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In the Hour of Decision, November 19
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the
Lord is near in the valley of decision.
Joel 3:14
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The prophecy of
Revelation 13
declares that the power represented
by the beast with lamblike horns shall cause “the earth and them which
dwell therein” to worship the Papacy—there symbolized by the beast
“like unto a leopard.” The beast with two horns is also to say “to them
that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast;”
and, furthermore, it is to command all, “both small and great, rich and
poor, free and bond,” to receive “the mark of the beast.” ...
The United States is the power represented by the beast with lamblike
horns, and ... this prophecy will be fulfilled when the United States
shall enforce Sunday observance, which Rome claims as the special
acknowledgment of her supremacy. But in this homage to Papacy the
United States will not be alone. The influence of Rome in the countries
that once acknowledged her dominion, is still far from being destroyed.
And prophecy foretells a restoration of her power. “I saw one of his
heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed:
and all the world wondered after the beast.”
Revelation 13:3
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The infliction of the deadly wound points to the downfall of the
Papacy in 1798. After this, says the prophet, “His deadly wound was
healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.” Paul states plainly
that the man of sin will continue until the Second Advent.... In both the
Old and the New World, the Papacy will receive homage in the honor
paid to the Sunday institution, that rests solely upon the authority of the
Roman Church....
God’s Word has given warning of the impending danger; let this
be unheeded, and the Protestant world will learn what the purposes of
Rome really are, only when it is too late to escape the snare.
We should now seek a deep and living experience in the things of
God. We have not a moment to lose.
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