The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-06
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Bible Says the Turk Will Come to His
End

Bible Says the Turk Will Come to His
; End.
! To the Editor:
The awful scourge that like a mighty
avalanche is now devastating the fairest
parts of Europe is not the time of trou-
BILE of Daniels prophecy, but it is I'M
doubtedly the prelude to it. Soon the
Turk will make his last stand at Jeru-
salem, the day OF salvation will end, the
great day of the Lord will begin, the
time of trouble 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 forever
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 oecli-
Ply Constantinople' More than "a cen.
turtles ago, the Lord revealed to the
prophet Daniel events that would take
place among earthly powers in connec-
ton with the closing scenes of esrth's
history, as follows:
"And he shall plant the tabernacles of
his palace between the seas in the glo-
rious holy mountain. vet he shall come
10 his end, and none shall help him. And
at that time shall Michael stand up, the
great Prince which standeth for the chill
dren of Thy people: and there shall be
time of trouble such as never was since
there was a nation even 10 that same
time; and at that time Thy people shall
he delivered, every one that shall be
found written in the book. And many
of them that sleep in the dust of the
earth shall awake, some to everlasting
life and some to shame and everlasting
contempt" Dan. II as; 1919.
This IL the conclusion of a long proph. |
ecy that begins with the Medo- Persian I
kingdom and closes with the establish /
ment of the eternal kingdom and the |
resurrection.
Soon after the death Of Alexander |
the Great. bic generals formed com
uact for the government of his empire
but IL was soon broken, and out OF his
oonquests four kingdoms arose toward
the four winds Of heaven" II was not
long after this division had been effected
till Cassander had succeeded in conquer
ing all that portion Of Alexander's king.
dom lying TO the north Of Jerusalem,
leaving but two Of the original four d.
visions remaining. These are mentioned
in the prophecy as "the king Of the
north" and "the king OF the south"
Since lass A. d.. when Constantinople
fell into the hands Of the Turk. this
power has ruled over the territory OF
"the king Of the NORTH
The prophet declares; Tie 1.-THE king Of
the north shall plant the tabernacles Of
his palace between the seas in the glo-
rious holy mountain; yet he shall come :
to his end. and none shall help him" Dan
ll.45 This verse speaks Of two events
that all the world has looked forward to
with great apprehension and has expect
ed 20 see accomplished az an early date !
the driving Of the Turk from Europe, and
bis coming 90 his end.
The glorious holy mountain" is where
Jerusalem is located. Zech. ss3. IL IL sit. I
mated between the Mediterranean and the 4
Dead seas. According 10 the prophecy. =
The seat of government Of the Turk j. Z
10 be removed from Constantinople and /
ocated at Jerusalem. n
During the progress q the Balkan war i
IN 1912. many writers in the daily pa 4
1ers and the magazines freely expressed I
heir conviction that tho time had come .
or The Turk 10 leave Europe. While re-
a
rerge Of Europe. their hands we're STAYED !,
" the conference Of the European pow !.
re in London. and the Turk stil holds :
1onstantinople. Scarcely had the pres i
nj war begun when i vas freely pre-
Iicted that this would end the stay 81 !.
DE- Turk in Europe.
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Z simple deducfious. we have the FOL !,
ouiug. Ths Turk shall locate he saat u
4 roVerumeuf a. jerusalem. and shall d,
one 70 bis end and ~ that time Christ u
IAN begin His eternal reign. The time =
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