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The Roots of Rebellion by Ellen G. White

The Roots of Rebellion erupts from the fertile soil of profound discontent, self-determination and insatiable striving for liberty and power. Originating from the clash of two ancient kingdoms and unfurling at the world's spiritual epicentres, this book declares the virulent and intractable enmity to truth; resulting in embattled sequels of tyranny and revolution and outbreaks of hostility and persecution, all yielding the bitter fruit of anarchy. The mystery of rebellion dominates the seats of government and rages in the hearts of humankind. Flourishing into mature, passionate and intrepid subversion, the instruments of rebellion construct and establish an order of chaos and coercion; commanding universal compliance and cooperation. As it effectively enlightens on the secret underpinnings of one world government and hegemonic imperialism, the reader is armed to encounter and counter the greatest deception of all time.

The Roots of Rebellion erupts from the fertile soil of profound discontent, self-determination and insatiable striving for liberty and power. Originating from the clash of two ancient kingdoms and unfurling at the world's spiritual epicentres, this book declares the virulent and intractable enmity to truth; resulting in embattled sequels of tyranny and revolution and outbreaks of hostility and persecution, all yielding the bitter fruit of anarchy. The mystery of rebellion dominates the seats of government and rages in the hearts of humankind. Flourishing into mature, passionate and intrepid subversion, the instruments of rebellion construct and establish an order of chaos and coercion; commanding universal compliance and cooperation. As it effectively enlightens on the secret underpinnings of one world government and hegemonic imperialism, the reader is armed to encounter and counter the greatest deception of all time.

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Roots</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rebellion</strong><br />

For the earlier history <strong>of</strong> the Ottoman Empire and the decline <strong>of</strong> the Turkish<br />

power, see also William Miller, <strong>The</strong> Ottoman Empire and Its Successors, 1801-1927<br />

(Cambridge, England: University Press, 1936); George G. S. L. Eversley, <strong>The</strong> Turkish<br />

Empire from 1288 to 1914 (London : T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd., 2d ed., 1923); Joseph von<br />

Hammer-Purgstall, Geschichte des Osmannischen Reiches (Pesth: C. A. Hartleben,<br />

2d ed., 1834-36), 4 vols.; Herbert A. Gibbons, Foundation <strong>of</strong> the Ottoman Empire,<br />

1300-1403 (Oxford: University Press, 1916); Arnold J. Toynbee and Kenneth B.<br />

Kirkwood, Turkey (London, 1926).<br />

Page 340. [Return to Pages: 340, 565, 596] Withholding the Bible From the<br />

People.--<strong>The</strong> reader will recognize that the text <strong>of</strong> this volume was written prior to<br />

Vatican Council II, with its somewhat altered policies in regard to the reading <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Scriptures.<br />

Through the centuries, the attitude <strong>of</strong> the Roman Catholic Church toward<br />

circulation <strong>of</strong> the Holy Scriptures in vernacular versions among the laity shows up as<br />

negative. See for example G. P. Fisher, <strong>The</strong> Reformation, ch. 15, par. 16 (1873 ed., pp.<br />

530-532); J. Cardinal Gibbons, <strong>The</strong> Faith <strong>of</strong> Our Fathers, ch. 8 (49th ed., 1897), Pp.<br />

98-117; John Dowling, History <strong>of</strong> Romanism, b. 7, ch. 2, Sec. 14; and b. 9, ch. 3, secs.<br />

24-27 (1871 ed., pp. 491-496, 621-625); L. F. Bungener, History <strong>of</strong> the Council <strong>of</strong> Trent,<br />

pp. 101110 (2d Edinburgh ed., 1853, translated <strong>by</strong> D. D. Scott); G. H. Putnam, Books<br />

and <strong>The</strong>ir Makers During the Middle Ages, vol. 1, pt. 2, ch. 2, pars. 49, 54-56. See also<br />

Index <strong>of</strong> Prohibited Books (Vatican Polyglot Press, 1930), pp. ix, x; Timothy Hurley,<br />

A Commentary on the Present Index Legislation (New York: Benziger Brothers, 1908),<br />

p. 71; Translation <strong>of</strong> the Great Encyclical Letters <strong>of</strong> Leo XIII (New York: Benziger<br />

Brothers, 1903), p. 413.<br />

But in recent years a dramatic and positive change has occurred in this respect.<br />

On the one hand, the church has approved several versions prepared on the basis <strong>of</strong><br />

the original languages; on the other, it has promoted the study <strong>of</strong> the Holy Scriptures<br />

<strong>by</strong> means <strong>of</strong> free distribution and Bible institutes. <strong>The</strong> church, however, continues to<br />

reserve for herself the exclusive right to interpret the Bible in the light <strong>of</strong> her own<br />

tradition, thus justifying those doctrines that do not harmonize with biblical teachings.<br />

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