Page 9 - 14 HISTORY OF GREECE - CHAPTER 11B

THE STORY OF DANIEL THE PROPHET

Stephen N. Haskell

“But go thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest and stand in thy
lot at the end of the days.” Daniel 12:13.

interpreter, they worshiped the forms instead

of the Creator. They recognized the power of

life, but not knowing the source of life, they

were led into licentious practices, known as

“the mysteries,” where things which are

sacred were defiled with drinking and

passionate indulgence.

There is a pathetic strain throughout their

history. They came so close to the God of

nature, and yet not knowing him, they

wandered in such utter darkness. Theirs is a

constant reminder of the fate of those

students of to-day who seek to understand

natural phenomena, but do not interpret

nature by the word of its Creator. They, too,

worship Zeus and Demeter, Pluto, or

Poseidon, instead of the Christ. The fact is that