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Foreword
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
"The Light of God's Word" (poem)................................... 12 "The Home of the Saved" (poem)..................................... 769 Bibliography....................................................... 785