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On page 19 of A <strong>Word</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> "<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Flock</strong>"<br />
appears a short paragraph dealing with <strong>the</strong> "mark<br />
of <strong>the</strong> beast." This paragraph also was omitted by<br />
Mrs. <strong>White</strong>, but we find an entire chapter devoted<br />
<strong>to</strong> this subject in Early Writings, pages 64-67.<br />
The scripture references which appear in <strong>the</strong> E.<br />
G. <strong>White</strong> communications in A <strong>Word</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> "<strong>Little</strong><br />
<strong>Flock</strong>" were inserted by <strong>James</strong> <strong>White</strong>. With <strong>the</strong>se<br />
are six references <strong>to</strong> Second Esdras of <strong>the</strong><br />
Apocrypha. <strong>James</strong> <strong>White</strong> assumed <strong>the</strong> full<br />
responsibility for <strong>the</strong> insertion of all <strong>the</strong>se<br />
references, as has been noted by his statement<br />
appearing at <strong>the</strong> bot<strong>to</strong>m of page 13, and <strong>the</strong>y<br />
constitute no part of Mrs. <strong>White</strong>'s account.<br />
It will also be observed that in <strong>the</strong> center of<br />
page 19, in connection with <strong>the</strong> statement<br />
regarding <strong>the</strong> beast and <strong>the</strong> image beast, <strong>the</strong><br />
number "666" is found inserted in marks of<br />
paren<strong>the</strong>sis as are <strong>the</strong> letters referring <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
scripture references. The fact that this number<br />
appears in paren<strong>the</strong>sis indicates clearly that it was<br />
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