The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-02-12
ARM AGEDON SUBJECT At
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCH

The interest in the revival meeting
at the Seyenth.day Adventist church
continued unabated. The congregation
Sunday night numbered about ESQ, ill.
ing every available seat, and number
were obliged to stand. Mr.. Parmele
spoke upon that occasion on Armage.
dom, He said in part.
"Armagedon is becoming common
word. 1t is used so many times in the
newspapers and magazines the these
days that many are desiring to know
the meaning, A few days ago the
newspaper told OF an elderly lady who
bought new map, and after searching
it diligently to locate Armageddon,
returned it to the dealer dissatisfied
because it was not up to date, as she
supposed" At this point Mr.. Parmele
handed his Bible to the lantern Oper.
ator, who projected the map of PaleS.
tine upon the screen, showing Magiddo
to be located about SO miles north of
Jerusalem. He then stated that Ar.
mageddOn IN Rev. 1916 is given as "Har
MagiddOn" in the Revised Version, and
that it refers to the hill Mageddo.
But why are the kings of the earth
and the whole world to be gathered for
this great battle?" he asked, I'm verse
II we learn that under the sixth plague
the river Euphrates is dried up, that
the way Of the kings of the east may
be prepared This certainly cannot
refer to the literal river, for it has
never been bar to the kings of the
east. 1t must be symbolic. What then
is meant, viewing this river as sym.
boliC? In the 18th chapter and the
fifteenth verse we read that water
which was shown John represented
peoples and nations. So the river Eu.
pirates must represent the nation
through which the river EuphrateS
runs, which is turkey. The drying up
of the river, therefore, represents the
abolition OF the Turkish government.
And when Turkey does fall, as pre-.
scented in this chapter, the battle of
the great day of God, Almighty" will
take place in the midst of which IChriSt
will come. This is in exact accord
with the prophecy that we had under
consideration last night. The close of
Daniel II says that the king OF the
north, Turkey shall come to his end
and one shall help him. And at that
time shall Michael stand up and
there shall be time of trouble such as
never was since there was a nation.
What is the prospect as to the
future of Turkey? Hitherto that ma.
ton has kept in existan by the con-
cert of the European powers in which
England was foremost. But since the
building of Germany's Bagdad railroad,
England has not only lost interest in
Turkey, but has begun to feel that it is
time to let the sick man die"
The speaker then presented happen.
ingS of the recent past, which he be
lieved had led up to the present conflict
in Europe, and had thrown upon the
screen newspaper and magazine
pictures and cartoons, to enforce his
points, and then said; Now Germany
and France are pounding at the Oar.
dennelleS, while Russia is advancing
from the east upon ConStantinople.
Germany and Austria are too busy to
give Turkey much help against in.
vaSion, and it seems quite evident that
the Turk must soon leave Europe, and
these powers have also declared the
doom of their Asiatic possessions"
The meeting will continue during
the remainder of this month and will
close with the dedication of the church
building.
The subject for tonight will be 1.-THE
limited States a Subject of Bible Proph.
ecy" Saturday night, "AngeII messages
Sunday night, 1.-THE Seal of God and its
Counterfeit, Anew program will be
given out next week; covering the re.
mainder of the time the revival will
continue.