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looked upon by some as the end of the world, whereas the Grand Gallery symbolises the Christian dispensation, and the widening of the passage at its commencement symbolises the date of the birth of Jesus. In the Great Pyramid, symbolised in stone, is the history of the descendants of Abraham, from the time of its building up to the end of matter. An inch in the symbolism stands for a year.

It is an interesting and instructive fact that Mrs. Eddy's textbook, "Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures," was 10 copyrighted only until 1917.* Considering that the profits from this book, say 8/- to 15/- per copy, according to the edition, was the chief source of Mrs. Eddy's income, the fact is of great importance.

Mrs. Eddy, in "Science and Health," originally spoke of centuries passing before the end of all matter should come. In a later sedition, however, she struck out these words, and spoke of an unknown time. In the preface to the first edition of "Science and Health" she showed that the end would come before 1996, as she wrote: "We ask for the things that are Truth's, and safely affirm from the demonstrations that we have been able to make, that science would have eradicated sin, sickness and death, in a less period that six thousand years." On page 260, line 9, of "Science and Health," she speaks of "many generations" passing. In another of her writings she spoke of the end coming four generations after the closing of the Metaphysical College in 1889. A generation in Science is seven years, which gives the end as 1917. The growth of the knowledge that is going to bring about the end is increasing in geometrical progression; that is, the increase in each year is far greater than in the previous year. Like a rolling snowball, the knowledge grows. Dr. Le Bon, in the 'Evolution of Matter," page 194, points out the great effects, not only physically, but socially, that are thus produced by very small changes in a cause. He states that "this observation will explain many historical events."

Theoretically I had known for some years that the start of the last period ought to come on the 9th, 18th, or 27th day of the ninth month of 1917. Consequently, when from the letters above I saw that the end of the last period but one was coming in December, 1917, I could not make out what was wrong. I knew that the real first month of the year is not January, which is the commencement of what is called the Julian year, the Emperor Julian having altered the numerical order of the months, but I had always looked upon March as the first month. December 3rd+ would, according to this, fall, I thought, in the tenth month, and not in the ninth. I, however, did not waste time over the matter, and merely realised that there was no ignorance, that God was the Principle of all knowledge, and that therefore man-the real manknew everything that he needed. Probably as the result of this realisation of truth, within forty-eight hours I received a pamphlet, See "Christian Science Sentinel," January 15th, 1903. The copyright has been extended since Mrs. Eddy's death.

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Sec. 2. in which, directly it was opened, I read a statement that the date of the commencement of the year depended upon the time of the Jewish feast of Nisan, and that, consequently, sometimes the first of the month started as late as the first week in April. In this way I was shown that the first week of December, 1917, is in the ninth month and not in the tenth, and the date of the start of the last period was found to be scientifically correct. This is one of the many instances of the way in which knowledge that has come has been confirmed. I think I may say that there has never been a case with me in which knowledge obtained inspirationally has 10 not been confirmed within a day or two.

How Information has been Inspirationally Obtained.

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By true prayer, as time went on, I gradually obtained a considerable amount of information of what will take place before the end comes. This knowledge I checked in the ordinary way. instance of how this information has been obtained, I may mention that, wanting to know whether the circular which precedes the end would be sent out all over the world, or only in America and England, and being busy, I asked a friend of mine, a first-rate worker, to treat for the required knowledge. That night she treated, 20 realising that man, the spiritual man, has all necessary knowledge, and then opened the Bible. The first verse she saw following: And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred and tongue, and people" (Rev. 14, ver. 6).

"The Everlasting Gospel."

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This is one of the two prophetical references in Revelation to the information that is going to be made known all over the world "to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people" just before the end of all matter. This information is called in the Bible the ever- 30 lasting Gospel of the Kingdom. The word translated "gospel," Cruden points out, means good news," or glad tidings.' He states that these glad tidings were the sum of the covenant contained in the promise made to Abraham. This explains Galatians 3, ver. 8. Ephesians 1, ver. 13, shows that this "good news is "the word of 35 truth, the gospel of your salvation." Romans 1, ver. 1, calls it gospel of God," to the preaching of which Paul devoted his life. Verse 16 "it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that says that believeth." This "power of God" is always available (I. Cor. 1, ver. 18). Paul pointed out, in Ephesians 3, ver. 9, that his mission was "to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God." mystery of God is now finished, as prophesied in Revelations 10, ver. 7, and it is found and it can be demonstrated, that man is and always has been "hid with Christ in God" (Colossians 3, ver. 3). 15 The news will also appear in every newspaper on that day, bringing

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* In America they say that President Wilson's speech, which was wired all over the world on the 3rd of December, fulfilled this prophecy. I think it is probably a forerunner of what is to follow later.

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Sec. 2. "glad tidings of good things." There are other references in the Bible to this information, which will contain the essence of the facts of being which Jesus was constantly teaching. Jesus, speaking of it, says: And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world 3 for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come" (Matt. 24, ver. 14). The verdict of the Press follows: " Babylon is fallen, is fallen." This means that they will widely state the fact to all concerned, namely, that all matter and evil is done away with for ever. It is hoped that this portion of the prophecy will not be 10 fulfilled, owing to all matter having ceased its apparent sense of existence previously, through the work of those who have learnt how to pray in the right way. You can often foresee evil, but you cannot foresee the good that comes in its place when the evil is destroyed.

The Last Trump.

I used to think that a statement was going to be sent out, the " Gospel (good news) of the Kingdom," which would state the main facts of being, and give the verified proofs thereof, would show the glorious time that is at hand, and end by calling upon everyone to unite in turning in thought to God, realising as clearly as possible that "THERE IS NOTHING BUT GOD"; in other words, that there is no reality in matter, "all is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation." It is possible that this knowledge will come mentally to those who are ready to receive it, as it is coming at the present moment to many.

This realisation of the allness of God has been referred to in many terms. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else (Isa. 45, ver. 22). At the end even the selfish materialist, who has previously scoffed at any idea of an existing spiritual world around us, hidden by matter, will mentally work his very best, in the hope that the good news may be true, and that, even if he does not wake up to find himself in a perfect state of existence, he may free himself somewhat from the living hell in which he has been existing during the previous few months.

The End of all Matter and Evil.-

Daniel, speaking of the great world change, in the eleventh and twelfth chapters, shows how all matter is going to be brought to an end, namely, by the denial of the reality of matter and evil, called in the Bible the Angel Michael, the affirmation of good being spoken of as the Angel Gabriel. In Daniel 12, ver. 1, we read : And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time 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."

This denial of the reality of matter, and therefore of all evil, results in such a mental revolution that all true mental workers will that day heal practically everything instantaneously. They will even what is called "raise from the dead," and in the last day or two,

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Sec. 2. as shown in several of the prophetical books, the coming to life of those who are ready for burial will be quite common. Post-mortem decomposition shows that the human mind has passed into another state of consciousness, and until then the so-called dead can be awakened from what is only, as Jesus pointed out, a deep sleep or state of coma (see "Raising from the Dead," page 276). This seemed also to be the case with Eutychus, of whom Paul said: “Trouble nat yourselves, for his life is in him" (Acts 20, ver. 10). It looks as if he was, raised from the dead after Paul left him, because it says that Paul "departed, and they brought the young man alive, and 10 were not a little comforted" (ver. 12).

Just before the end there will be hardly anything else in the papers but the details of the so-called miracles, that have taken place from day to day, particulars of which their staffs have collected. The Book of Revelation shows they will say that what is stated 15 in the circular is true, that the realm of matter "is fallen, is fallen" (Rev. 14, ver. 8 and 18, ver. 2), and that a glorious world, a new heaven and a new earth" (Rev. 21, ver. 1), is rapidly opening to our view through the destruction "for ever and ever" (Rev. 20, ver. 10) of the material sense that hides it from us.

At the end, such will be the effect produced that the raising of “the dead, small and great" (Rev. 20, ver. 12), will become universal. This will set the final seal on our false beliefs, and all thinkers will admit that what has been here set out is true.

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Paul tells us clearly what will then happen. In the celebrated 2 fifteenth chapter of I. Corinthians, after saying that "The first man is of the earth, earthy: the secont man is the Lord from heaven, he says: Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: then shall be brought to pass the saying that 30 is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?" (ver. 47, 51, 52, 54, 55).

Then the end comes, the end of all matter and its attendant sin, disease and limitations, and, as John puts it, “death and hell were cast. into the lake of fire" (Rev. 20, ver. 14)-purified out of existence-with 3. all that was not found written in the book of life"-existing in the world of reality.

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The end of the world is only the end of all matter, the end of all sin, disease, worries, troubles, and limitations. When this end comes, we all, sinners as well as saints, appear to wake up, to find ourselves as we really are, perfect beings in a perfect world, governed by a perfect God.

The End Unexpected.

In several places the Bible shows that those who are doing their work properly would know approximately the time of the end, although "there shall come in the last days scoffers walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming?" (II. Peter 3, ver. 3, 4).

Sec. 2. Remember that, as shown absolutely clearly in the Bible, the world comes to an end at a pre-determined time. It is not necessary for everyone to become perfect, as the action of God brings the end about. What takes place, from a natural science 3 point of view, is as follows: The smallest particle of matter is an electrical molecule. It consists of a positive charge at one end of the molecule, and a negative charge at the other. At the end of all matter the action of God causes all the molecules to short-circuit each other. All that is necessary is to start the 10 action. Then you get a result similar to that which you get when you put a match to a barrel of gunpowder, in a few moments matter destroys itself, and all is over.

Inevitable Suddenness of the End.

Any mental worker, of whom there are already many millions, even if 15 he has not sufficient knowledge to agree with my conclusions, will tell you that if the information becomes universal as described, it is impossible to give any limit to the extraordinary results that will follow; so far-reaching, he will tell you, are the effects of united thinking on a large scale. Zechariah tells us what will happen. He says: "I will remove the 20 iniquity of that land in one day" (ch. 3, ver. 9). The suddenness of this end has been foretold in many places in the Bible. For instance, “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed" (I. Cor. 15, ver. 52).

Exception is taken to any claim of knowing the date of the end by quoting Jesus, who told us that we should know neither the day nor the hour" (Matt. 25, ver. 13).

This is a perfectly correct statement, but Jesus never said that we 30 should not know the year and the month. On the contrary, he said: he will show you things ask me nothing. Verily,

When he, the Spirit of truth is come

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verily, I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you" (John 16, ver. 13, 23). "For there is 35 nothing covered that shall not be revealed; and hid that shall not be known" (Matt. 10, ver. 26). Habakkuk says: “For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie" chap. 2, ver. 3). Speaking specifically of the last day Paul writes: Ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should 40 overtake you as a thief" (I. Thess. 5, ver. 4). John said: "The Lord God sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done (Rev. 22, ver. 6). We are also told that there is a sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place" (II. Peter 1, 45 ver, 19). Daniel put it still more clearly, and said, "Behold I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation, for at the time appointed the end shall be " (Dan. 8, ver. 19). Another great prophetical book, II. Esdras, is just as clear on this point:

For just as with respect to all that has happened in the

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