The Time

of the End
A Prophetic study of the Millerite Movement
and Daniel 11:40-45

Nothing
New
Under
the Sun
 A Trimmed and Burning Lamp,

The very best Credentials we can carry is love for one another.
All strife, all dissension is to cease. God will not accept the talents
of the smartest, the most eloquent man if the inner lamp of the
soul is not trimmed and burning. There must be consecrated
heart and consecrated surrender of the soul.
(Letter 119. 1899)

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 Table of Contents
The Testimony of the two seeds 5
History in Transition 11
The Third Persecuting Power 18
Pioneer Experience Repeated 23
The Southern and Northern Kings 32
The Time of the End 37
The Modern Glorious Land 43
The Great Escape 48
Edom, Moab and Ammon 53
Returning from the Dead 58
Egypt the Dragon Power 62
Tidings of Trouble 67
The Latter Rain 71
None to Help 75

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 The Testimony of the Two Seeds
“And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach
unto them that dwell on the earth and to every nation, kindred and tongue, and people saying
with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come…”
Revelation 14:6-7

receive him; the other portion would

take sides with Satan, and would op-
pose Christ and his followers. The
Prince of Peace, he was yet the cause
of division. He who came to pro-
claim glad tidings and to create hope
and joy in the hearts of the children
of men, opened a controversy that
burns deep and arouses intense pas-
sion in the human heart. And he
warns his followers, "In the world ye
shall have tribulation." "They shall
lay their hands on you, and persecute
you, delivering you up to the syna-
gogues, and into prisons, being
The message proclaimed by the an- two classes: brought before kings and rulers for
gel flying in the midst of heaven is my name's sake. . . . Ye shall be be-
the message of the everlasting gos- “In the issue of the contest, all trayed both by parents, and brethren,
pel. It is the same gospel that was Christendom will be divided into and kinsfolks, and friends; and some
declared in Eden when God said to two great classes,--those who keep of you shall they cause to be put to
the serpent “And I will put enmity the commandments of God and the death." John 16:33; Luke 21:12, 16.
between thee and the woman and faith of Jesus, and those who wor-
between thy seed and her seed; it ship the beast and his image and A Special Truth
shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt receive his mark.” {Great Contro-
bruise his heel.” Genesis 3:15. It is versy 1888. 450.1} It takes a special truth for each gen-
this gospel that has kept the world eration which calls for self sacrifice
divided into two classes throughout Undeniably it is the Word of God and has battles to fight that distin-
the whole of earth’s history, the seed that causes the separation. The pu- guishes the true believers from the
of the serpent and the seed of the rity and holiness of Christ, the spot- false. It is this special truth that sepa-
woman. The first two representa- less righteousness of Him who did rates the two classes into the seed of
tives are found in the first two chil- no sin, was a perpetual reproach the serpent and the seed of the
dren born into the world; Cain and upon all sin in a world of sensuality woman. The special truth for Christ
Abel. Cain thought himself right- and sin. But this enmity referred to day came from a portion of the book
eous and felt no need for the saviour in the prophecy in Eden was not to of Daniel which was the seventy
but Abel came with the blood that be confined merely to Satan and the week prophecy found in Daniel 9.24-
pointed to the Lamb of God. He Prince of life. It was to be univer- 27. If the Jews had understood this
came as a sinner, confessing himself sal. Christ declares “As they perse- prophecy in its complete form, they
lost; his only hope was the unmer- cuted me so they will persecute would have understood that Christ
ited love of God. It is this testimony you.” In the closing scenes of His was the messiah who was to make an
of the two seeds that has been car- ministry on earth He claims “think end of sins, bring in everlasting
ried down throughout the ages. not that I am come to send peace on righteousness, seal up the vision and
Christ illustrates this theme through earth: I came not to send peace but prophecy, and to anoint the Most
many of His parables spoken; the a sword” By these words he did not Holy. But they rejected Him and
Publican and the Pharisee, the two mean that his coming was to pro- were left in the outer court to con-
sons, Lazarus and the rich man, the duce discord and contention among tinue with their useless sacrifices
wise and the foolish virgins, the his followers. He desired to show whilst Christ’s ministry had now
sheep and the goat, the wheat and the effect that his teaching would moved to the Holy Place. It was the
the tares and so at the time of the have on different minds. One por- same scenario for those who lived in
end will the world be divided into tion of the human family would the time period of the great disap-
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pointment in 1844. If they also had understood the 2300 Daniel 11 up to the first phase of Daniel 11:40. The
day prophecy located in Daniel 8:14, this was the remaining six verses were left unsolved until our time
‘marah’ (little view) that Daniel didn't understand but and it’s now our generation that has the responsibility
was further explained in Daniel 9:24-27, [The Seventy of recognising the fulfilment of these verses in order to
week prophecy being ‘cut of’ from the 2300 days] they prepare us for the Lord’s final coming. It is these last
would have understood that Christ was moving to the six verses that will cause the separation of the two
Most Holy apartment to begin the work of judgement but classes in Adventism. Daniel 11:40-45 is greatly
many rejected theses messages and once again crucified enlarged upon in Revelation, chapters 13-18 and we
Christ in the form of His Word. Ellen White writes: will endeavour to show that these last 6 verses contain
a sequence of events leading down to the close of hu-
All heaven watched with the deepest interest the recep- man probation. It is these verses that are designed by
tion of the first angel's message. But many who professed God to be a catalyst to bring the final promised revival
to love Jesus, and who shed tears as they read the story for God’s people.
of the cross, derided the good news of His coming. In-
stead of receiving the message with gladness, they de- The light that Daniel received from God was given
clared it to be a delusion. They hated those who loved especially for these last days. The visions he saw by
His appearing and shut them out of the churches. the banks of the Ulai and the Hiddekel, the great rivers
Those who rejected the first message could not be bene- of Shinar, are now in process of fulfillment, and all the
fited by the second; neither were they benefited by the events foretold will soon come to pass. Consider the
midnight cry, which was to prepare them to enter with circumstances of the Jewish nation when the prophe-
Jesus by faith into the most holy place of the heavenly cies of Daniel were given. Let us give more time to the
sanctuary. And by rejecting the two former messages, study of the Bible. We do not understand the word as
they have so darkened their understanding that they can we should. The book of Revelation opens with an in-
see no light in the third angel's message, which shows junction to us to understand the instruction that it con-
the way into the most holy place. I saw that as the Jews tains. "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear
crucified Jesus, so the nominal churches had crucified the words of this prophecy," God declares, "and keep
these messages, and therefore they have no knowledge those things which are written therein: for the time is
of the way into the most holy, and they cannot be bene- at hand." When we as a people understand what this
fited by the intercession of Jesus there. Like the Jews, book means to us, there will be seen among us a great
who offered their useless sacrifices, they offer up their revival. We do not understand fully the lessons that it
useless prayers to the apartment which Jesus has left; teaches, notwithstanding the injunction given us to
and Satan, pleased with the deception, assumes a reli- search and study it. {Testimonies to Ministers 113.}
gious character, and leads the minds of these professed
Christians to himself, working with his power, his signs The Setting
and lying wonders, to fasten them in his snare. {Early
Writings p261.1} As we begin this study we will determine that the time
period we are living in is associated with the final
These two histories will be repeated for the final genera- movements of Daniel 11 and this time period has ar-
tion who are now living in the last moments of this rived. A passage that clearly set’s this forth is found in
earth’s history. The special truth which we need to un- the opening chapter of volume 9 of the testimonies:
derstand is also a portion from the book of Daniel and it
is the final 6 verses contained in Daniel 11. The vision of "We are living in the time of the end. The fast-
Daniel 11 is an expansion of the vision given to Daniel fulfilling signs of the times declare that the coming of
in chapter 9. At the time of Gabriel's visit, the prophet Christ is near at hand. The days in which we live are
Daniel was unable to receive further instruction; but a solemn and important. The Spirit of God is gradually
few years afterward, desiring to know more of subjects but surely being withdrawn from the earth. Plagues
not yet fully explained, he again set himself to seek light and judgments are already falling upon the despisers
and wisdom from God. "In those days I Daniel was of the grace of God. The calamities by land and sea,
mourning three full weeks. I ate no pleasant bread, nei- the unsettled state of society, the alarms of war, are
ther came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I portentous. They forecast approaching events of the
anoint myself at all. . . . Then I lifted up mine eyes, and greatest magnitude.
looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen whose
loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz. His body also The agencies of evil are combining their forces and
was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of consolidating. They are strengthening for the last
lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and great crisis. Great changes are soon to take place in
his feet like in color to polished brass, and the voice of our world, and the final movements will be rapid ones.
his words like the voice of a multitude." Daniel 10: 2-6.
The understanding of the vision was then recorded in The condition of things in the world shows that trou-
Daniel 11. The pioneers understood the fulfilment of blous times are right upon us. The daily papers are full
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of indications of a terrible conflict in the near fu-
ture. Bold robberies are of frequent occurrence.
Strikes are common. Thefts and murders are com-
mitted on every hand. Men possessed of demons are
taking the lives of men, women, and little children.
Men have become infatuated with vice, and every
species of evil prevails. . . .

There are not many, even among educators and

statesmen, who comprehend the causes that underlie
the present state of society. Those who hold the reins
of government are not able to solve the problem of
moral corruption, poverty, pauperism, and increas-
ing crime. They are struggling in vain to place busi-
ness operations on a more secure basis. If men
would give more heed to the teaching of God's
The archbishop of Canterbury visits Pope John Paul II in 2003
Word, they would find a solution of the problems
that perplex them. . . . The Times of London reported February 19 2007: “Radical
proposals to reunite Anglicans with the Roman Catho-
lic Church under the leadership of the pope are to be
The world is stirred with the spirit of war. The published this year, the Times has learned. The pro-
prophecy of the eleventh chapter of Daniel has posals have been agreed by senior bishops of both
nearly reached its complete fulfillment. Soon the churches. In a 42-page statement prepared by an in-
scenes of trouble spoken of in the prophecies will ternational commission of both churches, Anglicans
take place. . . .” Testimonies, vol. 9,11, 13-. and Roman Catholics are urged to explore how they
might reunite under the pope.”
The document, titled “Growing Together in Unity and Mis-
Does this passage speak of our day? Notice the set- sion,” is currently being considered by the Vatican and has
ting which is portrayed by Ellen White as she in- not yet been made official. A key paragraph in the draft
forms us that "the eleventh chapter of Daniel has reads: “We urge Anglicans and Roman Catholics to explore
nearly reached its complete fulfilment." This is together how the ministry of the bishop of Rome might be
clearly referring to our day, therefore, Daniel 11 is offered and received in order to assist our Communions to
soon to be completed. grow toward full, ecclesial communion.”

From theTrumpet.com
The Spirit Withdrawn
the united nations ascends as the next power of Bible Proph-
It is clear to see within the times that we are living ecy, destined to be propped by the power of the united states.
in that the Spirit of God is being withdrawn from the
earth through the judgments which are upon the Certainly the crime of our day fulfils Sister White's predic-
land. Surely the events of September 11, 2001, tion, and the statement that the leaders of this nation "are
earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, struggling in vain to place business operations on a more
wars, bombings, murders, famines, and diseases all secure basis" aptly describes the present crisis in our nation's
confirm that the restraining influence of God's Spirit capital. It also sends us a warning that what we must do as a
is being removed from this planet and its inhabi- people must be done before our money becomes useless.
tants. With this warning though, comes the comfort that God is in
control. A clear description is given by Ellen White inform-
As this is happening, we are told the agencies of evil ing us that the economic predicament which is confronting
in Bible prophecy that are to combine and consoli- the leaders of this nation did not take God by surprise. It is
date are three-fold. They are economic (can’t buy or also a certainty that the "spirit of war" can readily be seen at
sell), religious (you have the mark of the beast), and this time.
military (the threat of death). We see the religious
world through the ecumenical movement. Protes- A Two-Fold Story
tants no longer protest Rome – they follow Rome.
Economically we see big businesses merging into "It is impossible to give any idea of the experience of the
giant corporations. The nations of Europe merging people of God who shall be alive on the earth when celestial
into one country and signing of treaties such as glory and a repetition of the persecutions of the past are
GATT and NAFTA, in order to create economic blended." {Last Day Events 266.3}.
alliances for a one-world marketplace; while the
militaries of the world are consolidating under Nato Two realities are ahead for God's people; the story of the
and the UN. We see mankind’s problems identified glory which attends those who demonstrate and defend the
in the Press of the world as “global” problems while truth in this final hour of earth's history, and the persecution

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delivered to God’s people by the apostate forces that messages also identify the enemies power which will op-
originate from the seed of the serpent who oppose the pose this message during this final judgment hour.
truth at the end of the world. Ellen White identifies
this two-fold message in another place, while once Sister White informs us that the books of Daniel and Reve-
again pointing us to the eleventh chapter of Daniel: lation complement each other:

"The light that Daniel received from God was given "In the Revelation all the books of the Bible meet and end.
especially for these last days. The visions he saw by Here is the complement of the book of Daniel. One is a
the banks of the Ulai and the Hiddekel, the great riv- prophecy; the other a revelation. The book that was sealed
ers of Shinar, are now in process of fulfillment, and all is not the Revelation, but that portion of the prophecy of
the events foretold will soon come to pass." Testimo- Daniel relating to the last days. The angel commanded,
nies to Ministers, 112-113. 'But thou, 0 Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book,
even to the time of the end.' Daniel 12:4." Acts of the
The vision on the banks of the Ulai is the vision of Apostles, 585.
Daniel eight, and the only part of the vision by the
Ulai which had not been fulfilled when Sister White Daniel and Revelation complement one another in many
made this statement was Daniel 8:14, though it began areas, including the messages of the two rivers, which are
its fulfillment in 1844, it was, and still is, "in process used to identify the last two-fold message in the book of
of fulfillment." When the Ulai flows into the sea, it Daniel. These rivers also find symbolic counterparts in the
ceases to exist. Likewise, when Christ finishes His two rivers of Revelation. There we find the river of life
work in the Most Holy Place the message of the ever- conveying the promise of life to those who accept the ever-
lasting gospel has finished its course. lasting gospel, while we also see the dried up Euphrates
illustrating the bankruptcy of the worship of Babylon.
The vision which was "now in the process of fulfill-
ment," that was given to Daniel by the Hiddekel, is the As we partake of the water of life we are to call those who
vision of the last six verses of Daniel eleven-the only are drinking the foul waters of the Euphrates to flee from
part of Daniel eleven which was as yet unfulfilled the broken cisterns of fallen Babylon. The book of Daniel
when Sister White wrote those words. When the Hid- contains the final message of warning for this last hour of
dekel flows into the sea it ceases to exist, so too earth's history. This final message symbolized in the vi-
when the king of the north comes "to his end," and sions on the banks of the Hiddekel and Ulai rivers identify
"none shall help," the message of Daniel eleven has both the false worship of the king of the north and the true
reached its conclusion. Two rivers flowing to two worship of the King who is now in the Most Holy Place
symbolic bodies of water – the Ulai to the sea of glass; above.
Hiddekel to the lake of fire. Two visions representing
both the stories of the redeemed and the story of the
lost. As these rivers flow into the sea their messages
cross the boundary line of human probation-forever
separating the righteous and the wicked.

"Oh, who will describe to you the lamentations that

will arise when at the boundary line which parts time
and eternity the righteous Judge will lift up His voice
and declare, 'It is too late.' Long have the wide gates
of heaven stood open and the heavenly messengers
have invited and entreated 'Whosoever will, let him
take the water of life freely.' Revelation 22: 17. 'Today
if ye will hear his voice, harden not your heart.' But at
length the mandate goes forth, 'He that is unjust, let
him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be
filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be right-
eous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.'
Revelation 22: 11." In Heavenly Places, 362.
A Great Revival
The two-fold theme found in the story of these two
rivers is also illustrated in the three angels' messages Sister White puts great emphasis upon the study of Daniel
of Revelation fourteen. Not only do these three mes- and Revelation in connection with bringing on a revival
sages point mankind to the everlasting gospel in con- and we know that our greatest need is for a revival :
nection with the judgment which is taking place in the
Most Holy Place of the sanctuary above, but these "When the books of Daniel and Revelation are better un-
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derstood, believers will have an entirely different reli- is to come to all the inhabitants of the earth. By the in-
gious experience. They will be given such glimpses of crease of knowledge a people is to be prepared to stand
the open gates of heaven that heart and mind will be im- in the latter days." 2 Selected Messages, book , 105.
pressed with the character that all must develop in order
to realize the blessedness which is to be the reward of Notice here that there will be an "increase of knowl-
the pure in heart. " The Faith I Live By, 345. edge," and that it is through this "increase of knowl-
edge" that "a people is to be prepared to stand." What is
"A revival of true godliness among us is the greatest and this "increase of knowledge" that will prepare us to
most urgent of all our needs. To seek this should be our stand? In the same section, two paragraphs down, we
first work." Review and Herald, March 22, 1887. find the answer:

Understanding that our greatest need is for a genuine "In the first angel's message men are called upon to
revival and that this revival will be connected with an worship God, our Creator, who made the world and all
understanding of the books of Daniel and Revelation is things that are therein. They have paid homage to an
very important. It can easily be recognized, that the vi- institution of the Papacy, making of no effect the Law
sion by the Ulai, addressing the work of Christ in the of Jehovah, but there is to be an increase of knowledge
Most Holy Place, certainly has a connection with this on this subject." 2Selected Messages 106.1
long-awaited revival, for no true revival would be sepa-
rated from Christ's work above. The increase of knowledge which will prepare God's
When God's people enter into the Most Holy Place ex- people to stand is a knowledge concerning the counter-
perience they will see that the connection between them- feit Sabbath. This knowledge concerns the message
selves and God is as "close and decided" as the connec- about the entire world being forced to worship the idol
tion which Christ maintained while He walked among Sabbath which is the mark of the Papacy. This knowl-
men. There is no way to be closer to the Father than to edge is in agreement with the warning of the three an-
have His Spirit living within. But acknowledging that the gels' messages not to worship the beast, and this in-
vision by the Ulai has a relationship to the final revival, crease of knowledge is in agreement with the message
does not necessarily mean the vision by the Hiddekel by the Hiddekel river of Daniel 11 :40-45, for the king
does not have an influence upon this revival. For it of the north is the Papacy. We are told:
speaks not of the truth of the sanctuary, but of the enemy
who casts the truth to the ground. Does the message of "The scenes connected with the working of the man of
this river contribute to our experience in such a way as to sin are the last features plainly revealed in this earth's
bring on a revival? Yes. Just as surely as the warning of history." {2Selected Messages 102.1}
the third angel against receiving the mark of the beast is
part of the everlasting gospel, so too, is the message of We know that the last six verses of Daniel eleven span
the Hiddekel. It is through an understanding of this mes- the final scenes of "this earth's history," for in the next
sage also that God's people will be prepared to stand. verse, Daniel 12:1, is recorded the close of probation.
The "last features" of these "scenes" are connected with
An Increase of Knowledge "the man of sin," and his efforts to bring the entire world
under his control through the enforcement of a Sunday
"The book that was sealed was not the book of Revela- law. The king of the north is the "man of sin."
tion, but that portion of the prophecy of Daniel which
related to the last days. The Scripture says, 'But thou, 0 "I was then pointed to the flattering things taught by
Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the some of these transgressors of God's Law. I was shown
time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowl- a bright light, given by God to guide all who would walk
edge shall be increased.' Daniel 12:4. When the book in the way of salvation, and also to serve as a warning
was opened, the proclamation was made, 'Time shall be to the sinner to flee from the wrath of God, and yield a
no longer.' See Revelation 10:6. The book of Daniel is willing obedience to His claims. While this light contin-
now unsealed, and the revelation made by Christ to John ued there was hope. But there was a period when this

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light would cease. When he that is holy will remain holy
forever, and when he that is filthy will remain filthy for-
ever. When Jesus stands up; when His work is finished in
the Most Holy, then there will be not another ray of light to
be imparted to the sinner.

But Satan flatters some, through his chosen servants, as he

flattered Eve in Eden. Thou shalt not surely die, and tells
them there will be a season for repentance, a time of pro-
bation, when the filthy can be made pure. The coworkers
with Satan and his angels carry the light into the future
age, teaching probation after the advent of Christ, which
deludes the sinner, and leads the coldhearted professor to
carnal security. He is careless and indifferent, and walks
stumblingly over the hours of his probation. The light is
made to reach far ahead, where all is total darkness. Mi-
All God's commands are promises, and while He com-
chael stands up. Instead of mercy, the deluded sinner feels
mands that "we must know" these events, He also sets
wrath unmixed with mercy. And they awake too late to this
forth promises that we may know them if we will search:
fatal deception. This plan was studied by Satan, and is car-
ried out by ministers who turn the truth of God into a lie."
"The time has come for Daniel to stand in his lot. The
Spiritual Gifts, vol. 2, 275-276.
time has come for the light given him to go to the world
as never before. If those for whom the Lord has done
Daniel 12: 1 is the close of probation, which takes place
so much will walk in the light, their knowledge of
after Daniel 11:44-45 is fulfilled. These lasts six verses are
Christ and the prophecies relating to Him will be
"scenes connected with the working of the man of sin," and
greatly increased as they near the close of this earth's
they are the vision by the Hiddekel, which is "now in proc-
history_' The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commen-
ess of fulfillment." This vision pictures the final scenes
tary, vol 4, 1174.
connected with the "man of sin," concerning which there
will be an "increase of knowledge," and by which, "a peo-
As we continue in this series of studies we should sol-
ple is to be prepared to stand."
emnly accept the command to study these prophecies
and humbly pray for the promised light which will be
The last six verses of Daniel 11 are a sketch of the final
found by those who strive to be among the wise. Indi-
scenes of earth's history. Primarily, these verses isolate the
vidually, we need to recognize our responsibility to pro-
story of the Papacy, as its deadly wound is healed, and it
claim the warning message symbolized by the Hiddekel
returns to the throne of the world, and ultimately "comes to
river, which identifies the king of the north as the Pa-
his end."
pacy. More importantly, we must recognize and fulfill
our responsibility to experience the message which is
What we must Know?
symbolized by the Ulai river, which points to the final
work going on in the heavenly sanctuary. If we are un-
We have been told that Daniel 11 is now in the process of willing to enter into the experience symbolized by the
fulfillment and that through the books of Daniel and Reve- Ulai river, the message of the Hiddekel is of little value
lation will come a catalyst for the long-awaited revival. We to us. Without the power received from an experience
have been informed that there would be an increase of which enters within the veil of the Most Holy Place, any
knowledge about the Papacy, and the mark of its authority warning message which we may proclaim will have little
which would help to prepare God's people to stand. We effect on those who may hear it, and will avail nothing
have also been admonished that we must know these in our personal salvation.
events:
The story of the two rivers in the book of Daniel is now
"All that God has in prophetic history specified to be ful- calling us to an intellectual understanding of Daniel
filled in the past has been, and all that is yet to come in its 11:40-45 which is the final movements of the man of sin
order will be. Daniel, God's prophet, stands in his place. as well as have an experience with Christ in the Most
John stands in his place. In the Revelation the Lion of the Holy Place. These testimonies are calling us to finish the
tribe of Judah has opened to the students of prophecy the work in our lives, in order that we may help finish the
book of Daniel, and thus is Daniel standing in his place. work in this world by proclaiming the final warning
He bears his testimony, that which the Lord revealed to message in the power of the Holy Spirit. The signs of the
him in vision of the great and solemn events which we times testify that Christ is ready to close the story on
must know as we stand on the very threshold of their ful- these two rivers. Are we?
fillment." Selected Messages, book 2, 109.

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 History in Transition
“The thing that hath been done, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which
shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun”
Ecclesiastes 1:9

At least part of the knowledge that will

protect us as we approach these final hours
in this earth’s history is a knowledge of the
past. The prophet Hosea declares:
“My people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge: and because thou hast rejected
knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou
shalt be no priest to me: seeing that thou
hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will
also forget thy children.” Hosea 4:6
The bible in conjunction with the spirit of
prophecy strongly councils us to under-
stand our history because much of it will
be repeated in particular the rise and the
fall of the papacy.

"We have no time to lose. Troublous times

are before us. The world is stirred with the
spirit of war. Soon the scenes of trouble
spoken of in the prophecies will take place.
The prophecy in the eleventh chapter of
Daniel has nearly reached its complete
fulfillment. Much of the history that has
taken place in fulfillment of this prophecy
will be repeated. In the thirtieth verse a
power is spoken of that 'shall be
grieved.' [Daniel 11:30-36
quoted.]"Scenes similar to those de-
scribed in these words will take place. We
see evidence that Satan is fast obtaining
the control of human minds who have not
the fear of God before them. Let all read
and understand the prophecies of this
book, for we are now entering upon the
time of trouble spoken of: [Daniel 12:1-4
quoted.]" Manuscript Releases, vol. 13,
394. speaking of verses 40-45. Direct- work and human probation:
ing us to "scenes" and "history"
Sister White identifies the historical fulfil- which will be repeated, she iso- " 'And at that time shall Michael
ment of Daniel 11 as something which we lates the history of these verses stand up, the great prince which
should expect to see repeated as the further by quoting Daniel 12:1-4. standeth for the children of thy
"complete fulfilment" of Daniel 11 un- Sister White clearly recognized people: and there shall be a time
folds. She especially highlights Daniel the standing up of Michael in of trouble, such as never was
11:30-36. Daniel 12:1 as being the close of since there was a nation even to
The pioneers and Sister White understood probation. The complete fulfil- that same time: and at that time
that Daniel 11 was fulfilled from verse 1 ment of verses 40-45 takes us thy people shall be delivered,
through the first phrase of verse 40, which from 1798 to the battle of Arma- every one that shall be found
brings us up to 1798-"the time of the end." geddon. During the events de- written in the book.' Daniel 12:1.
Therefore, when Sister White speaks of the scribed in these verses, Michael When this time of trouble comes,
complete fulfilment of Daniel 11, she is stands up, closing His mediation every case is decided; there is no
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longer probation, no longer mercy for the impenitent. referred to as being the establishment, or demonstra-
The seal of the living God is upon His people. This small tion, of the truth of the vision which predicted the exis-
remnant, unable to defend themselves in the deadly con- tence of such a power." Daniel and the Revelation, 244.
flict with the powers of earth that are marshalled by the
dragon host, make God their defence. The decree has From this point on, the vision portrays the history of
been passed by the highest earthly authority that they either pagan or papal Rome. In verse 20 we find pagan
shall worship the beast and receive his mark under pain Rome summons Joseph to pay taxes in Bethlehem. In
of persecution and death. May God help His people verse 22 pagan Rome breaks "the prince of the cove-
now, for what can they then do in such a fearful conflict nant," by crucifying Christ.
without His assistance!" Testimonies, vol. 5, 212-213.
In verse 24 we see pagan Rome's time of dominion set
It is within the time frame from 1798 to beyond the forth within a biblical time prophecy. The last phrase of
close of probation we should expect to see repeated this verse sets forth 360 years as the time when pagan
"scenes similar" and "much of the history" prophesied to Rome would rule the world by the words, "even for a
take place in Daniel 11, especially the scenes and his- time." Uriah Smith concurs with other pioneers and his-
tory associated with Daniel 11:30-36. In this chapter we torians on the starting and ending point for this time
will briefly review the historical fulfilment of Daniel 11 prophecy:
as much of what took place during this time period will
be repeated. "The battle was fought September 2, 31 B.C., at the
mouth of the gulf of Ambracia, near the city of Actium.
The vision of Daniel 11 begins with the kingdom of The world was at stake. . . .
Medo-Persia being defeated by Alexander the Great. In This battle doubtless marks the beginning of the 'time'
verse four we see Alexander's kingdom divided into mentioned in verse 24. As during this 'time,' devices
four parts for his four generals. From verse 5 onward, were to be forecast from the stronghold, or Rome, we
only two of his generals are mentioned. These two kings should conclude that at the end of that period western
were Seleucus and Ptolemy. Their interaction begins a supremacy would cease, or such a change would take
story of the ongoing struggle for world dominion re- place in the empire that that city would no longer be
corded throughout the rest of Daniel 11. This power considered the seat of government. From 31 B.C., a pro-
struggle is prophetically portrayed as the battle between phetic 'time,' or 360 years, would bring us to A.D. 330.
the kings of the north and the king of the south. Hence it becomes a noteworthy fact that the seat of em-
pire was removed from Rome to Constantinople by Con-
One important point of this story is how the Scriptures stantine the Great in that very year."
identify the kings of the north and south. By comparing Daniel and the Revelation., 262-264; see also Encyclo-
recorded history with the testimony of Daniel 11, histo- pedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Vol. VII, 3, art.,
rians and pioneers discovered that the king of the north "Constantinople."
was the kingdom which controlled the geographical area
of Babylon. They discovered also that the king of the Pagan Rome's 360 years to rule the world had its coun-
south was the kingdom which controlled the geographi- terpart with papal Rome's 1260-year time prophecy.
cal area of Egypt. This principle in Daniel 11 brings to- More important to our study, is that the dominance of
gether the testimony of Scripture with the record of his- pagan Rome comes to its end just as the verses espe-
tory. This geographical key is the rule which we will cially highlighted by Sister White begin. Verses 30-36
apply to Daniel 11:40-45 as we begin to identify who deal with the history covering the transition from
are the kings of the north and south. This historical truth pagan to papal Rome. We will find that the scenes and
is, no doubt, one of the clues, which the Spirit of Proph- events within that transition period, parallel the se-
ecy intended to direct us to at the time when this proph- quence of events found in verses 40-45. As we begin to
ecy was to come to its "complete fulfilment." look at verses 30-36, we again refer to Uriah Smith as he
addresses Daniel 11:29:
Through the first 13 verses, we find the ebb and flow of
history described, as different kingdoms rose and fell. In "The time appointed is probably the prophetic time of
verse 14, we see the primary subject of all Daniel 11 verse 24, which has been previously mentioned. It
identified for the first time in the vision by the phrase, closed, as already shown, in A.D. 330. . . . The removal
"robbers of thy people." This verse states that these of the seat of empire to Constantinople was the signal
"robbers," will "establish the vision." Uriah Smith ad- for the downfall of the empire. Rome then lost its pres-
dresses this phrase in verse 14 with the following obser- tige...."
vation:
Continuing, but now dealing with verse 30:
" 'To establish the vision.' The Romans more than any “For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: there-
other people are the subject of Daniel's prophecy. Their fore he shall be grieved, and return and have indignation
first interference in the affairs of these kingdoms is here against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even
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return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the three geographical areas. In Daniel 8:9 we see the
holy covenant. "little horn," symbolizing pagan Rome waxing "toward
Daniel 11:30 the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleas-
ant land," thus illustrating the directions of conquest
"What were the ships of Chittim that came against this taken as Rome brought the world under its control. We
power, and when was this movement made? It was Car- especially note this history, for the king of the north in
thage. See quote below: Daniel 11:40-45 would also subdue three entities, be-
fore he took control of the world.
"Was a naval warfare with Carthage as a base of opera-
tions ever waged against the Roman Empire? We think Daniel 11:30-36 describes pagan Rome wanting in
of the terrible onslaught of the Vandals upon Rome un- power. When threatened by other powers in the past,
der the fierce Genseric, and answer easily in the affirma- Rome prevailed. Not so at this time. As Rome went out
tive." Ibid., 266-267. to do battle it was "grieved"-by its inability to prevail.
At this time period the "three horns," which were wag-
Using Daniel 11:30-36 as a historical outline identified ing war against pagan Rome, were also waging a theo-
by the Spirit of Prophecy, we note that this past history logical war against Catholicism.
was a transition time for Rome. Pagan Rome was about
to leave the scene of action as the ruler of the earth, and The Heruli, the Goths, and the Vandals, symbolized by
Papal Rome was about to step into the vacuum. Daniel the three horns, embraced the Arian faith. During this
7:24 addresses this very same transition: time period Justinian declared the bishop of Rome to be
the head of the church, and the corrector of heretics, in
“And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that an attempt to restrain the Arian faith from dominating
shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall Catholic doctrines. Justinian's efforts to uphold Catholic
be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three doctrines against the Arian onslaught opened the door
kings.” for the Catholic Church to restrict certain books which
threatened their manmade doctrines. This restriction
In Daniel 7:23-24 we find that after the "fourth king- included the Bible, for they began to teach that only the
dom" arises, "another shall arise." This is a description of church fathers could safely read it. This attack against
the fall of pagan Rome and then the rise of papal Rome. the Bible was "the indignation against the holy cove-
In the prophecy of Daniel 7 we see that this fifth king nant," and the appointment of the bishop of Rome to the
"shall subdue three kings," as he ascends to power. Gen- head of the church was the "intelligence with them that
seric, king of the Vandals, was one of those three kings. forsake the holy covenant," of verse 30.

As papal Rome rises to power, it first has to form an alli- Verse 31 records that "arms shall stand on his part." As
ance in order to uproot three horns, or three kingdoms, history and prophecy move forward to the next step in
to prepare the way. This was in itself a repetition of his- the sequence to set papal Rome on the throne of the
tory, for as pagan Rome came into control of the world, world, we find that Clovis, the king of France, dedi-
it first had to form an alliance with the Jews in 161 B.C., cated his sword and his country to the Papacy. France
(See Daniel and the Revelation p258) and then conquer became the first Catholic nation, the first of seven king-

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doms found in Europe to renounce their pagan beliefs "Then I saw in relation to the 'daily' (Daniel 8:12)
and embrace Catholicism, and also the first to submit that the word 'sacrifice' was supplied by man's wis-
the nation to the service of the Papacy. This alliance dom, and does not belong to the text, and that the
provided the ways and means to defeat the three Arian Lord gave the correct view of it to those who gave the
horns. Prophecy taught that these three horns would be judgment hour cry. When union existed, before 1844,
removed before the Papacy assumed authority over the nearly all were united on the correct view of the
world. 'daily,' but in the confusion since 1844, other views
have been embraced, and darkness and confusion
Not only did Clovis and the other horns of Europe bring have followed." Early Writings, 74-75.
their finances and arms to bear against the three horns, The pioneers viewed the "daily," as symbolizing the
they also seized (took away) their pagan resistance attack against God's truth through the forces of pagan-
against Catholicism. This fact is illustrated as they "take ism. William Miller, Uriah Smith and Josiah Linch
away the daily." Speaking of the "daily," Ellen White describe their understanding below.
states:

The Pioneer view on the Daily

WILLIAM MILLER:
“I read on, and could find no other case in which it [the daily] was found but in Daniel. I
then [by the aid of an concordance] took those word which stood in connection with it,
‘take away;’ he shall take away the daily; ‘from the time that the daily shall be taken
away’ I read on and thought I would find no light on the text. Finally I came to 2Thessalo-
nians 2:7-8, ‘For the mystery of iniquity does already work; only he who now letteth will
let, until he be taken out of the way, and then shall that wicked be revealed.’ And when I
had come to that text, O how clear and glorious the truth appeared. There it is! That is the
daily! Well, now, what does Paul mean by ‘he who now letteth’ or hindereth? By ‘the
man of sin,’ and ‘the wicked,’ Popery is meant. Well what is it that hinders Popery from
being revealed? Why it is Paganism. Well, then, ‘the daily’ must mean paganism.” Review
and Herald, January, 1858.

URIAH SMITH
The word sacrifice "should be 'desolation.' The expression denotes a desolating power,
of which the abomination of desolation is but the counterpart, and to which it succeeds
in point of time. It seems clear therefore that the 'daily' desolation was paganism, and
the 'abomination of desolation' is the Papacy. . . . In the ninth chapter, Daniel speaks of
desolations and abominations in the plural. More than one abomination, therefore, treads
down the church; that is, as far as the church is concerned, both paganism and the Pa-
pacy are abominations. But as distinguished from each other, the language is re-
stricted. One is the 'daily' desolation, and the other is pre-eminently the transgression or
'abomination' of desolation.
"How was the 'daily', or paganism, taken away? . . . The conversion of Clovis [A.D. 496]
is said to have been the occasion of bestowing upon the French monarch the titles 'Most
Christian Majesty' and 'Eldest Son of the Church.' Between that time and A.D. 508, [the
other horns of Europe] were brought into subjection.
"From . . . A.D. 508, the Papacy was triumphant so far as paganism was concerned, . . .
When the prominent powers of Europe gave up their attachment to paganism, it was only to perpetuate its abomina-
tions in another form; for Christianity as exhibited in the Roman Catholic Church was, and is, only paganism
baptized." Daniel and the Revelation, 270-272.

JOSIAH LITCH:
“The daily sacrifice is the present reading of the text; but no such thing as sacrifice is
found in the original. This is acknowledged on all hands. It is a gloss or construction put
upon it by the translators. The true reading is, ‘the daily and the transgression of
desolation;’ daily and transgression being connected together by ‘and;’ the daily and the
transgression of desolation. They are two desolating powers which were to desolate the
Sanctuary and the host.” Review and Herald, January, 1858.

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The history of Daniel 11:31 is a description of the pa- antichrist. {Great Controversy 1888 p680.1}
gan powers of Europe coming to the aid of the Papacy
to set it upon the throne of the world. The removing of In this time period, we see the seed of the serpent forming
the "daily," and the polluting of the "sanctuary of another phase in history. The first persecuting power was
strength," is a description of their turning from open open alliance against the Levitical system of worship
paganism, which previously was their confessed relig- which was God’s word instructed to Moses on the mount.
ion biblically symbolized as their "sanctuary of It was also described as the daily or continuance (see
strength." The words "take away" carry a two-fold Numbers 29:6, 4:16) as it comes from the same Hebrew
meaning as they not only teach a removal, but also a word ‘Tamid’ which is the same word used in the book of
secondary definition conveys the idea of-lifting up. Daniel when discussing the daily in relation to paganism.
When paganism was set aside by the powers of Just as Christ taketh away the first to establish the second,
Europe, through their submission to Catholicism, pa- Satan also takes away his first system of worship (pagan
ganism was actually lifted up, for Catholicism is the Rome) to make way for the second abomination that
greatest manifestation of paganism – though clothed in maketh desolate. (Papal Rome). This is the second perse-
the garb of Christianity. cuting power against the seed of the woman which is pa-
ganism baptised into Christianity.
Speaking of the transition of Pagan Rome to Papal
Rome, Ellen White writes:

“In the twelfth chapter of revelation we have as a sym-

bol a great red dragon. in the ninth verse of that chap-
ter this symbol is explained as follows: "and the great
dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil,
and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world; he was
cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out
with him." undoubtedly the dragon primarily repre-
sents Satan. But Satan does not appear upon the earth
in person; he works through agents. It was in the per-
son of wicked men that he sought to destroy Jesus as
soon as he was born. Wherever Satan has been able to
control a government so fully that it would carry out
his designs, that nation became, for the time, Satan’s
representative. This was the case with all the great Continuing on in Daniel 11: 32-35 we see the persecution
heathen nations. For instance, see Ezekiel 28, where of the Dark Ages illustrated, with the final phrase of verse
Satan is represented as actual king of Tyre. This was 35 pointing to the end of the 1260 years with the words,
because he fully controlled that government. in the first "even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time
centuries of the Christian era, Rome, of all the pagan appointed." This phrase takes us up to verse 40. But be-
nations, was Satan’s chief agent in opposing the gos- fore Daniel gets to verse forty, verses 36-39, present the
pel, and was therefore represented by the dragon. description of the main subject of Daniel which is the Pa-
But there came a time when paganism in the Roman pacy:
Empire fell before the advancing form of Christianity.
Then, as is stated on page 54, "paganism had given "And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall
place to the papacy. The dragon had given to the exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god,
beast 'his power, and his seat, and great authority.'" and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods,
that is, Satan then began to work through the papacy, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for
just as he had formerly worked through paganism. that that is determined shall be done." Daniel 11:36.
But the papacy is not represented by the dragon, be-
cause it is necessary to introduce another symbol in This is clearly the Papacy, and Paul paraphrases this pas-
order to show the change in the form of the opposi- sage in his most potent statement of the Papacy:
tion to God. Previous to the rise of the papacy, all op-
position to the law of God had been in the form of pa- "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall
ganism,--God had been openly defied; but from that not come, except there come a falling away first, and that
time the opposition was carried on under the guise of man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; who op-
professed allegiance to him. The papacy, however, was poseth and exalteth himself above all that is called
no less the instrument of Satan than was pagan Rome; God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the
for all the power, the seat, and the great authority of temple of God, showing himself that he is God." 2 Thessa-
the papacy, were given it by the dragon. And so, al- lonians 2:3-4.
though the pope professes to be the vicegerent of
Christ, he is, in reality, the vicegerent of Satan--he is Ellen White combines both Daniel's king which does
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