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Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 978, 2 January 1883, Page 2

An obscure religious paper in England, called the Protestant Standard, takas a view of the Egyptian War that is at least novel and startling. It is, in brief, that England, in carrying on the war, was unconsciously fulfilling a prophecy of the New Testament, and that it is the prelude to the “ end of this dispensation, and the beginning of that which followeth.” This year (1882) is therefore to be the pyramidal year of prophecy.” The English people are the ten lost tribes of Israel, a-xicl as saeli arc to be tlie agent in accomplishing the prophecy in the Book of llcvclalion. Turkey is Edom, and is about to perish by the “ drying up of its own Euphrates.” Egypt is Esau, and is about to fall into the hands of “ British Israel,” after which the Jews are to go back to Palestine. This is the programme up to date. It is defective, however, in not explaining—first, how the British Philistine is to be persuaded that he is not a Philistine, but a Jew ; and) second, how shall he be beguiled to leave his sea-girt-isle and emigrate to the hare Syrian hills of the Jordan land.