Lesson 5 · November 2, 1907
The Papacy, or Little Horn
Questions.
- 1.While the prophet was considering in vision the ten horns of the fourth beast, what did he behold coming up among them? How is this horn described? What is said of its work? .
- 2.Against whom did the little horn make war? .
- 3.How long did it continue its wicked course? . Note 1.
- 4.What is said of its treatment of the saints? .
- 5.What is said of its words? How did it look? .
- 6.What is its attitude toward the law of God? . Note 2.
- 7.How long did its supremacy continue? .
- 8.How does the apostle Paul speak of this power? By what titles does he refer to it? ⟦:?⟧
- 9.How early was this apostasy working? .
- 10.What will be the final end of this power, and when? .
- 11.What is said in this connection of Satan's final deceptions? .
- 12.If we reject the truth what will come upon us? .
- 13.What should be our daily prayer? .
Notes
1. The prophetic period referred to in verse 25 relates to, and covers the time of, papal supremacy, which began in A. D. 538, when the last of the three opposing powers (the Vandals, Heruli, and Ostrogoths) was plucked up. The Revelator says that this power was to continue for a "time, times, and half a time" (), or forty-two months. Prophetic time is calculated on the basis of one day for a year (; ). As the period of papal supremacy began in 538 A. D., and was to continue for a time, times, and the dividing of time, or forty-two months, or three and a half years prophetic time, it would reach to 1798 A. D. Precisely at the termination of this period in A. D. 1798, General Bernier took the pope of Rome prisoner, and carried him to Valance, in France, where he died in exile.
2. The Papacy was to think to change, or think itself able to change, God's law. No human power could change the law of God.
Bible texts in this lesson
Daniel 7:8 · Daniel 7:21 · Daniel 7:22 · Daniel 7:25 · Daniel 7:20 · 2 Thessalonians 2 · 2 Thessalonians 2:6 · 2 Thessalonians 2:7 · 2 Thessalonians 2:8 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10 · 2 Thessalonians 2:11 · 2 Thessalonians 2:12 · Psalms 119:133 · Psalms 119:134 · Revelation 12:14 · Numbers 14:34 · Ezekiel 4:3-6
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