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Israel.--His Love Rejected.--Jerusalem a Symbol of the

World.--The First and Second Temples Compared.--The

Twofold Prophecy.--Christ Warns his Followers.--The

Signal for Flight.--Strength of Jerusalem's Defenses.--Micah's

Prophecy of her Destruction.--Judgments Delayed.--God's

Mercy Despised.--Strife and Bloodshed.--Portents of

Disaster.--Escape of the Christians.--The Siege by Titus.--

Famine and Suffering.--Efforts to Save the Temple.--The

Sanctuary in Flames.--The Temple and City Demolished.

--The Inhabitants Slain or Dispersed.--A Symbol of the

Future Judgment................................................ 17-38

Steadfastness of the Christians.--A Time of Peace.--Union

of Christianity and Paganism.--Revival of Persecution.--

Why the Gospel Occasions Strife................................ 39-50

of Heresy?--The Bible Suppressed.--Second Commandment

Set Aside.--Fourth Commandment Changed.--The Early

Church Honored the Sabbath.--Sunday gradually Introduced.

--Finally Exalted to Pre-eminence.--Establishment

of the Papacy.--Beginning of the Dark Ages.--Superstitious

Forms Multiplied.--Prevalence of Iniquity.--Universal

Supremacy Accorded to the Pope.--The Church Infallible.

--The Pope Claims Power over Civil Rulers.--Heathen

Philosophy.--Its Influence early Felt in the Church.--

Papal Errors.--The Inquisition.--Popery Rules the World.

--Results of Banishing the Scriptures.......................... 51-65

Primitive Christianity in Great Britain.--Romish Missionaries.

--Churches Destroyed or Forced to Submit to Rome.--

Christians in other Lands.--Churches of Piedmont Required

to Bow to the Papacy.--Protesters Flee to the Mountains.--

The Waldenses Possess the Bible.--Training of the Young.

--Knowledge of the Scriptures.--The Church of the Alps.

--The Scriptures Transcribed.--The Youth at School in

Great Cities.--Missionaries in Disguise.--Extent of their

Labors.--Bondage of Romanism.--The Gospel secretly

Unfolded.--Crusades against the Waldenses.--The Pope's Bull

of Extermination.--Steadfastness of the Sufferers.--Seed

Sown for the Reformation....................................... 6-84

Morning Star of the Reformation.'--Wycliffe's Talents and

Education.--His Study of the Bible.--He Opposes Rome.--

Accused of Heresy.--The Papacy Weakened by Divisions.

--Wycliffe Translates the Scriptures.--Priests Renounce

Romanism.--Spread of the Gospel.--Wycliffe Dies in Peace.

--John Huss.--At the Council of Constance.--Burned at

the Stake.--Prophetic Dream.--Jerome a Martyr.--Printing

of the Scriptures.--The Slumber of Ages Broken................. 85-93

--At the University.--Discovery of the Bible.--Conviction

of Sin.--He Enters a Cloister.--The Chained Bible.--

Ordination as a Priest.--Called to Wittemberg.--Journey to

Rome.--Abominations of Popery.--Justification by Faith.--

Made Doctor of Divinity.--Pledged to Teach the Scriptures.

--Rome's Traffic in the Grace of God.--Theses against

Indulgences.--Luther at Augsburg.--Plots for his Destruction.

--Frederick of Saxony his Protector.--Luther Excommunicated

--In all Ages Truth Excites Opposition......................... 94-118

Execution.--The Papal Legate.--His Speech against Luther.

--A Presentation of Papal Abuses.--The Reformer

Summoned to Worms.--Treachery of the Papists.--Luther before

the Diet.--A Victory for the Truth.--His Second Appearance.

--Refusal to Retract.--His Courage and Firmness.--

The Emperor's Message.--Papal Plots.--Efforts for

Compromise.--Luther Adheres to the Bible.--Departure from Worms.

--Condemned and Outlawed.--A Prisoner in the Wartburg.

--Labors in Captivity.--Designs of Providence.................. 119-143

Ground.--Pretended Prophets.--The Bible Set Aside.--The

Reformation on the Verge of Ruin.--Luther's Return to

Wittemberg.--God's Word the Standard of Faith.--

Fanaticism Checked.--Its Subsequent Revival.--Revolutionary

Teachings.--Strife and Bloodshed.--The Reformation

Denounced.--Luther Defends the Gospel.--Translation of the

Bible.--Spread of the True Faith............................... 144-155

Imperial Message.--Religious Toleration Forbidden.--The

Princes Refuse to Yield Religious Liberty.--The Protest.--

Principles of the Protest.--Danger of the Protestants.--

Melancthon and Grynaeus.--A Heaven-sent Warning.--The

Diet of Augsburg.--The Protestant Confession.--Faith and

Courage of the Princes.--The Confession Read before the

Emperor.--A Glorious Victory.--God's Care for his Servants.

--Prayer the Reformers' Strength............................... 156-169

Flees to Germany.--Printing of the New Testament.--

Introduced into England by Stealth.--Tyndale's Imprisonment

and Martyrdom.--John Knox.--Latimer Defends the Bible.

--Barnes and Frith.--The Ridleys and Cranmer.--

Persecution by the Church of England.--Spread of the Gospel.--

John Bunyan.--Baxter, Flavel, Alleine.--Results of their

Labors.--Whitefield and the Wesleys.--Early Experience.

--Power and Success of their Ministry.--Methodists

Ridiculed and Persecuted.--John Wesley Protected by an Angel.

--Refutation of Charges against Methodism.--Another Class

of Reformers.--Unjustly Treated by Historians.--

Carlstadt.--Testimony of John Frith.--Persecution of John

Trask.--Mrs. Trask Imprisoned.--Her only Offense.--First

Sabbath-keepers in America.--The Seventh-day Baptists.

--Eld. J. W. Morton.--Reform Progressive....................... 170-187

1260 Years.--Rome Substitutes False Witnesses.--War upon

the Bible.--Massacre of St. Bartholomew--Atheism

Prevails.--French Revolution.--The Bible Exalted............... 188-193

The Coming of Christ Draws Near.--The Warning to be

Given.--Proclamation of the First Advent.--Priests and

Rulers in Darkness.--Light Given to Humble Men. -Closing

Scenes Revealed to John.--The Warning not Committed

to Religious Leaders........................................... 194-201

own Interpreter.--The Prophecies can be Understood.--

Evidence of Christ's Advent Near.--Years of Study.--

Opening of his Public Labors.--God Warns the World of Coming

Judgments.--The Flood an Example.--The Revelation not

a Sealed Book.--The World Opposes Reformers.--Luther

an Illustration.--Also Whitefield and the Wesleys.--Why

the Doctrine of the Second Advent is Unwelcome.--

Opposition to Miller and his Work.--His Labors a Blessing to

the World...................................................... 202-221

Work in America.--Power of the Message.--Solemn Work

of Preparation.--Opposition to the Faith.--Precious

Experience.--A Disappointment.--Hypocrisy Exposed.--God

Sustains his People............................................ 222-229

Neglect of Light Hardens the Heart.--"Babylon is Fallen."--

A Profession of Religion Popular.--Union with the World.

--False Doctrines in the Church................................ 230-240

Prophecy of Habakkuk.--A Tarrying Time Brought to View.

--Ezekiel's Words a Comfort.--Parable of the Ten Virgins.

--Fanaticism Appears.--Influence of Unbalanced, Half-converted

Persons.--Parallel in the Time of Paul, Luther, and

the Wesleys.--Adventists United................................ 241-247

Cometh!"--The Message Goes with Power.--Illustration

from Christ's Entry into Jerusalem.--Solemn Heart-searching.

--Fanaticism Disappears.--A Holy Influence Attending

the Work.--Passing of the Time.--Scoffing of the Ungodly.

--Bitter Disappointment.--Similar Disappointment at the

Death of Christ.--Comforting Words of Paul..................... 248-257

Sanctuary.--Interpretation of Prophecy at Fault.--

Computation of the Prophetic Periods Correct.--What is the

Sanctuary?--Testimony of the Scriptures.--The Earthly

Sanctuary a Figure of the Heavenly.--The Mosaic Service.

--The Day of Atonement.--The Ministration of Christ.--

The Investigative Judgment..................................... 258-267

--A Knowledge of his Work Essential.--Light Withdrawn

from those who Reject It.--Christ still Pleads for

Sinners........................................................ 268-272

God's Law in the Ark.--Fourth Commandment Unchanged.

--Why the Third Message is Opposed.--Symbols Explained.

--The True Church.--Paganism and the Papacy.--Another

Power.--Its Peaceful Rise.--Mild Profession.--Persecuting

Spirit.--Sign of Rome's Authority.--A Solemn Warning.--

A Sabbath Reform Foretold by Isaiah.--The Seal of God's

Law.--The Sabbath Hallowed in every Age........................ 273-286

Guide for Christians.--Adventists Reject the Message.--

Conflicting Views of the Prophecies.--Time-setting an Error.

--Important Admonition.--Why the Coming of Christ is

Delayed.--Duty of those who Hear God's Messages................ 287-293

--Lovers of Pleasure.--Christians in all Denominations.--

Extensive Revivals in the Future.--Character of Modern

Revivals.--Nature of Conversion.--Conviction of Sin.--Faith

in Christ.--Sanctification, True and False Theories.--God's

Law the Standard of Holiness.--True Sanctification

Progressive.--Meekness and Humility the Fruits of the Spirit.

--Sanctification Includes Temperance.--The Christian's Privilege.

--The Great Need of the Church................................. 294-306

of Record.--Every Case Examined.--The Last Act of

Mediation.--Vastness of the Work.--The Saviour's Plea.--

Our Daily Record.--Preparation for the Judgment.--Cases

of the Living soon to be Decided............................... 307-315

Honor.--Exaltation of Himself.--Rejection of Warnings.--

Charges against Christ.--Self-justification.--Revolt and

Banishment.--Spirit of Rebellion among Men.--Hatred of

Reproof.--Satan Accuses God of Injustice.--The Fall of Man.

--The Atonement.--Demonstration of God's Love.--Christ's

Earthly Ministry.--Satan's Character Unmasked.--God's

Justice Vindicated.--No Cause for Sin Exists................... 316-323

God's Grace Creates Enmity.--Why the World Hated

Christ.--Its Hatred of his Followers.--Why Resistance

against Satan is so Feeble.--Christians Indifferent to their

Danger.--Satan Works in Disguise.--His Sleepless Vigilance.

--Danger of Association with the Ungodly.--Solomon an

Example.--Effect of Familiarity with Sin.--The Last

Conflict.--Christ the Helper of his Followers.................. 324-330

Fallen Angels.--Their Intelligence and Subtlety.--Satan's

Power over Men.--The Demoniacs of Gadara.--Number of

Evil Spirits.--Christ Expels the Demons.--Object of the

Miracle.--Other Illustrations.--The Spirit of Divination.--

Why Satan Denies his Existence.--The Ungodly Exposed

to Evil Angels.--God Protects his People....................... 331-336

Men from Christ.--Foster Worldliness and Pride.--

Encourage Covetousness.--Introduce False Teachers.--Excite

Selfishness and Enmity.--How Satan's Plans are Executed.

--His Presence in Religious Assemblies.--He Prevents Men

from Listening to the Word of God.--Helpers of Satan.--

Accusers of the Brethren.--Fanciful Interpretations of

Scripture.--Mistaken Liberality.--"Science Falsely so

Called."--Deceptive Doctrines.--Spiritualism.--Disbelief in

Pre-existence of Christ.--Non-existence of Satan.--Coming

of Christ at Death.--Miracles Impossible.--Rejection of

Truth.--Danger of Cherishing Doubt.--Uses of Temptation.

............................................................... 337-350

Warning Disbelieved.--Death the Penalty of Transgression.

--Immortality the Gift of God.--Satan's Deception.--Life

in Disobedience.--Doctrine of Eternal Torment Introduced.

--God's Character Misrepresented.--Cruelty is Satanic.--

God Takes no Delight in Torture.--Theory of Eternal

Torment Revolting.--A Cause of Infidelity.--Universalism the

Opposite Error.--A Universalist Sermon.--The Fate of

Amnon.--Wresting of the Scriptures.--Salvation is

Conditional.--The Wicked could not Enjoy Heaven.--God's

Mercy in their Destruction.--Consciousness of the Dead a

Fallacy.--What the Bible Teaches.--The Judgment and the

Resurrection................................................... 351-369

Counterfeit.--Heresies Taught by Spirits.--Spiritual

Manifestations not the Result of Trickery.--A Revival of

Ancient Witchcraft.--Adapted to Deceive all Classes.--Refined

and Intellectual Aspects.--Grosser Forms of Spiritualism.--No

Distinction between Righteousness and Sin.--The Bible

Rejected.--The Hour of Temptation.--The Refuge of Lies to

be Swept Away.................................................. 370-379

Claim of Infallibility.--True Christians in Roman Church.

--Catholicism Opposed to the Gospel.--Her Power Increasing

in this Country.--A Cause of Apprehension.--Pomp and

Splendor of her Worship.--The Roman and the Jewish

Church Compared.--God's Character Misrepresented.--

Contrast between Christ and the Pope.--The Romish Church

Unchanged.--Protestants Blinded by False Charity.--The

Secret of Rome's Power.--How an Age of Intellectual Light

is Favorable to her Success.--Protestants Following in the

Steps of Papists.--The Sunday Movement.--How Sunday

Came first to be Observed.--First Sunday Law a Heathen

Statute.--The Term "Lord's Day."--Measures for Sunday

Enforcement.--Lack of Scriptural Authority.--The Roll

from Heaven.--A Daring Forgery.--Pretended Miracles.--

A Remarkable Confession.--The Church of Abyssinia.--

Rome's Enmity toward the True Sabbath.--History of the

Past to be Repeated.--Popery Strengthening her Forces.--

Purpose of the Romanists....................................... 380-397

Ingratitude.--The Impending Conflict.--Agencies to Combine

against Righteousness and Truth.--Prevalence of Skepticism.

--Growing Contempt for the Scriptures.--Philosophical

Idolatry.--Results of Setting aside God's Law.--Temperance

Reform and the Sunday Movement.--Spiritualism Changing

its Form.--Accepted by Papists and Protestants.--Satan's

Power to Control the Elements.--Terrible Calamities.--

God's People Accused as Troubles of the Nation.--Liberty

of Conscience Disregarded.--Romish Tyranny Revived.--

Our Land in Jeopardy........................................... 398-410

Detector of Error.--An Understanding of the Prophecies

Essential.--Danger of Following Human Leaders.--The

Jews an Example.--Ignorance of the Bible a Sin.--How to

Understand the Scriptures.--A Humble and Teachable

Spirit.--Why Theologians so often Err.--Necessity of

Prayer.--Modern Infidelity.--Every Character to be Tested.

--Who will Endure the Trial?................................... 411-420

who Seek It.--Reformers in Past Ages.--Preaching of the

Third Message.--Effect of the Warning.--Opposition

Extends the Knowledge of the Truth.--Christ's Ambassadors

not to Remain Silent.--God's Providence in the National

Councils.--The Closing Work.--World-wide Extent.--Power

and Glory.--Fruits of Missionary Efforts....................... 421.430

Distress.--Illustration from the Time of Jacob's Trouble.--

Jacob's Night of Wrestling.--Faith and Penitence Prevail.

--God cannot Excuse Evil.--His Mercy to the Penitent.--

Power of Importunate Prayer.--The Prophetic Woe.--

Destructive Power of Evil Angels.--False Christs.--Satan

Personates the World's Redeemer.--Religious and Secular

Authorities Combine against God's People.--Decree that

they may be Put to Death.--The Mountains a Hiding-place.

--Imprisonment and Bondage.--God does not Forsake his

Servants.--The Day-and-night Cry.--Angels Guard the

Righteous.--Their Appearance in Human Form.--God's

Promise to his People.......................................... 431-451

Supernatural Darkness.--The Rainbow of God's Glory.--

Celestial Voices.--The Sun Appears at Midnight.--The

Voice of God.--A Mighty Earthquake.--Warring of the

Elements.--A Special Resurrection.--The Day of God.--

Prophetic Portrayal.--The Star of Hope.--A Song of Trust.

--Tables of the Decalogue Revealed in the Heavens.--The

Everlasting Covenant.--God's People Glorified.--"The

Sign of the Son of Man."--Christ's Coming in Glory.--

Beheld by them that Pierced Him.--The Wicked Flee to

Rocks and Mountains.--The Righteous Dead Called Forth.

--Ascent to the City of God.--The Reward of the Righteous.

--Meeting of the Two Adams.--Eden Restored..................... 452-469

Away.--False Teachers Exposed.--Fury of the Multitudes.

--Strife and Carnage.--The Earth Made Waste.--The

Prison-house of Satan.--A Work of Judgment..................... 470-475

--Descent of the New Jerusalem.--Satan's Last Struggle

for the Supremacy.--He Marshals his Forces.--A Mighty

Host.--The Holy City Surrounded.--Christ "upon the

Throne of his Glory."--The Subjects of his Kingdom.--The

Final Coronation.--Judgment of the Wicked.--The Books

of Record Opened.--A Panoramic Portrayal.--The Scenes

of Redemption.--The Cross of Calvary.--The Results of

Rebellion.--Satan Acknowledges God's Justice.--His

Persistence in Rebellion.--The Fire of Destruction.--Satan and

his Hosts Consumed.--The Earth Renewed.--The Home of

the Saved.--The Universal Anthem............................... 476-492