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
  677
  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。
  680
  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
  ABANDONEDTHEDEFENSEOFTHEAUTHENTICITYOFTHEDOCUMENTWITHBARONIUS,ECCLESIASTICALANNALS,IN1592。CONSULTFORTHEBESTTEXT,K。ZEUMER,INTHE
  FESTGABEFURRUDOLFVONGNEISTBERLIN,1888。TRANSLATEDINCOLEMAN’S
  TREATISE,REFERREDTOABOVE,ANDINERNESTF。HENDERSON,SELECTHISTORICAL
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  SEEALSOK。R。HAGENBACH,COMPENDIUMOFTHEHISTORYOFDOCTRINEST。ANDT。
  CLARKED。VOL。1,PP。234-237,405,408;VOL。2,PP。135-150,308,309;CHARLESELLIOTT,DELINEATIONOFROMANCATHOLICISM,B。2,CH。12;THECATHOLICENCYCLOPEDIA,VOL。12,ART。"PURGATORY。"
  PAGE59。INDULGENCES——FORADETAILEDHISTORYOFTHEDOCTRINEOFINDULGENCES
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  SACRIFICEOFTHEMASS,DOGMATICALLY,LITURGICALLY,ASCETICALLYEXPLAINED,12THED。ST。LOUIS,MISSOURI:B。HERDER,1937;JOSEFANDREASJUNGMANN,THE
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  MONUMENTSOFTHECHURCHLONDON:PRATTTOWNSEND,1870,VOL。
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  686
  HISTORYOFTHECHRISTIANCHURCHBOSTON:CROCKERANDBRESTER,1862,VOL。5,PP。146,147;GEORGESARGEANT,HISTORYOFTHECHRISTIANCHURCHDALLAS:
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  YORK:CHARLESSCRIBNER’SSONS,1915,VOL。5,PT。2,P。317。
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  WORDENAUGSBURG,1483,INCUN。。ANINTERESTING,RECENTSTUDYOFTHISTEXT,BASEDONTHE"AULENDORFCODEX,"ISINTHESPENCERCOLLECTIONOFTHENEWYORK
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  COUNCILOFCONSTANCEWASHINGTON:CATHOLICUNIVERSITY,1936。
  FORJOHNHUSSSEEJOHNHUS,LETTERS,1904;E。J。KITTS,POPEJOHNXXIIIAND
  MASTERJOHNHUSLONDON,1910;D。S。SCHAFF,JOHNHUS1915;SCHWARZE,JOHNHUS1915;ANDMATTHEWSPINKA,JOHNHUSANDTHECZECHREFORM1941。
  PAGE234。JESUITISM——FORASTATEMENTCONCERNINGTHEORIGIN,THEPRINCIPLES,ANDTHEPURPOSESOFTHE"SOCIETYOFJESUS,"ASOUTLINEDBYMEMBERSOFTHIS
  ORDER,SEEAWORKENTITLEDCONCERNINGJESUITS,EDITEDBYTHEREV。JOHN
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  687
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  PAGE235。THEINQUISITION——FORTHEROMANCATHOLICVIEWSEETHECATHOLIC
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  PAGE265。CAUSESOFTHEFRENCHREVOLUTION——ONTHEFAR-REACHINGCONSEQUENCES
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  NOVEMBER,1833,P。739;J。G。LORIMER,ANHISTORICALSKETCHOFTHE
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  PAGE267。EFFORTSTOSUPPRESSANDDESTROYTHEBIBLE——THECOUNCILOF
  TOULOUSE,WHICHMETABOUTTHETIMEOFTHECRUSADEAGAINSTTHEALBIGENSES,RULED:"WEPROHIBITLAYMENPOSSESSINGCOPIESOFTHEOLDANDNEWTESTAMENT……WEFORBIDTHEMMOSTSEVERELYTOHAVETHEABOVEBOOKSINTHEPOPULAR
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  PAGE276。THEREIGNOFTERROR——FORARELIABLE,BRIEFINTRODUCTIONINTOTHE
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  AREG。CHAISDESOURCESOL,LELIVREDESMANIFESTESAVIGNON,1800,INWHICH
  THEAUTHORENDEAVOREDTOASCERTAINTHECAUSESOFTHEUPHEAVAL,ANDITS
  RELIGIOUSSIGNIFICANCE,ETC。;JAMESBICHENO,THESIGNSOFTHETIMESLONDON,1794;JAMESWINTHROP,ASYSTEMATICARRANGEMENTOFSEVERALSCRIPTURE
  PROPHECIESRELATINGTOANTICHRIST;WITHTHEIRAPPLICATIONTOTHECOURSEOF
  HISTORY
  689
  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
  BURSTOFRELIGIOUSLIFEEMANATINGFROMTHECHRISTIANIMPULSE……NEVERIN
  ANYCORRESPONDINGLENGTHOFTIMEHADTHECHRISTIANIMPULSEGIVENRISETOSO
  MANYNEWMOVEMENTS。NEVERHADITHADQUITESOGREATANEFFECTUPONWESTERN
  EUROPEANPEOPLES。ITWASFROMTHISABOUNDINGVIGORTHATTHEREISSUEDTHE
  MISSIONARYENTERPRISEWHICHDURINGTHENINETEENTHCENTURYSOAUGMENTEDTHE
  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
  THEREFORMATIONERA,TURKEYWASACONTINUALTHREATATTHEEASTERNGATESOF
  EUROPEANCHRISTENDOM;THEWRITINGSOFTHEREFORMERSAREFULLOFCONDEMNATION
  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
  POWER,SEEALSOWILLIAMMILLER,THEOTTOMANEMPIREANDITSSUCCESSORS,1801-1927CAMBRIDGE,ENGLAND:UNIVERSITYPRESS,1936;GEORGEG。S。L。
  EVERSLEY,THETURKISHEMPIREFROM1288TO1914LONDON:T。FISHERUNWIN,LTD。,2DED。,1923;JOSEPHVONHAMMER-PURGSTALL,GESCHICHTEDES
  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
  WISHEDTOREPROACHTHEADVENTPREACHING。ITWASCIRCULATEDSOINDUSTRIOUSLY
  THATMANYBELIEVEDIT,BUTCAREFULINQUIRYPROVEDITSFALSITY。FORMANY
  YEARSASUBSTANTIALREWARDWASOFFEREDFORPROOFTHATONESUCHINSTANCEEVER
  OCCURRED,BUTNOPROOFHASBEENPRODUCED。NONEWHOLOVEDTHEAPPEARINGOF
  THESAVIOURWERESOIGNORANTOFTHETEACHINGSOFTHESCRIPTURESASTO
  SUPPOSETHATROBESWHICHTHEYCOULDMAKEWOULDBENECESSARYFORTHAT
  OCCASION。THEONLYROBEWHICHTHESAINTSWILLNEEDTOMEETTHELORDISTHE
  RIGHTEOUSNESSOFCHRIST。SEEISAIAH61:10;REVELATION19:8。
  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:
  "NEITHERISITTOBEOBJECTED,ASICONCEIVE,TOYOURSELFORYOURFRIENDS,THATYOUHAVEDEVOTEDMUCHTIMEANDATTENTIONTOTHESTUDYOFTHECHRONOLOGY
  OFPROPHECY,ANDHAVELABOREDMUCHTODETERMINETHECOMMENCINGANDCLOSING
  DATESOFITSGREATPERIODS。IFTHESEPERIODSAREACTUALLYGIVENBYTHEHOLY
  GHOSTINTHEPROPHETICBOOKS,ITWASDOUBTLESSWITHTHEDESIGNTHATTHEY
  693
  MEDE,SIRISAACNEWTON,BISHOPNEWTON,KIRBY,SCOTT,KEITH,ANDAHOSTOF
  OTHERSWHOHAVELONGSINCECOMETOSUBSTANTIALLYYOURCONCLUSIONSONTHIS
  HEAD。THEYALLAGREETHATTHELEADINGPERIODSMENTIONEDBYDANIELANDJOHN,DOACTUALLYEXPIREABOUTTHISAGEOFTHEWORLD,ANDITWOULDBEASTRANGE
  LOGICTHATWOULDCONVICTYOUOFHERESYFORHOLDINGINEFFECTTHESAMEVIEWS
  WHICHSTANDFORTHSOPROMINENTINTHENOTICESOFTHESEEMINENTDIVINES。"
  "YOURRESULTSINTHISFIELDOFINQUIRYDONOTSTRIKEMESOFAROUTOFTHE
  WAYASTOAFFECTANYOFTHEGREATINTERESTSOFTRUTHORDUTY。""YOURERROR,ASIAPPREHEND,LIESINANOTHERDIRECTIONTHANYOURCHRONOLOGY。""YOUHAVE
  ENTIRELYMISTAKENTHENATUREOFTHEEVENTSWHICHARETOOCCURWHENTHOSE
  PERIODSHAVEEXPIRED。THISISTHEHEADANDFRONTOFYOUREXPOSITORY
  OFFENDING。"SEEALSOLEROYEDWINFROOM,PROPHETICFAITHOFOURFATHERS
  WASHINGTON,D。C。:REVIEWANDHERALDPUBLISHINGASSN。,1950,VOL。1,CHS。
  1,2。
  PAGE435。ATHREEFOLDMESSAGE——REVELATION14:6,7FORETELLSTHE
  PROCLAMATIONOFTHEFIRSTANGEL’SMESSAGE。THENTHEPROPHETCONTINUES:
  "THEREFOLLOWEDANOTHERANGEL,SAYING,BABYLONISFALLEN,ISFALLEN……
  ANDTHETHIRDANGELFOLLOWEDTHEM。"THEWORDHERERENDERED"FOLLOWED"MEANS
  "TOGOALONGWITH,""TOFOLLOWONE,""GOWITHHIM。"SEEHENRYGEORGELIDDELL
  ANDROBERTSCOTT,GREEKENGLISHLEXICONOXFORD:CLARENDONPRESS,1940,VOL。1,P。52。ITALSOMEANS"TOACCOMPANY。"SEEGEORGEABBOTT-SMITH,A
  MANUALGREEKLEXICONOFTHENEWTESTAMENTEDINBURGH:T。ANDT。CLARK,1950,PAGE17。ITISTHESAMEWORDTHATISUSEDINMARK5:24,"JESUSWENT
  WITHHIM;ANDMUCHPEOPLEFOLLOWEDHIM,ANDTHRONGEDHIM。"ITISALSOUSED
  OFTHEREDEEMEDONEHUNDREDANDFORTY-FOURTHOUSAND,REVELATION14:4,WHERE
  ITISSAID,"THESEARETHEYWHICHFOLLOWTHELAMBWHITHERSOEVERHEGOETH。"
  INBOTHTHESEPLACESITISEVIDENTTHATTHEIDEAINTENDEDTOBECONVEYEDIS
  THATOF"GOINGTOGETHER,""INCOMPANYWITH。"SOIN1CORINTHIANS10:4,WHERE
  WEREADOFTHECHILDRENOFISRAELTHAT"THEYDRANKOFTHATSPIRITUALROCK
  THATFOLLOWEDTHEM,"THEWORD"FOLLOWED"ISTRANSLATEDFROMTHESAMEGREEK
  WORD,ANDTHEMARGINHASIT,"WENTWITHTHEM。"FROMTHISWELEARNTHATTHE
  IDEAINREVELATION14:8,9ISNOTSIMPLYTHATTHESECONDANDTHIRDANGELS
  FOLLOWEDTHEFIRSTINPOINTOFTIME,BUTTHATTHEYWENTWITHHIM。THETHREE
  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
  OFOURFATHERSBALTIMORE:JOHNMURPHYCO。,110THED。,1917,CHS。5,9,10,12。FORPROTESTANTAUTHORSSEETREVORGERVASEJALLAND,THECHURCHANDTHE
  PAPACYLONDON:SOCIETYFORPROMOTINGCHRISTIANKNOWLEDGE,1944,ABAMPTON
  LECTURE;ANDRICHARDFREDERICKLITTLEDALE,PETRINECLAIMSLONDON:SOCIETY
  FORPROMOTINGCHRISTIANKNOWLEDGE,1899。FORSOURCESOFTHEEARLYCENTURIES
  OFTHEPETRINETHEORY,SEEJAMEST。SHOTWELLANDLOUISEROPESLOOMIS,THE
  SEEOFPETERNEWYORK:COLUMBIAUNIVERSITYPRESS,1927。FORTHEFALSE
  "DONATIONOFCONSTANTINE"SEECHRISTOPHERB。COLEMAN,THETREATISEOF
  LORENZOVALLAONTHEDONATIONOFCONSTANTINENEWYORK,1914,WHICHGIVES
  THEFULLLATINTEXTANDTRANSLATION,ANDACOMPLETECRITICISMOFTHE
  DOCUMENTANDITSTHESIS。
  PAGE565。WITHHOLDINGTHEBIBLEFROMTHEPEOPLE——SEENOTEFORPAGE340。
  PAGE578。THEETHIOPIANCHURCHANDTHESABBATH——UNTILRATHERRECENTYEARS
  THECOPTICCHURCHOFETHIOPIAOBSERVEDTHESEVENTH-DAYSABBATH。THE
  ETHIOPIANSALSOKEPTSUNDAY,THEFIRSTDAYOFTHEWEEK,THROUGHOUTTHEIR
  HISTORYASACHRISTIANPEOPLE。THESEDAYSWEREMARKEDBYSPECIALSERVICESIN
  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