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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 13 – Persecuting Powers Professedly Christian
Thus we have a prophecy (and there are

many others) setting forth the development,

in the last days, of a wonderworking power,

manifested to a startling and unprecedented

degree in the interest of falsehood and error.

The earthly government with which it was to

be especially connected is that represented by

the two-horned beast, or false prophet. The

agency lying back of the outward

manifestations was to be Satanic, the spirit of

devils. The prophecy calls for such a work as

this in America at the present time. Do we

behold anything like it? Read the answer in

the lamentation of the prophet: “Woe to the

inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the

Devil is come down unto you, having great

wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a

short time.” Stand aghast, O earth! tremble, ye

people, but be not deceived! The huge specter