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Jews—a subtle political stroke—and this “covenant” shall be confirmed for “one week” of years (Dan. 9:26, 27). Secondly, the great prophecy in Daniel 11:36-45 (when “the king of the south” shall be compelled to start the war in Egypt that can only end in Armageddon) will enter the era of its fulfillment. “The king of the south” of Daniel’s prophecy—who may he be? Prophecy, as it touches the territories of earth, always clusters around “the navel of the earth” (Ezek. 38:12, R. V. margin)—Palestine. What king is there who in these significant years of our age may properly bear the prophetic title, “the king of the south” ? There is but one! All the way from thè North Sea to the China Sea, in a great arc south of Jeru salem —Gibraltar, Egypt, the Suez Canal, India, Burma, Hongkong—it is the pathway of Britain—British possession or British influence practically every step of the way. Verily, "what momentous days are these! Saints of God, one and all—earthly seed and heavenly seed—look up! Lift up your heads! This is no time for despondency.' Your redemption draweth nigh (Lk. 21:28). O Israel ! Israel according to the flesh ! As “among these nations” you discover today that “thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest” ; as “among these nations” verily you have “a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind ; ai)d [as] thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life: [As] in the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morn ing!” —O Israel, could you, too, only be lieve! In believing, your weeping would be turned to a joy that no pangs from the fangs of the Serpent could ever destroy! Israel, O Israel ! Wilt thou not believe?, A Christian State Camp “He was crazy! If he had kept his eyes open, he never would have been caught.” “This is what he should have done . . .” “Any one can get away from the G-men. They’re just a lot of sissies.” Thus the conversation went on. The time was an early-summer afternoon in 1936. The speakers were five high-school boys, full of life and vigor—average young Americans of the kind who might be found in any city or town. They were standing on a sidewalk in Boone, Iowa, and J. W. Woodward, a young minister in that city who at the time was sitting in his parked automobile, overheard their talk. The boys were discussing the capture, by gov ernment agents, of a certain “public enemy.” It was evident that the sympathy of the boys was with the criminal and against the forces of law and order. Mr. Woodward began to ask himself: “What is being done to win these five boys—and other boys and girls of similar age and circumstances—to the Lord Jesus Christ?” He realized that every June the public schools of the nation dismiss thou- \Continued on page 285]
subversive . and above all, anti fascist Hebrewism and give to their manifestations a character simply and sincerely religious, or renounce their Italian citizenship and resi dence.’ ”
actually planned to put poison in the milk bottles that were to be delivered to Jewish homes in De troit, and thus exterminate the Jews. This was part of the Legion’s ‘purifying America’ program. It is a fair sample of what the propa ganda of Jew hate is trying to ac complish in this country among the ignorant and the bigoted. May God have mercy upon those who are taking part in such propaganda.”
The Popolo d’ltalia is the principal Fascist journal of Italy. It was founded by Mussolini, and is now directed by his nephew, V. Mussolini. Now, any one who reads those words and knows the Jews and also knows Mussolini, knows that serious trouble is ahead. Nebuchadnezzar’s image is not far away from that point; and its number is “666” (Rev. 13:15-18). Israel has many times before been asked to give up his ages-old dream or “leave the empire.” He will “leave the empire” if he can. If he cannot, he will die for the dream in the
Yes, “May God have mercy” ! For an un conditional promise, made by the covenant keeping God with Abraham and his chil dren, still stands: “I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee” (Gen. 12:3)! T he F reshest and M ost U nexpected T rail of A nti -S emitic S lime And now we are coming to something interesting! Old Beady Eye once more coils, shoots forth his forked tongue, and upon the streets of Rome hisses his hate at the children of the covenants of God. Even as we write, the wires are bearing the news of his sudden reappearance on the streets of Rome. Events of tremendous interest to every close student of events in the light of the “sure word of prophecy” rush in upon us so fast these days, that it is no easy task to try to keep up with the rush! The morn ing paper reads: “Rome, May 25 (AP).—Premier Mussolini’s Milan newspaper asked Jews today to give whole-hearted support to Fascism or. to leave the country, and to cease criticism of Germany. The choice appeared to be one between' race and country. Editorial writer Oreste Gregorio wrote in Mussolini’s Popolo d’ltalia that Jews must decide ‘whether they are Jews in Italy or Jews of Italy.’ The editorial emphasized that Italian Jews must give up any opposition to the German Nazi principle of a pure Teutonic race (evidenced by many restrictions upon Jews in Germany) and must abandon any participation in the Zionist movement for a national Jewish home in Palestine . . . “Support of the Zionist move ment would be ‘in definite opposi- ■ tion to the Mediterranean spirit of Italy1 because, the newspaper said, the natio'nal home project is de signed to set up a new state under British control which would be hos tile to Arabs and Moslems. (Mus solini has proclaimed his firm friendship for the people of Islam.) “Despite the strong tenor of the editorial, there was a definite in dication that Mussolini’s declared policy of friendship and justice for the Jews would be continued . . . “But the paper said: ‘The Hebrews of Italy face a dilemma which up to now they have ignored. . . “ ‘Either they must publicly de clare themselves enemies—we mean enemies—of international, masonic,
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Long Beach Press-Telegram. Recent signs of anti-Semitism in Spain and in Italy are of special interest to students of Bible prophecy. The accompanying article discusses the bitterness toward Israel in the nations today and the danger ahead for Jewry if the British Lion's power should be broken in Palestine. empire. The dreamer of Zion and the dreamer of “resurrected Empire on the hills of Rome” are dreamers of two different dreams. Even nowwould be a good time for Israel to turn to a prophet he has hitherto rejected, and read and heed:“Comi out of her, my people, that ye be not par takers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities” (Rev. 18:4, 5). “W hat S hall B e the E nd of T hese T hings ” In the meantime, has not the tail of the old British Lion been given one more awful twist ? One cannot help but cry out with Daniel : “O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?” (Dan. 12:8). And only Daniel’s Lord can know. And He does know. And to His own He has spoken. In view of the written revelation from the God of Daniel, we venture two possi bilities within events human and divine, for the very near future. First, as a result of this latest determina tion of Roman prince, whoever he at the time may be, there will be drawn up a very satisfactory agreement between him and thè
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