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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~

Chapter 11 – A Literal Prophecy
was the founder of the supremacy of Rome;

they ascend to Justinian as the only legitimate

source, and rightly date the title from the

memorable year 533.” Again he says: “On

reference to Baronius, the established

authority among the Roman Catholic

annalists, I found the whole detail of

Justinian’s grants of supremacy to the pope

formally given. The entire transaction was of

the most authentic and regular kind, and

suitable to the importance of the transfer.” —

Apocalypse, p. 8.

Such were the circumstances attending the

decree of Justinian. But the provisions of this

decree could not at once be carried into effect;

for Rome and Italy were held by the

Ostrogoths, who were Arians in faith, and

strongly opposed to the religion of Justinian