The Meaning of the Turkish Situation
God wanted His Gospel to go to the people in Brazil; a revolution occurred; Brazil became a republic, with a far larger measure of religious freedom. God wanted Russia to hear the Gospel; He broke her proud, imperial spirit with little Japan. So we might mention Mexico, South American States, Japan, China. In various ways, by various means, the doors closed for centuries were opened to the Gospel. The strife, the greed, the love of power, the selfish policy of men, God has used to open the closed gates of tyranny to the glorious liberty of the Gospel. Among the last of these countries are the Mohammedan. A chief fruit of that religion is the tyranny of fatalism. The very form of perverted Christianity with which it has come in closest contact, and which to a great extent it was compelled to tolerate, is but little or no better than the religion of “the prophet.” God would have His “everlasting Gospel” go to the Turks and all within the border of Ottoman rule. The revolution came. Men with ambition to tyrannize overstepped themselves. Men’s ambitions to be politically free are used of the Most High to give free course to His glad tidings of salvation. THE MEANING OF THE PRESENT REVOLUTION IN TURKEY IS AN OPEN DOOR TO GOD’S GOSPEL and quick, earnest work by His heralds. Thank God for the revolution. Thank God for the open-swinging doors. Say unto the people, God reigneth.