Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

is to be fought on a plan Of Esdraelon,
in the valley Of Jehosephat, in Pales-
tine. There is no point in the present
European war that answers to this To-
cation.
I'd. The purpose Of the battle of Ar
mageddon is the destruction OF Je-
rusalem, and the wrestling of the land
from restored Israel The present war
has no such designs. Israel has not
been restored to Palestine, nor is she In
possession Of Jerusalem. She will be
in control of both Jerusalem and Pal
estine during this terrible predicted
battle.
Sd. My third reason for denying the
present war to be the one spoken OF In
Revelation is, that the battle OF Arma-
geddon is to be composed OF the ma
tions that once formed the Roman en-
pire, federated under one head, viz
Anti Christ or Man Of Sin. The Ro-
man empire was composed Of those ma
tions Immediately surrounding the
Mediterranean sea. The Triple Entente
of Europe is composed of Russia,
France and Great Britain. Russia did
not belong originally to the Roman
empire, so before the battle Of Arma-
geddon could take place, Russia would
have to withdraw. In the Triple Alli-
ance existing in Europe, composed or
Germany Austria and Italy, we see an
other reason why this is not the battle
of Armageddon; for Germany was no
part of the Roman empire, while the
two latter nations were. So II WouIo
be necessary for Germany to Withdraw
before their could be a battle OF Arma-
geddon. In the case Of the present war
Germany is the aggressor, so to have
a battle of Armageddon, the entire base
of war must be changed; the objective
would have to be changed and two ma
tions. at least, would have to be eliml-
mated. No. this cannot mean the battle
spoken of in Revelation, for that battle
is to usher in and culminate in the sec.
ond coming of Christ. His coming Will
be the climax Of the battle-will wit
ness his appearance in person, where
he will stand upon the Mount OF
olives and there will begin thou
sand-year reign Of peace. Personally
| believe that the world will never be
at peace absolutely until he comes. Inc
vision Of Isaiah, recorded In the ooth
chapter will never be realized by peace
protocols.
Jesus is coming. Over 800 times In
the New Testament His second return
Is spoken of. When is He coming? II
do not know; neither have time to lis
ten to the man who teaches that he
knows. Seventh Day Adventists and
Russellites purport to know. scripture
SAYS that no man knoweth the day nor
the hour.
May briefly give you my convictions
as to the cause of the war? They are
these: Lust for power on the part OF
Germany, and a decadent religious life.
In letter last week to DR.. Broughton
of London, expressed the conviction
that the universities Of Germany had
made possible the present war Their
teaching along the lines Of higher criti-
cism, atheaism, rationalism and the
dedication Of mans mind over the spir-
itual and supernatural, has during the
past thirty years robbed Germany OF
her religious consciousness and with
this shell of religious formality, IN
which there was no abiding presence
of God, there was offered the opportu-
nifty for the temperance of the saw
age in man. We may safely say that
less than half a dozen persons, drunk
with the lust for power, have thrown all
Europe into a seething caldron. l be-
leve that following the war will be the
worlds greatest revival and 1t will be
world wide in it's extent for men and
nations are going to rebound from bru-
tai force and savagery, back to God
and the spiritual.