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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 6 - The Seven Seals
darkness of paganism, were conferred upon

the latter under the light of the gospel, or,

rather, under that cloud of superstition which

was obscuring its glory. It is true that, as yet,

images were not very common, nor were

there any statues at all. But it is at the same

time as undoubtedly certain as it is

extravagant and monstrous, that the worship

of the martyrs was modeled, by degrees,

according to the religious services that were

paid to the gods before the coming of Christ.

“From these facts, which are but small

specimens of the state of Christianity at this

time, the discerning reader will easily

perceive what detriment the church received

from the peace and prosperity procured by

Constantine, and from the imprudent

methods employed to allure the different