O N E of the most

phecies i n the Bi- ble is the follow- ing:

lem s h a l l be t r o d - den down a f the Genti les , u n t i l the Times of tha Gen- t i le6 be f u l f i l l e d . And them sha l l be sign6 i n the sun, and in t h e moon, and in the s t a r s ; and upon the e a r t h d i s t r e s s of n- w i t h perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men 's hearts failing them for fear, apd for look- ing a f t e r those

remarkable pro-

"And Jerusa-

0 US of t h e prss- ent world chaos---with a l l import - an* nat ions , save only four, having already suffered overthrow i n rev- olution---out of t h i s collapse of nations and i n s t i t u t i o n s , w i l l soon ems rae - . . a new WORLD SUPER-GOV- E R N E N T I ! !

It is the only nay out! Bible prophecies say IT WILL COME!

And

Who w i l l manegato obtain the power of' SUPREME WORLD RULIER?

Caesar, Napolean, t h e Kaisar, a l l strove t o capture it. Stalin, Mussol ini , and others ROW lust for world power. ceed in gaining it?

W i l l ane of them suc-

Here i s t h e p l a i n truth---in advance---from t h e Bible propheoies.

th inrs which are coming on the earth." i n s t i t u t i o n of man,

iness t o spring a+ one another's throats, The next world war i s now an IMMINENT C6R- TAI NTY I

W e are in a t i m e o f t r o u b l e such as never was since there was a nation!

not continue on i n t h i s seething of chaos and despair---of revo- lut ion-- - o f f eve fish preparation for w o r l d war---much longer!

Conditions can-

What W i l l be OUTCOME? -

Just what is now t a k i n g p lace? It i s the collapse of every

bu i l t without calling (Luke 21 : 24-26) .

These Conditions are HERE!

A l iterary genius could scarcely pen a more v i v i d picture of t h e GENERAL con- d i t i o n af t h e world today!

A tremendous p o l i t i c a l and economio carthquaxe has runbled thru forty nations ---the aftermath o f the w o r l d war.

Every major nat ion, save only the United States, Great Brita in , Francs, and Japan, has toppled i n revolution---and most of the smaller nations besides.

millions are i n hunger and want---a fourth of the workers out of jobs---in the m i d s t of the greatest p lenty t h e World ever had, Cvery financial structure i n t h e world has collapsed!

want, misery, and chaos, twice t h e peace armies of' any former period stand i n read-

We hava come into a c o n d i t i o n where

And i n the face of this world-wide

upon Almighty God, and i n d e f i a n c e t o the principlas of His laws! It is the END of man's efforts t o govern h imse l f without Gad!

these conditions, described i n general i n t h e above prophecy. And MW not ice what t h e outcome wi 11 be :

"When ye t e e THESE THINGS corns to gsrr

The Bible has farstold every pharo o f

KNOW ya that th6 Kin dam of God Ls ! i g h - e - band! (Luke 2nl ) - T h e outcome, then, w i l l be the estab-

Out what t h a t Hinsdom? Where will it be? Who s h a l l rule it?

lishment of THE KINODOM OF GOD!

Who will be i t s c i t izens?

-__I_ The G e n t i l e I m a ~ r e p r c q

The prophet Daniel gives us Our an- ewer . Danie l was a young Jewish prophet. He had been taken, anong J e w i s h captives, ta t h e court of King Nabuchadnczrsr of Bib- ylon. The king had a dream, which none,

b u t Daniel, under revelation from God, was able to recall to his mind or t o interpret.

t h e second chapter o f Dan ie l .

image's head was of f i n e gold, his breast and h i s arms of s i l v e r , his belly and his thigh of brass, h i s lags of iron, his feet part of i r o n and p a r t of C l a y D " (Dan, 2:32-

"Thou sawest," continues Daniel in the 33) . 33th verse, "till that a stone was cut out wlthout hands, which smote t h e image on his$aet, t h a t were of i r o n and clay, and brakc them t o pieces, Then was the iron, -theclay, t h e brass, the silver, and the gdd, broken i n pieces together, and be-

came like the c h a f f of t h e summer th resh- ingPloors; and t h e w i n d carried them away, b d no place was found f o r them: and t h e stone t h a t smote the image became a g r e a t mounkain, and filled t h e whole earth."

This prophetic dream is recorded in

The king had seen a great image. "This

- The jnter p r e t a t i on

"This is t h e dream," t h e prophet BX- plained, "and we will tell t h e i n t e r p r e t a - t i o n t h e r s o f before the king. Thou, 0 king, art a king of kings: for the God of heavm hath given thee a kingdom, power, and s t r e n g t h , and glory. . , Thou a r t this head of gold. And a f t e r thee s h a l l arise ahblther kingdom inferior t o thee, and an- other t h i r d kingdom of brass , which shall bear rule aver all the e a r t h . And the four th kingdom shall be strong as iron; €orasmuch as iron braakath in pieces and subdueth a l l t h i n g s ; and as iron t h a t brealceth all t h e s e , s h a l l it breek i n pioccs and bruise. ' I (Dan. 2 : 34-40) .

So t h i r image picturod, prophttic8lly, the four great world- ru l ing Gentile Empire which, d u r i n g the Times o f t h e G e n t i l e s , were t o dominate the world .

We need not puzz le over the inter- pretation. The i n t e r p r e t a t i o n is plainly explained. The head of gold r r p r a e n t e d Nsbuchadnezrar' s Chaldean Empire, often ca l l ed Babylon. The breast and arms, the suceeding world empire, cal led the Persian Empire, or Medo-Persia. The belly and t h i & foretold Alexander's Greeoian-Macsdonian Empire and its four d i v i s i o n s . And t h e fourth and l a s t was the great Roman Empire, the toes r e p r e s e n t i n g the t e n divisions growing o u t of that Empire successively since i t s f a l l in 476, A.D., and con t inu - ing on down t o t h e very present time, cul- minating I n t h e Italy of today.

-- A World Super-Government Appears

This g r e a t propheoy shows there w e r e t o be four w o r l d - r u l i n g Gentile powers, and ONLY four, We know from a corresponding prophecy i n t h e 1'7th of Revelation, that out of the present I ta ly is to emerge a re- incarnat ion af the once great and pow- e r h l Roman Empire, by an a l l i a n c e of t a n nations w i t h i n i t s t e r r i t o r r y . Th i s Mus- S o l i n i is now b r i n g i n g about in amazing 4ashion.

And f l n a l l y , i r l t h e s e very last dsyo, 13 t 4 S m i t e t h i s G e n t i l e image on

its f e e t and toss - - - tha t po r t of tha imrge which symbolizes the l a s t , or tenth of th . success ive governments growing o u t of the Empire t h a t f a l l i n 476 A.D. What, or who, i s t h i s S?ONE? This stone is Jesus Chtirt, as K i n g of kings, and head o f the oomin6 Kingdom of, God. (Mat, 21:42; Mark 12:lO; Luke 20:17),

I n other wards, the KINGDOM OF GOD, headed by Jesus Christ , will put an END t o the p o l i t i c a l and economicrule of t h e G e n t i l e s , smashing these European Gentile n a t i o n s to pieces, and t h e Stone Ringdam will become a great n a t i o n and FILL THE WHOLE EARTH. (verse 35),

And not ice t h e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n in t h e 44th verse: "And in the days of there kings (those r e p r e s e n t e d by the t o e s , t h e king8 o f Europe TODAY, Y . 43) , shall t h e God o f -- heaven set 2 a kingdom, (thcKingdan!ofT God,) which s h a l l never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall n o t be left to other peo- ple, but a t shall break in piece3 and eon- sume ell these kingdoms, and it chall rrtand forever .''

Notice, the Kingdoa of God is t o bo s e t up on earth ( v e r s a 35) . It will SUCCEED the G e n t i l e governments of the world, so t h e Church is not the Kingdom.

The Corning world Dictatar I_

This kingdom, or govarnmerk, is t o spread u n t i l it fills the WHOLE EARTR ( ~ ~ 3 5 ) and it will rule the world, forever.

w o r l d ruler er Dictaeor? NOW who w i l l be i t s Ki.ng---the coming

Let the Bible answer. Turn t o Luke

"And . 1:26-27,31-33: the angel Gabrial wan sent

from God unto . , . a v i r g i n . ,and tha virgin's name was Mary. And the angel raid unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hrsf found favor with God, And behold thou Sh81t conceive in thy womb, and s h a l t bring forth a son, and shalt call h i s name JQSzfS, He s h a l l be great . , and the Lord God shal l g i v e unto him t h e throne of his father Da- v i d : and b shall reign over '& house OJ

Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there rhrU be no end."

to be a King. ' I . He is Co rule FOREVER. The Kingdom He shall ru l e is t h e one t h 8 t s h a l l have no end---the KINGDOM OF GOD.

"To t h i s end was I born, and f o r this cmuse e r n e I i n t o the world," Ha t o l d P i l a b , (John 18:37).

And n o t i c s i n Daniel 7:13,14, where "the Son of man (Jesua) came w i t h the cloud8 of heaven (st His imminent Second Corning), . . . and there was given him dominion, and & l o r y , and a kingdom, t h a t a l l people, na- tions, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting domint ion, which s h a l l not pass away, and h i a kingdom t h a t which shall n o t be destroyed." HE: will be t h e world DICTATOR!

- Notice t h e s e p o i n t s ; 1. Jcrua vao born

Jesus Himsolf claimed t o be 8 king,

-- Soon t o Apper:!

This wonderful Kingdom will soon tC- place these crumbling, decaying Gentile governments, And this i s t h e most itnport-

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aqt and t h e most joyr*ul new9 thnf: cauld po6slbly be shouted to the peoples of t h e earth! All t h e present r o t t e n corruption and g r a f t in politics, dishones ty i n bus- iness, a l l unrest, strife, cenfusien, fear of wafr - -a l1 the c a u ~ e s of unhappiness--- w i l l be banished forever!

A n d the thought t h a t gives a l l be- lievers special joy is the premise .that we s h a l l SHARE with H f M a l l t h e glory, riches, and power of t h i s soon-coming gl* r ioys kingdom !

chapter of Daniel: the Most High s h a l l take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever and ever . , and t h e kingdom and dominion, and t h e greatness of the kingdom under the whole hsaven (not IN heaven) shall be given t o the people o f t h e s a i n t s of the M o s t High, whose king don^ is an ever last ing kingdom, and a l l dominions s h a l l serve and obey him. I t

And n o t i c e the promise i n Rev. 3:21: Jesus says, "To him t h a t overcometh (not mere fa i th i n h i s t o r i c fact3 about JCSUJ,

but the active trust i n Him that overcomes s i n ) will f grant t o sit with me m~ throne, even as I a l so overcamel and am set down.with my Father, i n his throne.''

And again, notice TI Tim. 2:12: "If we suffer, we s h a l l also raixn with Him,

Let us t a k e ono b r i e f glimpss i n t o the g lor ie s of' t h i s coming Kingdom: "And God shall wipe away a l l tears from their eyes; and there s h a l l be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, n e i t h e r s h a l l there be any more p a i n : f o r former things are passed away.'' (Rev, 22:4),

Notice v e r s e s 1% and 27 ef this 7th "But t h e s a i n t s of

2& Conditions of Citizenship

But not ice , now, tho warning! There are CONDITIONS t o c i t izenship i n t h i s wonderful Kingdom of immortals:

the abominable, and murderers , and whore- mongers, and sorcerers ( s p i r i t u a l i s t s and fortune-tellers, etc . , ) , and i d o l a t e r s , and a l l liars, s h a l l have the ir part i n the lake that burneth with f i r e and brim- stone: which i s t h e second death . . * * and there shall i n no wise s n t s r into it (the Kingdom of G o d ) anything t h a t d e f i - leth, neither whatsoever worketh abomina- t ion , or maketh a l i e : but they which ara written i n t h e Lamb's book o f l i f e . " (Rev. 21:8,27).

SIN is the root cause o f all tho un- happiness, pain, suffering, and sorrow of the kingdoms o f this present wor ld ,

The REASON there will be no sorrow, nor anguish, nor suffering, i n t h e King- dom of God is that THERE WILL BE NO SIN i n t h i s Kingdon, wholly REPENT of a l l s i n , and TURN FROM a l l sin, t r u r t i n g i n Jesus Christ t o b r e d the power of a l l e v i l h a b i t s , and t o cam- letely CLEANSE t h e i r Lives of a l l s i n , s h a l l aver antar t h i s saon-coming King- dom! And 6 0 there s h a l l ba frothing there , throughout a l l e t e r n i t y , b u t PEACE, HAPPI- KESS, and undescr ibab l t JOY!

Do you want ta ba t h e r e ? for t h e opportunity and privilags!

"But the f e a r f u l , t h e unbelieving,

ONLY those who now

Praise God

But

+he TERMS, which alone cau'ld 1Mk8 t h i s blessedness possible, are UNCONDf'lIONAL SURRENDER, a l l givingup OF your own way, of your own thoughts, ideas rnd b e l i e h e w n , and s i m p l e , child-like, implicit FAITH i n Jesus Chri s t and Has power to deliver from a l l sin, and t a give eternal life!

The mersra6e far the carelaas, t h r in- d i f ferent , whether church member or uncon- verted, is feund i n Luke 13:3, and in Sohn 8:23,24:

asu us is speaking: '9 te l l you, Nay; but exce t e REPENT, s h a l l a l l Iika- wisi &!%'Ye are from beneath; f ma - from above: ye are o f t h i s world; Z em not of t h i s world-. t h a t believe NOT that I am he, your s i n s . I '

There are t h e two conditions!

I s a i d therefore unto yeu, s h a l l d i e in a r s i n s : a i f Y.

shall d i e & REPENTANCE, and FAITH.! !

Don't Live iq a POOL'S paradise!

The time is at hand! Every sign i n the world today f'ulfib

the prophecies which t e l l us we hrvr 00- to t h e VERY LAST DAYS of the present order o f things!

present civilization---the c iv i l i za t ion we have idolized, and bragged about, with d l i t s mechanical inventions, i t s amuremdntr and luxur ice - - - i s DOOMED! But the prrrrrrt order is not good, but bad. And a l l the r o t t e n corruption and dishonesty and r i n i n t h e p o l i t i c a l , thr commercial and in4 dustrial, and the social l i f e that ha8 pro- ducedthis present c i v i l i z a t i o n is about t o be ovarthrown and conpletely WIPED Ovf!

It rnalces no d i f farence what we beliovo or want t o believe! God has SPOKEN! Our reluctance t o believe it cannot prevent it!

their a l lo t t ed time. f a s t setting!

Those who love t h i s world, with it pleasures, i t s oustome, i ts ways---a11 that goes t o make up t h i s modern civilirr- tioh---are l i v i n g i n defiance of God, and if YOU are one o f them, you ore l i v ing i n a FOOL'S PARADISE!

THINGS coming t o pass---the things we ndy see---to LOOK UP---to SURRENDER and RHPEMT

WITHOUT CEASING---and NOT t o be ovarchrqd with the cares of this world, i t s plossuW# and interests---for OUR REDEMPTION D R A W m NIOH! The t i m e is at hand, M o s t O f ur ARB NOT READY!

Mill ba late!

found; let t h e wicked forsake h i s w a r , and t h e un- righteous man h i s thoughts: and le t him return unto the Lord, & Hg hrve m e r q u-n him: and t o our God, for He will abundantly pardon." (Tsa. 55:6,v.

We are now warned t o GET READY! So many do not want t o believe t h i s

The Genti le nations are a t the END of The Gentile sun is

Jesus warned us that when we see Tma

---to GET READY---to BE SOBER---tO PRAY

TODAY t h e Lord may bo found. TOMbRRbW

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MUSSOLXNT GOES TO W A R ! T c - o d f r o m p a m

Notice Ethiopia's p o s i t i o n on t h e accompanying map. North o f Ethiopia I s Eritrer, belonging t o ITALY. And South- east is Italian Soral i land.

'In 1895 Gen. Baratiere t r i e d to de- fend Eritrea a g a i n s t the Ethiopians with only 13,000 men. Because of the mountain- ous country, and be ing greatly outnurn- bcred, t h e I t a l i a n s were cut t o pieces! They l o s t 4,600 w h i t e r , and 3,000 native troops, and more than 2,500 t a k e n prison- er , This defeat was disastrous t o I t a l i a n expansion i n Africa.

for revenge! In 1927, Mussolini set t h e time, a t JUST 40 YEARS from that de fea t , or 3 9 3 5 , when he would be ready, " f i n a l l y t o make our voice h e a r d , and see eur rights recognized!" as quoted on page 5 .

Mursolini 1s READY!

liver e ince , T t a l i a n s have thitstud

1935 is HERE, The hour has struck!

New n o t i c e versa 40, last: p a r t : 'I. . .and t h e k i n g of t h e north s h a l l

coma against him like yhirlwind, w i t h

chariots, and w i t h horseman, and w i t h many Ships , and ha s h a l l enter into the Cauntrker and sha l l o v e r f l o w and PA63 OVBR."

A whirlwind comes IN THE A I R , sweeping a l l before i t . A s t h i s is written, MUSSO- l i n i is sending a grea t A I R FORCE into At'- rice! A 1 6 0 many modern "chariots ," ---truokr tanks, etc. Also many SHIPS, lorded w i t h s o l d i e r s . More than 100,006 already have sai led, and other6 are now loading.

s h a l l pass OVER! ---in t h e AIR! And, not ice at, Mursolini's feroer

Verse 41---"He s h a l l enter also into the GLORIOUS LAND"---PALESTIW! G t 8 a t Bri* ain controls Palebtine, so t h a t will in- volve him with war w i t h GREAT BRfZAIN, and then it w i l l be d i f f i c u l t indeed for tho United States t o keep out! When b S 8 0 l i f d taker PALESTSNE, then the nations w i l l br plunged i n t o the great, las t and final W O R L D ~ ~ A R !

A n d , " cort inues verse 41, "many countries shall. be overthrown, but theee shall escape out of his hand, even lidom, (TURKEY), and Moab;, and the c h i e f of t h 6 children of h o n . many others with him---TEN IN ALL (Rev, 17: 12), reviving THE ANCIENT ROMAN EMf'IRE.

Versa 42 says EGYPT shal l not tsaape, proving Egypt is not now tha "king o f tha south." This, also doubly involttes Great Britain, who controls ggypt! Verse 43 soy8 the Libyans and Ethiopians s h a l l be a t his steps, ---he w i l l t h e n cantrol them. He rl- reqdy contrals Libya!

Verse 44---8ut news out of the 2art--- JAPAN, and out of the north---RUSSIA, shall trouble Mussolini! Japan is already con- cerned in h i s quarrel with Ethiopia! When Mussol ini takes P a l e s t i n e , ha not only w i l l force England i n , but then Russia and Turkey will enter the war , for t h e y aro a l l i e d to- gether for the express pu~pose of' REOAIUTUG PALESTINE, a t any cost !

h i s p a l a i e , a s c a p i t a l of t h e revived Ro- man Empire, AT JERUSALEM! Zech. 14:2 says

Mussol ini w i l l unit.

Verse 4S---Mussolini s h a l l establish

the c i t y sha l l be taken! " Y A ht shall C& to his &, and NONE s h a l l him!" This - language s i g n i f i e s Muasolini's end a t the HAND,OF GOD! scribed i n Rev. 19:19-20, and Zech. 14:12,

And now what i s the TIME of this END, at the close of t h i s marvelous prophecy? The next verbe, Daniel X?:l , says a t the time of t h e RESURQECTXON OF THB JUST---th. SECOND COMINQ OF JESUS EHRTSZ!!!

doms of Syria and Egypt, soon a f t e r ths death of Alexander the Great---2204 years ago, But it ENDS a t the time of t h e Resut- rection and Second Coming of Christ1 It is s o p la in , t h e r e can be na daubt of its right a ppl i c a t i o n !

and AT ARMAGEDDON! It is the START o f the f i n a l WORLD WAR! It is NOW STARTING! Da you really REALIZE it? IT 13 STARTING, h)ow!

This w a r now s t a r t i n g will only END w i t h the SECOND COMINO OF CHRIST!

Arc you r c a d x for t h a t b l e s s d avant? It is new NEAR--- THE DOORS! Now i s the time t o GET READY, for Jesus sa id , "BE

You w i l l f i n d t h i s end dr-

This prophecy BEGINS w i t h t h e king-

Mussol ini is s tar t ing a w a r t h a t s h a l l

ye also READY!'' REPwr! BELIEVE! FRAIL-

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HE word "Arma- IT geddon" occurs only ONCE i n all the Bible----yet itr is o word that today i s i n every- o n e ' s mind.

ously s i g n i f i a a n t passago i s Revela- t i o n 16:16.

varsa of the 16th chapter of Revela- tion, i s rovaaled t h a t i n a time now in the immediate fu- ture, powerful DE- MOUS---"spirits of Devi 1 s "---wi 11 PO s - sess and issue fo<h from "the dragon,

That one omin-

I n t h e 13th

B 0

IH.m is the most astounding prophecy of t h e hour! Heretofore unexplained1 Now be- ing startlingly fulfilled!

s t e p Mussolini w i l l t a k e m h e war now start ing against ETHIO- P I A , until h e plunges THE WHOLE WORLD i n t o war! !

The Bible fore te l l s every

T h i s is undoubtadly the BE- G I N N I N G of t h e expected la s t - WORP~DAR, that c u l m i n a t e s a t A R M A G E D D O N !

and " the beas<," and also the "false pro- phet ." o f Revelation, we learn t h a t " tba beast" symbolizes a revival of t h a ancient Roman Empire, by a federat ion of ten nations with in its t t r r i t o r r y . whole ab jec t and aim of Mussolini and his Fascist government. t e n nrtians ara virtually udder h i s pawer!

The ''dragon," is a symbol for Satan the Devil. (Rev. 32:9,12-13; 20:2).

"The F a l s e Prophet" who is so c lose- ly asreo ia tod w i t h "the Beast" as to even be with him a t the b a t t l e o f Armageddon, can be no other than the Paps a t Rome.

From t h e 17th and 13th chapter6

And t h i s i.8 the

Already SIX of t h e

All Nations- Skirred I& for - World

It is a t the precise TIME of t h o 6th of t h e SEVEN LAST PLAGUES. (Rev. 16~12). A t t h i s time, these demon s p i r i t s issue farth from Satan the Devil, from t h e head of t h e rev ived Roman Empire, and f r o m t h e Popo, up the leaders of the nat ions o f the earth into t h e final WORLD WAR. (Verses 13,14), A t this time the l a & , f i n a l announcement of the immediate coming of t h e tord Jesus Christ is sounded. (Verse 15) . And t h a n the armies of the nations r)sscnblc for *he la s t , closing c o n f l i c t : of wor ld war a t a p l a c e c a l l e d "ARMAGEDDON." (Versa 16).

l a s t plague falls (verse 17).

And these dtmoniacal s p i r i t s s t i r

Than at t h a t t i m e t h e seventh and

Then, in the Book of Revelation, follows two "inset" chaptcrdr explaining the i d a n t i - t y of the "Beast" and the fa l se Church, or Praphat, hare called 'koman, I' Babylon the Great, t h e mother of harlots and rbominr- tions ofthe earth.

T h s nineteenth chapter describer t h e SECOND COMING OF CHRSS?. And in the 19th rnd 20th verses, John, an his v i s i o n so84 "the Beast, and t h e kin66 of t h e earth, and their armies, gathered to- 6ethar t o make w a r a- gainst him t h a t s a t on

t h e horse,' (Jirus C h r i s t , a t His Seeond Corning). , , .'And the Beast was trkrn, and with him the False Prophet."

This final battle i s a l so described in Zteh. 14:1-4,

"Armageddon," i n the Hebrew, i r 'war- Magadon, I' 01 "Msgiddo." The Hebrew ptrf ix "Har" means " f o r t i f i e d , 'I "Magiddo" is 70 miles narth-east of Jerusalem. It i s nou fort i f iad-- -a work recently conplttrd by Great Britain a t great cost. And so . . . the stage is s e t . The t i m e is AT HAND!

Mussolini' s War Threat

The present a c t i o n o f Mussolini, in go ing t o war without cauae, against hrlp- l e s s Ethiopia, has been planned for ETGHT YEARS!

delirered p u b l i c l y before thr Italian Par- l iomcnt , en May 26th, 1927:

'"Ua must at 9 certa in time be able to mobilize 5,000,000 men. We must be a b l e t o arm t h e m . We must fortify our navy and nakr our a i r force so strong and numerous t h a t i t s roaring m o t o r s w i l l d r o w n all o t h e r sounds, its shadows hide the sun over I t a l - i a n s o i l . W e will be ready, THEN, BETWEEN

and 1946, f i n a l l y t o make our voice heard and see our rights recognized!"

A few months ago, Mussalini announced, s i g n i f i c a n t l y , ''W PEADY!" 1935 i s hers! He is now sending down i n t o Ethiopia, one of t h e m o s t powerful end s c i e n t i f i c a l l y -

Lis ten to the mad dictator's own words,

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equipped and trained armies the world has ever seen.

-I-.. WHY is Mussolini. Attacking Ethiopia?

What is t h e REAL SIGNIFICANCE of t h i s war of conquest?

To understand it, we must study a MARVELLOUS PROPHECY, never before explain- ed or understood---a prophecy t h a t has been CLOSED, and SEALED, unt i l nowr--a prophecy that forto ld , two thousand f i v e hundred years ago, this very war Mussolim is now startfng---a war that s h a l l f inally draw i n a l l t h e nations of the world!

It is one of t h e most amazing prophe- cies i n the Bible. It is t h e MOST SPE- CIFIC, describing h i s t o r i c a l events, up t o t h e present, i n more d e t a i l . It is the longest prophecy i n the Bible.

It i s found i n DANIEL ELEVEN. It de- scr ibes the impending war between Italy and Ethiopia. &l;so l in i will go next, and every s6ep ffom now until----ARMAGEDDON!

The prelude i s found in t h e 10th chapter of t h e Book of Daniel. The prophe- cy oame to Daniel in the third year o f the reign of Cyrus, king of the Persian Empire. (Dan. lO:l,) A "man," apparently t h e archangel Gabriel (ch. 9:21), appears before Daniel, to make him understand what shall befall God's people i n these present "last am" (Verse 14) .

- The "Kina of the North:'

It tells exactly where

- t h e "King of' t h e Qout\ ."

The f i r s t verse o f the 11th chapter is B continuation from t h e last verse of the 10th chapter. The angel says t o Dan- ie l : "Behold, t he re shall stand up yet three kings i n Pers ia ; and the fourth shal l be f a r richer than they a l l : and by his s t rength by his r iches he shall stir up a l l against t h e realm of Grecia. And a mighty king shall stand up, and shall rule with great dominion, and do according t o his will." (Dan. 11:2-3) .

Actually t he re were 1 2 more kings in t h e Persian Empire, but only three more, following Cyrus, of s u f f i c i e n t importance t o be noticed in t h i s prophecy, were Darius, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes, It was the last, or Artaxsrxes, who was the richestof a11 and stirred up war with Greece .

Then Xing P h i l i p of Maoedonie plannd a great war t o conquer t h e Persian Empire, with an army made up mostly of Grecians, He died before the plans were completed. But h i s son, Alexander the Great, took o- ver h i s p l ans , and invaded Persia. Ha met t h e Pers ian army a t the B a t t l e of 13- sus, 393 B.C. (Dan. 8:2,5-7). Then he swept down into Egypt, and then t o a f i - n a l crushing d e f e a t of t h e Persian Empire a t tha b a t t l e of Arbella, 8.C. 331, afler which Alexander marched on a conquest clear to I n d i a , sweeping all before him.

Notice now verse i of our prophecy: "And when he shall stand up his hinghm shall be broken, and s h a l l ba d i v i d e d to-

They

ward t h r fwr winds of heaven; and n o t te his posterity, nor according to h i s donin- ion which he ruled: for his kingdom s h a l l be plucked up, even for ethers besids those. I'

t h a t came to p a s s . "A Manuel of Ancient History," by Rawlin- sonb one of the au thor i t a t ive histories: "Cut off urlexpactsdly in the vigor of' early n X W h O O d b t h e t h i r t y - t h i r d year o f his age, June, 6.C. 323, Alexander l e f t no inheri- tor , e i t h e r o f h i s power or o f h i s projects' (Page 237). The Empire was left leaderless and i n confusion, but out o f this emerged, by t h e year 302 B.C., FOUR DIVISIONS, jus t as prophesied, by a d i v i s i o n o f t h e Empire into four divisions by Alexander's gener- als.

How rnarVelously---how accurately--- We quote directly Prom

They were : 1, pto~emy (Soter) , ru l ing Egypt, part

of Syria, and PALESTINE. 2, Seleucus ( ~ i c a t o r ) , ruling Syria,

Babylonia, and t e r r i t o r r y east t o Indis. 3 . bsimaohus, ruling Asia Minor, 4, Cassander, Greece and Macedonia, Thus was t h e prophecy o f verse 4 ful-

Now notice what fallaws. Pram here the

Egypt, called

f i l l e d t o the l e t t e r .

prophecy foretells t h e activities only of TWO o f these fou r divis ions, "King of t h e South," because it is south of Jerusalem; King of t h e North, j u s t north o f Pa le s t ine , It i s because the Holy Land passed back and forth between these t w o divisions, and becausa their dif ferent wars were princi- pally over possession of Palest ine , that the prophecy i s concerned with them.

and tha Syrian kingdom, *ha

Here i s verse 5: "And the king of the south (Egypt)

shal l be strong, and one of his princes; and he shal l be strong abovo him, and have dominion; and h i 5 dominion shall ba a great dominion. "

original Ptalcmy I, cal led S o t e r , became very strong; and powerfbl, davdoping Egypt bayond the greatest dreams of Alexander. One of his princes , or generals, Solcucus Nicator, also became very strong and pewer- ful. And, i n 312 B,C., taking advantage of Ptolemy' s being tied up in a war, ha estab- lished himself' in Syria, and assumad the diadem a8 king.

I n actual h i s to ry , we learn t h a t thr

Fulfilled too Letter!

Verse 6 says: "And in t h e and of years they shall jeim themselvrs together; for the king's daughter of t h e south s h a l l come ta the king aE t h e north to make an agreement (margin, "rights" o r "equitable condit ions ," or marriage union); but s h e shall n o t retain the power of the arm; nei ther a h a l l he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they t h a t brou6ht her, and he that begat her, a d he t h a t stren&thened her in these timas,"

A t tha end of fif'ty years, t h i s oC- curred, exactly us described!

The rulat of S y r i a , or "king af t h e n o r t h , I' a t this t i m e was kntiochus 11, called "Theus." His wife was named "Laad w

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And, s i y s Rawlinson' I Ancient Higtory, page 251: "Her i n f l u e n c e . . . engage him i n a war with Ptolomy Philadelphus (Kin6 of the south), 8.C. 260, which is t e rmin- atted, B.C. 252, & a marriag: between An- $tiochus and Bernice , Rolemy s dauphttr."

t h e kingdom o f t h e north, f i r s t Selrucuo 111, B.C. 226-223, who r u l e d only three y e a r s , end t h e n hi$ b r o t h e r Antioohus 1x1, c a l l e d " t h e Great ," 8.C. 223-187. Both of t h e s e t w o sons of Seleucuo 'I1 assembled immenss f o r c e s t o war agains t Egyp t , avenge t h e i r f a t h e r , and recover t h e i r port and The prophecy says "he that begat her"

s h a l l be g i v e n up. not r e t a i n the powee of t h e nrm, n e i t h e r $ h a l l the k i n g of t h e north, whom she married, stand. All t h r e e are t o corn8 t o t h e i r e n d . earno t o pars .

Says Rawlinson' o H i story, pages 251 and 252: "On the d e a t h o f Phi lade lphus , (he that begot h e r ) , B.C. 247, Antiochus repudiated Bernice, and took back his for- mer w i f e , Laodice, who, however, doubtful of h i s constancy, murdered him ta secure the t h r o n e for her son Stleucus If, B.C. 246. . , Bernice had been put t a death by Lmodice."

Nowhere in a l l the Eible is there so literal a prophecy, giving so many accur- ate d e t a i l s of N T U R E history. And t o read an ancient history of these kingdoms i s simply t o see u n f a l d s d , before your eya, stap by step, verse by v e r s e , this marvelous praphacy. of its ri@t a p p l i c a t i o n !

A l s o that she sha l l

Not i ce how a c c u r a t e l y this

THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT

- The Noly Lo nd - Changes Hands . - Next let us not iae verse 7 : "But out of a branch of h e r r o o t s

shal l one stand up in h i s e s t a t e (margin, i n his o f f i c e ) , which shall como w i t h a n army, and shall e n t e r into t h e fortress o f t h e king o f t h e n o r t h , and shall deal r g a i n t t them, and shalf; pre;ail."

her ROOTS. Her p a r e n t s were her r o o t s . Hence, this m u s t be her bro ther , who next should occupy the t h r o n a o f Ring of t h e south and fulfil this propheay.

Now listen t o its a c c u r a t e fulfil- ment, quoted word for word from t h e same page af Ralwinsan's Histary (p. 252):

"Ptolemy Euergetes , (the 111, e l d e s t son of Philadalphus, page 272, and t h e r e - fore B e r n i c e ' s b ro ther , a branoh o f h e r roots) invaded Syria, 0 . C . 245, k e avcnga the murder of his sistar Bernice. . . rn the w a r which fol lowed, he carried wary thing before him."

The 8th verse of Daniel 11 says t h i s king of t h o south would c a r r y captives, and vessel6 of s i l v e r and gold, i n t o E- gypt, and c o n t i n u e t o r e i g n more y e a r s than the k i n g of t h e north, who a t t h a t . time was Seleucus XI, and Terse 9 says he s h a l l r e t u r n into E g y p t . As verse 7 said he should " e n t e r i n t o the f o r t r e s s o f the king of the n o r t h , " Ptolemy LII did sieze t h e f o r t r e s s o f Syria, Seleucia, the por t of Antioch, c a p i t a l of t h e king- dom! mense booty, and 2,500 molten imagas and idolatrous vessels which, i n B.C. 627, had been ca r r i ed away from Egypt. He con- t inued +o rule until B.C. 222, while t h e k i n g of t h s north, Salcucur TI, d i e d in 8.C. 226.

Out of a branch, o r shoat," of

Then he carried back to Egypt im-

When ha d i e d , his t w a Sons +oak

fortress, Seleucia.

in v e r s e 10: "But his sons s h a l l ba stirred up, and s h a l l assemble a multitude of great forces: and shall certa inly come,rnd over- f l a r r , and pass th raugh: and then s h a l l he r e t u r n (marg. be s t i r r ed up aga in) and be s t i r r a d up, even t o his fortress.''

"And," cont inues verse 11, "the king of t h e south shall be moved with c h o l e r , and shall come forth and f i g h t w i t h him, even with t h e k i n g of t h o n o r t h : and he s h a l l set f o r t h a grea t m u l t i t u d e ; but the multitude s h a l l be given into his hand,"

verse 10, Antiochus t h e Great, a f t e r 27 y e a r s , recovered his fortress, SeIucia, and he also conquered t h e t srr i torry of SYTL ia, as far as Gaza, INCLUDING PALESTINE. But t h e young Egyptian k i n g , now Ptolrmy IV, ( P h i l o p a t o r ) , was roused, and with an army of 20,000, i n f l i c t e d severe defert on Antiochus t h e Grea t , and, f u l f i l l i n g verae 12, he killed tens o f thousands , and MAIN ANNEXED PAtE3TINE t o Egypt. But he was not s t rengthened , for he made a tnsh and sprrdy peacs with Antiochus, and r e t u r n e d t o dis- s i p a t i o n , th rowing away t h e fruits of via- t o r y . Says verse 12: "And when he ha th taken away the m u l t i t u d e , his h r a r t s h a l l be l i f t e d up; and he shall cast down many t e n thousands: but he shall not be r t r s n g - thaned by it. I'

"For ," as v e r s e 13 c o n t i n u e s , "the king ofthe north shall r e t u r n , and s a t fbrth a m u l t i t u d e g r e a t e r than the former, and shall c e r t a i n l y come after c e r t a i n years with a great army and With much r i c h - es." It was " a f t e r certain years", o r 12 y e a r s l a t e r , Philapatar died, leaving h i s thrana ta an infant son, Ptolemy Epiphanes. Then Anti- ochur assembled a greater army, and won great v i c t o r i e s . allying Philip of Macedon with him, and o t h e r s , against Egypt, and t h e y wvertrd Phocnicia and s o u t h e r n Syria f r o m t h c king of the south. I n this they were assistad by borne of the Tews. Jasephus ' Jewish history says many Jews helped Antioehur.

But n o t i c e how a c c u r a t e l y Almighty Gob had foretold t h i s , many---hundreds---of years before it happened:

stand up against the k i n g o f t h e south: rl- so t h e r o b b e r s of 7Hy PEOPLE ( r p o a t r t e Jcwe) s h a l l exa l t thernsa~ver Co a e t a b l i s h t h e vision, but they s h a l l f a i l ." ( v e r s e 14)

And this was accurately prophecard

'In fu l f i l lmen t o f t h c l a t t e r p a r t o f

B.C. 205, tha t Ptoleny

He now made a t r e a t y

"And i n t h o s e times t h e w S h d l many

Read it &Your Bible!

To nave pace, t h e readar i s asked from this point t o read each v e r s e of t h e prophecy FROM YOUR OWN BIBLE, t h u s saving us r e p r i n t i n g the prophecy i n full hare.

wegave hareonly t h e facts I N HTs!J'ORy Verses 15-Ib: ' T h e g b r i o u s Land,"

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of course, r e f e r s t o Palestine, the Holy Land. Antiochus the Great besieged and took Sidon from E g y p t , ruined t h e i n t e r - e s t s of Egypt in P a l e s t i n e a t Bat t l e o f M t . Panium, B . C . 198, and t han Antiochuo took possession of P a l e s t i n e .

gin, Hebrew means 'equal c e n d i t i a n s , or martiage,but the one he marries will n e t stand on his side. I n B.C. 198, Antiochus arranged I marriage between h i s daughter , Cleopatta (not the Cleopatra of 31 B.C. in Egypt), and young Ptolerny Bpiphsnes, king o f t h e south, by which he hoped subtly to grin complete possession of Egypt,but t h e

Says Rawlinson, page 254: 'CoeIe-Syria and Palestine promised as a dowry, but not delivered: ' C h p o a t r a d i d not truly stand on t h e side of t h i s Ptole- my, but it was only a t r i c k t o ga in pos- session o f Egypt. But t h e plan f a i l e d .

Verse 18---And so , Ant iochus t u r n e d his attention in another d i r e c t i o n and t r i e d t o conquar, 197 t o 196 B.C., the is- lands and c o a s t s of A s i a Minor---but the Roman general, t u c i u s Cornel ius h i p i 0 Asiaticus, u t t e r l y defea ted him at the b a t t l e o f Magnesia, B.C. 190.

Verse 19---Antiochus next t u r n e d h i s a t t e n t i o n the f o r t r e s s e s o f his own l a n d , i n e a s t and west. But, attempting t o re- c r u i t h i s dissipated wealth by t h e plunder the Oriental Temple of Belus, i n Elymais, he was killed, 8.C. 187.

Verse PO---Selrucus Philopator (IV) (187-176), his s o n , in a n effort t o raise money, sent a t a x co l l ec ter , Hel iodorus , t h r u P a l e s t i n e . years, when Heliodurus poisoned him.

brother, a younger son o f Antiochus t h e Great, named Epiphanes, (Antiochus W) , a contemptible r e p r o b a t e , came by su rp r i se and t h r u flattery took t h e kingdom.

Verse 17---"u r i g h t ones,"---seo ma+

l e n f a i l a d .

But he re igned o n l y 11

Verse 21---He left no h e i r . But h i s

Antiochus Epiphanes

Verse 22---"the p r i n c e of the cove- nant," Hebrew, i s p r i n c e of H I S covenant , and does not refer to C h r i a t . This was h i s a s s i s t a n t , Ewnenes. Rawlinson' s His- tey, page 255, says: "Antiochus (Epipha- nes), assisted by Eumenes, drives out Heliodorus, and o b t a i n s t h e th rone , B . C . 176, H e as tonishes h i s subjects by an a f - fectat ion of Roman manners, and good-na- tured profuseness . ' I ( F l s e c r y . )

Versa 23-24---Altho only a few were with him a t first, y e t by this Roman man- ner, by d e c e i t and flattery, he crept i n - t o power and prospered . Galilee and Lower Egypt. His f a t h e r s , tho former kings o f Syria, had favored the Jews, but , says Rawlinson's I istory, page 255, t h e y "were driven t o desperatian by the mad p ro jec t of this self-willed mon- arch. I'

Verse ZS---Rawlinson' s History, page 255-256, says: "Threatened w i t h war by t h e ministers of Ptolemy Philometor (now king of t h e s o u t h , ) who claim Caele-Syria and Pa'lcatine as t h e dowry of Cleopatra, tnc late queen-mother, Antiochus marches a- g a i n s t Egypt, B.c. 171 .'I But ha WAS met

He a l so invaded

by his naphew, Ptolemy Philomator, king of the south, w i t h another immansa army. But tha Egyptian king was drfcatsd t h r u the t r e a c h e r y o f his own officers, and was o u t w i t t e d by Antiochus. (p.277,278)

ry , page 278, "After h i s victory a t Pclu- sium, Antiochus advanced t o Memphis, and having obta ined porsession afthe young king's person, (Ptolomy Philometor, king of the south,) endeavored t o use him as a t o o l for e f f e c t i n g t h c e n t i r e reduct ion of the country." I n B.C. 174, uncle (king o f t h 8 n o r t h ) , and nephew (king of the south), sat a t a banquet , Antiochus pretending t o ally himself with the young Ptolemy, against h i 8 b r o t h e r , Eursgetrs If , but each was try- ing t o dece ive t h e o ther .

Vsrses 26-27---Ssys RawZFnson' s Histo-

- The ABOMINATION of DESOLATTON

Verse 28---8.C, 168, r e t u r n i n g from Egypt w i t h g r e a t plunder, Antiochus 8 O t

himself a g a i n s t the Jews, massacred many, and then r e t u r n e d t o Antioch with golden v e s s e l s from the Temple a t Jerusalem.

Verse 29.---The same yerr, he again invaded Egypt, but with none of his farmar SUCCBSS, because Philonetor, king of t h e south, g o t h e l p from Rome, and,

Verse 30---thr Roman fleet came y r i n r t Antiochus, and he was forced t o surrender t o t h e terms of Popilliur o f t h e Roman f l e e t , and to retire from Egypt and r e s t o r e Cyp- rus t a Egypt. Returning, t h r u Palestine, smar t ing under t h e d e f e a t , he vented h i s a- ospcration against the Jews, and extended apec ia l favors t o those Jew6 who woJd turn from their r el i $ion . year, came the climax of the harrer. A n t i - ochus sent troops to the Ho2y Land, who desecrated the Temple and Sanoturry, and ABOLISHED THE: DAILY SACRIFICE (see also Dan. 8:31,24), and (Kis lcu 15, Hebrew calm e n d a r , ) PLACED THE ABOMfNATIOff OF THE IMAGB OF JUPITER OLYMPUS, Roman god, in t h e HOLY OF HOLIES, making it DESOLATE. (Rawlinson, page 255). And so many who c l a i m to toach the B i b l e try t o apply t h e prophecy o f t h i 8 verse t o Mohammed, i n t h e 7 t h Century, A.D., building the Mosque of Omar on the site of the a n c i e n t 'Ptmple a t Ja rusa lcn! But every verse of this prophecy, s t e p by step, Y8r8e by verse, unfo lded i n actual history, juat as here recounted, so there can be not the S l i g h t e r t shadow Of doubt a8 t o this ABOMIN- ATION THAT MAKETH DESOLATE---it waa t h e ido l of h p i t e r s e t i n t h o Holy of Holies, 6.C. l b S , by Antiochus Epiphonas, king of t h e n o r t h .

Verse 3l---Then, B.C. 168, the same

The Prophecx Comes t o Chris* and t h e &poatles --

V e r s e 32---Antiachus t r i e d t o EN0 the religion of t h e Jews. He t o o k away the dri- ly e a c r i f i c e , forbade the m i n i s t r a t i o n at the Temple. He p e r v e r t e d by f l a t t e r i e s the Jews who were willing t o forsake their re- ligion.

B E - - - r i g h t here, the Prophecy CUT8 OFF from k h t cantinuation of a v a n t 6 i n the h i s t o ry of t h e s e ancient north and south kinadom

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Up t o t h i s p o i n t , t h e p r o p h e c y w a s un- folded, s tep by s t e p , i n t h e a c t u a l h i s - tory O $ t h o northern kingdom of the Selu- oidae, or Syr ia , and t h e southern kingdom of Egypt. the Bible ," s u d d e n l y t o STOP SHORT,

and p y t i c u l a r l y t h e last part: And such as do wickedly against the

covenant sha l l h e corrupt by f l a t t c r i a s : " T h i s , Antiachus Epiphanas did do. But now nat ic t t h e l a s t part of t h e verse: "but thr people t h a t do know their God strong, and do exploits."

Those who know the history of the Jews beginning w i t h 168 B . C . , know there were, from t h a t time, few, i f any, who really KNEW TNEIR GOD. gTRONG, spiritually, as this te& means. they d i d not do e x p l o i t s . They were af the hypocri t ica l c las s that Jesus found in His day, the Scribes and Pharisees, and Sadducees. all t h e prophets, and God s e n t them no more prophets u n t i l John the Baptist , and Jesus.

ning with, and following, 168 B.C., d i d p o p l a begin t o K N M God, and to be r p i r - i tua l ly STRONG, and t o DO EXPLOITS i n the Lord's service? And t h e answer i s , AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST APPEARING OF JESUS CHRIST, a.nd t h e days of t h e apostles!

But, says t h e "Expos i t ion o f " a l l accur$te d e t a i l s seem

w i t h t h i s verse . Now l e t us notice verse 32 i n d e t a i l ,

They were not

They had rejected and k i l l e d

So our question, now, is W N , begin-

The APOSTLES Sweep t h e World! - Verse 33---"And they t h a t UNDERSTAND

among the people shall INSTRUCT MAW: yet they shal l f a l l by t h e sword, and by flam and by captivity, and by s p o i l , MAW DAYS!'

There was no real UNDERSTANDING until Jesus came and restored it. J e s u s , and t h e Apostles d i d INSTRUCT MAR. The true GOS- pel was carried into every inhabited na- t i o n , sweeping the world. But, Jesus was cruc i f ied , and history indicates that all the early apost les wara martyred. And th is continued, MANY DAYS, even into tho Middle dark Ages, when between 50 and 160 million true saints were martyred for the ir f a i t h .

Verse 34:---"Now when they s h a l l fall, they s h a l l be holpan w i t h a little help; but many s h a l l cleave t o t h e m with flatteries. (Verse 3 5 , ) And some o f them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purg0, and t o make them white, EVEN TO a TXMB OF EM: because it is yet for t h e t ine appointed."

whole course of God's people, from the days o f C h r i s t t o the present. with such passages as Rev. 12:6,11,13-~7). And n a t i c e t h e vision carries on down t o this present TIME OF THE END.

Versa 36---Tht king, o f th8 north--- who is he, new, in thase errfly and middle NEW TESTAMENT times, ta which our prophe- cy has come? fn B.C, 65, S y r i a was a w o k lowed up by t h e Roman Empire, and became a Roman province. T h e Roman Emperor now controlled Palestine, and thareforc t h e kin6 of t h e north, hrc referred to, is, at t h i s time, the Gmperor of the Roman Ern-

Here is described i n general tho

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pkre. T h i s verse rays he should d o accord- i n g t o h i s w i l l , and he d i d ; - - -exhalt ham- self, and magnifS. himself above everygod, and he d i d , for the Roman Emperors required a l l t o worship them, and eacrif icc t o them, as a god. He wag t o speak AGAINST th6 true God, and ha d i d , and peraecutcd a l l Christ- i a n s . He was ta prosper Uhl'lIL t h e indigna- tion be accomplishedJ a t the END of t h e Gen- t i l e times, and he d i d , and t h e Roman gov- arnment is s t i l l a t Rome, now reviving t h e ancient Empire i n e l l i t s splendor and power!

Verse 37---Hia fathers had worrhipprd i d a l s , but the Roman Emperors set themselves up as gods.

t h e god of forces, or (margin) m n i t i o n r , end developed the greatest war-making power Che world ever knew. "And a god whom h i s fathers kn8w not, shall he honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant t h i n g s .I' A f t e r setting hhrmnrolvor up as a god, prior t o 476 A.D., the Empor- ers who fo3lowed, beginning with JusCinian, 554 A.D., began to honer a god never known t o their fathers---the POPE A!!' ROlUE---with gold, s i lver, and power.(Compsra Rev. 17: 4,5, and 18:3,lS).

Veraa 39---The Emperors d i d ACKNUU- &EDGE t h e supremacy o f t h e Pope, and in- crease t h e Roman Catholic church 4 t h ma- t e r i a l glory, and caused them t o rulm over many .

Verse 38---The Roman Emperors honorod

The Prophecy Sk ips t o the PRESPNT - Now we corns t o the very PRESBNT---E-

Verse 40---And pt t_he time of the end s h a l l t h e king of the south push a t him:"

WHO is today "king of the south?" It cannot be the king o f Egypt, for

in 31 B.C. Esypt became a province o f the Roman Empire, awollowed up by t h e king of the north. Today it is part of t h e British Empire.

BUT, in tha reign of Ptolemy X I X (Eu- ergetcs,) ( ver sa 71, B.C. 247-222, Egypb annexed part o f Ethiopia, immediately soah o f Egypt. (Rawlineon, page 272,273). Since t h a t time, the Encyclopedia Britannica says , a r t i c l e "Ethiopia, " Egypt and Ethiopir wero two or three tines UNDER THE SANE GOVERUyBinT, Thus, the two were as one land. And the on- ly portion of t h a t land af the "king of the south," $hat is s t i l l today INDEPENDSNT, is ETHIOPIA.

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It has no king of i t s own.

ETHIOPIA & Today. of the SOUTH

Ethiopia i s t h e ONLY country i n a11 Africa that is still independent, and ha8 a government. and kingdom dat ing back t o 169 B.C. 2nd before! I t was the routhcrn p a r t of Egypt, t h e aouthe rn kingdom. so it is t h e ONLY POSSIBLE government thr t could be the "king of thr south."

this "kin$ of t h e south:: w a s t o PUSH AT tha "king of t h e north,

In 1895 King Mcnrlrk, of Ethiopia, sent an army o f 90,000 t o 100,000 mn a- gainst Can. Baratieri' s Itallan army.

A t t h e t ime of the END---our time---

now at Rome!

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