The Parker post., 1917-11-17
OLD PROPHECY
BE|NCFULF|LLED
WAR AND PRINCIPAL FIGURES
IN IT F0RECAsTED WITH RE.
MARKABLE ACCURACY RY A
GERMAN MONK.

The Jolly Elk reproduces the fol-
lowing regarding the present war,
which is now believed to be nearing
complete fulfllment. The authentic
ity Of this prophecy, made by Monk
Fratre Johannes, was at first doubt
ed because of few discrepancies In
the text, but the matter was referred
to the newspaper information bureau
at Washington, and Director Fred
erick j. Haskins replied as follows:
I'm reply to your letter asking
whether the prophecy by the monk,
Fratre Johannes, Is real, we would
say this prophecy was discovered In
old parchment in the Covenant of the
Holy Ghost. at Wismar, in Germany,
and Is kept under glass in the town
hall OF this city. There have been
numerous translations which text
vary somewhat We are returning
you copy of this prophecy.
THE discrepancies which we noted
Fand which you may also notice are
probably due to the variations In the
translation of the text. On the whole
it is remarkable prophecy. 1t is as
| follows"
The real Antichrist will be one OF
the monarchs of his time. Lutheran
Protestant. He will invoke God and
give out His messenger, or apostle.
This prince of lies will swear by
the Bible. He will represent himself
as the arm Of the Most High, sent to
chastise corrupt peoples.
He will have only one arm, but his
innumerable armies, who will take
for device the words. "God is with
U.s." will resemble the Internal re-
gions.
For a long time he will act by
craft and strategy. His spies will
overrun the earth, and he will be
master of secrets of the mighty He
will have learned men in his pay.
who will maintain and undertake to
prove his celestial mission.
A war will afford him the oppor-
tunity Of throwing OF the mask. 1t
will not be in the first instance
war which he will wage against
French monarch. But it will be one
Of such nature that after two weeks
all will realize its universal char
acter.
Not only Christians, but Messel-
mans and even more distant peoples
will be involved. Armies will be in
volved from the four quarters of the
earth.
For the third week the angels will
perceive that the man is Anti-Christ
and that all will become his slaves If
they do not overthrow this conqueror
Antichrist will be recognized by
various token -- in special he will
massacre the priests, the monks. the
women. the children, and the aged.
He will show no mercy, but will pass
torch in hand, like the barbarians,
but invoking Christ.
His words of imposture will re-
semble those of Christians, but his
VOWS of all the human race
He will have an eagle in his arms,
there will also be an eagle In the
arms of his confederate. But the
latter will be a Christian. and will
die from the malediction of Pope
Benedict who will be elected at the
beginning of the reign of Antichrist.
In order to conquer Antichrist, it
will be necessary to kill more men
than Rome ever contained It will
need the energies Of all the king
doms because, the Leopard and the
! White Eagle will not be able to make
an end of the Black Eagle without
the aid Of the prayers and the vows
Of the human race.
Never will humanity have been
faced with such peril, because the
triumph OF the Antichrist would be
that Of the demon, who will have
taken possession Of his personality.
For it has been said that 20 CEN
turies after the incarnation of Word
the beast will be incarnated In his
turn and will menace the world with
as many evils as the Divine Incarna-
tion has brought 1t graces.
Towards the 1000 Antichrist will
be made manifest. His army will sur
pass in number anything that can be
imagined. There will be Christians
among his cohorts and there will be