PROPHETIC LIGHTS by Ellet Joseph Waggoner

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Nov 27, 1893

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 20, No. 4.

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"PROPHETIC LIGHTS."

By Ellet Joseph Waggoner

Some of the Prominent Prophecies of the Old and New Testaments.

INTERPRETED BY THE

BIBLE AND HISTORY.

BY ELD. E. J. WAGGONER.

There are many people to whom the word "prophecy" conveys the idea of something obscure and incomprehensible. But instead of this it is a light. Prophecy is something foretold; it is history in advance. God, who sees the end from the beginning and who "calleth those things that be not as though they were," is able to write the history of an event before it occurs far more exactly than any human pen can write it afterward. Now if we can understand history when written by men, why should it be thought a thing impossible that we should understand the history when written in advance by the Spirit of God?

The design of this book is to remove some of the covering that has been thrown over the prophecy by tradition and human speculation, so that its clear light may shine out. This has been done by letting the Bible tell its own story in its own language. No theories are advanced, but the plain predictions are laid side by side with the well-attested historical facts which show their exact fulfillment. Although each chapter of the book is complete in itself, it will be seen that they all point to the one object of the prophecies of the Bible, namely, the consummation of the Christian's hope. We trust that the perusal of this book may strengthen the faith of those who have this hope, and may lead others to love the coming of our Lord.

BABYLON.

"The four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings." Dan. 7: 2-4. See pp. 86, 87.

Specimen Illustration from "Prophetic Lights."

Nearly all the illustrations of this book were designed and engraved especially for this work at great expense, and are a study in themselves. Nothing like them has ever appeared in any of our publications before, and they are sure to attract general attention. Everyone who has seen the illustrations pronounces them superb.

"PROPHETIC LIGHTS" contains 180 large octavo pages and is printed on an extra quality of heavy calendered paper. It is bound in fine English Cloth, with beautiful symbolical side stamp in brown and gold, and has gilt edges. Price, postpaid, $1.00. In paper covers, 50 cents. Address orders to PACIFIC PRESS PUBLISHING CO., NEW YORK AND KANSAS CITY, Oakland, Cal.