“The War and the Holy Land”
IN the midweek pictorial edition of the New York Times dated March 11, may be found a significant little article with the title “The War and the Holy Land.” The Christian Herald, in some of its “advanced proofs” sent out under date of March 17, has a couple of paragraphs under the caption “Palestine as an American State.” These and many other writers recognize that when this war is over, Palestine will be prominent in the discussions incident to the settlement of territorial lines. There is a growing conviction, in the world, that Palestine once again is to become a great center of interest and political discussion. The men who are giving consideration to this topic do not, as a rule, make a special study of the prophecies. They are viewing the question almost wholly from the political standpoint. But the prophecies show that the great final war will be Armageddon, and Armageddon is located in the heart of Palestine. The political sentiments of the nations, and the religious sentiments of the last great apostasy, will form a great whirlpool of conflict that will rage about Palestine, and finally reach its climax in the Armageddon war. We see how events are tending in that direction. How important it is that men should live with their Bibles; that they should study the pages of the sacred Book carefully; that they should seek the infallible guidance of the Spirit of God, which the Master has told us will guide us into all truth. If we do this, we may live above the fogs of political strife and religious bigotry. We may stand in the clear, strong light that God has abundantly provided for those who will walk in His paths.