Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-01-25
(By Jerome Landfeld in the Salt
Lake Tribune, Jan. 10, 1879


ed after the event. What generly hap
pens is that when something is fore
told comes to pass it is siezed upon as
marvellous, while the thousands of
prophecies that do not materialize
are forgotten. Since August, 1914,
many such prophesies have been made
public, some of them foretelling the
world catastrophe with considerable
definiteness. The spirit of mysticism
that has spread over Europe as one
of the psychological reactions of the
war has caused some of these to be
regarded as supernatural revelations
The scientific and skeptical mind
finds itself challenged by facts that
seem to defy explanation.
The most remarkable of all these
foretellings is the prophecy of Broth
err Johannes, supposed to be monk
who lived in the sixteenth century
and wrote. The whole thing may, OF
course, have been composed as a
playful diversion of modern writer
but is definitely known to have exist
ed before 1890. Even so it would be
remarkable, for it is incredible that
anyone five years before the war, by
reason of political insight or sagac-
ity, could have imagined or hazarded
guess as to what would happen and
the combinations that would be made
From this point of view the prophecy
even if the monk Johannes never ex-
listed, is astounding, for it is so
definate and detailed as to preclude
the idea of chance coincidence.
AS far as we know, the prophecy
was among the papers of the late
Adrien Peladan, Frenchman who
made prophecies his hobby and who
finished work in three volumes or
the subject In 1890 his son, himself
student of religious manifestations
found the prophesy among his faith
er's papers. According to him, his
father came into possession of this
manuscript through a monk of SAINT
Michel de Frigolet, near Tarascan
who in turn received it from the
Able Donat, an aged priest and
scholar. M. Peiadan believes that the
supposed author, Brother Johannes
was monk who lived in the sly
teenth century. He translated thf
Latin manuscript into French and
published it in the columns of tie
Figaro. Naturally at that time it at
tracted little attention, for the events
foretold were so fantastic and i'm
probable that it seemed but the hal
lucinations of demented individual
In October, 1914, however, it wa:
republished, this time causing a sen
sation. 1t was also published in var
ious papers in America at that time
But so many things have happened
since that time and so many prom
ecies have received what appears t.
be confirmation that it is worti
while reading it over again in tn
light of the present situation. TIT
condolences are so remarkable tina
even if the document is of recent or
igin they would challenge the scientf
world to give an explanation. Is.
way of elucidation it should be point
ed out that the black eagle represent
Germany; the cock, France; the leop
ard England; the white eagle Russia
Here is the full text of the prphesy
Several times has one seemed I
recognize him, because all the slayer
of the Lamb resemble each other, an
all the wicked are the precursors
the Great Wicked One.
1.-THE veritable Antichrist will b
one of the monarchs of his time, so
of Luther; he will invoke God an
call himself His messenger.
"The Prince of Lies will swear b
the Bible; he will call himself the arr
of the Most High, Christening corrupt
ed people.
HE will have only one arm, but nj
innumerable armies, who will take a
their motto, God is with u.s., will seer
like invernal legions.
"For long time he will act by rus
and treason; his spies will spread a
over the earth, and he will be the mas
ter of the secrets of those in powe
"He will have theoloeians in h
pay to certify and prove his celesti
mission.
"A war will furnish him with II
reason for lifting the mask 1t WI
not be one which he will make again
the French monarch, but anothe
which will be easily recognized by Il
fact that in two weeks time it w
have become universal
at will call to arms all Christian
all Mohammedans, and even 9th
very distant peoples, Armies will