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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 13 – Persecuting Powers Professedly Christian
relations of God’s people to any nation are

such that a true history of the former, which is

the object of all revelation, could not be given

without a notice of the latter, such nation is

mentioned in prophecy. And all these

conditions are certainly fulfilled in our

government. No nation has ever attracted

more attention, excited more profound

wonder, or given promise of greater eminence

or influence. And certainly here, if anywhere

on the globe, are to be found a strong array of

Christians, such as are the salt of the earth and

the light of the world, whose history could not

be written without mention of that

government under which they live and enjoy

their liberty.

And the conviction has fastened itself upon

many minds that the hand of Providence has