The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-08-20
HOLDING THE FOUR WINDS OF
THE EARTH.

| Kew. VII, ! 10 .. John says 7 saw
four angels standing on the four cor
ners of the earth, holding the four
winds Of the earth, that the wind
should not blow on the earth, nor or
the sea, nor on any tree, and ! saw
another @ngel ascending from the
east, having the seal Of the living God
and he cried with a loud voice TO the
four angels, to whom il was given TO
hurt the earth and sea. Hurt not the
earth, neither the sea, nor the trees,
til we have sealed the servants Of our
God in their foreheads. The angels
were holding the four winds Of the
earth. We are dealing in Prophecy
so must study this in prophetic sym
bols, as winds blowing on the earth
and sea denote strife commotion and
war See Jer. XIV, 81, 80, SO; also
Rev. XVII, Is. Winds, wars and
waters denote nations and people. So
the angel was commissioned to hold
back these wars for little time, Ito
day., the fact cannot be concealed that
the world is fast becoming vast mill
tary camp, where men are constantly
being drilled in all the tactics of mod
ern warfare. Each nation trying to
Guido the other, and in the midst of
this, also.
There is to be a sealing of Gods
people, and this is to be just before
He Christ comes to this earth again
(today). Now the sealing angel APP
peals to careless ones everywhere, Of
fering to all who will receive it, the
seal of the living God. The harvest is
the end of the world. Jesus said let
the wheat and the tares (good and
bad) grow together until the harvest,
the end of time, then He will separate |
the good from the bad. Matt. XIII,
3S to AZ. Today mems hearts are fail
ing them, how to keep peace, Luke
XXI, Is to 27, and the great river Eu-
pirates comes to the prophetic view,
the Ottoman empire, the eastern lines,
Rev. TX, Ia. The river Euphrates is
the Ottoman empire, the eastern sit
uation, foretold by the Prophet Dan
iel. Dan. XI, 40 to end of chapter. At
the time of the end, says the prophet,
he shall enter into the glorious land,
and many countries shall be over
thrown. Edom and Moab shall es-
cape, but not Egypt, (see Tripoli did
not escape.) Turkey is the power,
leld up by all other powers, and 44th
verse, when the north and east coun-
ries began to trouble him, what awful
'loodshed. Poor Armenians and
ther massacred, made way with ,
many, but he is to be driven out of c
Europe and plant his government or !
alace between the seas in the glor-
ous Holy mountain, (Holy land Asia,
nd he shall come to his end and none
hall help him, as verse (other powers a
ave him. Then Dan. XII, 1-2, Michael s.
hall stand up, the great Prince which o
lambeth for the children Of thy peo- v
lie, Christi. The Kingdoms Of this
arth having been given to Christ, at a
stated time, indicated in the pro- s.
hecy, makes plain the proclamation "
Rev. X, 6, where the angel swore v
Y Him who created the heaven and
le earth, that there should be time no +
niger. Time has already continued nj
the world under satanac rule, long
lough to reveal fully to the entire
inverse, the nature Of that rule, and
istify the Lord in opening the judg-
ent, by which to adjust the cases of VI
! concerned. The time had there m
re arrived when il became necessary pl
give these Kingdoms over to Christ, ST