The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-19
A Curious Old Prophecy

Denver Post: Fratre Johannes was
a monk, who dwelt in the clo1ster
and the abbey about the year 1000.
He had VISIONS in the night, ana
they all pertained to the present
world-conflict, as is shown by his
prophecies. His predictions and dis
cussions on The war which is now
raging at its fullest height were writ
ten on parchment.
On account of few discrepancies
in the text, the matter of his prophe-
cies was referred to the Posts news
paper information bureau at Wash
| ington. Director Frederic J. Hasldns
replied to the question as to the
authenticity of the ancient text of the
monk.
The explanation Of the war fore
sights is to be understood under the
following code:
Germany is the black eagle.
Austria an ally of Germany, also
has an eagle.
Russia is the white eagle.
France is the cock.
England, the British empire, is the
leopard.
The reply of Director Haskins fol-
lows:
'In reply to your letter asking
whether the prophecy by the monk,
Fratre Johannes, is real, we would
say that this prophecy was d1scoy-
cred on old parchment in the con-
vent OF the Holy Ghost, at Wiemar.
in Germany, and is kept under glass
in the town hall Of that city. There
have been numerous translations,
whose texts vary somewhat
1.-THE discrepancies. which we
noted, and which you also may notice,
are probably due to the variations In
the translation of the text. On the
whole, it is remarkable prophecy"
1t is as follows:
1.-THE real Antichrist will be one of
the monarchs of his time. Lutheran
protestant He will invoke God and
give himself out as 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 their advice the words, God
is with u.s. will resemble the Internal
regions.
VIII HIre W1se Men.
For long time he will act by
craft and strategy. His spies Will
overrun the earth, and he Will be
master of the 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-
| lF
will not be in the first instance a war
which he will wage against French
monarch. But it will be one Of such
nature that, after two weeks. al
, will realize its universal character.
mot only all christians. but al
Mussulmans, but even more distant
, peoples, will be involved. Armies
will be involved from the four quar-
tiers of the earth.
"For by the third week the angels
will have opened the minds of men
: who will perceive that the man 1s
Antichrist and that all will become
his slaves If they do not overthrow
this would be conqueror.
"Antichrist will be recognized by
various tokens-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.
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 christian and will die
, from the malediction Of Pope Bene
dict, who will be elected at the be
, ginning Of the reign of Antichrist
"In order to conquer Antichrist II
will be necessary to kill more men
} than Rome ever contained. 1t will
need the energies of the Kingdoms
because the Cock, 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 all the human race.
Never will humanity have been
, faced with such a peril, because the
triumph of the Antichrist would be
that Of the demon, who will have
taken possession Of his personality.
/ For 1t has been said that twenty
centuries after the incarnation Of the
Word, the beast will be fncarnate in
his turn, and will menace the world
with as many evils as the Divine In
carnation has brought it graces.