World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-08-28
A. THU SEAL OF GOD AND The MARK OF THE BEAST
- o. THE TWO BEASTS AND IMAGE

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SOC Of pcrdition, arrayed IN all
his power. and he is the one that
is to be revealed with all his ly,
ing wonders, and the one that
shall be destroyed at tue bright
ness of the second coming Of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
The question may now be ask.
ed, does not the above assertion
have direct reference to the "Ho.
ly See Tor the Pope of Rome.)
This question is fully answer
ed further on, and it is done by
the Word of God. But right
here we say, that if the Word of
God presents the Pope of Rome,
or any other man, as the great
beast, we are ready to say Amen.
1t is true that Rome has held
the reigns of war and persecu.
ton for a great many ages; and
these wars are said to have been
religious wars but that is a mis-.
take.
Religion makes peace and not
war Christ says. Put up your
sword, and if they prosecute
you in one city or place, fee We
to another" The rec ,rds of
Pagan Rome ere stained with
the blood Of thousands Of Gods
chosen; and it ls from tnes- old
musty recoIas OF P"gan Rome,
we learn her pedigree, and the
Bible bears us up in the record
of those shameful cutrages
which we're practiced upon the
poor and the helpless by the
power Of Rome.
And since the apostolic times
those same outrages have trium-
phantly trampled upon the dear.
est hope of mothers. And bv
careful inspection of the subject
with which we are dealing, we
will be able to trace back this
great beast, when John saw;
and by prophesy connect him to
the fourth beast that Daniel saw
in his vision.
Therefore. we shall endeavor
to view more closely the connect.
ing links, and the great ruling
power, in connection with the
fourth beast, which Daniel saw,
or in other words, the fourth
Gentle kingdom, that Daniel
saw in his vision, aud which was
the fourth and the last kingdom
before ana birth q Christ And
this fourth beast, or king, mad
his sea, at Rome at the hi tn of
Christ. But in this prophesy,
we learn, that there must come
forth ten horns from this fourth
great beast of paganism, which
belonged to the fourth king
DOM"
Thus he said. The fourth beast shall be the
fourth Kingdom upon earth which shall be
levour tho whole earth AMI shall tread it down
md break it in pieces. Dan. T-3
Also.
And the ten horns out OF this kingdom are ten
iings that shall arise and another shall rise
after them;' ard ne shall no diverse from tho
FIRST and he shall subdue three kings. Dan. 7,-e4
And it is out Of the midst of
the ten horns of this beast that
the little horn comes forth with
the eyes Of man, and speaking
great swelling words against the
most high; Read:
And he shall speak great words against the
Most High and shall wear out the saints OF the
Most High and think to change times and laws:
and they shall be given into his hand until
time and times and The dividing Of time.
Dan. 7-25
And this little horn, which
Daniel saw. was the same beast
which John saw rise up out of
the sea Tor see Of animal magne.
tism) which could not come to
pass, until Christ had passed
the chilly waters Of death, and
loosing satan from bis bound
position. that He had placed him
in, when tempted on the mount,
and after )oosed again then he
comes forth to find his way back
into the carnal mind of the Cen