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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 6 - The Seven Seals
degree of mystery attaches to it as to that of

1780, confounding the wisdom even of the

most learned philosophers and men of

science.”

Let it be noticed that this darkness also falls

within the time specified in the prophecy for

the occurrence of this sign; namely, between

the years 1755 and 1798. This point is further

discussed on pages 426-431.

The Moon Became as Blood. — The darkness

of the following night, May 19, 1780, was as

unnatural as that of the day had been.

“The darkness of the following evening was

probably as gross as has ever been observed

since the Almighty fiat gave birth to light. I

could not help conceiving at the time that if

every luminous body in the universe had been

shrouded in impenetrable darkness, or struck