The Peril of the Republic of the United States of America - Percy T. Magan

United States in the case. It therefore follows, that
as far as the nativity of the “United States of
America and Asia” is concerned, the cause of
Armageddon, rather than that of amity, will be
served. And aside from all matters of accident or
policy there is a principle which will work to this
end, one foretold in the Bible, and worth
considering here.
In Matthew 24 there is a wonderful prophecy
which fell from the lips of the Saviour himself. As
he sat on the Mount of Olives the disciples came
unto him “privately,” saying, “Tell us, when shall
these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy
coming and of the end of the world?” They came to
him privately,and it was then that these questions
were asked. There is a wonderful significance in
these words. It is only to those who come to the
Lord privately, alone on their knees in the secret
chambers, or by themselves in some quiet place,--it
is only to such that there is revealed the sign of his
coming and of the end of the world. Away from the
hurry and the bustle of the things of life, and shut
in alone with the Master, the “still, small voice”
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