The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-08-25
.EUROPE'S WAR
FULFILLING PROPHECY
Prelude to Armageddon, Says Dr.
R. W. ParmeIe of New
Orleans

of Seventh.day Adventist, preached at
the Baptist Church Sunday morning
and night on "Europe's War Fulfilling
Prophecy" DR.. Parmele believes that
the present struggle in Europe is a full.
fillment of prophecy, and is prelude to
the Armageddon of the Apocalypse
His diScourSeS were well supported by
scripture, history, and live newspaper
quotations. He stated that his demon.
ination has been looking for this pres.
ent condition of affairs for many years.
They have published war Extra" of
their church paper, stating their views
of what these things mean. This extra
will be circulated in Welsh soon by the
local church Of that faith. He said in
part:
In lisa. 429 the Lord promises to tell
us of it before any new thing springs
forth He has always done this in the
past, and we may expect He will in the
future. He sent special message
concerning the flood, yet the people
knew not until the food came and took
them all away. Prophecies concern.
ing the first advent OF Christ were
abundant, and John came as special
messenger to announce the coming of
the Messiah; yet the religious teachers
of that day were foremost in demand.
ing his cruCifixion. So, while God will
fulfill his word, and tell us beforehand,
of new things, it does not follow that
all will take the warning.
I'm Rev. Ills, we read that just be.
fore the saints receive their reward,
which means the second coming of
Christ. the nations will be angry. For
number of years past this has been
the state of saffairs. They have been
straining every pecuniary nerve to pre-.
pare for war. There has been an oc.
casional furry, and then all has settled
down again to an even keel. While the
war dogs have been tugging at their
chains, they have hitherto been held in
leash by an unseen hand. What has
restrained them?
When employed as a symbol, the
scripture uses wind to represent war,
as we learn from such texts as Jer-
1896 and 81. The events of the first
part of the 18th chapter of Revelation
will take place just before thecoming of
Christ, as may be abundantly proved.
From the 3rd verse of this chapter we
learn that the angels whose duty 1t is
to restrain the spirit of war are COM
manded to hold the winds until the seal
ing work is accomplished. In obedience
to this command these angels have
thus far restrained the nations that
Gods special sealing message might be
carried unhindered.
This time of peace that has thus
been given has been misinterpreted by
many to mean the omen of a coming
millennium or reign of righteousness
when nations would learn war no more
But God tells us the exact reverse of
this Joel SO and 10. And in / ThesS.
ST. to 6, the apostle Paul says that
when they say peace and safety, as
many have said, sudden destruction
comes.
1.-The 18th chapter of Daniel is a
literal prophecy. THE angel Gabrael,
talking to Daniel, said there should
arise yet three kings in Persia and
then the fourth, who should be far
richer than they all. These three were
CambyseS. Smerdys, the Darius Hy.
StaSpes, and the fourth was Zerxes.
Zerxes, the rich king. by draft and hire
mustered an army of over five and one.
half million men and made war with
Grecia. He was unsuccessful in the
campaign.
Then Alexander, the mighty king
mentioned in the Bird verse, stood I'D,
and conquered all the world. But his
kingdom was broken by his untimely
death at the early age of 81. His king
dom did not descend to his posterity,
but was divided between his four most
ambitious generals, -Cassander,
LySimacbus, SaleucaS and Ptolomy.
LySimachus soon overcame Cassdnder,
and in turn Saleucas oyereame Lysima.
chus, leaving but two divisions of the
known in the prophecy as the
king of the north, -Saleucas, and the
king of the South ptolemy. These