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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.
restored the senate to its former dignity, it is
true, but “the principles of a free constitution
are irrevocably lost when the legislative
power is nominated by the executive.” So
Octavius was proclaimed emperor of Rome by
the unanimous vote of that same servile
senate.
Thus was Cæsar Augustus, the raiser of taxes,
brought to the head of the fourth kingdom.
After centuries of strife and turmoil, wars,
bloodshed, and oppression, the world lay
passive at the feet of the Roman emperor. One
government encircled the Mediterranean;
from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean one
power bore sway. It would seem that earthly
government had achieved its highest
ambition. Satan exulted and rested in the hope
