Second advent library

wntvx .mmnun Arm srxrv mrs. 39the French army made a captive, and kept aprisoner until 1799, when he died in captivity,in France. This power had wieldedthe sword of his civil authorityover thethe kingdoms and states of Europe for manycenturies, and had pulled down and set upat his will, and by the power of his armieshad destroyed kings and their subjects. Henow must be killed in like manner. Whenthe twelve hundred and sixt years shouldbe finished, his power would' be killed, ortaken away by armies, orby the authorityof the kings. And sureenough, when thetwelve hundred and sixty years had come totheir end, behold, the power which the popehad exercised over others was now exercisedover him, and he became a.dependanton the breath of Bonaparte for his merenominal existence as a bishop of the churchof Rome.'"Here is the patience." Paul had told thebrethren not to be troubled as that thedayof Christ was at hand. 2 Thessalonians ii.3 :"Let no man deceive you by any means:for that day shall not come except therecome a falling away first, and _the man ofsih be revealed, the son of perdition." Thisis the same power of which we have beenspeaking, which Paul tells us wouldthe coming pgecedeof Christ; andwould ma e warwith the saints, a time, timés, and a half, asand continue forty-two months,Daniel says ;as John tells us.Therefore the saints were