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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 2 – The Seven Churches
second death is inflicted upon all the wicked,

then, indeed, will “all the churches,” as they

behold the infliction of the judgment, know

that no secret thing, no evil thought or

purpose of the heart, has escaped the

knowledge of Him, who, with eyes like flames

of fire, searches the hearts and reins of men.

I Will Lay upon You None Other Burden. — A

respite promised the church, if we rightly

apprehend, from the burden so long her

portion, — the weight of papal oppression. It

cannot be applied to the reception of new

truths; for truth is not a burden to any

accountable being. But the days of tribulation

that came upon that church, were to be

shortened for the elect’s sake. Matthew 24:22.

“They shall be holpen,” says the prophet, “with

a little help.” Daniel 11:34. “And the earth