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Foreword

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This volume is devoted largely to tracing the story of God's marvelous dealing with nations and with notable individuals in fulfillment of the great prophecies of the Bible in the past, but more particularly to the unrolling of the prophetic scroll as seen in the stirring events of the throbbing present, and of those impending in the immediate and ominous future. Such events are of the greatest personal significance to every man and woman.

No one can afford to live in a time like ours without studying the vital issues it has pleased God to open to our understanding in this fast moving age. Such issues have eternal consequences for every soul.

The author of this book lived and wrote more than a century ago, and in the literary and polemic style of those times. His interpretation of prophecy, however, and the doctrines of truth he established through intensive study of the Scriptures, have borne the test of time and of diligent scrutiny by Bible students. Indeed, they have borne the test so well that they are the more worthy of being perpetuated in a revised edition, which it is our great pleasure to offer in this present attractive form.

No effort has been spared by the editors to simplify and clarify the presentation of truth in the fluent and appealing diction of the writer, to verify all historical and exegetical sources drawn upon by the author, and in notable instances to fortify the teaching by new evidence not available at the time of the original writing. They have sought also to bring to bear upon prophetic interpretation the additional weight of significance so obviously discernible in political, social, and religious developments pressing upon our attention in these culminating days of the gospel era.

Thoughtful and open-minded consideration of these vital themes by every candid reader is earnestly invited.

THE PUBLISHERS.

Table of Contents
Introduction to the Book of Daniel

The Prophecies
of
Daniel and the Revelation

by
Uriah Smith

Electronically Published with Permission of the Review and Herald Publishing Association

"The prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." 2 Peter 1: 21.


Chapter Title                                                    Page #

Foreword...........................................................   5

The Response of History
to the
Prophecies of Daniel

"Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but He revealeth His secret unto His servants the prophets." Amos 3:7

Introduction.......................................................  15
I.     A Captive in Babylon's Royal Court..........................  19
II.    The King Dreams of World Empires............................  29
III.   Integrity Tested by Fire....................................  71
IV.    The Most High Ruleth........................................  79
V.     The Handwriting on the Wall.................................  89
VI.    Daniel in the Lion's Den....................................  97
VII.   The Struggle for World Dominion............................. 105
VIII.  The World Arraigned Before the Court of Heaven.............. 149
IX.    A Prophetic Yardstick Spans the Centuries................... 193
X.     God Intervenes in World Affairs............................. 225
XI.    Unrolling the Scroll of the Future.......................... 233
XII.   History's Coming Climax..................................... 301

The Response of History
to the
Prophecies of the Revelation of Jesus Christ

"We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts." 2 Peter 1: 19

Introduction....................................................... 337
I.     The Divine Method of Prophetic Revelation................... 339
II.    The Letters of Jesus to the Churches........................ 361
III.   "Behold, I stand at the Door and Knock"..................... 383
IV.    Before the Throne of God.................................... 407
V.     The Challenge of the Sealed Book............................ 415
VI.    Breaking the Seals on the Book of Prophecy.................. 425
VII.   The Seal of the Living God.................................. 453
VIII.  The Collapse of the Roman Empire............................ 473
IX.    The Moslem World in Prophecy................................ 493
X.     The World-Wide Proclamation of the Second Advent............ 519
XI.    The Battle Between the Bible and Atheism.................... 531
XII.   The Background of Religious Intolerance..................... 549
XIII.  The Agelong Struggle for Religious Freedom.................. 561
XIV.   God's Final Warning to a Wicked World....................... 625
XV.    Preparing the Vials of Divine Wrath......................... 681
XVI.   Seven Plagues Devastate the Earth........................... 685
XVII.  A World Union of Church and State........................... 707
XVIII. The Doom of Modern Babylon.................................. 715
XIX.   King of Kings and Lord of Lords............................. 731
XX.    The World's Millennial Night................................ 739
XXI.   A New Heaven and a New Earth................................ 755
XXII.  Peace at Last............................................... 771

References

"Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe His prophets, so shall ye prosper." 2 Chronicles 20:20

Signs Of The Times

Key Text

"And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken." Luke 13:25-26

The signs of the times declare that we are standing on the threshold of great and solemn events. Everything in our world is in agitation. Before our eyes is fulfilling the Saviour's prophecy of the events to precede His coming: "Ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars. . . . Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places." Matthew 24:6, 7.

The present is a time of overwhelming interest to all living. Rulers and statesmen, men who occupy positions of trust and authority, thinking men and women of all classes, have their attention fixed upon the events taking place about us. They are watching the relations that exist among the nations. They observe the intensity that is taking possession of every earthly element, and they recognize that something great and decisive is about to take place--that the world is on the verge of a stupendous crisis.

The Bible, and the Bible only, gives a correct view of these things. Here are revealed the great final scenes in the history of our world, events that already are casting their shadows before, the sound of their approach causing the earth to tremble and men's hearts to fail them for fear.

God has given us special messages for these times, messages of warning, instruction, comfort, and hope. These important messages are the focus of our Bible Prophecy Seminars.

"I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself." John 14:1-3

Glorious Hope


secondcoming
Key Text

One of the most solemn and yet most glorious truths revealed in the Bible is that of Christ's second coming, to complete the great work of redemption. To God's pilgrim people, so long left to sojourn in the "region and shadow of death," a precious, joy-inspiring hope is given in the promise of His appearing, who is "the resurrection and the life," to "bring home again his banished."

When the Saviour was about to be separated from his disciples, he comforted them in their sorrow with the assurance that he would come again: "Let not your heart be troubled." "In my Father's house are many mansions." "I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself." John 14:1-3. "The Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him. Then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory, and before him shall be gathered all nations." Matt. 25:31, 32.