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Preface
It is with much pleasure that we send forth this book, Vol. IV.
of the series on “The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan.”
Vol. I., beginning with the fall of Satan, embraces Old-Testament
history. Vol. II. contains the life of Christ; Vol. III., the lives of the
apostles; and this volume, giving first a sketch of our Lord’s great
prophecy (which, in brief, covers the whole dispensation), contains
a history of the church in her warfare to her final redemption, and
vividly describes the triumph of the people of God, the destruction
of Satan and all his followers, and the renewing of the earth, which
ends the awful controversy between the son of God and the powers
of darkness.
Apart from the Bible, this series presents the most wonderful
and intensely interesting history of the world, from the entering
of sin to the complete restitution of all things, that has ever been
published. And as the closing events of the dispensation are the
most momentous,—the destruction of Satan and all that pertains to
his work, and the revealing of the coming glory, being unparalleled
by all events that precede them,—so the contents of this book are, in
many respects, more deeply interesting than those of the volumes
which preceded it. The closing chapters are most thrilling. They
will be best appreciated, however, by those who read all the four
volumes in connection.
We would say to those who have felt disappointed because this
volume was not issued sooner, that we believe the delay was provi-
dential, as the book contains matter of great interest and importance
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which it would not have contained had it been published sooner. And
still this volume does not give all that the writer has to present on
the closing scenes of this dispensation. Some matters which could
not possibly be inserted in this work (space being limited), will be
published separately. As it is, this book is larger than was intended.
We have faith that the merciful Father is in kindness bestow-
ing upon His waiting people the light and instruction which they
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