Beast of Revelation.pdf - Friends of the Sabbath Australia
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The <strong>Beast</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Revelation</strong><br />
The rapid succession <strong>of</strong> events in Eastern and Central Europe<br />
in 1989 didn’t catch everyone by surprise, however. There was a<br />
source that anticipated and reported on this startling turn <strong>of</strong><br />
events a half-century ahead <strong>of</strong> time! Notice what an editorial<br />
writer stated in <strong>the</strong> Hendersonville, Tennessee, Free Press on<br />
December 7, 1989:<br />
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Like a great many Americans I have been watching <strong>the</strong> current<br />
political situation in East Germany with interest. While many have<br />
expressed surprise at <strong>the</strong> recent events and at East German cries for<br />
reunification <strong>of</strong> East and West Germany, I have to admit I haven’t<br />
been too surprised by <strong>the</strong>se events. The reason I haven’t been particularly<br />
surprised is that for years I have occasionally read <strong>the</strong><br />
publications <strong>of</strong>... <strong>the</strong> late Herbert W. Armstrong.... Armstrong predicted<br />
that <strong>the</strong> Berlin Wall would some day come down and <strong>the</strong> two<br />
German states would once again reunite into a powerful nation.<br />
As far back as April 1952, Herbert W. Armstrong, our predecessor<br />
in this current Work <strong>of</strong> God, had written in <strong>the</strong> Plain<br />
Truth magazine that East Germany would be reunited with<br />
West Germany and that Russia would “be forced to relinquish<br />
her control over Hungary, Czechoslovakia and parts <strong>of</strong> Austria”<br />
(p. 16). In 1956, following <strong>the</strong> Soviet invasion <strong>of</strong> Hungary,<br />
when it seemed that <strong>the</strong> “Iron Curtain” had inexorably rung<br />
down on <strong>the</strong> nations <strong>of</strong> Eastern Europe, Mr. Armstrong stated,<br />
“The way is being prepared for a colossal third force in world<br />
politics—a European Federation <strong>of</strong> Nations more powerful<br />
than ei<strong>the</strong>r Russia or <strong>the</strong> United States!... We have shown years<br />
in advance what would happen to Russia’s ill-fated Empire in<br />
Eastern Europe” (The Plain Truth, Dec. 1956, p. 3).<br />
How could he possibly have known? You’ll find out in <strong>the</strong><br />
pages <strong>of</strong> this booklet!<br />
The prophetic messages <strong>of</strong> your Bible have far more to do with<br />
current world conditions and where <strong>the</strong>y are headed than most people<br />
could ever imagine. Destined to soon play a defining role in world<br />
events is <strong>the</strong> mysterious “<strong>Beast</strong>” <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> book <strong>of</strong> <strong>Revelation</strong>. For a clear<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> identity <strong>of</strong> this mysterious <strong>Beast</strong> and its astounding<br />
relevance to your life in <strong>the</strong> years immediately ahead, read on!