THE END OF THE WORLD.

Waipukurau Press, Volume I, 17 July 1906, Page 2

THE END OF THE WORLD.

Terrible predictions concerning what will happen to the poor old earth during the next twenty-five years were made the other day at Exter Hall, Loudon. The prophets of disaster, a large number of whom were clergymen, were in attendance at “ the prophetic and second advent conference.” While they differed somewhat in details, all agreed that the end of the world was at hand. They were not quite sure whether the final catastrophe will come on May 2, 1929, or April 9, 1931, but they were quite sure that one of these dates will prove to be the right one. There can be no doubt that the world has nearly outlived its usefulness, the prophets declared. The wars and earthquakes which have afflicted it recently are proof positive, and all that is required to fulfil these prophecies is the coming of antichrist,

who is somewhat unkindly identified with Napoleon. He will make his first political appearance as the King of Syria, but in 1922 he will attack and conquer France. Then he will extend his rule over the other kingdoms. There will be 10,u00,000 Christians in the world at this time, the prophets declare, but evidently they will not all be equally deserving of favour, for in 1924 or 1926 144,000 of them will be translated to heaven, while the other 9,856,000 will be transported to the desert near Mount Sinai, where they will have to wait three and a-half years. Members of the British Parliament of that time are evidently to be a lot of terrible siuners, for only a very few will be found worthy of immediate translation. The Rev. M. Baxter declared that that the great majority of membets of Parliament would be left behind.