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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.
honored. Still greater plans for Roman
improvement were found among his papers
after death. He was nearing the pinnacle of
earthly fame when he fell, pierced by a score
of daggers, in the presence of the senate which
he controlled. He “stumbled and fell,” leaving
no heir to the throne. Another great man had
passed from the scene of action. Heaven was
watching, for the birth of the Son of man was
near at hand.
It was the year 44 B. C. when the plans of Julius
Cæsar were cut short by his untimely death.
Republicanism was so far gone that the
government fell into the hands of the
strongest men, those who had military
support.
