The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21

an unusually interesting interview
yesterday on The Meaning of the
European War From Prophetic
Standpoint" Mr.. Goode said that the
Seventh-Day Adventists all over the
world have for the past sixty wears
/ been preaching the downfall OF Turkey
in Europe, and one of .heir beliefs Is
that the Turk will eventually come
to his end as a nation entirely. tho
contamination Of this event coming
with the battle of Armageddon, vs1en
Christ will make His second return.
| Never before in the history OF the
world have mems ideals been so sud-
denly and completely shattered" he
continued. "Just at the moment when
the churches and peace societies were
giving the cry OF Peace and Safety
and nations were signing peace trea-
ties not to learn war any more. the
greatest war of the centuries burst
unexpectedly upon the world Tho
bright hopes OF the prophets, who
predicted n millennial reign of peace
ON earth, 70 begin in 1914, were hope
lessly blasted,
a Spirit of Inquiry.
IA spirit OF inquiry TO the
meaning of these things is taking pos
session of all classes of people. both
among the learned and unlearned. Yet
dIUAd Ltte diSlttss anu "a
men and OF. nations who are cropping
their way in the darkness. there IL
a beacon light set up to show all
wanderers the safe way. In this dark
night of sin and woe. of despair and
misery. and of carnage and death.
there is one bright star of hope which
shines forth from the thick clouds or
mystery and eliminates the future
pathway of the pilgrim who Is in
search OF better land. This mont-
tor of light which shines brighter and
brighter as time goes on, Is tho
Sacred Volume from heaven.
above The din OF battle and con-
fiict such as the world has never wit
messed before, the voice OF God Is
heard and the divine hand Is seen, as
nations rise and fall In the struggle
fer supremacy Fourteen long chains
OF prophecy are recorded in the Bible.
Some of these prophecies reach near
,ly $500 years into the past. and give
us waynarks from that far distant
point TO our own time. and show us
what We may yet expect in the future.
Every one of these long chains or
prophecies terminates with either one
of four events. namely. the final
Judgment day, the second coming OF
Christ IN power and great glory, the
resurrection of the dead, and the re-
establishment and restoration OF the
everlasting kingdom Of God on earth
after the destruction of all rival
earthly kingdoms and governments.
The Everlasting Fail OF Nineyah.
Centuries before Ninevah was de-
stroyed by Nebuchadnezzar OF Baby
Ion, Cyaxeres of Medo-Persia. and
NeoH1o. OF Egypt. the prophet Nahum
said Ninevah was 10 be covered with
abominabie filth, should never be
inha bited again. and its ruins were TO
become a gazing stock to the world.
One hundred and fourteen years be-
fore Cyrus was born the prophet
Isaiah predicted that ruler by the
name OF Cyrus was 10 overthrow the
Bahylonian kingdom and lay the great
city OF Babylon In heaps. Cyrus was
sixty years OF age when he fulfilled
this prediction which was made ia
years before. The angel Gabriel re-
yealed to Daniel that Grecia was to
overthrow Persia and become a world
power 20T years before Alexander
conquered the world. In the third
wear of Cyrus, king OF Persia. the
angel Gabriel gave Daniel a detailed
explanation OF the history or the
world from that distant point to the
overthrow Of the Turkish empire and
the end of the world in the present
age.
THE sacred Volume says that when
the king of the north shall come 10
his end in the valley of the Euphrates
and at Armageddon, which territory
is now ruled over by the Turk. II Will
usher In the time of trouble such as
never was since there was a nation.
II also says that at that tim Michael
(Christ) shall stand up, ana at
that time Thy people shall be deliver
ed, every one that shall be FOUND
written in the Book. And many OF
them that sleep in the dust of the
earth shall awake Dan. 1917.
The Great Consummation.
THE important question for every
one of us TO settle is not how we may
enrich ourselves by Turkeys mis-
fortune for when Turkey goes down,
the whole world goes down in a uni
versal crash The very next verse
following the account of the battle
Of Armageddon says: And there came
great voice out OF the temple OF
heaven, from the throne. saying, 1t IS
done And there were voices. ana
thunders, and lightnings; and there
was Il great earthquake. such as was
not since men were upon the earth so
mighty an earthquake, and so great;
= and the cities of the nations
fell Rev 16: 17-19.
Instead of peace there will be. de-
struction. For thus hath the Lord
said. the whole earth shall be desc
late, and L beheld.' said the prophet.
and all the cities thereof were broken
down at he presence of the Lord, and
by his fierce anger Jer. 4.26, 81. The
question for us to settle now 10
whether our names are written In the
Book of Life Gods sacred Book pre-.
dicted all this that we might not put
our trust IN princes. nor lean on tns
arm of fiesn in the final day of trouble.
but lay our treasures up In heaven.
God has warned the world OF its Inn
pending doom. Well may the inhabi-
tants Of the land tremble. when God
and man. earth and heaven, time and
eternity. speak with one voice and
teach the same truth. Well may tho
lonely pilgrim of earth. by these last
landmarks Of time. count his journey
almost ended; he may lift up his head
to behold his redemption drawing
nigh; he may see the clear rays OF
light and hope that iilumine the few
remaining dark hours of life. and that
guide his footsteps on the way to