South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-24
Letters Of the People
BIBLICAL LIGHT ON WAR.

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For more than 1000 years Russia
has been wanting Constantinople In
this time she has made several at
tempts 10 gain it. Once she prac-
tically had il. but a brilliant move
Of Britain with other powers pre-
vented her from keeping it; and thus
arose the eastern question in fact.
Russia made her first attempt to
take COnstantinople in Sos a. ID.
This was repeated in 904, in 941, in
955-973 and again in 1043. Though
for centuries she made no other at
tempt to take Constantinople by
force of arms, Russia was always
dreaded by that city. An inscription
hidden in the boot of one of the
equestrian statues of Byzantium an
nounced that the day would come
when the capital OF the empire would
fail a prey 20 the man of the north
a bequest to them by the legacy of
Peter the Great.
The great nations that are to land
troops eventually in the holy land
are mentioned by name in the thirty
eighth chapter of Ezekiel 1t is plain,
from these Scriptures that all the
nations Of the earth will be repre-
scented; yet certain ones are called
by name, such as Cog. of the land
of Magog, the chief prince OF Me-
shech and Tubal:" Conner. and all
his hordes; the house OF Tegarmah
i'm the uttermost parts Of the earth,
and all his hordes; even many peo-
pies with thee"
The language is spoken particu-
larry TO Cog. and commands: BE
thou prepared. yea. prepare myself.
thou, and all thy companies that are.
assembled unto thee, and be thou a
commander unto them"
Who, then, is Cog, of the land of
Magog. the chief prince of Meshech
and Tubal," who is to be the COM
mander of the hordes that besiege
Jerusalem? RawlinsOn in his Origin
Of Nations tells us that MagOg, or
Cog. represents the European Scythi-
ans. Their location in Bible times
was in the tract between the eau
casus and Mesopotamia. Tubal and
Meshech were on the northern coast
of Asia Minor. Conner was in the
region between Syria on the one hand
and the Black sea and the Caucasus
on the other. while Togarmah is rep
resented today by the Armenians
II we are 10 take this prophecy
from Ezekiel to represent the nations
today in the territories thus involved,
we must look 20 Russia for a fulfill
ment OF the prediction. Russia is to
be the commander 10 have the first
rank, in that confederacy of nations
that sweeps down from the north and
drives the Turks out of Asia into
Jerusalem
The concert of the powers staying
Russia's possession of the Ottoman
empire was but the result of the great
purpose OF the Eternal one: for il
was not time then. according 10 the
prophesies, for the Turk TO be driven
into Asia III is conceded today by
many Bible authorities that Turkey
is represented in the prophesy Of Dan
Tel 11:45. which says that he Will
some day move his capital from Con-
stantinOple 10 Jerusalem. Daniel 12.1
tells us that at that time Michael
(Christ) snail stand up" that is
take His kingdom. Therefore. when
the Turk is driven out OF Europe and
into Asia that will bee the sign Of the
Saviour's early return to this earth.
III does not follow. however that
the Turk moves directly 20 Jerusalem
the moment he leaves Asia. There
may intervene some years OF vicissi-
tude Of fortune before he takes up
his capital in that city. The prophesy
is silent regarding any other move
ments. But we are told definitely by
the word OF God what nation or ma
tions will drive the Turk out OF Asia.
shut him no in Jerusalem and lay
siege 10 him in the holy land
s. A. ST. AMANT.