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wqt l\pnstnlir 1J1aUq (he /(eilllt of Peace Some DAY, SOME HAPPY day, All FORMS OF STRIFE SHALL CEASE, And MAY IT BE NOT FAR away- The TIME WHEN ALL is PEACE; On EUERY SEA, ON EUERY SHore. The SOUND OF WAR SHALL BE NO MORE. Some TIME, SOME HAPPY TIME, And MAY THAT TIME BE near- I NJUSTICE, CRUELTY AND CRIME From EARTH SHALL DISAPPEAR; For Christ SHALL COME TO BE OUR King, And EVERY TONGUE WITH JOY SHALL stng. That TIME, THAT HAPPY TIME, Which THIS WHOLE WORLD SHALL BLESS, Will BRING TO UIEW A SIGHT sublime- The REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS; For Christ ALONE SHALL BE OUR King, And EVERY TONGUE His PRAISE SHALL SING. His LAUE, His WONDROUS LAUE, ShalL SOFTEN EUERY HEART, As IT COMES DOWN FROM HEAUEN ABOUE, While SIN SHALL THEN DEPART, And EUERY TONGUE WITH JOY SHALL SING, When Christ HAS COME TO BE OUR King. -Afary Starck. Northern Europe, and at the las rite J<iseaJ/d 1a// tJ/lVafit1J/s will stand as King of the North. In the prophecies of Ezekiel (chap- ter 38), the Northern Kingdom The world faces the greatest tween the teeth of it: and they said will be known as Magog. The crisis in history. More than ever, thus unto it, arise, devour much bear had three ribs in her mouth, we need to know and understand flesh." Dan. 7: 5. which we believe is Germany, what the Bible teaches about the "After this I beheld, and 10 Turkey, and Austria. Even now rise and fall of nations. God told another, like a leopard, which had Turkey is in alliance with Russia; Jeremiah that nations and king- upon the back of it four wings of Austria under Germany; and the doms would be rooted out, pulled Brown Bear ready to take both of down, destroyed builded and them. In Ezekiel 38, we find that planted. (Jer. 1:10). Gomer (Germany) is with Magog Daniel told us of the rise and (Russia) in the last war. fall of all great powers from Baby- Some may doubt that the bear lon to the last, even to the time is to represent Russia. On the when Christ shall reign over all front cover of the November 18. the earth. "Thou, 0 King, "Liberty Magazine" appeared the sawest, and behold a great image." Eagle. Lion, Bear and the Dragon. This great image, whose bright- I wrote to the Liberty asking them nss was excellen t, stood before to explain each of the four and the thee; and the form thereof was reply was, "The Great Brown terrible." Daniel 2: 31. "This Bear is the symbol of Russia: the image's head was of fine gold, his Lion-monarch of the jungles- breast and his arms of silver, his a fowl; the beast had also four is the traditional emblem of Eng- belly and his thighs of brass. His heads; and dominion was given land as is the eagle of the United legs of iron, his feet part of iron to it." Daniel 7: 6. States. The dragon. our fourth and part of clay. Dan. 2:32, 33. "I considered the horns, and, be- ally. is China." Today we see on the pages of hold, there came up among them The third beast like a leopard history the fulfillment of this another little horn, before whom (Italy) having wings of a fowl great prophecy. The HEAD of there were three of the first horns (not wings of an eagle). The GOLD which was the Babylonian plucked up by the roots: and, be- wings could possibly represent the empire rose to great strength, but hold, in this horn were eyes like arise of the four heads upon the when the hand writing of God ap- the eyes of man, and a mouth back of the Leopard which are the peared, it fell. The SILVER speaking great things." Daniel 7: 8. four countries that will stand with which was the Medo-Persian King- Daniel beheld the four beasts- her in some important decisions in dom prospered for a time and then the rise of the four nations out of the near future. Italy has suffered fell to the BRASS, the Mace- the great sea of humanity. utter defeat in this war because she danian Empire. It too, reached The first like a lion (Great tried to stand with Germany when a great height and its King was Britain). The emblem of the lion the prophet told us that one (Ita- wroth because there was no more can be seen in Britain today. This ly) would stand with those of the to conquer. but we see it fell to the emblem is on the British Coat of So~th, the Ten Toed Kingdom. legs of IRON which is the Eastern Arms. The beast (Great Britain) Germany which is Gomer would and Western Roman Empire. had eagle's wings (United States). go with the North. We have seen This territory reached from India Daniel beheld until they were Germany's defeat as she sought to to the Scottish walls. Going from plucked and we see them today on over-run Magog (Russia) when it the Roman Empire to the prophecy our money reminding us that was said that they would be to- of the arise of modern nations, let Daniel's prophecy of the eagle's gether as they are both the sons of us read Daniel 7: 3. "And four wings (United States) was estab- Ja-pheth. A nation cannot fight great beasts (or Powers) came lished. They were made to stand against God and His prophecy-. from the sea (of humanity) di- on the feet as a man (showing Now let us consider the fourth verse one from another." strength and power), and a man's beast of Daniel's phophecy. It had "The first was like a lion. and heart was given unto it (freedom ten horns, a little horn came up had eagle's wings: I beheld till and justice). among them before whom there the wings thereof were plucked, The second beast like a bear were three of the first horns and it was lifted up from the earth, (Russia). Daniel said she raised plucked up. The little horn (anti- and made to stand upon the feet herself on one side-Russia did christ) will be the eil1;hth. but as a man. and a man's heart was this when she took Siberia to her will be of the seven and their do- given to it." Daniel 7:4. dominion. She will gather all the minion will be the same as that of "And behold another beast, a countries to the North which are the Legs of Iron (Roman Empire). second, like a bear, and it raised not under the boundary of the Daniel 2. The Roman Empite up itself on one side, and it had Legs of Iron (Roman Empire). hasn't existed for fifteen hundred three ribs in the mouth of it be- Undoubtedly. she will rule all of years. but the old boundary lines will be established again and the (Jerusalem would be north and should smite the nations: and he .:en kings will sign a treaty with east of Egypt.) Then Magog shall rule them with a rod of iron: the little horn as the speaker of (Russia) gathers an army of Lib- and he treadeth the winepress of the House. He will then make a yans and Ethiopians (Dan. II: the fierceness and wrath of Al- covenant with Israel for seven 43) to march against the holy mighty God." Rev. 19: 15. years. Dan. 9: 27. but in the land-between the seas. Dan. II: "And he hath on his vesture and midst of the seven years he breaks 45. In Ezekiel chapters 38 and on his thigh a name written. the covenant with Israel. sets up 39. we find this was to happen in KING OF KINGS, AND LORD an image of himself and demands the latter years and by peoples OF LORDS." Rev. 19: 16. all to worship it. II Thess. 2: 4. from the North quarters, namely "Who opposeth and exalteth him- Magog (Russia), Gomer (Ger- self above all that is called God. many). and all his bands together or that is worshipped; so that he with those gathered from Libya By ROBERT GiROUARD as God sitteth in the temple of and Ethiopia. They march to the Hebrews 11: 6. Man can't God. shewing himself that he is north and the east between the please God without faith. God." "And he had power to seas-the result recorded in Zech. SOME THINAS OBTAINED BY FAIth. give life unto the image of the 14: 2. "For I will gather all Romans 5: 1. We are justifed beast. that the image of the beast nations against Jerusalem to battle; by faith. should both speak. and cause that and the city shall be taken, and the Eph.2:8. Saved by grace thru as many as would not worship the houses rifled, and the women rav- faith. image of the beast should be ished; and half of the city shall go Rom. 5 :2. Obtain standing killed." Rev. 13:15. forth into captivity, and the resi- grace by faith. There are a number of scrip- due of the people shall not be cut Acts 26: 18. Sanctified by faith. tures referring to the ten-toed or off from the city." Then shall Gal. 2:20. Gal. 3: II. Live by ten-horn kingdom.