The Great Controversy by Ellen White (Unabridged Version)

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so long delayed and His people should remain so many years in this world of sin and sorrow. But unbelief separated them from God. As they refused to do the work which He had appointed them, others were raised up to proclaim the message. In mercy to the world, Jesus delays His coming, that sinners may have an opportunity to hear the warning and find in Him a shelter before the wrath of God shall be poured out. Now as in former ages, the presentation of a truth that reproves the sins and errors of the times will excite opposition. "Everyone that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved." John 3:20. As men see that they cannot maintain their position by the Scriptures, many determine to maintain it at all hazards, and with a malicious spirit they assail the character and motives of those who stand in defense of unpopular truth. It is the same policy which has been pursued in all ages. Elijah was declared to be a troubler in Israel, Jeremiah a traitor, Paul a polluter of the temple. From that day to this, those who would be loyal to truth have been denounced as seditious, heretical, or schismatic. Multitudes who are too unbelieving to accept the sure word of prophecy will receive with unquestioning credulity an accusation against those who dare to reprove fashionable sins. This spirit will increase more and more. And the Bible plainly teaches that a time is approaching when the laws of the state will so conflict with the law of God that whosoever would obey all the divine precepts must brave reproach and punishment as an evildoer. In view of this, what is the duty of the messenger of truth? Shall he conclude that the truth ought not to be presented, since often its only effect is to arouse men to evade or resist its claims? No; he has no more reason for withholding the testimony of God's word, because it excites opposition, than had earlier Reformers. The confession of faith made by saints and martyrs was recorded for the benefit of succeeding generations. Those living examples of holiness and steadfast integrity have come down to inspire courage in those who are now called to stand as witnesses for God. They received grace and truth, not for themselves alone, but that, through them, the knowledge of God might enlighten the earth. Has God given light to His servants in this generation? Then they should let it shine forth to the world. Anciently the Lord declared to one who spoke in His name: "The house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto Me." Nevertheless He said: "Thou shalt speak My words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear." Ezekiel 3:7; 2:7. To the servant of God at this time is the command addressed: "Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins." 318
So far as his opportunities extend, everyone who has received the light of truth is under the same solemn and fearful responsibility as was the prophet of Israel, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying: "Son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at My mouth, and warn them from Me. When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul." Ezekiel 33:7-9. The great obstacle both to the acceptance and to the promulgation of truth is the fact that it involves inconvenience and reproach. This is the only argument against the truth which its advocates have never been able to refute. But this does not deter the true followers of Christ. These do not wait for truth to become popular. Being convinced of their duty, they deliberately accept the cross, with the apostle Paul counting that "our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;" with one of old, "esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt." 2 Corinthians 4:17; Hebrews 11:26. Whatever may be their profession, it is only those who are world servers at heart that act from policy rather than principle in religious things. We should choose the right because it is right, and leave consequences with God. To men of principle, faith, and daring, the world is indebted for its great reforms. By such men the work of reform for this time must be carried forward. Thus saith the Lord: "Hearken unto Me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is My law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings. For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but My righteousness shall be forever, and My salvation from generation to generation." Isaiah 51:7, 8. 319
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Table of Contents Information about
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1. World History Predicted "If thou
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vineyard," He exclaims, "that I hav
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in heaven and earth. The precepts o
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not then fully understood; but thei
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controlled by impulse and blind rag
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Terrible were the calamities that f
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torch between the hinges of the doo
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will come the second time to gather
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thousands. Beneath the hills outsid
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to the Pattern, the other class shu
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How, then, can the gospel be called
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3. An Era of Darkness The apostle P
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sacrilegious work, Rome presumed to
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prepared of God, that they should f
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without his guards, into an outer c
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committing adultery, they break out
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island of Iona, made this the cente
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up to resist her corruptions. While
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otherly love. In times of peace the
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where they would have been spurned
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Saviour's love seemed too much for
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might have taken; it legitimatized
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cause of reform by exposing the ign
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of the nation. And while spending t
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war upon the other, enforcing his d
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was at this time no law in England
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Thus Wycliffe presented to the pope
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as best they could in the humble ho
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At the university, Huss soon distin
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themselves eternal condemnation, an
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as well as the leading propagator o
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and kings."--Jacques Lenfant, Histo
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persecutors vainly imagined that th
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suffering and mental anxiety. Yet h
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The murderers of Huss did not stand
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now, after reigning one year, he di
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practical character of his mind led
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Luther was still a true son of the
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The official appointed to conduct t
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that the gospel of Christ is the mo
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however, who had received from Luth
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truth, his readiness to answer all
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secure this object, and he secretly
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When the papal bull reached Luther,
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8. Tried Before the Council A new e
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there is enough," he declared, to w
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error. I despise them during my lif
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have long consulted on this matter.
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e with him. In anguish of spirit he
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Luther had spoken in German; he was
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His words were not without effect.
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conceal their sympathy with Luther.
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knew not whither he had been conduc
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9. Reform in Switzerland In the cho
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salvation and grace, comforts it in
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understanding by constant and earne
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the subjects upon which he dwelt. "
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Thus Zwingli maintained the battle
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of the Reformation--that the word o
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violence. I will not make use of fo
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the rebellion was the legitimate fr
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upon its subjects an iron yoke whic
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11. Princely Protest One of the nob
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eadily be found for "completing the
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of the emperor and the pope was str
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pressing him to cross the river. Th
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of the empire. Kings and great men
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12. The French Reformation The Prot
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Farel joyfully accepted the truth.
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But as dangers thickened, Berquin's
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As in apostolic days, persecution h
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schoolmen. The minds of men were st
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By some secret hand--whether of ind
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publicly give his sanction to the d
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unfolded to men the statutes and pr
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In this visit Farel recognized the
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For nearly thirty years Calvin labo
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conscience; but without avail. Afte
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to Wittenberg. The scholar of the c
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As the result of this disputation t
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truth. "One holdeth this doctor, an
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In Scotland the seeds of truth scat
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eligious meetings except such as we
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Saviour had done more for them. And
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learned meekness in the school of C
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that a believer is freed from the "
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away His crown; to set light by any
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The periods here mentioned--"forty
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"Who is Jehovah, that I should hear
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But blackest in the black catalogue
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"The fool hath said in his heart, T
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assurance forever." Isaiah 32:17. H
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indolent, frivolous, and sensual mo
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that were thrust into dungeons and
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permitted to work his will. Those w
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16. The Pilgrim Fathers The English
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should reveal anything to you by an
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state and government of the country
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the present, of attempting to build
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17. Heralds of the Morning One of t
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It is then that the peaceful and lo
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containing eight or ten thousand in
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53, 54. "In most parts of the count
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men that are settled on their lees:
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ambitious strife for place and powe
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to fail; but they departed from Him
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grave. The future was dark and gloo
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days perilous times shall come;" an
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find the most stupendous event to t
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the seventy weeks was seen to have
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"And He shall confirm the covenant
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And now the duty of making known to
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admiration by one class in the comm
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Earnest were the efforts put forth
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the professed people of God are uni
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In view of the testimony of Inspira
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manifest. They "inquired and search
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of His parables Christ uses the exp
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powers, nor things present, nor thi
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Yet God accomplished His own benefi
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with his caution the whole of the C
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creation, and forfeited by him (Gen
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Israel, of the tribe of Dan, . . .
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As he pursued his investigation of
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as they entered the gates of Jerusa
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time of Christ's first advent they
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were purity of soul--characters cle
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commented upon by both the press an
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unity of the Spirit in the bond of
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maintained despotic sway over the m
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Has not the same process been repea
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espectability. They are called to s
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them do every duty which has been m
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33. First Great Deception With the
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But after the Fall, Satan bade his
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accept false doctrines because our
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liss of the eternal world. God has
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Could those whose lives have been s
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the lives of the friends whom they
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Before any can enter the mansions o
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34. Can Our Dead Speak to Us? The m
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devilish." James 3:15. This, howeve
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By representing the basest of men a
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sympathies and will work miracles t
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35. Liberty of Conscience Threatene
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of the Catholics. These things shou
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Matthew 11:28. It is Satan's consta
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As the Protestants churches have be
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As the papacy became firmly establi
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A striking illustration of Rome's p
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oath pledging their loyalty to the
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place of Jehovah; while the living
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The iniquity and spiritual darkness
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Satan works through the elements al
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upon their motives. As the Protesta
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midst of heaven, He requires every
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conjugal, or social, the effect is
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emembrance, whatsoever I have said
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38. The Final Warning "I saw anothe
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event so long doubted and disbeliev
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them. They have not consulted their
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therefore, and be converted, that y
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power exercised by holy angels when
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perseverance, are here displayed! H
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Satan leads many to believe that Go
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14:30. Satan could find nothing in
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their destruction, the people of Go
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These plagues are not universal, or
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as guides to benighted travelers. T
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chambers, and shut thy doors about
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It is at midnight that God manifest
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all can read them. Memory is arouse
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stand?" The wicked pray to be burie
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wonderful redemption! long talked o
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edeemed, standing in the Paradise o
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not be fully understood, even when
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The world see the very class whom t
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At the coming of Christ the wicked
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For a thousand years, Satan will wa
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42. Controversy Ended At the close
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Now Christ again appears to the vie
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Amid the ransomed throng are the ap
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ows down and confesses the justice
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Satan's work of ruin is forever end
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precious, even like a jasper stone,
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Appendix General Notes for the Grea
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Page 53. The Sunday Law of Constant
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The "false writings" referred to in
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On the practical outworkings of the
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For a summary of these bulls sent t
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Page 265. Causes of the French Revo
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Page 283. Retribution.--For further
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Eastern Roman Empire. Throughout th
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with presumptuous folly who reveren
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