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  SaiththeLord:\"BecausethouhastsetthineheartastheheartofGod;

  behold,thereforeIwillbringstrangersuponthee,theterribleofthenations:andtheyshalldrawtheirswordsagainstthebeautyofthywisdom,andtheyshalldefilethybrightness。Theyshallbringtheedowntothepit。\"\"Iwilldestroythee,Ocoveringcherub,fromthemidstofthestonesoffire……Iwillcasttheetotheground,Iwilllaytheebeforekings,thattheymaybeholdthee……Iwillbringtheetoashesupontheearthinthesightofallthemthatbeholdthee……Thoushaltbeaterror,andnevershaltthoubeanymore。\"Ezekiel28:6-8,16-19。

  \"Everybattleofthewarrioriswithconfusednoise,andgarmentsrolledinblood;butthisshallbewithburningandfueloffire。\"\"TheindignationoftheLordisuponallnations,andHisfuryuponalltheirarmies:Hehathutterlydestroyedthem,Hehathdeliveredthemtotheslaughter。\"\"UponthewickedHeshallrainquickburningcoals,fireandbrimstoneandanhorribletempest:thisshallbetheportionoftheircup。\"Isaiah9:5;34:2;Psalm11:6,margin。FirecomesdownfromGodoutofheaven。Theearthisbrokenup。Theweaponsconcealedinitsdepthsaredrawnforth。Devouringflamesburstfromeveryyawningchasm。Theveryrocksareonfire。Thedayhascomethatshallburnasanoven。Theelementsmeltwithferventheat,theearthalso,andtheworksthatarethereinareburnedup。Malachi4:1;2Peter3:10。Theearth’ssurfaceseemsonemoltenmass——avast,seething673

  lakeoffire。Itisthetimeofthejudgmentandperditionofungodlymen——\"thedayoftheLord’svengeance,andtheyearofrecompensesforthecontroversyofZion。\"Isaiah34:8。

  Thewickedreceivetheirrecompenseintheearth。Proverbs11:31。They\"shallbestubble:andthedaythatcomethshallburnthemup,saiththeLordofhosts。\"Malachi4:1。Somearedestroyedasinamoment,whileotherssuffermanydays。Allarepunished\"accordingtotheirdeeds。\"ThesinsoftherighteoushavingbeentransferredtoSatan,heismadetosuffernotonlyforhisownrebellion,butforallthesinswhichhehascausedGod’speopletocommit。Hispunishmentistobefargreaterthanthatofthosewhomhehasdeceived。Afterallhaveperishedwhofellbyhisdeceptions,heisstilltoliveandsufferon。Inthecleansingflamesthewickedareatlastdestroyed,rootandbranch——Satantheroot,hisfollowersthebranches。

  Thefullpenaltyofthelawhasbeenvisited;thedemandsofjusticehavebeenmet;andheavenandearth,beholding,declaretherighteousnessofJehovah。

  Satan’sworkofruinisforeverended。Forsixthousandyearshehaswroughthiswill,fillingtheearthwithwoeandcausinggriefthroughouttheuniverse。Thewholecreationhasgroanedandtravailedtogetherinpain。NowGod’screaturesareforeverdeliveredfromhispresenceandtemptations。

  \"Thewholeearthisatrest,andisquiet:they[therighteous]breakforthintosinging。\"Isaiah14:7。Andashoutofpraiseandtriumphascendsfromthewholeloyaluniverse。\"Thevoiceofagreatmultitude,\"\"asthevoiceofmanywaters,andasthevoiceofmightythunderings,\"isheard,saying:

  \"Alleluia:fortheLordGodomnipotentreigneth。\"Revelation19:6。

  Whiletheearthwaswrappedinthefireofdestruction,therighteousabodesafelyintheHolyCity。Uponthosethathadpartinthefirstresurrection,theseconddeathhasnopower。WhileGodistothewickedaconsumingfire,HeistoHispeoplebothasunandashield。Revelation20:6;Psalm84:11。

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  \"Isawanewheavenandanewearth:forthefirstheavenandthefirstearthwerepassedaway。\"Revelation21:1。Thefirethatconsumesthewickedpurifiestheearth。Everytraceofthecurseissweptaway。Noeternallyburninghellwillkeepbeforetheransomedthefearfulconsequencesofsin。

  Onereminderaloneremains:OurRedeemerwilleverbearthemarksofHiscrucifixion。UponHiswoundedhead,uponHisside,Hishandsandfeet,aretheonlytracesofthecruelworkthatsinhaswrought。Saystheprophet,beholdingChristinHisglory:\"HehadbrightbeamscomingoutofHisside:

  andtherewasthehidingofHispower。\"Habakkuk3:4,margin。ThatpiercedsidewhenceflowedthecrimsonstreamthatreconciledmantoGod——thereistheSaviour’sglory,there\"thehidingofHispower。\"\"Mightytosave,\"

  throughthesacrificeofredemption,HewasthereforestrongtoexecutejusticeuponthemthatdespisedGod’smercy。AndthetokensofHishumiliationareHishighesthonor;throughtheeternalagesthewoundsofCalvarywillshowforthHispraiseanddeclareHispower。

  \"OToweroftheflock,thestrongholdofthedaughterofZion,untoTheeshallitcome,eventhefirstdominion。\"Micah4:8。ThetimehascometowhichholymenhavelookedwithlongingsincetheflamingswordbarredthefirstpairfromEden,thetimefor\"theredemptionofthepurchasedpossession。\"Ephesians1:14。Theearthoriginallygiventomanashiskingdom,betrayedbyhimintothehandsofSatan,andsolongheldbythemightyfoe,hasbeenbroughtbackbythegreatplanofredemption。Allthatwaslostbysinhasbeenrestored。\"ThussaiththeLord……thatformedtheearthandmadeit;Hehathestablishedit,Hecreateditnotinvain,Heformedittobeinhabited。\"Isaiah45:18。God’soriginalpurposeinthecreationoftheearthisfulfilledasitismadetheeternalabodeoftheredeemed。\"Therighteousshallinherittheland,anddwellthereinforever。\"

  Psalm37:29。

  Afearofmakingthefutureinheritanceseemtoomaterial675

  hasledmanytospiritualizeawaytheverytruthswhichleadustolookuponitasourhome。ChristassuredHisdisciplesthatHewenttopreparemansionsforthemintheFather’shouse。ThosewhoaccepttheteachingsofGod’swordwillnotbewhollyignorantconcerningtheheavenlyabode。Andyet,\"eyehathnotseen,norearheard,neitherhaveenteredintotheheartofman,thethingswhichGodhathpreparedforthemthatloveHim。\"1

  Corinthians2:9。Humanlanguageisinadequatetodescribetherewardoftherighteous。Itwillbeknownonlytothosewhobeholdit。NofinitemindcancomprehendthegloryoftheParadiseofGod。

  IntheBibletheinheritanceofthesavediscalled\"acountry。\"Hebrews11:14-16。TheretheheavenlyShepherdleadsHisflocktofountainsoflivingwaters。Thetreeoflifeyieldsitsfruiteverymonth,andtheleavesofthetreearefortheserviceofthenations。Thereareever-flowingstreams,clearascrystal,andbesidethemwavingtreescasttheirshadowsuponthepathspreparedfortheransomedoftheLord。Therethewide-spreadingplainsswellintohillsofbeauty,andthemountainsofGodreartheirloftysummits。Onthosepeacefulplains,besidethoselivingstreams,God’speople,solongpilgrimsandwanderers,shallfindahome。

  \"Mypeopleshalldwellinapeaceablehabitation,andinsuredwellings,andinquietrestingplaces。\"\"Violenceshallnomorebeheardinthyland,wastingnordestructionwithinthyborders;butthoushaltcallthywallsSalvation,andthygatesPraise。\"\"Theyshallbuildhouses,andinhabitthem;andtheyshallplantvineyards,andeatthefruitofthem。Theyshallnotbuild,andanotherinhabit;theyshallnotplant,andanothereat:……

  Mineelectshalllongenjoytheworkoftheirhands。\"Isaiah32:18;60:18;

  65:21,22。

  There,\"thewildernessandthesolitaryplaceshallbegladforthem;andthedesertshallrejoice,andblossomastherose。\"\"Insteadofthethornshallcomeupthefirtree,andinsteadofthebriershallcomeupthemyrtletree。\"\"Thewolfalsoshalldwellwiththelamb,andtheleopardshall676

  liedownwiththekid;……andalittlechildshallleadthem。\"\"TheyshallnothurtnordestroyinallMyholymountain,\"saiththeLord。Isaiah35:1;55:13;11:6,9。

  Paincannotexistintheatmosphereofheaven。Therewillbenomoretears,nofuneraltrains,nobadgesofmourning。\"Thereshallbenomoredeath,neithersorrow,norcrying:……fortheformerthingsarepassedaway。\"

  \"Theinhabitantshallnotsay,Iamsick:thepeoplethatdwellthereinshallbeforgiventheiriniquity。\"Revelation21:4;Isaiah33:24。

  ThereistheNewJerusalem,themetropolisoftheglorifiednewearth,\"acrownofgloryinthehandoftheLord,andaroyaldiademinthehandofthyGod。\"\"Herlightwaslikeuntoastonemostprecious,evenlikeajasperstone,clearascrystal。\"\"Thenationsofthemwhicharesavedshallwalkinthelightofit:andthekingsoftheearthdobringtheirgloryandhonorintoit。\"SaiththeLord:\"IwillrejoiceinJerusalem,andjoyinMypeople。\"\"ThetabernacleofGodiswithmen,andHewilldwellwiththem,andtheyshallbeHispeople,andGodHimselfshallbewiththem,andbetheirGod。\"Isaiah62:3;Revelation21:11,24;Isaiah65:19;Revelation21:3。

  IntheCityofGod\"thereshallbenonight。\"Nonewillneedordesirerepose。TherewillbenowearinessindoingthewillofGodandofferingpraisetoHisname。Weshalleverfeelthefreshnessofthemorningandshalleverbefarfromitsclose。\"Andtheyneednocandle,neitherlightofthesun;fortheLordGodgiveththemlight。\"Revelation22:5。Thelightofthesunwillbesupersededbyaradiancewhichisnotpainfullydazzling,yetwhichimmeasurablysurpassesthebrightnessofournoontide。ThegloryofGodandtheLambfloodstheHolyCitywithunfadinglight。Theredeemedwalkinthesunlessgloryofperpetualday。

  \"Isawnotempletherein:fortheLordGodAlmightyandtheLambarethetempleofit。\"Revelation21:22。ThepeopleofGodareprivilegedtoholdopencommunionwiththeFatherandtheSon。\"Nowweseethroughaglass,darkly。\"。PG677

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  1Corinthians13:12。WebeholdtheimageofGodreflected,asinamirror,intheworksofnatureandinHisdealingswithmen;butthenweshallseeHimfacetoface,withoutadimmingveilbetween。WeshallstandinHispresenceandbeholdthegloryofHiscountenance。

  Theretheredeemedshallknow,evenasalsotheyareknown。ThelovesandsympathieswhichGodHimselfhasplantedinthesoulshalltherefindtruestandsweetestexercise。Thepurecommunionwithholybeings,theharmonioussociallifewiththeblessedangelsandwiththefaithfulonesofallageswhohavewashedtheirrobesandmadethemwhiteinthebloodoftheLamb,thesacredtiesthatbindtogether\"thewholefamilyinheavenandearth\"

  Ephesians3:15——thesehelptoconstitutethehappinessoftheredeemed。

  There,immortalmindswillcontemplatewithnever-failingdelightthewondersofcreativepower,themysteriesofredeeminglove。Therewillbenocruel,deceivingfoetotempttoforgetfulnessofGod。Everyfacultywillbedeveloped,everycapacityincreased。Theacquirementofknowledgewillnotwearythemindorexhausttheenergies。Therethegrandestenterprisesmaybecarriedforward,theloftiestaspirationsreached,thehighestambitionsrealized;andstilltherewillarisenewheightstosurmount,newwonderstoadmire,newtruthstocomprehend,freshobjectstocallforththepowersofmindandsoulandbody。

  AllthetreasuresoftheuniversewillbeopentothestudyofGod’sredeemed。Unfetteredbymortality,theywingtheirtirelessflighttoworldsafar——worldsthatthrilledwithsorrowatthespectacleofhumanwoeandrangwithsongsofgladnessatthetidingsofaransomedsoul。Withunutterabledelightthechildrenofearthenterintothejoyandthewisdomofunfallenbeings。TheysharethetreasuresofknowledgeandunderstandinggainedthroughagesuponagesincontemplationofGod’shandiwork。Withundimmedvisiontheygazeuponthegloryofcreation——sunsandstarsandsystems,allintheirappointedordercirclingthethrone678

  ofDeity。Uponallthings,fromtheleasttothegreatest,theCreator’snameiswritten,andinallaretherichesofHispowerdisplayed。

  Andtheyearsofeternity,astheyroll,willbringricherandstillmoregloriousrevelationsofGodandofChrist。Asknowledgeisprogressive,sowilllove,reverence,andhappinessincrease。ThemoremenlearnofGod,thegreaterwillbetheiradmirationofHischaracter。AsJesusopensbeforethemtherichesofredemptionandtheamazingachievementsinthegreatcontroversywithSatan,theheartsoftheransomedthrillwithmoreferventdevotion,andwithmorerapturousjoytheysweeptheharpsofgold;andtenthousandtimestenthousandandthousandsofthousandsofvoicesunitetoswellthemightychorusofpraise。

  \"Andeverycreaturewhichisinheaven,andontheearth,andundertheearth,andsuchasareinthesea,andallthatareinthem,heardIsaying,Blessing,andhonor,andglory,andpower,beuntoHimthatsittethuponthethrone,anduntotheLambforeverandever。\"Revelation5:13。

  Thegreatcontroversyisended。Sinandsinnersarenomore。Theentireuniverseisclean。Onepulseofharmonyandgladnessbeatsthroughthevastcreation。FromHimwhocreatedall,flowlifeandlightandgladness,throughouttherealmsofillimitablespace。Fromtheminutestatomtothegreatestworld,allthings,animateandinanimate,intheirunshadowedbeautyandperfectjoy,declarethatGodislove。

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  APPENDIX

  GENERALNOTES

  REVISIONSADOPTEDBYTHEE。G。WHITETRUSTEESNOVEMBER19,1956,ANDDECEMBER6,1979

  PAGE50。TITLES——INAPASSAGEWHICHISINCLUDEDINTHEROMANCATHOLICCANON

  LAW,ORCORPUSJURISCANONICI,POPEINNOCENTIIIDECLARESTHATTHEROMAN

  PONTIFFIS\"THEVICEGERENTUPONEARTH,NOTOFAMEREMAN,BUTOFVERYGOD;\"

  ANDINAGLOSSONTHEPASSAGEITISEXPLAINEDTHATTHISISBECAUSEHEISTHE

  VICEGERENTOFCHRIST,WHOIS\"VERYGODANDVERYMAN。\"SEEDECRETALESDOMINI

  GREGORIIPAPAEIXDECRETALSOFTHELORDPOPEGREGORYIX,LIBER1,DE

  TRANSLATIONEEPISCOPORUM,ONTHETRANSFERENCEOFBISHOPS,TITLE7,CH。3;

  CORPUSJURISCANONICI2DLEIPZIGED。,1881,COL。99;PARIS,1612,TOM。

  2,DECRETALES,COL。205。THEDOCUMENTSWHICHFORMEDTHEDECRETALSWERE

  GATHEREDBYGRATIAN,WHOWASTEACHINGATTHEUNIVERSITYOFBOLOGNAABOUTTHE

  YEAR1140。HISWORKWASADDEDTOANDRE-EDITEDBYPOPEGREGORYIXINAN

  EDITIONISSUEDIN1234。OTHERDOCUMENTSAPPEAREDINSUCCEEDINGYEARSFROM

  TIMETOTIMEINCLUDINGTHEEXTRAVAGANTES,ADDEDTOWARDTHECLOSEOFTHE

  FIFTEENTHCENTURY,ALLOFTHESE,WITHGRATIAN’SDECRETUM,WEREPUBLISHEDAS

  THECORPUSJURISCANONICIIN1582。POPEPIUSXAUTHORIZEDTHECODIFICATION

  INCANONLAWIN1904,ANDTHERESULTINGCODEBECAMEEFFECTIVEIN1918。

  FORTHETITLE\"LORDGODTHEPOPE\"SEEAGLOSSONTHEEXTRAVAGANTESOFPOPE

  JOHNXXII,TITLE14,CH。4,DECLARAMUS。INANANTWERPEDITIONOFTHE

  EXTRAVAGANTES,DATED1584,THEWORDS\"DOMINUMDEUMNOSTRUMPAPAM\"\"OURLORD

  GODTHEPOPE\"OCCURINCOLUMN153。INAPARISEDITION,DATED1612,THEY

  OCCURINCOLUMN140。INSEVERALEDITIONSPUBLISHEDSINCE1612THEWORD

  \"DEUM\"\"GOD\"HASBEENOMITTED。

  PAGE50。INFALLIBILITY——ONTHEDOCTRINEOFINFALLIBILITYASSETFORTHAT

  THEVATICANCOUNCILOF1870-71,SEEPHILIPSCHAFF,THECREEDSOF

  CHRISTENDOM,VOL。2,DOGMATICDECREESOFTHEVATICANCOUNCIL,PP。234-271,WHEREBOTHTHELATINANDTHEENGLISHTEXTSAREGIVEN。FORDISCUSSIONSEE,FORTHEROMANCATHOLICVIEW,THECATHOLICENCYCLOPEDIA,VOL。7,ART。

  \"INFALLIBILITY,\"BYPATRICKJ。TONER,P。790FF。;JAMESCARDINALGIBBONS,THEFAITHOFOURFATHERSBALTIMORE:JOHNMURPHYCOMPANY,110THED。,1917,CHS。7,11。FORROMANCATHOLICOPPOSITIONTOTHEDOCTRINEOFPAPAL

  INFALLIBILITY,SEEJOHANNJOSEPHIGNAZVONDOLLINGERPSEUDONYM\"JANUS\"THE

  POPEANDTHECOUNCILNEWYORK:CHARLESSCRIBNER’SSONS,1869;ANDW。J。

  SPARROWSIMPSON,ROMANCATHOLICOPPOSITIONTOPAPALINFALLIBILITYLONDON:

  JOHNMURRAY,1909。FORTHENON-ROMANVIEW,SEEGEORGESALMON,INFALLIBILITY

  OFTHECHURCHLONDON:JOHNMURRAY,REV。ED。,1914。

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  THEGREATCONTROVERSY

  PAGE52。IMAGEWORSHIP——\"THEWORSHIPOFIMAGES……WASONEOFTHOSE

  CORRUPTIONSOFCHRISTIANITYWHICHCREPTINTOTHECHURCHSTEALTHILYAND

  ALMOSTWITHOUTNOTICEOROBSERVATION。THISCORRUPTIONDIDNOT,LIKEOTHER

  HERESIES,DEVELOPITSELFATONCE,FORINTHATCASEITWOULDHAVEMETWITH

  DECIDEDCENSUREANDREBUKE:BUT,MAKINGITSCOMMENCEMENTUNDERAFAIR

  DISGUISE,SOGRADUALLYWASONEPRACTICEAFTERANOTHERINTRODUCEDIN

  CONNECTIONWITHIT,THATTHECHURCHHADBECOMEDEEPLYSTEEPEDINPRACTICAL

  IDOLATRY,NOTONLYWITHOUTANYEFFICIENTOPPOSITION,BUTALMOSTWITHOUTANY

  DECIDEDREMONSTRANCE;ANDWHENATLENGTHANENDEAVORWASMADETOROOTIT

  OUT,THEEVILWASFOUNDTOODEEPLYFIXEDTOADMITOFREMOVAL……ITMUST

  BETRACEDTOTHEIDOLATROUSTENDENCYOFTHEHUMANHEART,ANDITSPROPENSITY

  TOSERVETHECREATUREMORETHANTHECREATOR……

  \"IMAGESANDPICTURESWEREFIRSTINTRODUCEDINTOCHURCHES,NOTTOBE

  WORSHIPED,BUTEITHERINTHEPLACEOFBOOKSTOGIVEINSTRUCTIONTOTHOSEWHO

  COULDNOTREAD,ORTOEXCITEDEVOTIONINTHEMINDSOFOTHERS。HOWFARTHEY

  EVERANSWEREDSUCHAPURPOSEISDOUBTFUL;BUT,EVENGRANTINGTHATTHISWAS

  THECASEFORATIME,ITSOONCEASEDTOBESO,ANDITWASFOUNDTHATPICTURES

  ANDIMAGESBROUGHTINTOCHURCHESDARKENEDRATHERTHANENLIGHTENEDTHEMINDS

  OFTHEIGNORANT——DEGRADEDRATHERTHANEXALTEDTHEDEVOTIONOFTHEWORSHIPER。

  SOTHAT,HOWEVERTHEYMIGHTHAVEBEENINTENDEDTODIRECTMEN’SMINDSTOGOD,THEYENDEDINTURNINGTHEMFROMHIMTOTHEWORSHIPOFCREATEDTHINGS。\"——J。

  MENDHAM,THESEVENTHGENERALCOUNCIL,THESECONDOFNICAEA,INTRODUCTION,PAGESIII-VI。

  FORARECORDOFTHEPROCEEDINGSANDDECISIONSOFTHESECONDCOUNCILOF

  NICAEA,A。D。787,CALLEDTOESTABLISHTHEWORSHIPOFIMAGES,SEEBARONIUS,ECCLESIASTICALANNALS,VOL。9,PP。391-407ANTWERP,1612;J。MENDHAM,THE

  SEVENTHGENERALCOUNCIL,THESECONDOFNICAEA;ED。STILLINGFLEET,DEFENSEOF

  THEDISCOURSECONCERNINGTHEIDOLATRYPRACTICEDINTHECHURCHOFROME

  LONDON,1686;ASELECTLIBRARYOFNICENEANDPOST-NICENEFATHERS,2D

  SERIES,VOL。14,PP。521-587NEWYORK,1900;CHARLESJ。HEFELE,AHISTORY

  OFTHECOUNCILSOFTHECHURCH,FROMTHEORIGINALDOCUMENTS,B。18,CH。1,SECS。332,333;CH。2,SECS。

  345-352T。ANDT。CLARKED。,1896,VOL。5,PP。260-304,342-372。

  PAGE53。THESUNDAYLAWOFCONSTANTINE——THELAWISSUEDBYTHEEMPEROR

  CONSTANTINEONTHESEVENTHOFMARCH,A。D。321,REGARDINGADAYOFRESTFROM

  LABOR,READSTHUS:

  \"ALLJUDGESANDCITYPEOPLEANDTHECRAFTSMENSHALLRESTUPONTHEVENERABLE

  DAYOFTHESUN。COUNTRYPEOPLE,HOWEVER,MAYFREELYATTENDTOTHE

  CULTIVATIONOFTHEFIELDS,BECAUSEITFREQUENTLYHAPPENSTHATNOOTHERDAYS

  AREBETTERADAPTEDFORPLANTINGTHEGRAININTHEFURROWSORTHEVINESIN

  TRENCHES。SOTHATTHEADVANTAGEGIVENBYHEAVENLYPROVIDENCEMAYNOTFORTHE

  OCCASIONOFASHORTTIMEPERISH。\"——JOSEPHCULLENAYER,ASOURCEBOOKFOR

  ANCIENTCHURCHHISTORYNEWYORK:CHARLESSCRIBNER’SSONS,1913,DIV。2,PER。1,CH。1,SEC。59,G,PP。284,285。

  THELATINORIGINALISINTHECODEXJUSTINIANICODEXOFJUSTINIAN,LIB。3,681

  TITLE12,LEX。3。THELAWISGIVENINLATINANDINENGLISHTRANSLATIONIN

  PHILIPSCHAFF’SHISTORYOFTHECHRISTIANCHURCH,VOL。3,3DPERIOD,CH。7,SEC。75,P。380,FOOTNOTE1;ANDINJAMESA。HESSEY’SBAMPTONLECTURES,SUNDAY,LECTURE3,PAR。1,3DED。,MURRAY’SPRINTINGOF1866,P。58。SEE

  DISCUSSIONINSCHAFF,ASABOVEREFERREDTO;INALBERTHENRYNEWMAN,AMANUAL

  OFCHURCHHISTORYPHILADELPHIA:THEAMERICANBAPTISTPUBLICATIONSOCIETY,PRINTINGOF1933,REV。ED。,VOL。1,PP。

  305-307;ANDINLEROYE。FROOM,THEPROPHETICFAITHOFOURFATHERS

  WASHINGTON,D。C。:REVIEWANDHERALDPUBLISHINGASSN。,1950,VOL。1,PP

  376-381。

  PAGE54。PROPHETICDATES——ANIMPORTANTPRINCIPLEINPROPHETIC

  INTERPRETATIONINCONNECTIONWITHTIMEPROPHECIESISTHEYEAR-DAYPRINCIPLE,UNDERWHICHADAYOFPROPHETICTIMEISCOUNTEDASACALENDARYEAROF

  HISTORICTIME。BEFORETHEISRAELITESENTEREDTHELANDOFCANAANTHEYSENT

  TWELVESPIESAHEADTOINVESTIGATE。THESPIESWEREGONEFORTYDAYS,ANDUPON

  THEIRRETURNTHEHEBREWS,FRIGHTENEDATTHEIRREPORT,REFUSEDTOGOUPAND

  OCCUPYTHEPROMISEDLAND。THERESULTWASASENTENCETHELORDPASSEDUPON

  THEM:\"AFTERTHENUMBEROFTHEDAYSINWHICHYESEARCHEDTHELAND,EVEN

  FORTYDAYS,EACHDAYFORAYEAR,SHALLYEBEARYOURINIQUITIES,EVENFORTY

  YEARS。\"NUMBERS14:34。ASIMILARMETHODOFCOMPUTINGFUTURETIMEIS

  INDICATEDTHROUGHTHEPROPHETEZEKIEL。FORTYYEARSOFPUNISHMENTFOR

  INIQUITIESAWAITEDTHEKINGDOMOFJUDAH。THELORDSAIDTHROUGHTHEPROPHET:

  \"LIEAGAINONTHYRIGHTSIDE,ANDTHOUSHALTBEARTHEINIQUITYOFTHEHOUSE

  OFJUDAHFORTYDAYS:IHAVEAPPOINTEDTHEEEACHDAYFORAYEAR。\"EZEKIEL

  4:6。THISYEAR-DAYPRINCIPLEHASANIMPORTANTAPPLICATIONININTERPRETING

  THETIMEOFTHEPROPHECYOFTHE\"TWOTHOUSANDANDTHREEHUNDREDEVENINGSAND

  MORNINGS\"DANIEL8:14,R。V。ANDTHE

  1260-DAYPERIOD,VARIOUSLYINDICATEDAS\"ATIMEANDTIMESANDTHEDIVIDING

  OFTIME\"DANIEL7:25,THE\"FORTYANDTWOMONTHS\"REVELATION11:2;13:5,ANDTHE\"THOUSANDTWOHUNDREDANDTHREESCOREDAYS\"REVELATION11:3;12:6。

  PAGE56。FORGEDWRITINGS——AMONGTHEDOCUMENTSTHATATTHEPRESENTTIMEARE

  GENERALLYADMITTEDTOBEFORGERIES,THEDONATIONOFCONSTANTINEANDTHE

  PSEUDO-ISIDORIANDECRETALSAREOFPRIMARYIMPORTANCE。\"THE’DONATIONOF

  CONSTANTINE’ISTHENAMETRADITIONALLYAPPLIED,SINCETHELATERMIDDLEAGES,TOADOCUMENTPURPORTINGTOHAVEBEENADDRESSEDBYCONSTANTINETHEGREATTO

  POPESYLVESTERI,WHICHISFOUNDFIRSTINAPARISIANMANUSCRIPTCODEXLAT。

  2777OFPROBABLYTHEBEGINNINGOFTHENINTHCENTURY。SINCETHEELEVENTH

  CENTURYITHASBEENUSEDASAPOWERFULARGUMENTINFAVOROFTHEPAPAL

  CLAIMS,ANDCONSEQUENTLYSINCETHETWELFTHITHASBEENTHESUBJECTOFA

  VIGOROUSCONTROVERSY。ATTHESAMETIME,BYRENDERINGITPOSSIBLETOREGARD

  THEPAPACYASAMIDDLETERMBETWEENTHEORIGINALANDTHEMEDIEVALROMAN

  EMPIRE,ANDTHUSTOFORMATHEORETICALBASISOFCONTINUITYFORTHERECEPTION

  OFTHEROMANLAWINTHEMIDDLEAGES,ITHASHADNOSMALLINFLUENCEUPON

  SECULARHISTORY。\"——THENEW

  682

  SCHAFF-HERZOGENCYCLOPEDIAOFRELIGIOUSKNOWLEDGE,VOL。3,ART。\"DONATIONOF

  CONSTANTINE,\"PP。484,485。

  THEHISTORICALTHEORYDEVELOPEDINTHE\"DONATION\"ISFULLYDISCUSSEDIN

  HENRYE。CARDINALMANNING’STHETEMPORALPOWEROFTHEVICAROFJESUSCHRIST,LONDON,1862。THEARGUMENTSOFTHE\"DONATION\"WEREOFASCHOLASTICTYPE,AND

  THEPOSSIBILITYOFAFORGERYWASNOTMENTIONEDUNTILTHERISEOFHISTORICAL

  CRITICISMINTHEFIFTEENTHCENTURY。NICHOLASOFCUSAWASAMONGTHEFIRSTTO

  CONCLUDETHATCONSTANTINENEVERMADEANYSUCHDONATION。LORENZAVALLAIN

  ITALYGAVEABRILLIANTDEMONSTRATIONOFITSSPURIOUSNESSIN1450。SEE

  CHRISTOPHERB。COLEMAN’STREATISEOFLORENZOVALLAONTHEDONATIONOF

  CONSTANTINENEWYORK,1927。FORACENTURYLONGER,HOWEVER,THEBELIEFIN

  THEAUTHENTICITYOFTHE\"DONATION\"ANDOFTHEFALSEDECRETALSWASKEPT

  ALIVE。FOREXAMPLE,MARTINLUTHERATFIRSTACCEPTEDTHEDECRETALS,BUTHE

  SOONSAIDTOECK:\"IIMPUGNTHESEDECRETALS;\"ANDTOSPALATIN:\"HE[THE

  POPE]DOESINHISDECRETALSCORRUPTANDCRUCIFYCHRIST,THATIS,THETRUTH。\"

  ITISDEEMEDESTABLISHEDTHATTHE\"DONATION\"IS1AFORGERY,2THEWORK

  OFONEMANORPERIOD,3THEFORGERHASMADEUSEOFOLDERDOCUMENTS,4

  THEFORGERYORIGINATEDAROUND752AND778。ASFORTHECATHOLICS,THEY

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  PAGE59。INDULGENCES——FORADETAILEDHISTORYOFTHEDOCTRINEOFINDULGENCES

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  PAGE265。CAUSESOFTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION——ONTHEFAR-REACHINGCONSEQUENCES

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  PREFERENCEFORCATHOLICISM。

  ONTHERELATIONOFCHURCHANDSTATEINFRANCEDURINGTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION

  SEEHENRYH。WALSH,THECONCORDATEOF1801:ASTUDYOFNATIONALISMIN

  RELATIONTOCHURCHANDSTATENEWYORK,1933;CHARLESLEDRE,L’ENGLISEDE

  FRANCESOULSLAREVOLUTIONPARIS,1949。

  SOMECONTEMPORARYSTUDIESONTHERELIGIOUSSIGNIFICANCEOFTHEREVOLUTION

  AREG。CHAISDESOURCESOL,LELIVREDESMANIFESTESAVIGNON,1800,INWHICH

  THEAUTHORENDEAVOREDTOASCERTAINTHECAUSESOFTHEUPHEAVAL,ANDITS

  RELIGIOUSSIGNIFICANCE,ETC。;JAMESBICHENO,THESIGNSOFTHETIMESLONDON,1794;JAMESWINTHROP,ASYSTEMATICARRANGEMENTOFSEVERALSCRIPTURE

  PROPHECIESRELATINGTOANTICHRIST;WITHTHEIRAPPLICATIONTOTHECOURSEOF

  HISTORY

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  BOSTON,1795;ANDLATHROP,THEPROPHECYOFDANIELRELATINGTOTHETIMEOF

  THEENDSPRINGFIELD,MASSACHUSETTS,1811。

  FORTHECHURCHDURINGTHEREVOLUTIONSEEW。M。SLOAN,THEFRENCHREVOLUTION

  ANDRELIGIOUSREFORM1901;P。F。LAGORCE,HISTOIRERELIGIEUSEDELA

  REVOLUTIONPARIS,1909。

  ONRELATIONSWITHTHEPAPACYSEEG。BOURGIN,LAFRANCEETROMEDE

  1788-1797PARIS,1808,BASEDONSECRETFILESINTHEVATICAN;A。

  LATREILLE,L’EGLISECATHOLIQUEETLAREVOLUTIONPARIS,1950,ESPECIALLY

  INTERESTINGONPIUSVIANDTHERELIGIOUSCRISIS,1775-1799。

  FORPROTESTANTSDURINGTHEREVOLUTION,SEEPRESSENSEED。,THEREIGNOF

  TERRORCINCINNATI,1869。

  PAGE280。THEMASSESANDTHEPRIVILEGEDCLASSES——ONSOCIALCONDITIONS

  PREVAILINGINFRANCEPRIORTOTHEPERIODOFTHEREVOLUTION,SEEH。VON

  HOLST,LOWELLLECTURESONTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION,LECTURE1;ALSOTAINE,ANCIENREGIME,ANDA。YOUNG,TRAVELSINFRANCE。

  PAGE283。RETRIBUTION——FORFURTHERDETAILSCONCERNINGTHERETRIBUTIVE

  CHARACTEROFTHEFRENCHREVOLUTIONSEETHOS。H。GILL,THEPAPALDRAMA,B。

  10;EDMONDDEPRESSENSE,THECHURCHANDTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION,B。3,CH。1。

  PAGE284。THEATROCITIESOFTHEREIGNOFTERROR——SEEM。A。THIERS,HISTORY

  OFTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION,VOL。3,PP。42-44,62-74,106NEWYORK,1890,TRANSLATEDBYF。SHOBERL;F。A。MIGNET,HISTORYOFTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION,CH。9,PAR。1BOHN,1894;A。ALISON,HISTORYOFEUROPE,1789-1815,VOL。1,CH。14NEWYORK,1872,VOL。1,PP。293-312。

  PAGE287。THECIRCULATIONOFTHESCRIPTURES——IN1804,ACCORDINGTOMR。

  WILLIAMCANTONOFTHEBRITISHANDFOREIGNBIBLESOCIETY,\"ALLTHEBIBLES

  EXTANTINTHEWORLD,INMANUSCRIPTORINPRINT,COUNTINGEVERYVERSIONIN

  EVERYLAND,WERECOMPUTEDATNOTMANYMORETHANFOURMILLIONS……THE

  VARIOUSLANGUAGESINWHICHTHOSEFOURMILLIONSWEREWRITTEN,INCLUDINGSUCH

  BYGONESPEECHASTHEMOESO-GOTHICOFULFILASANDTHEANGLO-SAXONOFBEDE,ARESETDOWNASNUMBERINGABOUTFIFTY。\"——WHATISTHEBIBLESOCIETY?REV。

  ED。,1904,P。23。

  THEAMERICANBIBLESOCIETYREPORTEDADISTRIBUTIONFROM1816THROUGH

  1955OF481,149,365BIBLES,TESTAMENTS,ANDPORTIONSOFTESTAMENTS。TOTHIS

  MAYBEADDEDOVER600,000,000BIBLESORSCRIPTUREPORTIONSDISTRIBUTEDBY

  THEBRITISHANDFOREIGNBIBLESOCIETY。DURINGTHEYEAR1955ALONETHE

  AMERICANBIBLESOCIETYDISTRIBUTEDAGRANDTOTALOF23,819,733BIBLES,TESTAMENTS,ANDPORTIONSOFTESTAMENTSTHROUGHOUTTHEWORLD。

  THESCRIPTURES,INWHOLEORINPART,HAVEBEENPRINTED,ASOFDECEMBER,1955,IN1,092LANGUAGES;ANDNEWLANGUAGESARECONSTANTLYBEINGADDED。

  690

  PAGE288。FOREIGNMISSIONS——THEMISSIONARYACTIVITYOFTHEEARLYCHRISTIAN

  CHURCHHASNOTBEENDUPLICATEDUNTILMODERNTIMES。ITHADVIRTUALLYDIEDOUT

  BYTHEYEAR1000,ANDWASSUCCEEDEDBYTHEMILITARYCAMPAIGNSOFTHE

  CRUSADES。THEREFORMATIONERASAWLITTLEFOREIGNMISSIONWORK,EXCEPTONTHE

  PARTOFTHEEARLYJESUITS。THEPIETISTICREVIVALPRODUCEDSOMEMISSIONARIES。

  THEWORKOFTHEMORAVIANCHURCHINTHEEIGHTEENTHCENTURYWASREMARKABLE,ANDTHEREWERESOMEMISSIONARYSOCIETIESFORMEDBYTHEBRITISHFORWORKIN

  COLONIZEDNORTHAMERICA。BUTTHEGREATRESURGENCEOFFOREIGNMISSIONARY

  ACTIVITYBEGINSAROUNDTHEYEAR1800,AT\"THETIMEOFTHEEND。\"DANIEL12:4。

  IN1792WASFORMEDTHEBAPTISTMISSIONARYSOCIETY,WHICHSENTCAREYTO

  INDIA。IN1795THELONDONMISSIONARYSOCIETYWASORGANIZED,ANDANOTHER

  SOCIETYIN1799WHICHIN1812BECAMETHECHURCHMISSIONARYSOCIETY。SHORTLY

  AFTERWARDTHEWESLEYANMISSIONARYSOCIETYWASFOUNDED。INTHEUNITEDSTATES

  THEAMERICANBOARDOFCOMMISSIONERSFORFOREIGNMISSIONSWASFORMEDIN1812,ANDADONIRAMJUDSONWASSENTOUTTHATYEARTOCALCUTTA。HEESTABLISHED

  HIMSELFINBURMATHENEXTYEAR。IN1814THEAMERICANBAPTISTMISSIONARY

  UNIONWASFORMED。THEPRESBYTERIANBOARDOFFOREIGNMISSIONSWASFORMEDIN

  1837。

  \"INA。D。1800,……THEOVERWHELMINGMAJORITYOFCHRISTIANSWERETHE

  DESCENDANTSOFTHOSEWHOHADBEENWONBEFOREA。D。1500……NOW,INTHE

  NINETEENTHCENTURY,CAMEAFURTHEREXPANSIONOFCHRISTIANITY。NOTSOMANY

  CONTINENTSORMAJORCOUNTRIESWEREENTEREDFORTHEFIRSTTIMEASINTHE

  PRECEDINGTHREECENTURIES。THATWOULDHAVEBEENIMPOSSIBLE,FORONALLTHE

  LARGERLANDMASSESOFTHEEARTHEXCEPTAUSTRALIAANDAMONGALLTHEMORE

  NUMEROUSPEOPLESANDINALLTHEAREASOFHIGHCIVILIZATIONCHRISTIANITYHAD

  BEENINTRODUCEDBEFOREA。D。1800。WHATNOWOCCURREDWASTHEACQUISITIONOF

  FRESHFOOTHOLDSINREGIONSANDAMONGPEOPLESALREADYTOUCHED,ANEXPANSION

  OFUNPRECEDENTEDEXTENTFROMBOTHTHENEWERBASESANDTHEOLDERONES,AND

  THEENTRANCEOFCHRISTIANITYINTOTHELARGEMAJORITYOFSUCHCOUNTRIES,ISLANDS,PEOPLES,ANDTRIBESASHADPREVIOUSLYNOTBEENTOUCHED……

  \"THENINETEENTHCENTURYSPREADOFCHRISTIANITYWASDUEPRIMARILYTOANEW

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  ANYCORRESPONDINGLENGTHOFTIMEHADTHECHRISTIANIMPULSEGIVENRISETOSO

  MANYNEWMOVEMENTS。NEVERHADITHADQUITESOGREATANEFFECTUPONWESTERN

  EUROPEANPEOPLES。ITWASFROMTHISABOUNDINGVIGORTHATTHEREISSUEDTHE

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  NUMERICALSTRENGTHANDTHEINFLUENCEOFCHRISTIANITY。\"——KENNETHSCOTT

  LATOURETTE,AHISTORYOFTHEEXPANSIONOFCHRISTIANITY,VOL。IV,THEGREAT

  CENTURYA。D。1800-A。D。1914NEWYORK:HARPER&BROTHERS,1941,PP。2-4。

  PAGES327,329。PROPHETICDATES——ACCORDINGTOJEWISHRECKONINGTHEFIFTH

  MONTHABOFTHESEVENTHYEAROFARTAXERXES’REIGNWASFROMJULY23TO

  AUGUST21,457B。C。AFTEREZRA’SARRIVALINJERUSALEMINTHEAUTUMNOFTHE

  YEAR,THEDECREEOFTHEKINGWENTINTOEFFECT。FORTHECERTAINTYOFTHEDATE

  457B。C。BEINGTHESEVENTHYEAROFARTAXERXES,SEES。H。HORNANDL。H。

  WOOD,THE

  691

  CHRONOLOGYOFEZRA7WASHINGTON,D。C。:REVIEWANDHERALDPUBLISHINGASSN。,1953;E。G。KRAELING,THEBROOKLYNMUSEUMARAMAICPAPYRINEWHAVENOR

  LONDON,1953,PP。191-193;THESEVENTH-DAYADVENTISTBIBLECOMMENTARY

  WASHINGTON,D。C。:REVIEWANDHERALDPUBLISHINGASSN。,1954,VOL。3,PP。

  97-110。

  PAGE335。FALLOFTHEOTTOMANEMPIRE——THEIMPACTOFMOSLEMTURKEYUPON

  EUROPEAFTERTHEFALLOFCONSTANTINOPLEIN1453WASASSEVEREASHADBEEN

  THECATASTROPHICCONQUESTSOFTHEMOSLEMSARACENS,DURINGTHECENTURYANDA

  HALFAFTERTHEDEATHOFMOHAMMED,UPONTHEEASTERNROMANEMPIRE。THROUGHOUT

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  OFTHEOTTOMANPOWER。CHRISTIANWRITERSSINCEHAVEBEENCONCERNEDWITHTHE

  ROLEOFTURKEYINFUTUREWORLDEVENTS,ANDCOMMENTATORSONPROPHECYHAVE

  SEENTURKISHPOWERANDITSDECLINEFORECASTINSCRIPTURE。

  FORTHELATTERCHAPTER,UNDERTHE\"HOUR,DAY,MONTH,YEAR\"PROPHECY,ASPART

  OFTHESIXTHTRUMPET,JOSIAHLITCHWORKEDOUTANAPPLICATIONOFTHETIME

  PROPHECY,TERMINATINGTURKISHINDEPENDENCEINAUGUST,1840。LITCH’SVIEWCAN

  BEFOUNDINFULLINHISTHEPROBABILITYOFTHESECONDCOMINGOFCHRISTABOUT

  A。D。1843PUBLISHEDINJUNE,1838;ANADDRESSTOTHECLERGYPUBLISHEDIN

  THESPRINGOF1840;ASECONDEDITION,WITHHISTORICALDATAINSUPPORTOFTHE

  ACCURACYOFFORMERCALCULATIONSOFTHEPROPHETICPERIODEXTENDINGTOTHE

  FALLOFTHEOTTOMANEMPIRE,WASPUBLISHEDIN1841;ANDANARTICLEINSIGNS

  OFTHETIMESANDEXPOSITOROFPROPHECY,AUG。1,1840。SEEALSOARTICLEIN

  SIGNSOFTHETIMESANDEXPOSITOROFPROPHECY,FEB。1,1841;ANDJ。N。

  LOUGHBOROUGH,THEGREATADVENTMOVEMENT1905ED。,PP。129-132。THEBOOKBY

  URIAHSMITH,THOUGHTSONDANIELANDTHEREVELATION,REV。ED。OF1944,DISCUSSESTHEPROPHETICTIMINGOFTHISPROPHECYONPAGES506-517。

  FORTHEEARLIERHISTORYOFTHEOTTOMANEMPIREANDTHEDECLINEOFTHETURKISH

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  OSMANNISCHENREICHESPESTH:C。A。HARTLEBEN,2DED。,1834-36,4VOLS。;

  HERBERTA。GIBBONS,FOUNDATIONOFTHEOTTOMANEMPIRE,1300-1403OXFORD:

  UNIVERSITYPRESS,1916;ARNOLDJ。TOYNBEEANDKENNETHB。KIRKWOOD,TURKEY

  LONDON,1926。

  PAGE340。WITHHOLDINGTHEBIBLEFROMTHEPEOPLE——THEREADERWILLRECOGNIZE

  THATTHETEXTOFTHISVOLUMEWASWRITTENPRIORTOVATICANCOUNCILII,WITH

  ITSSOMEWHATALTEREDPOLICIESINREGARDTOTHEREADINGOFTHESCRIPTURES。

  THROUGHTHECENTURIES,THEATTITUDEOFTHEROMANCATHOLICCHURCHTOWARD

  CIRCULATIONOFTHEHOLYSCRIPTURESINVERNACULARVERSIONSAMONGTHELAITY

  SHOWSUPASNEGATIVE。SEEFOREXAMPLEG。P。FISHER,THEREFORMATION,CH。15,692

  PAR。161873ED。,PP。530-532;J。CARDINALGIBBONS,THEFAITHOFOUR

  FATHERS,CH。849THED。,1897,PP。98-117;JOHNDOWLING,HISTORYOF

  ROMANISM,B。7,CH。2,SEC。14;ANDB。9,CH。3,SECS。24-271871ED。,PP。

  491-496,621-625;L。F。BUNGENER,HISTORYOFTHECOUNCILOFTRENT,PP。

  101-1102DEDINBURGHED。,1853,TRANSLATEDBYD。D。SCOTT;G。H。PUTNAM,BOOKSANDTHEIRMAKERSDURINGTHEMIDDLEAGES,VOL。1,PT。2,CH。2,PARS。

  49,54-56。SEEALSOINDEXOFPROHIBITEDBOOKSVATICANPOLYGLOTPRESS,1930,PP。IX,X;TIMOTHYHURLEY,ACOMMENTARYONTHEPRESENTINDEX

  LEGISLATIONNEWYORK:BENZIGERBROTHERS,1908,P。

  71;TRANSLATIONOFTHEGREATENCYCLICALLETTERSOFLEOXIIINEW

  YORK:BENZIGERBROTHERS,1903,P。413。

  BUTINRECENTYEARSADRAMATICANDPOSITIVECHANGEHASOCCURREDINTHIS

  RESPECT。ONTHEONEHAND,THECHURCHHASAPPROVEDSEVERALVERSIONSPREPARED

  ONTHEBASISOFTHEORIGINALLANGUAGES;ONTHEOTHER,ITHASPROMOTEDTHE

  STUDYOFTHEHOLYSCRIPTURESBYMEANSOFFREEDISTRIBUTIONANDBIBLE

  INSTITUTES。THECHURCH,HOWEVER,CONTINUESTORESERVEFORHERSELFTHE

  EXCLUSIVERIGHTTOINTERPRETTHEBIBLEINTHELIGHTOFHEROWNTRADITION,THUSJUSTIFYINGTHOSEDOCTRINESTHATDONOTHARMONIZEWITHBIBLICAL

  TEACHINGS。

  PAGE373。ASCENSIONROBES——THESTORYTHATTHEADVENTISTSMADEROBESWITH

  WHICHTOASCEND\"TOMEETTHELORDINTHEAIR,\"WASINVENTEDBYTHOSEWHO

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  FORATHOROUGHREFUTATIONOFTHELEGENDOFASCENSIONROBES,SEEFRANCISD。

  NICHOL,MIDNIGHTCRYWASHINGTON,D。C。:REVIEWANDHERALDPUBLISHINGASSN。,1944,CHS。25-27,ANDAPPENDICESH-J。SEEALSOLEROYEDWINFROOM,PROPHETIC

  FAITHOFOURFATHERSWASHINGTON,D。C。:REVIEWANDHERALDPUBLISHINGASSN。,1954,VOL。4,PP。822-826。

  PAGE374。THECHRONOLOGYOFPROPHECY——DR。GEORGEBUSH,PROFESSOROFHEBREW

  ANDORIENTALLITERATUREINTHENEWYORKCITYUNIVERSITY,INALETTER

  ADDRESSEDTOWILLIAMMILLERANDPUBLISHEDINTHEADVENTHERALDANDSIGNSOF

  THETIMESREPORTER,BOSTON,MARCH6AND13,1844,MADESOMEIMPORTANT

  ADMISSIONSRELATIVETOHISCALCULATIONOFTHEPROPHETICTIMES。DR。BUSH

  WROTE:

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  1,2。

  PAGE435。ATHREEFOLDMESSAGE——REVELATION14:6,7FORETELLSTHE

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  MANUALGREEKLEXICONOFTHENEWTESTAMENTEDINBURGH:T。ANDT。CLARK,1950,PAGE17。ITISTHESAMEWORDTHATISUSEDINMARK5:24,\"JESUSWENT

  WITHHIM;ANDMUCHPEOPLEFOLLOWEDHIM,ANDTHRONGEDHIM。\"ITISALSOUSED

  OFTHEREDEEMEDONEHUNDREDANDFORTY-FOURTHOUSAND,REVELATION14:4,WHERE

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  INBOTHTHESEPLACESITISEVIDENTTHATTHEIDEAINTENDEDTOBECONVEYEDIS

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  IDEAINREVELATION14:8,9ISNOTSIMPLYTHATTHESECONDANDTHIRDANGELS

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  MESSAGESAREBUTONETHREEFOLDMESSAGE。THEYARETHREEONLYINTHEORDEROF

  THEIRRISE。BUTHAVINGRISEN,THEYGOONTOGETHERANDAREINSEPARABLE。

  PAGE447。SUPREMACYOFTHEBISHOPSOFROME——FORTHELEADINGCIRCUMSTANCES

  INTHEASSUMPTIONOFSUPREMACYBYTHEBISHOPSOFROME,SEEROBERTFRANCIS

  CARDINALBELLARMINE,POWEROFTHEPOPESINTEMPORALAFFAIRSTHEREISAN

  ENGLISHTRANSLATIONINTHELIBRARYOFCONGRESS,WASHINGTON,D。C。;HENRY

  EDWARDCARDINALMANNING,THETEMPORALPOWEROFTHEVICAROFJESUSCHRIST

  LONDON:BURNSANDLAMBERT,2DED。,1862;ANDJAMESCARDINALGIBBONS,FAITH

  OFOURFATHERSBALTIMORE:JOHNMURPHYCO。,110THED。,1917,CHS。5,9,10,12。FORPROTESTANTAUTHORSSEETREVORGERVASEJALLAND,THECHURCHANDTHE

  PAPACYLONDON:SOCIETYFORPROMOTINGCHRISTIANKNOWLEDGE,1944,ABAMP

  694

  LONDON:BURNSANDLAMBERT,2DED。,1862;ANDJAMESCARDINALGIBBONS,FAITH

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  FORPROMOTINGCHRISTIANKNOWLEDGE,1899。FORSOURCESOFTHEEARLYCENTURIES

  OFTHEPETRINETHEORY,SEEJAMEST。SHOTWELLANDLOUISEROPESLOOMIS,THE

  SEEOFPETERNEWYORK:COLUMBIAUNIVERSITYPRESS,1927。FORTHEFALSE

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  DOCUMENTANDITSTHESIS。

  PAGE565。WITHHOLDINGTHEBIBLEFROMTHEPEOPLE——SEENOTEFORPAGE340。

  PAGE578。THEETHIOPIANCHURCHANDTHESABBATH——UNTILRATHERRECENTYEARS

  THECOPTICCHURCHOFETHIOPIAOBSERVEDTHESEVENTH-DAYSABBATH。THE

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  THECHURCHES。THEOBSERVANCEOFTHESEVENTH-DAYSABBATHHAS,HOWEVER,VIRTUALLYCEASEDINMODERNETHIOPIA。FOREYEWITNESSACCOUNTSOFRELIGIOUS

  DAYSINETHIOPIA,SEEPEROGOMESDETEIXEIRA,THEDISCOVERYOFABYSSINIABY

  THEPORTUGUESEIN1520TRANSLATEDINENGLISHINLONDON:BRITISHMUSEUM,1938,P。79;FATHERFRANCISCOALVEREZ,NARRATIVEOFTHEPORTUGUESEEMBASSY

  TOABYSSINIADURINGTHEYEARS1520-1527,INTHERECORDSOFTHEHAKLUYT

  SOCIETYLONDON,1881,VOL。64,PP。22-49;MICHAELRUSSELL,NUBIAAND

  ABYSSINIAQUOTINGFATHERLOBO,CATHOLICMISSIONARYINETHIOPIAIN1622

  NEWYORK:HARPER&BROTHERS,1837,PP。

  226-229;S。GIACOMOBARATTI,LATETRAVELSINTOTHEREMOTECOUNTRIESOF

  ABYSSINIALONDON:BENJAMINBILLINGSLEY,1670,PP。134-137;JOBLUDOLPHUS,ANEWHISTORYFORETHIOPIALONDON:S。SMITH,1682,PP。

  234-357;SAMUELGOBAT,JOURNALOFTHREEYEARS’RESIDENCEINABYSSINIA

  NEWYORK:ED。OF1850,PP。55-58,83-98。FOROTHERWORKSTOUCHINGUPONTHE

  QUESTION,SEEPETERHEYLYN,HISTORYOFTHESABBATH,2DED。,1636,VOL。2,PP。198-200;ARTHURP。STANLEY,LECTURESONTHEHISTORYOFTHEEASTERN

  CHURCHNEWYORK:CHARLESSCRIBNER’SSONS,1882,LECTURE1,PAR。1;C。F。

  REY,ROMANCEOFTHEPORTUGUESEINABYSSINIALONDON:F。H。ANDG。WITHERLEY,1929,PP。59,253-297。

  TheEnd

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