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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 6, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 27.

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Note and Comment

By Editor

The Millennium Near

A CABLEGRAM from London states that Mrs. Anne Besant, who had recently arrived there from India, announces the impending reincarnation of Christ. She says:—
Everything tends to show that the time is at hand for the arrival of the great world Teacher. Physical and social changes throughout the world tell that the age of militarism is closing, and that fraternity is to be the watchword. The future Anglo-American peace treaty is one sign, but the world's peace is unachievable politically. It will result in a vast spiritual movement unifying all warring creeds. This will be the task of the coming Teacher prefigured in the Christian dogma as the second coming of Christ. It is not far distant. Then our eon will close, and a new age will open.
That the second coming of Christ is near we most certainly believe. We have also been taught to believe that just prior to his coming there would be wonderful demonstrations of satanic power, Satan himself appearing and attempting to personify Christ. We can discover nothing in the lectures of Mrs. Besant that is particularly dissimilar to the published utterances of prominent Spiritualists. The doctrines of theosophy, as explained by Mrs. Besant, seem to be in practically perfect accord with the doctrines of Spiritualism. It is significant, therefore, for this leader of theosophy to be declaring that the time is ripe for the second coming of Christ. It is an indication that we may not have long to wait until we shall find that the arch-deceiver has come, and is attempting to personify Jesus Christ. That the warring creeds will be unified under one spiritual control, the book of Revelation explicitly teaches. The one who brings about this formal unification of professed Christians is the same who will appear to impersonate the Saviour in his second coming. It is also significant that these two events which have so large a place in the closing days of earth's history should be thrown together by this recognized leader of that branch of Spiritualism known as theosophy. The coming of our Saviour is to be after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and the crowning “wonder” of all will be the impersonation of our Saviour by the adversary of souls.