The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-09-25

during for a time certain. The lease
Of gentle dominion began, according
To- Bible chronology and history, 6O6
Il. c., was to continue 2,520 years,
ana necessarily ended in 1914, which
marks the end of the present order
at which time its disintegratiOn should
be expected. Jesus stated that when
that time arrived there would be a
world war, famine, pestilence. and
revolutions i'm various parts of the
earth, marking the beginning of the
worlds ending All these things have
been fulfilled since 1914. and the fam
inc and revolutions are still in pro
gress.
He further stated-and this is cor
roborated by many of the prophets
that the return of the Jews to Pales
tine would be an additional evidence
of this great time of the worlds end.
This fact is also now accomplished.
Additionally he said that during the
period of the end of the world there
would he upon earth distress of ma
tions, with perplexity, mems hearts
failing them Tor fear of what they
see coming upon the earth This is
now in progress.
AS "a further evidence he stated
that hk followers loyal and faithful
Christians, would be hated of various
nations for his names sake and would
be prosecuted This was also fulfilled
during the World War, and many
Christians in Austria, Germany. Great
Britain, Canada, the United States,
and other places, were severely per-
secuted. The greater portion of this
persecution was because of the. publ
cation of "The Finished Mystery
which explains the book Of Revelation,
written by ST. John while he was
serving a term in prison on a false
charge of sedition. Hundreds Of thou
sands of copies Of THE Finished Mys.
people.
Another important date God has
made clear through the prophets.
When the children of Israel entered
the land of Palestine in the year 1875
B. c., God required them to count the
time from that date forward and to
keep every fiftieth year as jubilee;
and commanded thai these jubilecs
should be kept for seventy periods,
which would be equivalent to a total
Of $500 years. st. Paul shows that
these things were types or shadows
The jubilee periods typified the thou
sand-year reign OF Christ, which would
I.o Mt hn of gapnp1 ..
ence and at the end of the world, dur
| ing which the obedient of mankind
must be restored A period of $500
years beginning in 1875 b. G.. Of ne
cessity will end with 1925 a. ID. 1t
is therefore confidently expected from
the Scriptures that 1925 will mark the
end Of wars, famine. pestilence. rev0
lutions, anarchy, and general disturb
ances, and that the restoration Ol
man will progress from that time for
ward.
Millions of people now living OF
earth reasonably expect in the ordin-
ary course of events, to live ten oil
fifteen years. Those living i'm 1925
and thereafter, coming to knowledge
| of the truth and being obedent to this
message of truth, will be gradually
restored TO perfection on body ant
mind and will live on the earth for
ever in state OF happiness. The eartf
will gradually be improved. the des
erts made productive, the waste places
inhabited, and the whole world be
come fit habitation sufficient t'
). support the entire human race will
abundance. e.-Isaiah 35; Ezekiel S6
"a, 35
The seed of Abraham according t'
the promise consists Of Christ Jesus
the head and the church his body