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Pacific Press Publishing Company · OAKLAND, CAL., KANSAS CITY, NEW YORK · Nov 28, 1900

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 26, No. 48.

Prophecy and the New Century

By Editor

THE last year of the greatest of all earth's centuries has been filled with important events among the nations of earth and in the religious world. These events have been faithfully chronicled in the SIGNS OF THE TIMES, and their connection with the prophetic word pointed out.

We are entering upon the beginning of a new century amid such a turmoil of events as the world has never before witnessed. All nations are in perplexity. In the words of Jesus: "Men's hearts are failing them for fear and for looking after those things that are coming on the earth." The greatest, last government of earth has launched out among the nations of earth as a world-power, and her "splendid isolation" of the past is no longer.

What do all these things mean?

What will be the outcome of it all?

Human wisdom can not tell us. Her oracles of the earth are either dumb, or utter only incoherent or contradictory replies.

There is but one true source of wisdom—the "more sure word of prophecy." In His Word, the Lord of heaven and earth has pointed out the rise and fall of empires and the certain end. In the books of Daniel and the Revelation, in the book of Zechariah and in our Lord's teachings are found the course of events in the affairs of this world to the glorious consummation beyond all earth's troublous, tearful, travailing, disruptive ages.

The SIGNS OF THE TIMES, in the year 1901, will give expositions of these great prophecies—

Of Daniel
Of the Revelation
Of Zechariah
Of Our Lord's Discourses

What has the Bible to say of the future life? How alone may man possess blessed immortality? What is the true basis of Spiritism, Christian Science, Theosophy, etc. What is the true relation of the Church and the Christian to the State? What is the true basis of all just government? What must we do to be saved?

The doctrine of predestination has been one of the division doctrines in Christendom. What is the teaching of the Word? Is foreordination consistent with free grace?

The coming of the Lord—is it literal and visible? What will it determine?

The great world is filled with the sick and dying. What is the remedy? How shall we get health and keep it?

All these intensely interesting and vitally important matters will, the Lord willing, be treated in the SIGNS OF THE TIMES in the year to come.

The great stirring events of every day, with their prophetic setting, will be constantly noted.

Loyalty to the Word and to Christ Jesus will be our watchword.

The great field of missions, so interesting to any Christian, with its thrilling stories, incidents and appeals, will be considered.

Not less than fifty-two Bible readings will be given on important topics.

In short, the paper will be all that it has ever been before, and, by the blessing of God, better.

The articles upon the great field of prophecy, alone, will be worth more than the price of the paper.

No mother can afford to miss the instruction given in the Home Department. It will be a paper for all.

The prices are as follows:— One year, $1.50; six months, 75c; three months, 40c To foreign countries in postal union, per year, $1.75