Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-18
OLD PROPHECY MAY REFER
TO OPRESENT WORLD WAR

Some time ago there was published
in the columns of the London Even
| ing Standard part OF strange
prophecy supposed TO have come from
the pen of a certain Johannes, who
lived in the sixteenth century. in
which the present war is predicted
and the result foretold The proph-
ecy created such I'll impression that
many readers of the standard we've
anxious to know more about is au-
thor and the paper accordingly pub.
lishcd what little was known.
Below is given an Z: act frcm the
EN ening Standard which includes the
full text of the prophecy as well as
some information ABOUT the original
L'un writing. In ;Cciphering the
leGory it should remembered that
France is represented by a cock. Eng.
land by leopard, Russia by white
eagle, Germany by black eagle. and
Austria by the other eagle" While
the lamb stands for justice. mercy
and truth.
The Latin original OF the prophecy
was found among the papers of the
IatC Adrien Paladen, author of a
work in three volumes on "Prophe-
cics," and editor of review named
The Annals of the Supernatural" by
III
French, and published in the columns
of the Figaro.
AS TO the man himself little can be
cleaned of his biography, save mea.
ger facts given by NJ. Peladan.
According to him his father came
! into possession of the manuscript
| through a monk of Saint Hickel de
Frigolet. near Tarascon, who, in turn,
received ii from the Abee Doaat, a
learned priest, who died at a very
great age. Mr.. Paladan, the son of
deep student of all matters appertain.
ing to theology, found the manuscript
in 1890. on the death of his father,
among a mass of other papers deal
ing with the gift of prophetic vision.
Although, even at that time. he was
startled by the extraordinary vivid.
ness of the picture drawn by Brother
Johannes, he never thought of it
again until the entrance of England
into the present struggle recalled to
his mind "the leopard and his claws"
He rediscOvered the prophecy and
the wonderful accuracy of the de
scription of the battling nations led
him to translate it.
NJ. Paiaden believes Brother Johan-
mes TO have been French monk
who lived and wrote in the sixteenth
century.
Following Is the full text of the
prophecy. the first II paragraphs now
being included for the first time.
l. Several times has one seemed to
recognize him, because all the slay-
ers of the Lamb resemble each other,
and all the wicked are the precursors
of the Great Wicked One.
.. The veritable anti.Christ will be
one of the monarchs of his time, a
son of Luther he will invoke God and
call himself His messenger.
3. The prince of lies will swear by
the Bible; he will call himself the
= Arm of the Most High. chastening
corrupted people.
. I. He will have only one arm, but
his innumerable armies, who will take
as their motto God is with u.s." will
seem like Internal legions.
I 5. For a long time he will act by
; rusc and treason, his spies will spread
) all over the earth, and he will be the
master of the secrets of those in
power.
6. He will have theoloGians in his
pay to certify and prove his celestial
lmission.
Z. a war will furnish him with the
reason for lifting the mask. II will
not be ono which he will make against
the French monarch, but another
which will be easily recognized By
the fact that in two weeks time II
will have become universal.
8. II will call to arms all Chris.
tians. all MohamCtans and even other
very distant people. Armies will be
formed in the four parts of the world
0. For mems eyes will be opened
by angels and in the third week they
will understand that this Is the anti.