Evening star., 1919-09-28

- on the continent is stirred up
since the beginning of the war
over the old Hebrew and New
Testament prophecies.
In the past three years twenty books
on prophecy have been published or
reissued.
Since the armistice, In particular,
there is much calculation of the end
ing of "the times of the Gentiles' in
view of what seems the near restora-
ton Of Israel to Jerusalem.
"And Jerusalem shall be trodden
down of the Gentiles,'' said our Lord
Jesus Christ. until the times of the
Gentiles be fulfilled" duke 21. 2D.
In all ages, the grand old prophe-
cies of the Bible have fascinated be-
levers and unbelievers alike. Sir
Isaac Newton, who discovered the law
of gravity. devoted his best analysis
to the dates of the book Of Daniel.
Spinoza, Hobbies and Michaelis devot-
ed volumes to it. Christopher Co
lumbus wrote book on the return Of
the Jews and the Interpretation of
Isaiah and Revelation. He deemed 1t
greater work than his discoveries
Of 1.-The isles"
And something yet more curious
comes out Of all this interest due to
war upsetting. Away back. between
1866 and 1894. the Christian Herald
office in London and the Bible House
in New York issued eight editions.
selling into the hundred thousand
copies, of Future Wonders of Proph-
ecy," calculated to happen between
1895 and 1908. AS a fact. they did not
happen; but now, suddenly. with. the
world war, belated verihcations have
begun reeling themselves Off, in prac-
tically schedule order.
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An explanation of this queer thing
comes with new war edition OF one
of the prophecy books already men,
toned. In Light for the Last Days"
DR.. and Mrs. Grattan Guinness go
deeply into the distinction between
solar, lunar and calendar years in the
long periods considered. These diff
fsrences present an astronomical mar
0u Va AAVh SAASS GA w "NS
/ years in the case OF the prophecies
/. of Daniel and from twenty-three to
ffty-four years In the case OF those
Of st. John--very much the figures
needed to Justify those original errors
Of calculation.
Here are few Of those most talked
about.
(Ramember. they were originally
issued in 1869
\ Add the astronomical margin. and
you get. in each case. the curious re-
suits which follow:
European wars and revolutions.
/ not later than lses or 1897 (add
tweAty-thrss years. 1910 and includ.
Ing. especially the victory Of France
over Germany. the extension of
France to the Rhine and the change
! OF the (thsn) present twenty-thrse
Kingdoms within Caesars former en-
pirs into the ten kingdoms Of proph-
ecy. not later than nine years before
the end
"All this will be the preparatory
work OF three frogltke demon spirits
(Rsvelation. 1e.lS). white the mystic
Duphratss, or Turkish -Mshometan
empire. 10 drying up.
Complete dismemberment Of the
Turkish empire. expected not later
than 1888 (add twsnty.three years.
1e31) and the re- ablishment Of the
-Four Horn Kingdoms Daniel. S.s) of
Alexander tho Greats Macedonian
empire. (Isn't this q queer calcula-
tion to be made In 1Sssf)
FORMATION Of the ten Kingdoms
(Daniel. S24) by the division of all
. the countries OF Caesars original Ro-
man empire into ten. (And Is not
this Queerer?)
Rise OF = great military dictator.
not later than 1898 (add twenty-three
years. ls23). a. Daniels Eleventh Lit
tie Horn. who is to wax exceeding
great Daniel s.s) about the period
when he makss his seven years
covenant with the JswS (Daniel. S.27).
These must suh.es ~ sxAmplea ,99f