The Deadly Wound Is Healing
By E. E. A.
All the World Going to the Vatican — Turkey and Jerusalem Conspicuous in Prophecy This awful European war has made 2,500,000 widows in the first eight months of its continuance, besides making more than 7,000,000 children fatherless. To-day the allied powers are pressing on toward Constantinople. The Turk is about to be driven out of Europe. His entrance into Jerusalem will be the signal for the beginning of the reign of Christ, who thereafter will not long delay His appearance in the clouds of heaven, with all the holy angels, “in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel,” as the scripture says in 2 Thess. 1: 8. The great religious power, the papacy, which ruled all nations of the world during the Dark Ages, but which in 1798 received a “deadly wound” by having its ruler made a prisoner of the French, is fast being restored to its former prestige. The “deadly wound” is being healed, as was foretold in Revelation 13. Eventually no man will be able to buy or sell except those who pay homage to this power. This prophecy concerning the use of the boycott by a great religious despotism is found in Rev. 13: 16, 17. All Are Going to the Vatican
To-day all the nations of Europe are represented at the Vatican save France. Great Britain recently sent her plenipotentiary. Even Russia, with the Greek Catholic religion prevailing, has her representative in the court of the Roman see, and Turkey and Germany likewise are represented. Representatives of the papacy believe the present terrible war will place the Roman pontiff again in supreme power over the kings and rulers of earth. Only this week the newspapers brought the information that “President Wilson and the pope are likely to work actively for peace in Europe within a short time.” The very next event after the restoration of this great religious system to power, as recorded in Rev. 14: 1, is the appearing of Jesus Christ. All things are now ready for His appearing. All upon this earth are invited to the wedding supper, when the church, the bride of Christ, shall sit down with Him at the sumptuous repast. He who does the will of the Father, says Jesus, “shall inherit all things.” Preparation for the great event so near at hand is imperative. Without a higher power, you cannot reach your own ideals. The flesh is weak, though the spirit may be willing. You must have a power outside yourself to enter your life, to cleanse the mind, to enable you to live the perfect life. No other power in the universe can accomplish this work, but the Holy Spirit. We must become thoroughly acquainted with the Bible, knowing it for ourselves, and being able “to give an answer to every man that asketh” a reason of the hope that is in us. The end is right upon us. Get ready! Watch, lest He may find you unfaithful to your trust. But be assured that to all who receive His word, and do His precepts, He will give the priceless boon of eternal life, a life of joy immeasurable. E. E. A.