THE PROPHECY IN FULL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 175, 2 January 1915, Page 3

THE PROPHECY IN FULL.

HOW IT HAS COME TRUE. AMAZING ACCURACY OF FATHER JOHANNES. TO BE CRUSHED LIKE A STRAW.. Below is reprinted in full the prophecy. Brother Johannes was a monk who lived and wrote in the sixteenth century. ~ , In deciphering the allegory, it must -. be renieinhercd that— ',i France is represented by a Cock. | England by a Leopard. Russia by a White Eagle. Germany by a Black Eagle. ■> Austria by the Other Eagle. r The Lamb stands for Justice, Mercy and Truth. The prophecy is divided into thirtyfour paragraphs or "items," and is as follows: — 1 Several times has one seemed to recognise him, because all the slayers of the lamb resemble each other, and all the wicked are the persecutors of the Great Wicked One. Z. The veritable Antichrist will be one of the monarchs of his time, a. son of Luther; he will invoke God and will call himself His messenger. ;!. The Prince of lies will swear by the Bible; he will call himself the Arm ■ ■■' the Most High, chastising corrupted people. 'l. He will only have one arm, but his innumerable armies, who will take as their motto, "God is with us," will seem like, infernal legions. 5. For a long time he will act by ruse and treason; his spies will spread all over the earth, and lie will be master of the secrets of those in power. ARMAGEDDON. 6. He will have theologians in his pay to certify and prove his celestial mission. 7. A war will furnish him with th,reason for lifting the mask. It will not be one which he will make against the French monarch, but another which will be easily recognised by the fact that in two weeks' time it will have become universal. 8. It will call to arms all Christians, all Mahometans, and even other very distant peoples. Armies will be formed in four parts of the. world. !). For men';; minds will be opened by angels, and in the third week they will understand that this is the Antichrist, and that they will all become slaves if they do not trample down this conquering one.

10. The Antichrist will be recognisable by several marks; he will chiefly masacre priests, monks, women, children and old people. He will show no mercy; he will pass along holding a torch like the barbarians, but invoking the name of Christ. 11. Hia false words will resemble those of Christians, but his acts will be those