The Great Controversy by Ellen White (Unabridged Version)

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Table of Contents Information about this Book........................................................................................................... 0 Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................... 2 1. World History Predicted ............................................................................................................. 4 2. Ignited Fires of Persecution ...................................................................................................... 19 3. An Era of Darkness .................................................................................................................. 26 4. A Peculiar People ..................................................................................................................... 35 5. Champion of Truth ................................................................................................................... 47 6. Two Heroes .............................................................................................................................. 59 7. A Revolution Begins ................................................................................................................ 75 8. Tried Before the Council .......................................................................................................... 92 9. Reform in Switzerland............................................................................................................ 110 10. Reform in Germany .............................................................................................................. 119 11. Princely Protest..................................................................................................................... 128 12. The French Reformation ...................................................................................................... 138 13. The Netherlands and Scandinavia ........................................................................................ 157 14. England’s Reforms ............................................................................................................... 163 15. The Bible and the French Revolution................................................................................... 177 16. The Pilgrim Fathers .............................................................................................................. 194 17. Heralds of the Morning ........................................................................................................ 202 18. An American Reformer ........................................................................................................ 215 19. Light Through Darkness ....................................................................................................... 235 20. The Awakening .................................................................................................................... 243 21. A Warning Rejected ............................................................................................................. 257 22. Prophecies Fulfilled .............................................................................................................. 268 23. What is the Sanctuary? ......................................................................................................... 281 24. The Most Holy Place ............................................................................................................ 291 25. God's Law ............................................................................................................................. 300 26. A Work of Reform ............................................................................................................... 313 27. Revival.................................................................................................................................. 320 28. Facing Life's Record ............................................................................................................. 333 29. Why So Much Suffering? ..................................................................................................... 342 30. Infernal Enmity..................................................................................................................... 351 31. Evil Spirits ............................................................................................................................ 356 32. Deadly Tricks and Snares Exposed ...................................................................................... 361 33. First Great Deception ........................................................................................................... 370 2
34. Can Our Dead Speak to Us? ................................................................................................. 384 35. Liberty of Conscience Threatened ....................................................................................... 392 36. The Impending Conflict ....................................................................................................... 405 37. The Only Safeguard.............................................................................................................. 413 38. The Final Warning................................................................................................................ 420 39. The Time of Trouble ............................................................................................................ 427 40. Great Deliverance ................................................................................................................. 443 41. Final Judgments .................................................................................................................... 455 42. Controversy Ended ............................................................................................................... 462 Appendix .................................................................................................................................... 474 3
Page 2 and 3: Information about this Book Overvie
Page 6 and 7: 1. World History Predicted "If thou
Page 8 and 9: vineyard," He exclaims, "that I hav
Page 10 and 11: in heaven and earth. The precepts o
Page 12 and 13: not then fully understood; but thei
Page 14 and 15: controlled by impulse and blind rag
Page 16 and 17: Terrible were the calamities that f
Page 18 and 19: torch between the hinges of the doo
Page 20 and 21: will come the second time to gather
Page 22 and 23: thousands. Beneath the hills outsid
Page 24 and 25: to the Pattern, the other class shu
Page 26 and 27: How, then, can the gospel be called
Page 28 and 29: 3. An Era of Darkness The apostle P
Page 30 and 31: sacrilegious work, Rome presumed to
Page 32 and 33: prepared of God, that they should f
Page 34 and 35: without his guards, into an outer c
Page 36 and 37: committing adultery, they break out
Page 38 and 39: island of Iona, made this the cente
Page 40 and 41: up to resist her corruptions. While
Page 42 and 43: otherly love. In times of peace the
Page 44 and 45: where they would have been spurned
Page 46 and 47: Saviour's love seemed too much for
Page 48 and 49: might have taken; it legitimatized
Page 50 and 51: cause of reform by exposing the ign
Page 52 and 53: of the nation. And while spending t
Page 54 and 55:
war upon the other, enforcing his d
Page 56 and 57:
was at this time no law in England
Page 58 and 59:
Thus Wycliffe presented to the pope
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as best they could in the humble ho
Page 62 and 63:
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
Page 72 and 73:
suffering and mental anxiety. Yet h
Page 74 and 75:
The murderers of Huss did not stand
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now, after reigning one year, he di
Page 78 and 79:
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
Page 92 and 93:
When the papal bull reached Luther,
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8. Tried Before the Council A new e
Page 96 and 97:
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
Page 106 and 107:
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
Page 116 and 117:
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
Page 124 and 125:
violence. I will not make use of fo
Page 126 and 127:
the rebellion was the legitimate fr
Page 128 and 129:
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
Page 168 and 169:
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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22. Prophecies Fulfilled When the t
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Spirit, which renders His word a la
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movements. . . . Many among us who
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In like manner the types which rela
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cometh in the name of the Lord!" Ma
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The world had been looking on, expe
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deceived. Give up your faith, and s
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With this reckoning, all was clear
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instruments thereof, even so shall
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He "shall sit and rule upon His thr
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Once a year, on the great Day of At
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epentance of sin and faith in Chris
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This coming is foretold also by the
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Says the prophet: "Who may abide th
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Bible for clearer light-these saw t
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communion with God. To them the doo
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25. God's Law The temple of God was
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1844 must continue until the cases
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upon Christ and His people during t
Page 308 and 309:
hope. Millions have sought its shor
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The wide diversity of belief in the
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called the least in the kingdom of
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In the issue of the contest all Chr
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Isaiah 58:1, 2. Here is brought to
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against the simple, straightforward
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so long delayed and His people shou
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27. Revival Wherever the word of Go
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Notwithstanding the widespread decl
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The law of God, from its very natur
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This work can be accomplished only
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and keepeth not His commandments, i
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The world is given up to self-indul
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"Blessed is the man that walketh no
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a later period. "Judgment must begi
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All who have truly repented of sin,
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not been repented of and forsaken w
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after His resurrection He ascended
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29. Why So Much Suffering? To many
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only aroused a spirit of resistance
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concealed his work under a specious
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for thousands, forgiving iniquity a
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In the final execution of the judgm
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The antagonism that exists between
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which appears like courtesy or refi
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31. Evil Spirits The connection of
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edemption, and Satan determined to
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and half human. He is pleased to he
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ethren are not few, and they are al
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Human knowledge of both material an
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Himself does nothing contrary to th
Page 370 and 371:
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
Page 490 and 491:
Eastern Roman Empire. Throughout th
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with presumptuous folly who reveren
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