None Shall Help Him by G. B. STARR

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Nov 26, 1914

“None Shall Help Him”

By G. B. STARR

G. B. STARR

We are surely nearing the fulfillment of this prophetic declaration. The power referred to is Turkey, “the king of the north,” one of the four divisions of Alexander’s empire referred to in Dan. 11: 2-6, 11, 13, 15, 40-45.

“But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.” Dan. 11: 44, 45.

Tidings out of the north have never ceased to trouble Turkey since the Crimean War (1853-56). Russia’s designs to secure Constantinople have been well known by all the great powers of Europe, and heretofore England and others have helped the Turk to maintain his foothold in Europe. But they have become weary of this, as the following from the London Times of October 30 clearly states:—

“By her foolish yielding to the instigations of Germany, Turkey has pronounced her own doom. The Ottoman Empire in Europe will soon be merely a memory. Since the Turks are resolved on self-destruction, we do not regret her appearance in the ranks of the combatants.

“The present mighty struggle will mean for Europe not only the end of . . . militarism, but also the end of the Turks in Europe. These have been the chief menaces to the peace of the Old World for more than fifty years.

“Syria, Arabia, and Mesopotamia will also be freed from the blighting influence of the Turk, who will be relegated to the obscure valleys of Asia Minor.”

“In Asia Minor,” England thinks, is where the Turk will be driven to his end. “To the holy mountain,” at Jerusalem, “between the seas,”—the Mediterranean, the Caspian, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and the Dead Sea,—is what the prophecy calls for. This is where Russia is determined that the Turk shall be driven by “the heavy hammer of Russian forces;” and England, by withdrawing her opposition, helps to fulfill the word that “none shall help him.”

Russia sees in this her long-looked-for opportunity. The student of the Word of God sees in it the sure fulfillment of the divine prediction, the forerunner of the standing up of Michael (Dan. 12: 1), and the ushering in of the kingdom of Jesus Christ.

The Most High still rules in the kingdoms of men; and while they marshal their forces to carry out long-cherished plans, God uses them to do his will and fulfill his word. The following shows that Russia is delighted to do her part:—

“‘It Is Russia’s Opportunity’”

“Turkey’s Entrance Into the War Delights Petrograd”

“‘RUSSIA MARCHES TO THE FULFILLMENT OF HER DESTINY’”

“PETROGRAD, VIA LONDON, NOVEMBER 2.—All the Russian newspapers express enthusiastic gratification at Turkey’s entrance into the war, declaring that it makes the Turkish question possible of settlement once and for all time.

“‘It is Russia’s opportunity,’ says the Bourse Gazette. ‘There is no general combination of powers, such as several times saved Turkey from final destruction by the heavy hammer of Russian forces. With the blood of our sons we have shown the allies our friendship, and therefore nothing will move them once more to hold back our hand.

“‘We shall for once receive only help and cooperation from the Anglo-French fleets in the Ægean. We will let them watch the enemy from the rear; we will tackle him in front by sea and by land. Russia accepts the challenge, . . . and marches to the fulfillment of her destiny with undimmed faith.’”—Boston Globe of November 2.

Had the Russian editorial read, “Russia marches to the fulfillment of prophecy,” it would have told the exact truth. For nearly forty years the writer has watched with deepest interest the movements in the Near East with reference to the fulfillment of the predictions relating to the Eastern Question, and rejoices in the clear evidences that the last step, the last act in the drama, is at hand.