New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-02-02
NINETEEN EIGHTEEN PROPHECIES.
A New Era and New Earth From Imperial
ism to Brotherhood From World Au-
tocracy to World Democracy.
By DIR. Delmer Eugene Croft.


and Austria. Forty and two
months the powers of the beast
seem to prevail, this time expires
in February. The confusion and
distress Of strangers III all lands,
is fulfilled by interning of aliens.
The mystic smbol Of the Dragon
is applied to the spirit of the
Kaiser. "Who eyaleth himself
above all that is called God, show
inc himself as if he were God. y
The Armageddon of the World.
The numeral ''Seven" is the
symbol of divine power. "Seven
Spirits of God" divine life
Seven eyes of the Lamb, - di-
vine vision; Seven Churches, y
divine faith; "Seven Seals" di-
vine redemption; Seven Candle
sticks" divine light; "Seven
Trumpets. " divine warning
"Seven Walls, divine retribution
Seven Stars" divine glory. The
Seven periods of divine Fulfill
ment are: From Creation to the
peluge; from the Deluge to the
call of Abraham; from the call of
Abraham to the Exodus from
Egypt; from the Exodus to the
building of the Temple; from the
building of the Temple to the
destruction of Jerusalem; from
the destruction Of Jerusalem 10
the birth Of Christ; from the birth
of Christ to the present Amaged.
don of the World. "This is the
day, spoken of God" The full
fillment of "a new heavens and
a new EARTH" the era Of Messionic
brotherhood. "The former things
are passed away" Autocracy, I'M
perialism, Capitalism, Creeds.
"Behold I make all things new, -
a new world where Religion, Ed
ucation, Science, Art, Wealth
shall be glorifed thru service.
An era Of the mind of God, AL
nations shall bring their glory
into it." It shall be Divine
Democracy, "the tabernacle OF
God with men,"
This appalling Armageddon of
the world is drawing near. 1t
will be the final conflict of the
last war of the ages. This war
will be the retributive and purify
ing fire and blood that shall re-
deem the nations. Out of the
sublime crucible Of this war will
come a glorifed christianity, civ
ilization and social structure, that
shall be the brotherhood Of the
"New Heavens, and the exalted
order of the "New Earth" In
this final conflict, people Of every
nation of the earth will take part.
The "forty and two months of
prevailing of the forces of the
arch-enemy of the worlds peace,
liberty, and christian faith, will
end with February. Then with
startling events the arena of war
is staged for this great battle.
"The time, times and half
time" is fulfilled in the "subdu-
ing of three kings" Russia. Ron-
mania, Turkey. which give them
selves, deceived unto the enemy.
Amid frightful confusion, dis
heartening events, "the Temple
of Heaven is opened" the call is
issued. "Thrust in thy sharp
sickle, the time has come for thee
to reap" which indexes the time
Of Armageddon at the full tide
of summer. The symbol of the
Locusts with breast-plates of
iron, with the sound of their
wings like the sound of running
chariots in BATTLE" this index
coupled with the vision of Ten
nvson:
"For I dipt into the future far
as human eye could see,
Saw the Vision Of the world. and
all the wonder that would be i:
Saw the heavens fill with COM
merce. argosies of magic sails.
Pilots of the purple twilight,