The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-06-12
ARE We APPROACHING
THE ARMACEDDON
Elder Perez Explains His Beliefs
in Regard to the elimination
of the European War

VIVA m 10 DE lHe War VI JIG
ages, causing the people to stop with
bated breath as they ask what does
it all mean? care we approaching
that time mentioned in the Bible when
international troubles will bring Ar
mageddon ?" said Elder Perez, one of
the ministers of the Seventh-Day Ad-
ventists denomination, in answering
the question, as Europe marching its
armies to Armageddon?" which is
spoken of in the Bible. Elder Perez
gave the following interesting explain
atom
"The word Armageddon is very of
ten seer in the columns of the news
papers to-day. Editors use the term
very Familiarity when referring to
war, especially in the east. They
have Bible warrant for using the word
and we have a reason to be awake to
the relation which the Christian as
we'll as the non-believer should sustain
to the great battle of Armageddon.
While on the Isle of Patmos John was
shown the history of the world down
to the coming of Christ in glory, and
he describes Armageddon as being
connected with the end of all things.
In Revelation 1912, he depicts how
the "kings of the earth and of the
whole world" will be gathered "to the
battle of that great day of God Al
mighty" that all nations should be
gathered together into a place called
in the Hebrew tongue "Armageddon."
"Armageddon is none other than
Mount Megiddo located in Palestine
in Asia. 1t is there and in territory
contiguous thereto where according
to scripture all nations are to be gath
cred for the final battle which will
be followed-not by international ar
bitration Incidents, not by the enforce
ment of The Hague rules of procedure,
but by the end of this worlds history
the end of sin, and the ushering
in of Christ's everlasting kingdom
for which we are praying.
"What has the present European
war to do with the battle of Arranged
DOM" may be asked. The answer
is to be found in the prophetic word
as well as in the mind of the inter-
national political seer and the equip
ped editor and correspondent. 1t is
we'll known that for centuries Russia
has been endeavorins to become the
mistress of the highways of the east.
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she has had her eyes upon the Bos-
curing which would permit the Slavic
bear to reach the worlds ocean with
her at all times of the year.
But these tributaries are in the pos
session of Turkey, whose European
life is being p~erpetuated by other ma
tons in order to thwart Russia's aim
and in hopes that the coveted Con-
stantinople and its sea outlets shall
come to them.
1t will be remembered that Russian
troops have been to the very doors of
the Sultan's capital only to be driven
back. In the recent Balkan-Turkish
war European "balance of power"
checked the complete driving of the
Ottoman into Asia, the fear that Rus
STA would be the beneficiary of Tur-
keys downfall. 1t is also Russia's
purpose to unite all the Slavic ma
lions to rule the world. And the pres
emit European embroglio is partly the
~outgrowth of this Slavic agitation.
One of the results of the Berlin
treaty of 1878 was the taking of
Bosnia and Herzegovina from Servia
and placing them under the dominion
of Austria-Hungary to checkmate the
Slavic plan for a greater Servia.
Austrian domination is not relished by
the Balkan Slavs and the assassina+
ton of the Archduke and his wife in
Sarajevo, Bosnia, is looked upon by
Austria as the deliberate planning of
Servia for which additional conquest
is felt to be justified by Austria. On
the other hand, Bosnia sees more in
Austria's movements than mere pun
ishment to Servia. Austria also de-
sires more access to the great seas in
behalf of her commerce and she would
benefit by success of that character,
thence, the Triple Alliance including
Italy whose longing for Albania and
African territory makes her an in
teresting party.
ENGLAND has been more DR. less in
terested in European equilibrium ever
since 1910, when she made the integ-
rity of the Ottoman empire a matter
of international agreement "for the
peace of C~hristendom," as Lord Sails
bury, British Prime Minister, said in
1895. In this way help has been CIV
en- Turkey, without which the Sultan
would have established his capital in
Jerusalem long ago. But the day is
not far distant evidently when the
Turk will be forced from the shores
of Europe, and that event is also con
nected with the battle of Arranged
don.
Martin Luther upon one occasion
said: eff we bear the Turk, the proph-
ecy of Daniel will be fulfilled and the
end at hand. Then the day of judg-
ment is surely at our doors."-"Mar-
tin Luther" by Gustav Freytag, page
II. In Daniel IL: Al, As, reference is
made of Turkey under the symbol of
the "King of the North" 1t is there
stated he will transfer his capitol to
Jerusalem, a city belonging to Turkey
in "the glorious holy mountain" and
there come to his end and none shall
help him." In connection with this
event inspiration tells US in Daniel
IL: /, "And at that time shall Michael
stand UP, and the great prince which
standeth for thy people; and there
will be a time of trouble such as never
was since there was a nation even to
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