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    "THE 
   

END

OF

THE

    WORLD" 
   

253

    archy, 
   

in

the

    saddle 
   

.

    "And 
   

I

saw

a

    woman 
   

sit

    upon 
   

a

    scarlet 
   

    coloured 
   

    beast, 
   

    full 
   

of

    names 
   

of

    blasphemy, 
   

    having 
   

    seven 
   

    heads 
   

and

ten

    horns 
   

.

The

    beast 
   

    that 
   

    thou 
   

    sawest 
   

was

    [the 
   

old

    League], 
   

and

is

not

    [being 
   

    lifeless 
   

    during 
   

    World 
   

War

II]

;

and

    shall 
   

    ascend 
   

out

of

the

    bottomless 
   

pit

[as

the

    United 
   

    Nations 
   

    organiza- 
   

    tion], 
   

.

.

.

And

the

    beast 
   

    that 
   

    was, 
   

and

is

    not, 
   

    even 
   

he

is

the

    eighth, 
   

and

is

of

the

    seven, 
   

and

    goeth 
   

    into 
   

    perdition." 
   

    (Revelation 
   

17

:

3,

8,

11)

In

    man's 
   

    history 
   

    till 
   

A

.D

.

1914

    there 
   

    have 
   

    been 
   

    seven 
   

    great 
   

    world 
   

    empires, 
   

the

    last 
   

    being 
   

the

    present 
   

    Anglo-American 
   

    empire 
   

.

    Note 
   

the

    prophecy 
   

    states 
   

    there 
   

    should 
   

be

an

    eighth, 
   

    which 
   

is

of

the

    seven 
   

    previous 
   

    ones 
   

.

The

    con- 
   

    ception 
   

of

the

    League 
   

was

in

the

    seventh 
   

em-

    pire, 
   

and

now

the

new

    United 
   

    Nations 
   

    organi- 
   

    zation 
   

is

    getting 
   

its

    chief 
   

    support 
   

and

    backing 
   

    from 
   

the

    same 
   

    empire 
   

.

    Even 
   

the

    seat 
   

of

the

new

    government 
   

is

in

    America 
   

.

17

Man

is

    merely 
   

a

    pawn 
   

in

the

    hands 
   

of

the

    mighty 
   

    spirit 
   

    demon, 
   

    Satan, 
   

who

is

now

    group- 
   

ing

his

    forces 
   

for

    Armageddon 
   

.

    Armageddon? 
   

    World 
   

    conflicts 
   

    have 
   

    often 
   

    been 
   

    incorrectly 
   

    labeled 
   

as

    Armageddon 
   

.

    Armageddon 
   

    will 
   

be

no

    mere 
   

    conflict 
   

    between 
   

    capitalism 
   

and

    Com- 
   

    munism, 
   

as

    some 
   

    fear 
   

.

On

the

    other 
   

    hand, 
   

    many 
   

now

    express 
   

    concern 
   

    that 
   

    some 
   

    ruthless 
   

    power 
   

    may, 
   

    through 
   

the

use

of

    atomic 
   

    energy, 
   

    destroy 
   

    both 
   

the

    nations 
   

and

our

    earth 
   

.

But

the

end

of

the

    world 
   

is

no

    literal 
   

    burning 
   

up

of

the

    earth 
   

.

    (Ecclesiastes 
   

1

:4

;

    Isaiah 
   

45

:

18)

    That 
   

    would 
   

17

.

How

do

    many 
   

    view 
   

    Armageddon? 
   

and

    what 
   

is

it

    Scripturally? 
   

“THE END OF THE WORLD” 253 archy, in the saddie. “And I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. The beast that thou sawest was [the old League], and is not [being lifeless during World War II]; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit [as the United Nations organization], ... And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.” (Revelation 17:3, 8,11) In man’s history till A.D. 1914 there have been seven great world empires, the last being the present Anglo-American empire. Note the prophecy states there should be an eighth, which is of the seven previous ones. The conception of the League was in the seventh empire, and now the new United Nations organization is getting its chief support and backing from the same empire. Even the seat of the new government is in America. *7 Man is merely a pawn in the hands of the mighty spirit demon, Satan, who is now grouping his forces for Armageddon. Armageddon? World conflicts have often been incorrectly labeled as Armageddon. Armageddon will be no mere conflict between capitalism and Communism, as some fear. On the other hand, many now express concern that some ruthless power may, through the use of atomic energy, destroy both the nations and our earth. But the end of the world is no literal burning up of the earth. (Ecclesiastes 1:4; Isaiah 45:18) That would 1%. How do many view Armageddon? and what is it Scripturally?