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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith
~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~
Chapter 7 – The Four Beasts
when they give indulgences for sin. This is
the worst of all blasphemies.”
2. “And shall wear out the saints of the Most
High.” Has the papacy done this? For the mere
information of any student of church history,
no answer need here be given. All know that
for long years the papal church has pursued its
relentless work against the true followers of
God. Chapter after chapter might be given,
would our limited space permit. Wars,
crusades, massacres, inquisitions, and
persecutions of all kinds, — these were their
weapons of extinction.
Scott’s Church History says: “No computation
can reach the numbers who have been put to
death, in different ways, on account of their
maintaining the profession of the gospel, and
opposing the corruptions of the Church of
