Who is Responsible The Date If WiU End %WHO WILL WIN% The United States of America will Not Enter Conflict PRICE, TEI^ CENTS THE WORLD WAR Who Is Responsible. Who Will Win The Date It Will End The United States of America Will Not Enter Conflict BY HENRY B. STEELING 1119 HICKMAN ROAD AUGUSTA. GA. AUGUSTA. GEORGIA RIDGELY-WING-TIDWELL COMPANY 1916 Copyright, 1916, by Henry B. Stelling Published, March, 1916 4 APR 19 1916 IC(.A430405 vv#. I . THE WORLD WAR July 27, 1914. January 27, 1918 Wholis Responsible? "His number is six hundred threescore and six' Rev. IX. "15. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men." "18. By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths." Rev. 8-9. "And the third part of the ships were destroyed." Rev. XII. "1. And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. "2. And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. "3. And there appeared another wonder in heaven ; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads." 4 WORLD WAR The red dragon is symbolical of emperialistic des- potism which crushes individuality and personal priv- ilege under the iron shod heel of militarism. It is the emblem of the Emperor of Germany. In the third verse above quoted, it is spoken of as having seven heads. These seven heads are identified as will be shown. Woman, the spirit of Liberty, has existed long and secretly among the people of king-ridden countries, but now in this age of broad enlightenment and education of the masses, has dared to show itself too menaceingly to the dragon, hence his watchfulness to destroy her offspring. When Liberty shall have triumphed, and the brotherhood of man shall have been established, then will the word of God rule with a rod of iron. Daniel VII. "23. Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. "24. And the ten horns out of this kingdom ARE ten kings THAT shall arise ; and another shall rise after them ; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings." Ten Prussian Rulers. Elector George William 1619-1640 Great Elector Frederick William 1640-1688 Frederick I. 1688-1713 Frederick William I. 1713-1740 Frederick II. The Great 1740-1786 Frederick William II. 1786-1797 WORLD WAR 5 Frederick William III. 1797-1840 Frederick William IV. 1840-1861 William I. 1861-1888 Frederick III. 1888-1888 "Another shall rise"— William II.— "The Mailed fist." Diverse, quarrelsome, insiting on having his way in everything. "Subdue three kings" — Belgium, Serbia and MoHte- negro. Something to Think About. Why were they left to fight almost alone? This question has been asked by many, not being understood. It was that three Kings might be subdued. Dan. 7-24. "4. And the Dragon's tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth; and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. "5. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up unto God, and TO his throne." Rev. 19, The Word of God will rule all nations with a rod of iron. "8. But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day IS with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." "6. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days." 6 WORLD WAR United States will not become involved in World War. Dan. VII. Four Beasts. "4. The first WAS like a lion, and had eagle's wings ; I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and ic was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it." British Lion, Eagle Wings Plucked, Independence of America. The American Eagle. "14. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. "15. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood." Isaiah LIX. "19. So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him." Lift up a standard against him, "or put him to flight." The policy of the Government of the United States, which is to avoid trouble, only insisting that our rights as a nation be respected by other nations, will, by the spirit of the Lord, keep us from participating in this dreadful war. WORLD WAR 7 "16. And the earth helped the woman; and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. "17. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, v/hich keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." Woman under protection of great eagle represents United States — Remnant, or a balance of world to fight. The woman is protected from the serpent for "a thousand and two hundred and threescore days," or "forty-two months,' or "a time, and times, and a half a time." Rev. 13. In the first verse the beast with seven heads is iden- tified as the German Empire ruled by the Hohenzollern family, Emperor William and his six sons, 2nd Verse — The devil (dragon Rev. 12-9) was un- chained and is none other than Militarism which has sapped at the roots of the life of Germany, and now walks a rough shod, unshackled demon, leaving death and destruction in his wake. The 3rd verse refers to one of the heads being wounded to death and his deadly wound was healed. It is well known that Emperor William II was sorely aflflicted with cancer of the throat which was marvel- ously cured. Deny Kaiser Treated by American Doctor. Berlin, (By Wireless to Sayville). — In again deny- ing the report published in various quarters that the 8 WORLD WAR German emperor had been treated by an American phy- sician for a cancerous condition of the larynx, the Over Seas News Agency characterizes the report as a "mali- cious attempt to influence foreign public opinion falsely," and adds: "The emperor is traveling from one line of battle to another, as only a healthy man can do." In the same verse is the statement that "all the world wondered after the beast" — The world today stands aghast at the wonderful war machine that is hold- ing nine powers at bay. 4th Verse — "And they worshiped the dragon which gave power unto the beast." — So do we find all nations falling into line, perfecting guns and other means of de- struction, copying the German method of war ; even in our own peacefully inclined United States there is a hue and cry for preparedness. Why? Because all nations must combine to have this devil of destruction, Militarism, subdued. As Germany has made Alilitarism her God, making all else subservient, it devolves on us to gird ourselves in the defense of inter-national laws. Daniel VII. "25. And he shall speak GREAT words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws; and they shall be given into his hcind until a time and times and the dividing of time. "26. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy IT unto the end." WORLD WAR 9 On March 2, 1916, at midnight, Emperor William's submarine edict went into effect in defiance of inter- national law. "The nations cry: 'Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war against him?" There is no need to add to this as these are the exact quotations of exclamations made daily every where, boastfully by the Germans and their constituents and dolefully by others. 5th Verse — "And power was given unto him to con- tinue forty and two months" — or twelve hundred and sixty days, the time the woman is protected from the face of the serpent by the wings of the great eagle. 6th Verse — "And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His Name and His Taber- nacle." — Emperor William has from the first of this con- flict claimed that God is with him. He has mixed God's name in every endeavor of this atrocious war, which claims more women and children as victims than any war among civilized countries. After preparing and perfecting his military machine for the last forty years, a machine which, alas, consists of the soft human flesh of a great people who have produced marvels in art, letters and science, a misled people, who have obeyed the call of the Fatherland ; after deliberately preparing, I say, and then invading and destroying a neutral nation, claiming that it is in God's name he fights, he blasphemes God. Every one knows of the main targets for German guns, it is not hard to associate the words — Cathedral and Tabernacle. Daniel VIII. "23. And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce 10 WORLD WAR countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. "24. And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. "25. And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify him- self in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many; he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes ; but he shall be broken without hand." Rev. XIII. "7. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations." "11. And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon." Austria-Hungary. As Prussia had ten horns or dead Kings, Austria- Hungary has two, Emperor Francis I. and Emperor Ferdinand I. "12. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed." First Beast — Emperor William 11. "16. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in the foreheads." WORLD WAR 11 "17. And that no man might buy or sell save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the num- ber of his name." Of the One Whose Deadly Wound Was Healed. "18. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath under- standing count the number of the beast ; for it is the num- ber of a man, and his number is six hundred threescore and six." No. 666— What does this signify ?— "This is the number of a man." — Six hundred and sixty-six years is not the age of a man. Six hundred and sixty-six weeks is the age of a boy. Six hundred and sixty-six months is the age of a man, which is 55^ years. Believing that this chapter had reference to the German Empire it was but natural to find out when Emperor William was born ; He was born January 27th, 1859—1-27-1859 Add his age — 6- 0- 55 Beginning of war— 7-27-1914 Emperor William H. was exactly 55 years and 6 months old on the day the war started. It was his opportunity, his day. ■ Rev. 13-5 — "And pov/er was given unto him to con- tinue forty and two months," which fixes the end of the war 1-27-1918— his birthday. Many believe that the following chapter (Dan. XL) refers to the tyranny of the Romans. And yet — The Saviour's words. 12 WORLD WAR Math. 24. "14. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. "15. When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the phophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand.)" St. Luke XXL "20. And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh." "22. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled." Mark XIII. "19. For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. "20. And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved; but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days." "24. ^ But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light. "25. And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. "26. And then shall they see the Son of man com- ing in the clouds with great power and glory. "27. And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the WORLD WAR IS uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. "28. Now learn a parable of the fig tree : When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near, "29. So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, EVEN at the doors." The latter part of September, 1916, the walls and streets of Jerusalem will be rebuilt. This is the beginning of the seventy weeks. Dan. IX., 24 Dan. XI. "1. Also in the first year of Darius the Mede, evea I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him. "2. And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than THEY all; and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. "3. And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will." Alexander, the Great. "4. And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those. "5. ^ And the king of the south shall be strong, and ONE of his princes; and he shall be strong above him. 14 WORLD WAR and have dominion; his dominion SHALL BE a great dominion." "6. And in the end of years they shall join them- selves together ; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement; but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in THESE times." Marie Antoinette, daughter of Francis I., and Maria Theresa, Empress of Germany, married the dauphin of France, who became Louis XVL He was guillotined. She was guillotined. Choiseul, who negotiated her marriage, was dis- missed. The German Empire was overthrown in 1806. Vienna was the Capital. "7. But cut of a branch of her roots shall ONE stand up in his estate, which shall come v^ith an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail." Maria Louisa, daughter of Francis L of Austria, married Napoleon L "8. And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, AND with their precious vessels of silver and of gold ; and he shall continue MORE years than the king of the north." Napoleon L invaded Egypt. Frederick William H. of (Prussia) Germany died 1797. King of South, Napoleon L, died 1821. WORLD WAR 15 "9. So the king of the south shall come into HIS kingdom, and shall return into his own land." King of the South, Napoleon, returns from Egypt, to France, 1798. "10. But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall as- semble a multitude of great forces ; and ONE shall cer- tainly come, and overflow, and pass through; then shall he return, and be stirred up, EVEN to his fortress. "11. And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, EVEN with the king of the north ; and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand." His sons, five sons of Frederick William II., of whom Frederick III. was the eldest, king of the North, 1807. Frederick William III. declared war on Napoleon, and was so ill-prepared, that he was defeated in a very short time. Battle of Jena, Auerstadt, Eylau, and Friedland. "12. AND when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down MANY ten thousands ; but he shall not be strengthened BY it." He — Napoleon I. "13. For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches." King of the North, 1813. Frederick William III., after his humiliation of 1807, was not to be caught the second time. 16 WORLD WAR Napoleon limited the Prussian army to 42,000 men. By exchanging one body of men for another, Frederick William soon had a well trained and powerful army. "14. And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south; also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall." King of South, Napoleon L, Emperor of France. Many — England, Prussia, Austria, Sweden, Portu- gal, Italy, Spain, Holland, also Russia. 1840-1861. Frederick William IV., Peaceful Reign. "15. So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities ; and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither SHALL THERE BE ANY strength to withstand." 1861-1888. Emperor William I. Franco-Prussian War, 1870. Cities — Metz, Sedan, Strasburg, Paris. South — France ; Napoleon III. "16. But he that cometh against him shall do ac- cording to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed." He — Emperor William I. "Glorious Land" — "Place of ornament" — Paris. WORLD WAR If "17. He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him ; thus shall he do ; and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her; but she shall not stand ON HIS SIDE, neither be for him." "Upright ones" or Equal conditions. The Crown Prince, Frederick Charles, his cousia, Bismarck, and Von Molke. Napoleon III., left the Empress Eugenie as Regent during his absence ; she went to England. "18. After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many; but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; with- out his own reproach he shall cause IT to turn upon him." He — Emperor William I, Germany's entrance into the ranks of the colonial powers by the annexation, in 1884, of islands of the Pacific Ocean. A Prince — Prince Bismarck. "19. Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found." "Yet he passed away, and, Lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found."— Died 1888. "20. Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes IN the glory of the kingdom ; Li t within a few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle." 1888-1888. Frederick III., who was greatly beloved by his people, especially his soldiers, who called him Unzer Fritz, also Frederick, the Noble, 18 WORLD WAR He was Emperor 99 days. "21. And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom ; but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries." 1888-1918. Emperor William II. The German people had expected a more liberal government under Frederick III., therefore were very much disappointed when William II., adopted that of his grandfather. Speech of William II. at Potsdam. Vile, see verse XXI. "Children of my guard, you are now my soldiers — mine body and soul! You have sworn to obey all my commands. From this day on you must know but one enemy, and that enemy is my enemy. And if I com- mand you some day to fire upon your relatives — your fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers, perhaps — re- member your oath and obey !" "22. And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant." Flood. By great forces. William II. began his reign with an order for the Prussian army. Prince Bismarck — The creator of the German Em- pire, 1871. Dismissed March 18, 1890. WORLD WAR 19 "23. And after the league MADE with him he shall work deceitfully; for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people." The Socialists of Germany, at that time ; 1888. "24. He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province ; and he shall do THAT which his fathers have not done, nor his father's fathers ; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches ; yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds,' even for a time." Peaceably— "Or into the peaceable and fat, etc." Belgium — We all know her fate. "25. And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army ; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army ; but he shall not stand ; for they shall forecast devices against him." He— William H. Of the South— France. "Devices"— "Think his thoughts." At the beginning of the war, Emperor William had the advantage, and the army of France was kept con- tinually on the retreat toward Paris. "26. Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow; and many shall fall down slain." Many of the populace of Alsace and Lorraine.— France always has and will claim this beautiful country. Overflow — Or pass into. 20 WORLD WAR "27. And both these kings' heart SHALL BE to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table ; but it shall not prosper; for yet the end SHALL BE at the time appointed." William II. and Francis Joseph, November 29, 1915, met at Vienna. Grand opportunity. "28. Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart SHALL BE against the holy cov- enant; and he shall do EXPLOITS, and return to his own land." Emperor William on his return from France. Holy Covenant — Alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia. "29. At the time appointed he shall return, and ccme toward the south ; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter." Toward France and Belgium. Will not succeed as before. "30. ^ For the ships of Chittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant; so shall he do; he shall even return and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant." "Ship of the isles"— England. Naval operations off the coast of Belgium. Holy Alliance — Great Britain, France, and Russia. "Have intelligence with," or, ally himself with the Turks, who are infidels. WORLD WAR M "31. And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily SACRIFICE, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate." Forces shall prevail. "Maketh desolate," or astonisheth. "32. And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries; but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do EXPLOITS." As for instance, a feast at Sofia. January 18, 1916. Emperor William and King Ferdinand of Bulgaria. "33. And they that understand among the people shall instruct many; yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, MANY days." Instruct in military. To train, or prepare. "34. Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help; but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. "35. And SOME of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make THEM white, EVEN to the time of the end; because IT IS yet for a time appointed. "36. And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished; for that that is determined shall be done. "37. Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god ; for he shall magnify himself above all. 22 WORLD WAR "88. But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces; and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things." Forces, or munitions. A god whom his father knew not. The Zeppelin. "Pleasant things," "Things desired," or needed. "39. Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain." "Strongholds" — "Fortresses of munitions." "Strange God" — The Zeppelin. "Increase with glory" — Germany has about 80 Zep- pelins, and many more in the course of construction. "Divide for gain. "For a price." "40. And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him ; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over." France and England shall come against Germany, but not with much success. "41. He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and th« Chief of the children of Amman." "Glorious Land" — "Place of ornament" — Paris will be taken. See verse 16. "42. He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries ; and the land of Egypt shall not escape. WORLD WAR 23 "43. But he shall have power over the treasure of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps." Many of the different tribes, that England j^overned. are now fighting on the side of Germany, also assistinr in every possible way. "44. But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him ; therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many." Russia will, with her vast snpply of available men. give Germany much concern. "45. And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holv mountain : vet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him." "Glorious Holy Mountain" — Jerusalem. At this time will Emperor William be destroved. with many of his people. HeaA^y Earthquakes. Chapter XII. "1. And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a tim.e of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time; and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. "2. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt." Rev. XVI. "15. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that 24 WORLD WAR watcheth, and keep his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame." "18. And there were voices, and thunders and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty ar earthquake and so great. "19. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. "20. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found." Read Daniel II., Dreams of Image. Read Daniel VII., Four Beasts. "One Like a Lion" — British Lion. "One Like a Bear" — Russian Bear. "One Like a Leopard" — France. "One Dreadful and Terrible" — ^^Germany. Germany, the fourth Kingdom — Diverse from all Kingdoms. Germany will continue to succeed until the Ancient of days shall come. This will be when Jerusalem will be beseiged by the contending armies. To take place in January, 1918. "Then will be earthquakes, such as was not from the beginning, or shall be." Math. XVI. "2. Jesus answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, IT WILL BE fair weather; for the sky is red. "3. And in the morning, IT WILL BE foul weather to day ; for the sky is red and lowering, O YE hypocrites, ye discern the face of the sky ; but can ye not DISCERN the signs of the times?" Oeacidified using the Bookkeeper process. 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