BEREAN LIBRARY STUDY

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 23, 1900

BEREAN LIBRARY STUDY.

(January 28 to February 3.)*

Do you remember the particular thing that is to “be a sign to US that the limit of God’s forbearance is reached, that the measure of our nation’s iniquity is full, and that the angel of mercy is about to take her flight, never to return”? This was brought out in one of the Week of Prayer Readings; but lest some should forget it, and because of its connection with this lesson, we repeat it here: “When . . . our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, THEN we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan, and that the end is near.”—“Testimony for the Church,” No. 32, page 207. In this week’s study we have the symbol of the papal power as set forth in the prophecy, and a distinct outline of the work that power should do. We have, likewise, a clear, concise history of the development of the papacy, and of the marvelous fulfillment, in every detail, of the prophecy concerning it. Study the prophecy of the papacy; study the history of the papacy; and study current events in the light of both prophecy and history. Help the young people and children to understand it all; for we have had no more important lesson than this.

Lesson 9.

(Dan. 7:19–28; “Thoughts on Daniel,” pages 124–144.)*

1. Review Dan. 7:1–18.

2. Describe the unusual characteristics of the fourth beast.

3. What additional information was given to Daniel in reply to his question concerning this symbol?

4. Describe the conditions that made possible the supremacy of the bishop of the church at Rome.

5. Fix in mind a few extracts from historians, that indicate which powers were “plucked up by the roots,” because of their opposition to the establishment of the papacy. Note especially the time when these powers were to be subdued.

6. Notice carefully the fulfillment of each of the following specifications of the work that power represented by the little horn should do:—

(a) “He shall speak great words against the Most High.”

(b) “And shall wear out the saints of the Most High.”

7. What combination of texts proves the length of time meant by “a time and times and the dividing of time”? What events and dates mark the beginning and the end of this period?

8. Study the description of the judgment, in Dan. 7:9–14, 26–28, and discern its connection with the subject of this lesson.

Review Topics.

1. Make a list of the specifications of the “little horn” of Daniel 7, and the work that should be done by the power it represents.

2. Cite briefly the fulfillment by the papacy of each requirement.

3. Work out the mathematical problem of the lesson.

4. Connect important events with each of the following dates: A. D. 493, 533, 534, 538, 1798.