Arizona republican., 1916-06-21
Where the People
 May Have Hearing
Greater War to Follow Present
 Conflict

To the EGitor:
 And the nations were angry" This wonderful prediction of the prophecy of Revelation is made under the | sounding of the seventh angel Con- corning the time. we learn that when | the seventh angel begins to sound, or ! early in the sounding of the seventh ! angel, that the mystery of God-that | is, the work of the gospel. Christ in you, the nope Of glory'-"should be finished; as He hath declared to His servants the prophets" Rev. 10:5-7; 11:15-19. The anger of the nations is coupled. in the prophecy, with the wratch os God, which is the prelude to the judg- ment of the world. It comes in con- nection with the judging of the dead, the reward of the righteous. and the destruction of the wicked. Rev. Il: 15-19
 There can be no doubt at all that the prediction of the prophecy is today in process of fulfillment The nations are angry; and since 1S44, when the ! seventh angel began it's sounding, and more particularly since 1S4S, one of | the plainest truths of the day has been i that the temper of the nations was one of anger Their attitude has con | stanuy eXemplified it. During all this l time, the rulers Of the great nations 1 have had to put forth strong effort, have been compelled to use extreme caution, in order to avoid a universal war.
 At the same time, we must remem- Der that the prophecy concerning Fur key indicates it's waning. particularly from the time of the prophecy; that is. from August II, 1S40 after which time the Turkish government would exist CGly by the sufferanoe of the European powers. That was the dare specified in the prophecy; and true to the prediction upor that day, August II, 1S40. the powers notified the Turk ish Sultan that they would hencefortI attend to his case. And without any | question about it, from that day till The present war. they have been at tending to his case. Were it not for ar agreement among the powers, the Turkish government would have van- lshed lorg ego.
 
 tificiallY. if you please to prevent war; but today they arc in conflict and more than ever we realize the truth of that prediction of the proph- ecy which describes accurately their state of wrath. They have seemed to realize that this spirit or wrath, if once let loose. would carry them ut terly beyond themselves Realizing it. and stating il to the world, they have tried to make Turkey a buffer state as it were, tO hold them from each others throat. Or as some one has put it, Turkey is the bone, and eact of the nations. while watching the bone has not dared to seize it, foI fear of bringing the others on him 1T a great dogs fight, so to speak. fol the possession of the Mohammedar prize.
 This bone of contention, the terri tory of the Turk, has been described IS a section that might and ought tc De one Of the most flourishing on tn, face of :he earth Almost every na tion of Europe involved in the presen conflict is deeply interested in wh, shall passess this territory No on nation can gain conrol Of it Wthou tremendously affecting the others There are England's possessions il Egypt and India. There are the DOS sessions of France and of Italy in tn near East. Russia is almost depen dent for Ter very life upon the ire passage of the Dardanelles Austri and Germany want a straight avenu dowE through the Balkans and Turke into the rich Mesopotamian valley Greece is deeply anxious about it. be caLsc she lies so close to Constant nople and anvirons. Italy has no goo harbors. and looks across the sea Albania and the well sheltered place Of that coast as q security for h, naNies and her ships of commerce
 The present war is an ineffectuf effort to straighten out the Easter question. which has been precipitate iipon the nations before they desire it.
 From studies of the prophecies, d not believe that the present war wi solve the problem Some sort of ten porary arrangement will be made giN ing a short period of peace. in whio Gods work in the earth will be fir ished. Then will come another wa known in the prophecies as Armaget don; and after that, the end of u world.
 But Armageddon is located in Pa estine, within the territory of u Turk. So that war too, will be attempt at the solving of the Easte question And it will be the last a tempt the nations of the earth W ever make; for Armageddon ends t struggle of the nations, and mar the ushering in of the kingdom
 Christ, with the destruction of those things which are foreign to t righteousness and peace of Him who right it is to rule the world.
 The nations are angry. Soon Go
 wrath will come, and the Judgme day, even as the prophecy of Revel ticn XI clearly predicts
 Very sincerely yours.
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