shall continue this subject"
REPORTER.