New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-05

for our race, all our efforts have ac-
cOmplished nothing. Our most learned
physicians and specialists declare that
the world is on the verge of collapse;
and that At the present rate of increase
there would not, in one hundred and
sixty years, be enough sane people in
the world TO care for the insane. They
tell US that various diseases are IN
creRsinG so rapidly as to endanger the
race in a very short time; and that
this Is notwithstanding the fact that
sanitary conditions are made necessary,
even 20 the extent of individual drink
ing cups.
Times of the Gentiles."
Amongst other lessons which God has
been teaching mankind is the fact that
they arc incapable of establishing a
government such as rs necessary for
the real blessing and uplift of the
race. God appointed Israel after the
flesh TO be His typical Kingdom for a
time. and selected King David and his
posterity to be rulers. BY and by He
cut these off. disseminating the earthly
typical Kingdom.
The last monarch Of Dsvid's line was
King Zedekish, of whom we read: 20
thou profRne and wicked prince, whose
time has come that iniquity shall have
an end, Remove the diadem, take off
the crown. | will overturn,
overturn, overturn Il until He comes
whose right it Is, and | will give II to
Him" Ezekiel 21:25-27) Messiah is
the One whose right it is-Jesus the
Head, the Church His Body-on the
spirit plane.
Certain Scriptures indicate that the
x,-htCh CAH'a k1DOdOTn
would be removed would be seven pro-
phetic Times, each 500 years long.
Seven Times would therefore equal
2.52O years Reckoned from the time
OF King Zedekiah, that period ends this
year; for, according TO the Scriptures,
King Zedekiah's crown was taken away
IN COS B. c. If so, with the close OF
the present year Messiah should take 20
Himself His great power and begin His
glorious Reign Of q thousand years,
the beginning of which, according 70
the Bible. will be very dark hour
"a Time Of Trouble such as was not
since there was nation" mo, nor ever
shall be" the like Rgsin.-Daniel l21;
Matthew 24:21.
When God removed His typical King
dom, coo b. c., He gave to the Gentlles
authority or permission to do their best
in governing the world and bringing
in Righteousness and happiness. That
we might know sll this, He gave a
dream 10 Nebuchadnezzar, king OF
Babylon, and sent the Interpretation OF
that dream through the Prophet Daniel
The dream showed great image,
whose head was of gold, representing
Babylon; its breast and arms OF Sill
yer. representing the succeeding gov
~ oud pprGfangs
the belly of brass, representing the
Grecian Empire, which followed the
Persian: and its legs Of iron,
representing Rome. the government OF
the CAESARS. Each of these governments
has had universal sway, each has
shown the best il could do for human
ity, and each has failed.
Next came the feet OF the image,
which were Of iron smeared with clay,
thus made TO resemble stone feet. Ihese
ron feet represented the Holy Roman
Fmpire. which was really a part of the
Roman Empire, and the divisions Of
which are st war with each other to-
dsv. The dream and its Interpretation
showed that a stone cut without hands
struck the image IN its feet, ground
them 10 powder and utterly destroyed
the entire image. This stone repre-
scented Messiah's Kingdom, winch VIII
ultimately fill the whole earth, accord
ing TO this prophecy.
The clay smeared on the IRON 1ee1'
making them look like the stone, repre-
sents the fact that the present Roman
governments of Europe claim TO pc
Christ's Kingdom. On their coins, ana
otherwise, they claim TO represent GOO
They have been deceived into thinking
and speaking Of themselves as GhriS-
tendon. which signifies Cbrists King
dom. In reality they are the lasI 81 rep
resentatives of Gentle Klng-
doms OF this world"-the toes Of the
image Of Gentle supremacy of which
King Nebuchadnezzar dreamed.
The present war will weaken the ma
tions. draining not only their he
blood. but also their wealth; and II Will
demonstrate the ineffciency of all Gen,
tile kingdoms TO bring TO the world
neace. Righteousness, satisfactory gov
eminent. But Messiah's Kingdom,
which will then be inaugurated, Will be
"the desire of all nations"
The Prophetic Forecast.
This war and the anarchy Of Arma-
reddon, which will follow 1t, Will prove
conclusivcly the need Of DIVINE inter-
position in human affairs. AS Jesus
said, speaking Of the present trouble
and the resulting anarchy Unless
those DAYS shall be shortened, there
would be no flesh saved" SO vlrulent,
so selfish, would that strife be that our
civilization would perish, did not God
, through Messiah's Kingdom, the Elect
intervene TO bring order out Of chaos.
Doubtless carth's great rulers nave
done the best they knew how to DO Tor
tbeir peoples. Some of our very best
laws came from julius Caesar, IN COM
bination with the Mosaic code. Some
~ the worlds rulers to-day are also
doing their best; but they are con-
fused. Having a false idea of what
constitutes Christ's Kingdom, they
seem TO think it their mission to con-
ouer the world. They also believe that
fbev foresee a general uprising OF So
cialism. and their hearts are falling
them. fearing the things coming upon
the earth. A. .,,l !.
the worst war ever known, yet they
t'roferred il TO that which they were
striving to ward on and waicn they
10 succeeded in keeping oil for the
%oSont Rut they have lost their best
ia their best energy, their money,
Commerce. etc; and when the war is
ended. these nations, sorI9"lui ailJ
fa,,ine-stricken, will be greatly angered
"a LIZ rnIers. Then will come the de-
t az for something like Social
w., This the governments will en-
ls'a, 90 nut down, and to some extent
. e'asC wiII Succeed. Then will come the
80 exnlosion-th the Armageddon OF
- Scrintures. Then will be the Time
on o9e T 2Cript Immediately preceding the
" io kingdom, which will estsb-
y, ,hess ian S,'nromised Peace on Earth.