The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-03-27
BIBLE SAYS THE TURK
WILL COME TO HIS END
Elder Perez Gives His Version of
Scriptural Prophecies in Con-
nection with Present War
Editors Pleasantville Press

Inc awful ScOurRe that ike d
mighty avalanche is now devastating
the fairest parts of Europe is not
the time of trouble of Daniels proph-
ecy, but it is undoubtedly the prelude
to it. Soon the Turk will make his
last stand at Jerusalem, the day of
salvation will end, the great day of
the Lord will begin, the time of trou-
BILE such as never was will suddenly
break upon the world, the King of
glory will appear, and the great con-
fict so long waged with sin will for
ever end.
What has the Eastern question or
the future of the Turk to do with
Scripture, and why so much concern
about whether Turkey or some other
power shall occupy Constantinople?
More than twenty-four centuries ago,
the Lord revealed to the prophet Dan
iel events that would take place
among earthly powers in connection
with the closing scenes of earth's his
tory, as follows
"And he shall plant the tabernacles
of his palace between the seas in the
glorious holy mountain; yet he shall
come to his end, and none shall help
him. And at that time shall Michael
stand up, the great Prince which
standeth for the children of thy peo-
pie; and there shall be a time of
trouble, such as never was since there
was a nation even to that same time;
and at that time thy people shall be
delivered, every one that shall be
found written in the book. And
many of them that sleep in the dust
IF the earth shall awake, some to ever
lasting life, and some to shame and
everlasting contempt" = Dan. 11:45,
1912.
This is the conclusion of a long
prophecy that begins with the Medo-
Persian kingdom and closes with the
establishment of the eternal kingdom
and the resurrection.
Soon after the death of Alexander
the Great, his generals formed a
compact for the government of his
empire; but it was soon broken, and
out of his conquests four kingdoms
arose toward the four winds of
heaven" 1t was not long after this
division had been effected till Cassan-
der had succeeded in conquering all
that portion of Alexander's kingdom
'vin~ to the north of Jerusalem, leav-
ing but two of the original four divi-
sions remaining. These are mention
ed in the prophecy as "the king of
the north" and "the king of the
south" Since 1453 A. D., when Con-
stantinople fell into the hands of the
Turk. this power has ruled over the
territory of "the king of the north"
The prophet declares, "He (the
king of the north shall plant the tab
ernacles of his palace between the
a in the glorious holy mountain;
yet he shall come to his end, and none
shall help him."-Dan. Has. This
verse speaks of two events that all
the world has looked forward to with
great apprehension, and has expected
to see accomplished at an early date
the driving of the Turk from Europe,
and his coming to his end.
The GLORIOUS holy mountain" is
where Jerusalem is located.-Zech.
8:3. 1t is situated between the Med
iterranean and the Dead Sea. Ac-
cording to the prophecy, the seat of
government of the Turk is to be re-
moved from Constantinople and loca-
ted at Jerusalem.
During the progress of the Balkan
war in 1912, many writers in the daily
papers and the magazines freely ex-
pressed their conviction that the time
had come for the Turk to leave Eu-
rope. While he was driven by the
Balkan allies to the verge of Europe,
their hands were stayed by the con
ference of the European powers in
London, and the Turk still holds Con-
stantinople. Scarcely had the present
war begun when it was freely pre-
dicted that this would end the stay
of the Turk in Europe.
Paraphrasing the scripture in the
light of simple deductions, we have
the following: The Turk shall locate
his seat of government at Jerusalem,
and shall come to his end, and at that
time Christ shall begin His eternal
reign. The time of trouble to the ma
tions, such as never was, will follow,
and at that time all Gods people,
whose names are found written in the
book of life, will be delivered.
The thought that Christ takes His
kingdom and begins His reign at the
beginning of this time of u~nparallel-
ed trouble to the nations may seem
strange to some. but it will be seen to
be in perfect accord with the scrip
ture.
Like the muIIIeu tread OF Cne tnlel
in the night, the day of the Lord is
stealing upon US. More suddenly
than the present war broke over Eu-
rope, and with much more dire re-
suits, will the war of the great day
of God break over all the world. The
only safety in that hour will be found
in Jesus.
"He that dwelleth in the secret
place of the Most High shall abide
under the shadow of the Almighty"
Ps. Gil.
Very sincerely yours,
A. NJ. Perez,
Elder of Seventh-day Adventist