Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-02

! In deciphering the allegory, II
must be remembered that France is
represented by a cock, England by
leopard. Germany by black eagle.
Russia by a white eagle. and Austria
by the other eagle" while the lamb
stands for justice. mercy and truth.
Toward the year 1000 the anti.
christ will manifest himself. His
army will surpass in numbers all
that can be imagined. There will be
| Christians among his legions. and
there will be Mohametans and saw
age soldiers among the defenders of
the lamb.
For the first time the lamb will
be all red. There will not be single
spot in the Christian world that will
not be red, and red will be the heay-
ems, the earth. the waters and even
the air, for blood will flow in the
domains OF the four elements At
once.
The black eagle will throw him.
self on the cock. who will loose many
feathers, but will strike back hero
ically with his spurs. He soon would
be crushed were it not for the help
of the leopard and his claws.
THE black eagle will come from
the country of Luth. will surprise
the cock from another side, and will
invade the country of the cock, up TO
the middle of it. D..
T. THE white eagle, coming from the
north will surprise the black eagle
and the other eagle and will in
wade the country of the antichrist
from one end to another
THE black eagle will see himself
forced TO liberate the cock in order
TO fight the white eagle. and the
cock will pursue the black eagle into
the country of the antichrist to help
the white eagle.
THE battles fought up to thcr
will be as nothing compared to those
which will take place in the country
for the seven angles will together
pour in the fire of their cancers
on the impious earth. which signi
termination of the race of antichrist
When the beast sees that he /
lost, he will become furious. and 70
many months the back OF the whit
eagle, the claws of the leopard an
the spurs of the cock will furiOusl
strike at him.
They will cross rivers over tn
y bodies OF the slain. and these, il
places will change the course of tn
: waters. They will bury only tn
men of noble families. the leadin
commandments, and the princes, b.
!, cause TO the carnage made by tn
. armies will be joined the wholesal
death of those who will die {
hunger. or the pest
The antichrist will ask man
times for peace, but the seven angc
?. who walk in front of the three an
r, mails defending the lamb have d
B.: clared that victory will only
e granted on the condition that III
r antichrist be ground like straw O
e the barn floor.
n The executors of the justice of tn
y lamb cannot stop fighting as long q
the antichrist possesses soldiers
r. fight against them.
81 That which makes the DEGREES
% the lamb so implacable IL that III
ID antiChrist has pretended TO be fC
he lower of Christ, and TO act in II
h. name, and II he does not perish, Il
te fruit of the Redeemer would be los
10 and the doors of Hades would pr
III vail against the Savior
THE fight which will take pla
&c where the antichrist FORCES his arm
nc will not be in any way hum;
~ fight.
rs (This may have reference to L
st sen. where the Krupp works al
and many authorities believe tn
the decisive battle may take place
Wcstphalia)
THE three animals defending Il
~ lamb will eXterminate the last arm
N. OF the antichrist. but they will
forced TO erect on the battlefield
- pyre MS large as a city, for the bod
'n of the dead will change the aspc
III OF the countryside. as there will
Ei mounds OF the slain
N "Thc antichrist viii loose i
II crown. and will die in solitude nj
III madness. His empire will be divid,
III into 90 states, bu' none Of them W
n any longer possess fortrcsses. armi
ID or vessels.
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comedies with the number of G.,
III man states.)
II THE white eagle. by order Of S
III Michael. will drive re crescent 80
HI Europe. and will In tall himsoi;
II ons autinoplo Thea will begin {