PROPHECY AND THE WAR.

Kumara Times, Issue 518, 25 May 1878, Page 2

PROPHECY AND THE WAR.

A correspondent of the New Zealand Times writes “ I suppose I shall nut be assuming too much when I state that the English nation is a Christian nation. Granting this* I suppose it will not be denied that as Christains they believe the Bible to'be true. Now I should suggest to those that are desirous of knowing the issue of the present European crisis that they should carefully study their Bibles, more especially the prophetic parts. They will there find that England will preserve a strict neutrality. In the year 1701, nearly 200 years ago, a certain Robert Fleming published a work called the ‘Key of the Apocalypse.’ in which he sketched out what from his point of view, and from a careful study of the Holy Scriptures, would be the leading events likely to happen in Europe during the two centuries from the time of his writing to 1900. Owing to the extraordinary fulfilment of his interpretations of prophecy, this book created a very great sensation in 1848, for certain occurrences in that memorable year were printed by him in 1701. The work has been several times printed ; the latest issue was in the end of 1877. home discussion is going on in the English Press with reference to it, as this year, 1878, is mentioned in it, for the collapse of the Turkish Empire. It has also been pointed out that had I leming taking fractions of years" as well us whole years into his calculations he would have hit the very day, aixd not only the year, when certain events took place. With this improved method of calculation, the 20th of June of this year will see the death

of Turkey and the ushering in of the new order of things in the East. In conclusion I might say that it is the opinion of those who have studied and are studying the world’s politics with the Biblical cue, that England will not ally herself to aggressive pur l poses with any power; that she will very shortly take peaceable possession of Constantinople and the Holy Land, and assume the protection of Egypt. Meantime Russia and Austria join in mortal combat, and eventually all the European Continental Powers are drawn into one of the most fearful wars that ever cursed this globe. Russia and her allies will be victorious, and then she will turn her attention to wipiug out the British Empire, in which attempt she will be frustrated.”