Habakkuk's Two Tables #62

PART SIX: 1989

Presented by Jeff Pippenger

Invocation by Brother Jeff Pippenger: Heavenly Father, . . . [DVD recording picks up at this point] I would ask that you would overrule my words and my thoughts, to take control of the presentation that it would be a message from on High. Touch my lips with the coal from off your altar that the message might have its designed effect to those that hear it. We pray for a blessing upon the work we are doing with the recording and the LiveStreaming; and, we want the Latter Rain poured out upon us as you open our understanding to your Word. So, we ask that you would accomplish this according to your will. In Jesus's name, amen.

Sunday Law Sunday Law Close of Message

1798 USA WORLD Probation of the Hour

Daniel 11 11:40 11:41 11:42-43 Dan 12:1 Dan 11:44

9/11/2001

Revelation 13 13:11 13:11 13:14-15 13:15 Death Decree Rev 14

Wrath of God;

7 Last Plagues

Four Winds

Revelation 17 Rev 18:1-3 18:4 18:21-24 18:1-9

Short Space

Eleventh Hour = One Hour

Healing of Deadly Wound

PERGAMOS THYATIRA

EPHESUS SMYRNA

LAODICEA PHILADELPHIANS SARDIS

Figure No. 121 [repeated for reference to error as follows].

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Yesterday we were dealing with this illustration, this presentation on Revelation 17, 13, and Daniel 11. And I looked over there, and for some reason I thought that this line [the waymark for the Message of the Hour] was out of place, and I moved it over there [to the right of the Close of Probation]. But, this line goes here [as corrected in the following, Figure No. 122, before the Close of Probation].

Sunday Law Sunday Law Message Close of

1798 USA WORLD of the Hour Probation

(Beast)

Daniel 11 11:40 11:41 11:42-43 Dan 11:44 Dan 12:1

9/11/2001

(False Prophet)

Revelation 13 13:11 13:11 13:14-15 Rev 14 Rev 13:15 Death Decree

Wrath of God;

7 Last Plagues

Four Winds

(Dragon)

Revelation 17 Rev 18:1-3 18:4 18:1-9 18:21-24

Short Space

Eleventh Hour = One Hour

Healing of Deadly Wound

PERGAMOS THYATIRA

EPHESUS SMYRNA

LAODICEA PHILADELPHIANS SARDIS

Figure No. 122.

The structure of these three chapters is as follows: They tell the story of the healing of the deadly wound. The healing of the deadly wound in Revelation 17 is when the sixth, seventh, and eighth kingdoms come together, when the Ten Kings agree to give their kingdom unto the Papacy for a short space (for one hour, for the eleventh hour).

And then we have Revelation 18, which is the Message of the Hour.

And at the end of Revelation 18, we have the Close of Probation.

That is the structure of all these prophecies. First it tells the story of how the deadly wound is healed. Then you will see the Message of Hour noted. Revelation [18] tells that story: Verses 1 through 4 is the Message of the Hour. Then down in verses 21 through 24 you will see the Close of Probation.

So, too, with Revelation 13; Revelation 13 tells the healing of the deadly wound (The Sunday Law in the United States), and then the world is confronted with a Sunday Law and a One World Government.

And then you get to Revelation 14, which is the Three Angels' Messages (the Message of the Hour). And, of course, Revelation 14 goes on into Revelation 15, where smoke fills the Sanctuary, marking the Close of Probation and the Seven Last Plagues.

And then in Daniel 11, you have The Sunday Law in verse 41; the conquering of Egypt and the setting up of the image of the beast in Revelation 13 and 14, the Ten Kings agreeing to give their kingdom unto the Papacy for a short space. So, in Daniel 11 the healing of the deadly wound is accomplished here.

Then we see the Message of the Hour, the tidings out of the East and the North of verse 44; followed by Daniel 12:1, the Close of Probation.

So, I looked over there in my haste yesterday and was thinking I had it wrong and changed it around. I should have taken some time to think about it, but did not.

The Spirit of Prophecy

Elijah

Theme

Repetition of History

We are going to jump right into this quote in our next presentation here. This is from Manuscript Releases, number 13, page 394.

When it comes to the Spirit of Prophecy and the last six verses of Daniel 11, there are not very many places that Sister White references Daniel 11, but I think this is the most important. But, that is just my human understanding.

She says,

"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 of Daniel"—

Okay. So, she is being specific. And in our studies here, we have shown previously thoroughly that Ellen White believed that the Time of the End was 1798, and verse 40 of Daniel 11 says, "And at the time of the end," or in 1798. So, when Sister White in this passage is going to reference the future fulfillment of Daniel 11, she understood, her writings mark, that the future fulfillment of Daniel 11 from her day and age would be verses 40 and onward, because she knew that the first 39 verses came before verse 40. The first 39 verses were history that preceded the Time of the End 1798.

So,

—"The prophecy in the eleventh of Daniel has nearly reached its complete fulfillment. Much of the history that has taken place in fulfillment of this prophecy will be repeated."—

So, now she is identifying a specific prophetic rule in Daniel 11 that we are to look for, that rule being that there are histories in the first 39 verses of Daniel 11 that will be repeated when the last six verses of Daniel 11 are fulfilled.

—"Much of the history that has taken place in fulfillment of this prophecy"—

And the prophecy she is speaking of is Daniel 11.

—"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"—

And now she is going to quote verses 30 to 36 of Daniel 11.

—"'In the thirtieth verse a power is spoken of that shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.' Daniel 11:30–36.

"Scenes similar to those described in these words will take place."—

Scenes similar to those described in verses 30 to 36 of Daniel 11 will be repeated in the last six verses of Daniel 11.

She continues on. She says,

—"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:"—

And now she is going to quote Daniel 12, verses 1 through 4. So, not only does she talk about the future fulfillment of Daniel 11 and say that the history of verses 30 to 36 is going to illustrate verses 40 through 45, but then she brings it to a conclusion in Daniel 12:1-4.

—"'And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.' Daniel 12:1–4." Manuscript Releases, number 13, 394.

So, she is emphasizing the last six verses of Daniel 11 very specifically, and very specifically telling us that whatever you think those verses represent, they have to parallel the history of verses 30 to 36.

So, we are going to look at the history of verses 30 to 36 as set forth by Uriah Smith. And this is where things become problematic for Seventh-day Adventists.

Verse 29 [of Daniel 11]:

"²⁹At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter." Daniel 11:29 (KJV).

Pagan Rome is introduced into Daniel 11 in verse 14 as the "robbers of thy people"; but, Pagan Rome does not begin to enter into the conquering of the world until verse 16. But, from verse 16 until verse 30, the subject of Daniel 11 is Pagan Rome. In verse 31 it is going to switch to Papal Rome. But, here in verse 29, it is still Pagan Rome, and Uriah Smith comments on this verse.

You will notice that in the verse there are two returnings. It says, "At the time appointed he shall return," and we have dealt with this in the past. This "time appointed," the time appointed in the terminology of Daniel is the end of a time prophecy, and in Daniel 11:24 there is a time prophecy that identifies how long Pagan Rome would rule the world supremely. It says it would rule it for a time, and a time is 360 years. And the time that is referenced in verse 24 of Daniel 11 begins at the Battle Actium in 31BC and ends in the Year AD330 when Constantine moves the capitol from the City of Rome to the City of Constantinople.

So, it is saying that at the time appointed, in the Year AD330—somewhere after the year AD330, Pagan Rome is going to return. It is going to come towards the South," but it shall not be as the former, or the latter."

Here is Uriah Smith's comment on this.

"The time appointed is probably the prophetic time of verse 24, which has been previously mentioned. It closed, as already shown, in A.D.330, at which time this power was to return and come again toward the south, but not as on the former occasion, when it went to Egypt, nor as the latter, when it went to Judea. Those were expeditions which resulted in conquest and glory. This one led to demoralization and ruin. The removal of the seat of empire to Constantinople was the signal for the downfall of the empire. Rome then lost its prestige. The western division was exposed to the incursions of foreign enemies. On the death of Constantine, the Roman empire was divided into three parts, between his three sons, Constantius, Constantine II, and Constans. Constantine II and Constans quarreled, and Constans, being victor, gained the supremacy of the whole West. He was soon slain by one of his commanders, who, in turn, was shortly after defeated by the surviving emperor, and in despair ended his own days, A.D.353. The barbarians of the North now began their incursions, and extended their conquests till the imperial power of the West expired in A.D.476. "—

By AD476 Pagan Rome disintegrated into these ten nations.

—"This was indeed different from the two former movements brought to view in the prophecy; and to this the fatal step of removing the seat of empire from Rome to Constantinople directly led." Uriah Smith, Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, 280.

So, verse 29 is identifying that Pagan Rome now is collapsing in its power. Its supreme power ended in AD330, at the end of the time prophecy of verse 24.

The Ships of Chittim

So, verse 30 is the last verse that is going to deal with Pagan Rome. It says,

"³⁰For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant." Daniel 11:30 (KJV).

Uriah Smith comments on this. It says,

"The prophetic narrative still has reference to the power which has been the subject of the prophecy from the sixteenth verse; namely, Rome. What were the ships of Chittim that came against this power, and when was this movement made? What country or power is meant by Chittim? Dr. A. Clarke, on Isaiah 23:1, has this note: 'From the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. The news of the destruction of Tyre by Nebuchadnezzar is said to be brought to them from Chittim, the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean; for the Tyrians, says Jerome, on verse 6, when they saw they had no other means of escape, fled in their ships, and took refuge in Carthage, and in the islands of the Ionian and AEgean Seas. So also Jochri on the same place.' Kitto gives the same locality to Chittim; namely, the coast and islands of the Mediterranean; and the mind is carried by the testimony of Jerome to a definite and celebrated city situated in that land; that is, Carthage.

"Was ever a naval warfare with Carthage as a base of operations, waged against the Roman empire? We have but to think of the terrible onslaught of the Vandals upon Rome under the fierce Genseric, to answer readily in the affirmative. Sallying every spring from the port of Carthage at the head of his numerous and well-disciplined naval forces, he spread consternation through all the maritime provinces of the empire. That this is the work brought to view is further evident when we consider that we are brought down in the prophecy to this very time. In verse 29, the transfer of empire to Constantinople we understood to be mentioned. Following in due course of time, as the next remarkable revolution, came the irruptions of the barbarians of the North, prominent among which was the Vandal war already mentioned. The years A.D.428–468 mark the career of Genseric." Uriah Smith, Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, 280–281.

The ships of Chittim or Genseric, they are the Second Trumpet of Revelation. Okay? And the first four trumpets bring Western Rome to a conclusion by AD476; but, the trumpet that cuts off the Mediterranean Ocean, the lanes of economic travel and support to Rome, is Genseric.

Grieved and Return

"³⁰For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant." Daniel 11:30 (KJV).

The same verse says, "therefore he shall be grieved, and return," and Uriah Smith comments on this. He says,

"'He shall be grieved and return.' This may have reference to the desperate efforts which were made to dispossess Genseric of the sovereignty of the seas, the first by Majorian, the second by Leo,"—

And these are the two returnings.

—"both of which proved to be utter failures; and Rome was obliged to submit to the humiliation of seeing its provinces ravaged, and its 'eternal city' pillaged by the enemy." Uriah Smith, Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, 282.

So, in verse 30, Genseric, the trumpet powers, are coming against Rome, "against him"; and, twice in this verse he is going to return. He is going to attempt by these two leaders (Leo and Majorian) to defeat Genseric; but, they have no success in doing so.

Indignation Against the Covenant

"³⁰For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant." Daniel 11:30 (KJV).

It says that they will have also in this verse,

"'Indignation against the covenant;'"—

Here Uriah Smith is identifying the covenant as the Bible, and he says,

—"Indignation against the covenant; that is, the Holy Scriptures, the book of the covenant. A revolution of this nature was accomplished in Rome. The Heruli, Goths, and Vandals, who conquered Rome, embraced the Arian faith, and became enemies of the Catholic Church. It was especially for the purpose of exterminating this heresy that Justinian decreed the pope to be the head of the church and the corrector of heretics."—

And when did Justinian do that?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: AD 533.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: AD533.

—"The Bible soon came to be regarded as a dangerous book that should not be read by the common people, but all questions in dispute were to be submitted to the pope. Thus was indignity heaped upon God's word. And the emperors of Rome, the eastern division of which still continued, had intelligence, or connived with the Church of Rome, which had forsaken the covenant, and constituted the great apostasy, for the purpose of putting down 'heresy.' The man of sin was raised to his presumptuous throne by the defeat of the Arian Goths, who then held possession of Rome, in A.D.538." Uriah Smith, Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, 282.

Okay. So, they have indignation against the Bible, the holy covenant, in this history; and, then Pagan Rome begins to connive or have intelligence with the Papacy and, from that point on, the Papacy becomes the subject of Daniel 11.

Arms Shall Stand On His Part

And in verse 31, it says,

"³¹And arms shall stand on his part,"—

The arms are the military power of these European kings that are going to stand up for the Papacy. The Papacy is "his part."

—"and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. Daniel 11:31.

In the next reading is from a Catholic publication called The National Catholic Register; and, this is an old article from September 1996. And it is going to show that even if Seventh-day Adventists do not understand that Clovis is the symbol of the military power that stood up for the Papacy, that the Papacy understands this.

This is from 1996. It says,

Papal Trip to Mark 'Baptism' Of France

By DIANA GEDDES Special to the Register

"PARIS—John Paul II is coming to France this month–his fifth visit since becoming Pope in 1978–to celebrate the 15th centenary of the baptism of Clovis, the first Western Christian king and founder of the modern French nation.

"It was as a result of that baptism–traditionally believed to have taken place in Reims in 496 A. D.—"—

So, the Pope is going to France in 1996, 1500 years after Clovis's baptism, to celebrate Clovis's baptism.

—"It was as a result of that baptism—traditionally believed to have taken place in Reims in 496 A.D.—that France glories in the title of the 'eldest daughter of the Church.'. . .

"It was in Reims that Clovis, pagan leader of the Salian Franks, was baptized by St. Remi, the bishop of Reims, in the presence of all the kings nobles. He was to give to France (then still known as Gaul) its name, its capital, its first royal dynasty (the Merovingians, named after his grandfather, Merovec), and its official faith."—

Clovis was to give these things to France.

—"Some have suggested that Clovis' baptism was also the baptism of France. . . . The king's baptism did, however, mark the first official recognition of Christianity in a country still dominated by paganism and Arianism (the early Christian heresy which denied the divinity of Christ).

"The history of France and of Europe, and indeed the history of the Catholic Church would not have been the same if this baptism had not taken place. . . . Celebrating Clovis' baptism endorses the traditional view that his conversion marked the actual founding of France. 'By celebrating the baptism of Clovis, the French republic is unilaterally endorsing a certain Christian image of France,' he wrote. 'To remember Clovis is to recall monarchic religious and the divine rights of kings. . . .'

"Shortly after establishing himself as king, Clovis fell in love with and married Clotilda, a beautiful Bergundian princess who had been left a penniless orphan after the brutal murder of her parents by her wicked uncle, the king of Burgundy. A devout Catholic, Clotilda was to play a key role in her pagan husband's conversion to Christianity.

"According to tradition, Clovis spiritual turning point came in 496 during the battle of Tobiac against the Alemanni (another invading Germanic tribe). When all appeared lost for the Franks, Clovis raised his eyes to the heavens and cried out, 'God of Clotilda, if you give me victory, I will become a Christian.' The Alamanni turned and fled.

"Not long after this, during Clovis baptism, a second miracle reportedly occurred. The baptizing priest, who had been sent to bring the holy oil to the baptistery, was unable to push his way back through the hordes of Clovis' Frankish warriors crowding around the cathedral. The situation was saved by the sudden arrival of a white dove, which was seen to descend with a holy vial which it carefully placed in Clovis' hands."—

Oh, sure!

—"In the 25 years of his reign, Clovis . . . managed to drive off the waves of barbarian invaders and greatly extend his realm's boundaries to the east and south, consolidating his power through an alliance with the Church. . . . "—

A church/state alliance.

—"It is not yet known whether French President Jacques Chirac, who will meet the Pope upon his arrival in France on September 19, will attend the anniversary celebration of Clovis baptism three days later in Reims Cathedral. He may now consider it politically ill-advised. But there is little doubt that his predecessor and political mentor, General Charles de Galle, would have gone.

"'For me,' de Galle said, 'the history of France begins with Clovis. My country is Christian and I begin to count the history of France from the arrival of a Christian king bearing the name of the Franks." The National Catholic Register, September 8, 1996.

So, in verse 31, it says, "arms shall stand on his part," and the symbol of military power coming to the aid of the Papacy in this history is Clovis; and, the date for that is AD496.

Even if we do not understand this any longer, the Catholic Church does; and, we do not understand this any longer because the theologians in Adventism certainly reject what Uriah Smith says here. In fact, when you go into the early part of the 20^th Century and you look at Ellen White opposing Daniells and Prescott in their attempt to bring in the false view of the Daily, attempting to bring in the view that the Daily is Christ's Sanctuary ministry, you will see one of the issues that Sister White is rebuking them about is that they want to go in and change the books. Well, this is one of the passages in Uriah Smith's book that they want to change that they do not agree with, and we will show you the logic of that.

Now, this is a battleground for Advent history, these verses here, whether you are aware of it or not.

The Sanctuary of Strength

So, in verse 31,

"³¹And arms shall stand on his part,"—

That is AD496. That is Clovis and, thereafter, all the other European royalty that propped up the Papacy during the 1260 years.

—"³¹And arms shall stand on his part, and they"—

So, the they is the arms, it is not the his; because they is plural and his is singular, and arms is plural.

—"³¹And arms shall stand on his part, and they [the arms] shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate." Daniel 11:31 (KJV).

Now, the modern theologians of Adventism, they are going to tell you that this sanctuary is Christ's Sanctuary in Heaven, but it is not. Okay? This is one of the reasons you have got to change this passage in Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation; because this sanctuary here they are treating as God's Sanctuary, but that is not the understanding that is in the book that Sister White says is God's helping hand.

On page 282 of Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, it says,

"The power of the empire was committed to the carrying on of the work before mentioned. 'And they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength,' or Rome."—

The sanctuary of Rome's strength is the City of Rome. When Rome ruled from the City of Rome, it was invincible. Rome was invincible from the Battle of Actium in 31BC for a time, for 360 years, until the Year AD330 when Constantine moved the capital of the empire from the City of Rome to Constantinople.

When the Goths were driven out of the City of Rome in AD538, then the Pope of Rome was invincible, so to speak, for 1260 years, until he was removed from the City of Rome by Napoleon, by Berthier in AD1798. When Rome is in the City of Rome, they are invincible. It is their strength. It is the sanctuary of their strength.

And, of course, this word sanctuary is not qôdesh that is translated as sanctuary. When you see qôdesh translated as sanctuary in God's Word, it is only God's Sanctuary.

This is miqdâsh, and it can be a Pagan sanctuary or God's Sanctuary.

—"'And they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength,' or Rome. If this applies to the barbarians, it was literally fulfilled;"—

The barbarians, who are the barbarians? The barbarians is a general term for the first three out of four trumpet powers. If you want to call Genseric out of North Africa a barbarian, fine; but, the barbarians are the first four trumpets, and they are tearing the Empire of Rome apart. By AD476 Western Rome is gone; all that is left is Eastern Rome, and that is accomplished by the first four trumpets, the barbarians.

—"If this applies to the barbarians [that pollute the sanctuary of strength], it was literally fulfilled, for Rome was sacked by the Goths and Vandals, and the imperial power of the West ceased through the conquest of Rome by Odoacer. Or if it refers to those rulers of the empire who were working in behalf of the papacy against the pagan and all other opposing religions, it would signify the removal of the seat of empire from Rome to Constantinople, which contributed its measure of influence to the downfall of Rome."—

Either way, either way, either one of these two choices, Uriah Smith is saying the sanctuary of strength is still the City of Rome, whether you are saying that they pollute the sanctuary of strength through the warfare of the barbarians or they pollute the City of Rome by casting it down as the capital and selecting Constantinople as the capital. Either way they have polluted the City of Rome, the sanctuary of strength. That is what Smith is saying here.

—"it would signify the removal of the seat of empire form Rome to Constantinople, which contributed its measure of influence to the downfall of Rome. The passage would then be parallel to Daniel 8:11 and Revelation 13:2." Uriah Smith, Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, 282.

Daniel 8:11 says, "the place of his sanctuary was cast down.' Revelation 13:2 says, "and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat," that is the City of Rome being set aside for Constantinople, and "his great authority," that is Justinian's decree.

So, the arms stand up for the Papacy, warfare ensues, and the City of Rome is polluted. It is repeatedly attacked.

Take Away the Daily

"³¹And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate." Daniel 11:31 (KJV).

Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, pages 282–283:

"And they shall take away the daily sacrifice.'"—

And this is where it really gets serious here now. This here becomes an issue with the Spirit of Prophecy from this point onward, not just the Book of Daniel.

—"And they [the arms, the military people that are supporting the Papacy] shall take away the daily sacrifice."—

And the Hebrew word that is translated as take away here is sur, and it means to remove.

And in Daniel 12:11, the Daily is taken away. And the Hebrew word that is translated as take away in Daniel 12:11 is sur, and it means to remove.

But, in Daniel 8:11 when it says they take away the Daily in Daniel 8:11, the Hebrew word is not sur; it is rum, and it does not mean to take away. It means to lift up and exalt.

But here, the Daily, Paganism, is going to be taken away.

And on this [1843] Chart here it says, "508 Taking away of the daily sacrifice, Dan. 12, 11, 12." And if the theologians of Adventism want to argue that that is kind of a vague statement, that is not really vague, though, if you go into the Pioneer writings. You can see that they understood exactly, unitedly that when they wrote this, they were saying the Daily represented Paganism. But, it is not on there [the 1843 Chart] specifically stated; so, here at the end of the world we can argue that.

But on this [1850] Chart, and this Chart was produced to correct the mistake on this [1843] Chart (and the mistake on this Chart was a singular mistake that impacted two of the figures. It was the fullness-of-the-year mistake that first had them predicting 1843 for the 2520 and the 2300). This [1850] Chart was to fix that mistake, and that is the only mistake that is made; but, they did state things differently.

Here [on the 1850 Chart], under "508," they are very clear. Of course, Sister White says this Chart God was in the publishment of this Chart and she saw that there was a prophecy of this Chart in the Bible. And here for "508," it says, "Pagan dominion or The DAILY taken away. Dan. 11:31." That is the verse that we are in.

And this sacred Table [the 1850 Chart] of Habakkuk is identifying this Daily as the Pagan dominion, Paganism.

How is it that the arms, the military strength of Europe that is going to support the Papacy, is going to remove, sur, take away Paganism?

And you notice that the word sacrifice in the verse [Daniel 11:31] is in italics, meaning that it is added. There are many added words in the Bible, but there is only one added word in the Bible that Ellen White comments on, that says it does not belong in the text, and that, of course, is the word sacrifice in connection with the word Daily in the Book of Daniel. In Early Writings, page 74, she says that the word sacrifice was added by human wisdom and does not belong to the text.

So, these arms shall take away the Daily, the Pagan dominion. Sacrifice is not there [being deleted by the Spirit of Prophecy].

Uriah Smith says this,

—"'And they shall take away the daily sacrifice.' It was shown, on Daniel 8:13, that [the word] sacrifice is a word erroneously supplied; that it should be desolation [the Daily desolation]; and that 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. The 'daily' desolation was paganism,"—

Here is what Daniells and Prescott wanted to get out of that book [Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation]. And the reason that Adventism has the mentality today that Uriah Smith's book is valueless and we really do not need that book—and you run into it all the time, because it has been taught repeatedly for the last hundred years, almost, that this book is unimportant—is because this passage and other passages concerning the Daily. Okay? If you do not know that, you need to know that. You need to start studying this history. This is the controversy; what Uriah Smith was confirming about the Pioneers becomes the point of controversy in the early part of the 20^th Century.

—"The 'daily' desolation was paganism, the 'abomination of desolation' is the papacy. But it may be asked how this can be the papacy; since Christ spoke of it in connection with the destruction of Jerusalem. And the answer is, Christ evidently referred to the ninth of Daniel, which is a prediction of the destruction of Jerusalem, and not to this verse of chapter 11, which does not refer to that event."—

Do you understand what he is saying?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (No audible response.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Go to Matthew 24. You should understand what he is saying. I would almost say that you are required to understand what he is saying, because there are not many places where Jesus specifically says, "You need to know this truth." But, in Matthew 24, let us start in verse 14. It says,

"¹⁴And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. ¹⁵When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) ¹⁶Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: . . ." Matthew 24: 14-16 (KJV).

Jesus is here telling us that the prophetic gospel of the Book of Daniel is the prophetic message that gets carried to the world, and then the end comes.

But in connection with this, He says, "the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet" was a sign for the Christians that told them it was time to flee the City of Jerusalem.

And what Uriah Smith is saying is, if you go back to Daniel, that what Jesus was referring to is the abomination of desolation in a general sense: "When you see the abomination of desolation that maketh desolate in the Book of Daniel," it is representing the Papacy and it is set forth in connection with the Daily that is representing Paganism (the Daily = Paganism, the abomination that maketh desolate = the Papacy).

But not so in Daniel 9, verse 26. It says,

"²⁶And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off,"—

When was Messiah cut off? At the cross.

—"but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city"—

What city? Jerusalem.

Who are the people of the prince that destroyed Jerusalem?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Pagan Rome.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Pagan Rome.

—"and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations"—in the plural—"are determined." Daniel 9:26 (KJV).

And that is what Uriah Smith is talking about here, that here these desolating powers (plural) are twofold. And the verse itself identifies what these two powers are; because, the first desolating power destroys the city and the sanctuary (that is Pagan Rome), but the war continues on and the last part of the war is accomplished by a flood.

So, if you go to Revelation 12, Revelation 12 introduces the dragon in chapter 12. And in verse 9 it says,

"⁹And the great dragon was case out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: . . ." Revelation 12:9, first part (KJV).

And, more than once in this worship series, we have read a quote from The Great Controversy where Sister White says "the dragon in Revelation 12 is Satan; but, in a secondary sense it is Pagan Rome." So, though Revelation 12 is talking about the Great Controversy that began in Heaven, when it gets down to the history of Christ in Revelation 12, the dragon power, the earthly representative of Satan is Pagan Rome. Okay?

And in verse 13 it says,

"¹³And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child." Revelation 12:13 (KJV).

Who is the woman that brought forth the man child?

Who is the man child?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Christ.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Christ.

So, he is persecuting the church, and in this history the church is changing from Ancient Israel to the Christian Church. And the people that come to destroy the city and the sanctuary are Pagan Rome, but the end of the war is going to be with a flood.

So, notice, verse 14:

"¹⁴And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent."—

Now we are into the history of Christianity, the 1260 years.

"¹⁵And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood." Revelation 12:14-15 (KJV).

The persecution that is accomplished by the Papacy is represented as a flood.

So, if you go back to Daniel 9:26, you can see both these desolating powers in this one verse. It says, "and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary [AD70]; and the end thereof shall be with a flood,"—the end of these desolations, in the plural, will be with a flood. That is the Papal desolating power—"and unto the end of the war desolations are determined."

So, Uriah Smith is saying that when Jesus was telling us to understand the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, He is referring to verse 26 in the general sense of the abomination of desolation, not the specific sense when it represents the Papacy.

So, if you go back to Uriah Smith's commentary [in Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, pages 282–283[, in the middle of the first paragraph, it says,

—"And the answer is, Christ evidently referred to the ninth of Daniel, which is a prediction of the destruction of Jerusalem, and not to this verse of chapter 11, which does not refer to that event. Daniel, in the ninth chapter, speaks of desolations and abominations, plural. More than one abomination, therefore, treads down the church; that is, so far as the church is concerned, both paganism and the papacy are abominations. But as distinguished from each other, the language is restricted, and one is the 'daily' desolation, and the other is pre-eminently the transgression or 'abomination' of desolation."—

Do you follow that?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Amen.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay. Let me show you something that if you do not accept the 2520 as the Millerites did, you do not see this.

723BC AD1798

3½Times 3½Times

Paganism AD538 Papalism

1260 1260

2520

7 Times of Lev. 26

Figure No. 123.

The first 2520 against the Northern Kingdom begins in 723BC when Hoshea is carried away captive. And 2520 years later, it ends in 1798. This is the type of stuff here that just amazes me about these guys that want to fight the 2520. They think there are just accidents and coincidences in history that happen to correspond to some kind of false teaching.

But, if you go to the dead center of this history, it brings you to AD538.

Therefore, this 2520 is illustrating 1260 years that Paganism would trample down the sanctuary and the host, followed by 1260 years that Papalism would trample down the sanctuary and the host.

This, of course, is the seven times of Leviticus 26; therefore, this [Paganism] is three and a half times and this [Papalism] is three and a half times.

So, when you see the 1260 years of Papal persecution noted in the Scriptures repeatedly as "times, time, and the dividing of times," the only way to correctly understand that is that this three and a half times [of Papalism] is simply the second three and a half times]. Combined [with the three and a half times of Paganism], it is the seven times of Leviticus 26. You just cannot get away from that, if you are willing to see.

But, if you are unwilling to see and unwilling to hear, then you certainly will not receive that.

Continuing on with Uriah Smith's commentary on how the arms took away the Daily, it says,

—"How was the daily, or paganism, taken away? As this is spoken of in connection with the placing or setting up of the abomination of desolation, or the papacy, it must denote, not merely the nominal change of the religion of the empire from paganism to Christianity, as on the conversion, so-called, of Constantine, but such an eradication of paganism from all the elements of the empire, that the way would be all open for the papal abomination to arise and assert its arrogant claims. Such a revolution as this, plainly defined, was accomplished; but not for nearly two hundred years after the death of Constantine.

"As we approach the year A.D.508, we behold a grand crisis ripening between Catholicism and the pagan influences still existing in the empire. Up to the time of the conversion of Clovis, king of France, A.D.496, the French and other nations of Western Rome were pagan; but subsequently to that event (AD496), the efforts to convert idolaters to Romanism were crowned with great success. The conversion of Clovis is said to have been the occasion of bestowing upon the French monarch the titles of 'Most Christian Majesty' and 'Eldest Son of the Church.' Between that time (AD496) and A.D.508, by alliances, capitulations and conquests, the Arborici, the Roman garrisons in the West, Brittany, the Burgundians, and the Visigoths, were brought into subjection.

"From the time when these successes were fully accomplished; namely, 508, the papacy was triumphant so far as paganism was concerned; for though the latter doubtless retarded the progress of the Catholic faith, yet it had not the power, if it had the disposition, to suppress the faith, and hinder the encroachments of the Roman pontiff. When the prominent powers of Europe gave up their attachment to paganism, it was only to perpetuate its abominations in another form; for Christianity, as exhibited in the Catholic Church, was, and is, only paganism baptized." Uriah Smith, Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, 282–283.

Let me look at something real quick.

Go to Hebrews, chapter 8, in verse 10. And this is something that we have looked at before, but we will look at it briefly here once again.

Hebrews 8, verse 10:

"¹⁰For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,"—

Does it say "that day" or "those days"?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: "Those days."

BROTHER PIPPENGER: What are "those days"? He is going to make a covenant after "those days."

—"¹⁰For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,"—

What book are we reading?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Hebrews.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Book of Hebrews.

Who is the Book of Hebrews written for?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (No audible response.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Was it written for the Millerites?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Yes.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: No. It was not written for the Millerites. You know it was not written for the Millerites, do you not? The Millerites thought the Sanctuary was the Earth.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: It was written for us.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: This was written for the people that understand the Sanctuary.

Who was the Book of Hebrews written for?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Seventh-day Adventists.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Seventh-day Adventists. This is the book that was written in the Bible for Seventh-day Adventists, because we are the only ones in the world that understand this book correctly.

There are probably people outside of Adventism that understand this book well, but this book can only be understood correctly in terms of Adventism.

Okay. So, verse 10, where it says,

—"¹⁰For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,"—

Who is the house of Israel that He is speaking of? Modern Israel (Adventism). He is going to make a covenant with Adventism after—what?—those days.

What are "those days"? I am understanding that it is after these two days, the 2520 and the 2300. Okay? Because, in order for this sanctuary to be cleansed in Daniel 8:14, in verse 13 of Daniel 8, both the sanctuary and the host have been trodden underfoot. And in order for the sanctuary to be made right—and that is what the word that is translated as cleansed in verse 14 means, is to be made right—in order for the sanctuary to be made right in Daniel 8:14, the sanctuary needed to cease to be trodden underfoot, and the host needed to cease to be trodden underfoot; because, in Daniel 8:13, both the sanctuary and the host were trodden underfoot, and Daniel 8:14 is talking about the restoration of the sanctuary.

And the 2300 days is talking about the restoration of the sanctuary, and the 2520 is talking about the restoration of the host. So, after those days, these two days [the 2520 and 2300], after these days, after these two time prophecies are fulfilled in 1844, the Lord is going to make a covenant.

—"¹⁰For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their heart: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people. ¹¹And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. ¹²For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more." —

This, or course, is pointing forward to the final covenant of the 144,000 and the blotting out of sin.

Verse 13:

—"¹³In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old."—

That is what I wanted you to see.

—"Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away." Hebrews 8:10-13 (KJV).

And there are other places in the Book of Hebrews where we find that the old is set aside for the new.

And all I want you to see very briefly here, we have already looked at this before. So, this is a review of our series.

Pattern of Christ 30 yrs 3½ yrs

AD508 538 1798

Pattern of Antichrist 30 yrs 3½ yrs

Figure No. 124.

But, in the time of Christ, He was setting aside the Old Testament, the old covenant, the earthly sanctuary, and bringing in the New Testament, the new covenant, the Heavenly Sanctuary.

But, Christ was born, and He was 30 years in preparation, and then He was empowered and He gave His testimony for three and a half years, and then He was crucified.

All right. In this history, the old covenant is being set aside to bring in the new covenant. Okay? The old dispensation is being set aside for the new dispensation.

But, this pattern of Christ governs the pattern of antichrist, because antichrist is a counterfeit for Christ; and, therefore, when we see AD508 here, and then 30 years of preparation to bring us to AD538 for the Papacy to be empowered to give its testimony for three and a half prophetic years, until it receives its deadly wound in 1798; and, when we see AD508 what is being set aside is Paganism to bring in Papalism, we are seeing the change of dispensation, the change of satanic dispensation between AD508 and AD538 that is paralleling the change of dispensation from the earthly sanctuary to the Heavenly Sanctuary; old covenant, new covenant, in the time of Christ. And, it is an absolute perfect parallel.

But, for the theologians in Adventism that have trained their minds to think there is a lot of discrepancies and accidents and coincidences in God's Word, they write that off because they do not want to accept what Uriah Smith is saying here about the Daily.

Take Away the Daily

Okay. Now, because of time, we are not going to bypass this next quote [under the subtitle "Take Away the Daily"], but we are going to take it up tomorrow—

The next passage from Uriah Smith was going to explain how the arms place the abomination that maketh desolate upon the throne of the Earth in AD538. Maybe we will not even come back to that. That is pretty self-evident, and you will have it in your notes [as follows].

Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, pages 282–283:

"'And they shall take away the daily sacrifice.' It was shown, on Daniel 8:13, that sacrifice is a word erroneously supplied; that it should be desolation; and that 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. The 'daily' desolation was paganism, the 'abomination of desolation' is the papacy. But it may be asked how this can be the papacy; since Christ spoke of it in connection with the destruction of Jerusalem. And the answer is, Christ evidently referred to the ninth of Daniel, which is a prediction of the destruction of Jerusalem, and not to this verse of chapter 11, which does not refer to that event. Daniel, in the ninth chapter, speaks of desolations and abominations, plural. More than one abomination, therefore, treads down the church; that is, so far as the church is concerned, both paganism and the papacy are abominations. But as distinguished from each other, the language is restricted, and 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? As this is spoken of in connection with the placing or setting up of the abomination of desolation, or the papacy, it must denote, not merely the nominal change of the religion of the empire from paganism to Christianity, as on the conversion, so-called, of Constantine, but such an eradication of paganism from all the elements of the empire, that the way would be all open for the papal abomination to arise and assert its arrogant claims. Such a revolution as this, plainly defined, was accomplished; but not for nearly two hundred years after the death of Constantine.

"As we approach the year A.D.508, we behold a grand crisis ripening between Catholicism and the pagan influences still existing in the empire. Up to the time of the conversion of Clovis, king of France, A.D.496, the French and other nations of Western Rome were pagan; but subsequently to that event, the efforts to convert idolaters to Romanism were crowned with great success. The conversion of Clovis is said to have been the occasion of bestowing upon the French monarch the titles of 'Most Christian Majesty' and 'Eldest Son of the Church.' Between that time and A.D.508, by alliances, capitulations and conquests, the Arborici, the Roman garrisons in the West, Brittany, the Burgundians, and the Visigoths, were brought into subjection.

Shall Place The Abomination

"³¹And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate." Daniel 11:31 (KJV).

Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, pages 285–288:

"Let it be marked that in this year, 508, paganism had so far declined, and Catholicism had so far relatively increased in strength, that the Catholic Church for the first time waged a successful war against both the civil authority of the empire and the church of the East, which had for the most part embraced the Monophysite doctrine. The extermination of 65,000 heretics was the result.

"Further evidence regarding the time is supplied by the prophecy of Daniel 12:11, where it is stated that 'from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, . . . there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.' As verses 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 of this chapter speak of the 'time of the end,' we may reasonably conclude the same time is meant in verse 11. Reckoning back 1290 'days,' or years, from the 'time of the end,' which began A.D.1798, we are brought to the year A.D.508.

"From these evidences we think it clear that the daily, or paganism, was taken away in A.D.508. This was preparatory to the setting up, or establishment of the papacy, which was a separate and subsequent event. Of this the prophetic narrative now leads us to speak.

"'And they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.' Having shown quite fully what constituted the taking away of the daily, or paganism, we now inquire, When was the abomination that maketh desolate, or the papacy, placed, or set up? The little horn that had eyes like the eyes of man was not slow to see when the way was open for his advancement and elevation. From the year 508 his progress toward universal supremacy was without a parallel.

"When Justinian was about to commence the Vandal war, A.D.533, an enterprise of no small magnitude and difficulty, he wished to secure the influence of the bishop of Rome, who had then attained a position in which his opinion had great weight throughout a large portion of Christendom. Justinian therefore took it upon himself to decide the contest which had long existed between the sees of Rome and Constantinople as to which should have the precedence, by giving the preference to Rome, and declaring, in the fullest and most unequivocal terms, that the bishop of that city should be chief of the whole ecclesiastical body of the empire. A work on the Apocalypse, by Reverend George Croly, of England, published in 1827, presents a detailed account of the events by which the supremacy of the pope of Rome was secured. He gives the following as the terms in which the letter of Justinian was expressed:

"'Justinian, pious, fortunate, renowned, triumphant, emperor, consul, etc., to John, the most holy archbishop of our city of Rome, and patriarch.

'Rendering honor to the apostolic chair and to your holiness, as has been always, and is, our wish, and honoring your blessedness as a father, we have hastened to bring to the knowledge of your holiness all matters relating to the state of the churches; it having been at all times our great desire to preserve the unity of your apostolic chair, and the constitution of the holy churches of God, which has obtained hitherto, and still obtains.

"'Therefore, we have made no delay in subjecting and uniting to your holiness all the priests of the whole East. . . . We cannot suffer that anything which relates to the state of the church, however manifest and unquestionable, should be moved without the knowledge of your holiness, who is THE HEAD OF ALL THE HOLY CHURCHES; for in all things, as we have already declared, we are anxious to increase the honor and authority of your apostolic chair.'—Croly, 114,115. . . .

". . . the highest authorities among the civilians and annalists of Rome, . . .ascend to Justinian as the only legitimate source, and rightly date the title from the memorable year 533. . . ."

"Such were the circumstances attending the decree of Justinian. But the provisions of this decree could not at once be carried into effect; for Rome and Italy were held by the Ostrogoths, who were Arians in faith, and strongly opposed to the religion of Justinian and the pope. It was therefore evident that the Ostrogoths must be rooted out of Rome before the pope could exercise the power with which he had been clothed. To accomplish this object, the Italian war was commenced in 534. . . .

"Belisarius entered Rome December 10, 536. But this was not an end of the struggle; . . .

"The whole nation of the Ostrogoths had been assembled for the siege of Rome; but success did not attend their efforts. Their hosts melted away in frequent and bloody combats under the city walls; and the year and nine days during which the siege lasted, witnessed almost the entire consumption of the whole nation. In the month of March, 538, dangers beginning to threaten them from other quarters, they raised the siege, burned their tents, and retired in tumult and confusion from the city, with numbers scarcely sufficient to preserve their existence as a nation or their identity as a people.

"Thus the Gothic horn, the last of the three, was plucked up before the little horn of Daniel 7. Nothing now stood in the way of the pope to prevent his exercising the power conferred upon him by Justinian five years before. The saints, times, and laws were now in his hands, not in purpose only, but in fact. And this must therefore be taken as the year when this abomination was placed, or set up, and as the point from which to date the predicted 1260 years of its supremacy." Uriah Smith, Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, 285–288.

But, I want to go to where it says, "Present Truth" now. All right?

We are going to spend some time, by the way, if you have not gathered, we are going to spend some time on Daniel 11:30-36 and how it parallels the last six verses of Daniel 11.

Present Truth

But, under "Present Truth," it says, from The 1888 Materials, page 133:

"In every age the gospel ministry has tended to the same end. But every minute specification is not revealed in the Word of God. He desires us to use our reason and experience, by their help adopting methods and plans which, under the existing circumstances, are for the benefit of the church and the schools and the other institutions which have been established. 'By their fruits ye shall know them.' If erroneous opinions are entertained, search the Scriptures with hearts which are humbled before God. Pray to the Lord, believing that He hears, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. If we will only believe, we shall receive the help we need.

"The message 'Go forward' is still to be heard and respected."—

Now, what Sister White is dealing with here in this passage is someone may get a message, the Lord may tell a messenger to go forward, and the argument comes, "Look, did you ask permission from your pastor or your elders before you went forward?"

—"The message 'Go forward' is still to be heard and respected. The varying circumstances taking place in our world call for labor which will meet these peculiar developments. The Lord has need of men who are spiritually sharp and clear-sighted, men worked by the Holy Spirit, who are certainly receiving manna fresh from heaven. Upon the minds of such, God's Word flashes light, revealing to them more than ever before the safe path. The Holy Spirit works upon mind and heart. The time has come when through God's messengers the scroll is being unrolled to the world."—

What is the scroll being unrolled to the world?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Responses are not discernible.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: It is the unsealing of the book that sealed the Seven Seals by the Lion of the Tribe of Judah; or, you could say it is the Dirt Brush Man sweeping out the counterfeit coins; or, you could say it is the increase of knowledge that takes place when the Book of Daniel is unsealed.

—"The time has come when God's messengers the scroll is being unrolled to the world. Instructors in our schools should never be bound about by being told that they are to teach only what has been taught hitherto. Away with these restrictions. There is a God to give the message His people shall speak."—

Oh, really? We are not suppose to wait for the General Conference to decide what the message is and then send it down through the pastors?

You know, there are claims by some of these pastors now that they are actually designing schedules or themes on what is supposed to be taught, where everyone is teaching the same thing in the same churches around the world. I mean, what does that do to the work of the Holy Spirit? It sets it aside.

If someone is going into the pulpit, they should be directed there on what they are going to say by the Holy Spirit, not by a mandate from the [General Conference].

—"Away with these restrictions. There is a God to give the message His people shall speak. Let not any minister feel under bonds or be gauged by men's measurement. The gospel must be fulfilled in accordance with the messages God sends. That which God gives His servants to speak today would not perhaps have been present truth twenty years ago,"—

That is the whole point of reading this quote:

—"That which God gives His servants to speak today would not perhaps have been present truth twenty years ago, but it is God's message for this time." The 1888 Materials, 133.

Okay. So, what am I saying?

I am saying that when Ellen White was alive—she died in 1915—that the subject of the Daily being Paganism was not present truth. It was simply truth. But now it is present truth. Why?

Why is it present truth now? And there are two reasons that it is present truth now; but, one of the reasons it is present truth, the one that we are dealing with today, if you go back to the first quote of your notes, Sister White says, " . . . The prophecy in the eleventh 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 . . . ," and then she quotes verses 30 to 36. And, when she quotes 30 to 36, she says, "Scenes similar to those described in these words will take place." She is saying that the history in verses 30 to 36 is the blueprint for the history of verses 40 through 45, and part of the history for verses 30 to 36 is the history of the Daily. Uh-oh.

Once verses 40 through 45 begin to be fulfilled, once the Soviet Union comes down in 1989, now this passage of the Spirit of Prophecy tells us that if we are going to understand the last six verses of Daniel 11 correctly, then we have to be correct about what the Daily represents; and, suddenly the Daily changes from truth to present truth.

So, Sister White could say in her day and age, the Daily is not to be made a test question because it was not to be made a test question in that time period. It was not to be made a test question there, and I am not saying that it is even to be made a test question now because some people have different ideas of what "test questions" mean.

But, once the Soviet Union collapsed in 1989 and students of prophecy were required to understand the implications of that fulfillment, and once this passage in the Spirit of Prophecy was discovered, now we see that we must have a correct understanding of the Daily.

And then, when you get to 9/11/2001 and the Lord leads us back to the Old Paths—

I do not know how many of you remember our worship series, but we went through the reform lines, and in the reform lines there is always a Time of the End;

Time of

of End (1) (2) (3)

Enemies

Foundations Closed Door

Judgment

Figure No. 125.

and, then the First Message is empowered, and then the Second Message, and then the Third Message where the door is closed. This (1) is the empowerment of the First Message; this (2) is the activities of the enemy that resist that message; this (3) is where the history comes to a conclusion and a door is closed and judgment is emphasized.

If you remember our study under reform lines, right here there is a foundational work [beginning at the waymark of the First Message], "Foundations."

So, when you get to 9/11, the foundations that the Lord leads us back to are these foundations, the truths on these [1843 and 1850] Charts, and He does so because 9/11 is marked by the activity of Islam. And if you are going to understand Islam in Bible prophecy, then you need to return to the Pioneer logic which allowed them to identify that the First Woe was Islam and the Second Woe was Islam. And if the First Woe was Islam and the Second Woe was Islam, then the Third Woe is 9/11, the arrival of Islam back into history; but. to prove that, you have got to go back to these foundational truths [gesturing towards the 1843 and 1850 Charts] to understand it.

So, once the Lord here [at 9/11] leads us back to the Foundations (the Old Paths of Jeremiah 6:16), then the Old Paths become present truth [again referring to the 1843 and 1850 Charts].

And what is one of the Old Paths? The Daily. So, now the Daily, upon the testimony of two, is present truth, no matter what the theologians would say.

The Trumpets

So, closing this up, if you will go back to our notes, the second quote there from The Great Controversy, beginning at page 334, it says,

"In the year 1840 another remarkable fulfillment of prophecy excited widespread interest. Two years before, Josiah Litch, one of the leading ministers preaching the second advent, published an exposition of Revelation 9, predicting the fall of the Ottoman Empire. According to his calculations, this power was to be overthrown . . . 'on the 11^th of August, 1840, when the Ottoman power in Constantinople may be expected to be broken. And this, I believe, will be found to be the case.'—Josiah Litch, in Signs of the Times, and Expositor of Prophecy, Aug. 1, 1840.

"At the very time specified, Turkey, through her ambassadors, accepted the protection of the allied powers of Europe, and thus placed herself under the control of Christian nations. The event exactly fulfilled the prediction. When it became known, multitudes were convinced of the correctness of the principles of prophetic interpretation adopted by Miller and his associates, and a wonderful impetus was given to the advent movement. Men of learning and position united with Miller, both in preaching and in publishing his views, and from 1840 to 1844 the work rapidly extended." The Great Controversy, 334-335.

The 1843 Chart

"I have seen that the 1843 chart was directed by the hand of the Lord, and that it should not be altered; that the figures were as He wanted them; that His hand was over and hid a mistake in some of the figures, so that none could see it, until His hand was removed.

"Then I saw in relation to the 'daily' (Daniel 8:12) that the word 'sacrifice' was supplied by man's wisdom, and does not belong to the text, and that the Lord gave the correct view of it to those who gave the judgment hour cry. When union existed, before 1844, nearly all were united on the correct view of the 'daily'; but in the confusion since 1844, other views have been embraced, and darkness and confusion have followed. Time has not been a test since 1844, and it will never again be a test." Early Writings, 74–75.

So, what am I saying here? I am saying that the Pioneer understanding of the Trumpets—and we have read a little bit of it from Uriah Smith today—that there are Seven Trumpets, and the Trumpets are the judgments upon Rome in response to Sunday laws, in response to Sunday laws.

The Pioneers did not say it that way; I am saying it that way. But, the rule of thumb is that national apostasy is followed by national ruin.

Sometimes we may just think that just applies to the United States, but that is not so. Sister White says after the United States every country on the globe is going to follow the example of the United States. And when Canada passes a Sunday law, national apostasy will be followed by national ruin: when Canada, the same with Mexico; the same with England; it is a principle.

AD321 330 476 538

4 Trumpets 5^th & 6^th Trumpets

Sunday Law Sunday Law

Figure No. 126.

And the first Sunday law was in AD321, and it was followed by national ruin in 330. We read about that today: The Roman Empire was divided into East and West.

And the national ruin then began with the first four Trumpets that brings Western Rome to an end in 476. After 476 never is there an Italian that sits upon the throne in the City of Rome until, of course, the Pope comes along.

So, the Pioneer understanding is, is that the Trumpets are the judgment that God brings upon Rome. I am adding to the fact that it is in response to the Sunday Law; because, when the Papacy is placed upon the throne in AD538, it enforces a Sunday law. And the Pioneers' understanding is that the Lord raises up Islam to chastise an apostate church. So, here we get the Fifth and Sixth Trumpets in this history, once again in response to a Sunday Law.

What am I saying? I am saying this: The Pioneer understanding of the Trumpets is that you cannot separate them because they are God's providential responses to judge Rome, and they are connected to one another. You cannot separate them out.

Therefore, when Sister White refers to verses 30 to 36 [of Daniel 11] being repeated, and the reference in verse 30 is for "ships of Chittim shall come against them," this passage is including the Pioneer understanding of the Trumpets.

So, when you are setting aside Uriah Smith's commentary of the Pioneer understanding of verses 30 to 36, you are also setting aside the Pioneer understanding of the Trumpets. You are setting aside the Old Paths. Okay? This whole passage becomes present truth.

And, of course, both of these Old Paths that we are dealing with here, the Daily, and AD508, and the Trumpets, are on both of these sacred [1843 and 1850] Charts. So, you are not only setting aside, when you reject the Pioneer understanding of verses 30 to 36, you are not only setting aside the Daily and their understanding of the Trumpets but you are setting aside the endorsement of those truths that are on these Charts; and, you are setting aside the Spirit of Prophecy.

So, before we begin to analyze these verses 30 to 36 in connection with verses 40 through 45, I want you to understand that this passage in Manuscript Releases, volume 13, that we read to start with, this opens a can of worms; because, now, you are not just choosing between the true or untrue understanding of the last six verses of Daniel 11. Should you choose to reject the Pioneer understanding of verses 30 to 36, you are simultaneously rejecting the Spirit of Prophecy. Even if you do not understand that, you are.

So, we will continue this tomorrow.

And, what we are doing is we are beginning to get a busy board again. We have done that before. But, let me remove some of these things so I can bring this to a conclusion.

(Brother Pippenger clears areas of the whiteboard.)

We used to have a meeting out at the—there was a Baptist University, and you could rent the rooms, out in California in San Bernardino, one of those towns there, and it was the best place; because, the school rooms, they had whiteboards along the walls and you could do a thing on one whiteboard and you could just walk over five feet and there was another whiteboard, and you could go all the way around the room with the whiteboards. This whiteboard is big, but it is too small.

Okay. What we are wanting to do when we get to the conclusion of this study is we have shown you that Daniel 11, verses 40 through 45, connects with future history in Revelation 13 and Revelation 17, and it does it perfectly. Okay?

But, tomorrow we are going to back in and show that Daniel 11:40-45, it goes backwards in history and connects with the history of verses 30 to 36, and once again it is a perfect parallel. And verses 30 to 36 are going to parallel this and this [Revelations 13, 17] as well; because, we started early on in this presentation of the last six verses of Daniel 11 and showed you that the entire Bible is structured upon those last six verses. So, tomorrow, we will take up our consideration of how 30 to 36 parallels 40 through 45 and what it means if you reject the Pioneer understanding of verses 30 to 36. It means you are rejecting the Spirit of Prophecy.

Shall we pray?

Benediction: Heavenly Father, we thank you that the message of your Word, the prophetic events, the sequence of events is so clearly illustrated and it is ever the same. We understand as human beings we cannot understand the deep things of God, that we are very simple in spite of ourselves thinking that we are greatly elevated in our understanding. But, it is obvious that in order to reach us that you have taken the Message of the Hour and just simply repeated it throughout your Word, in the hopes that it might click for us that it is the same story over and over again, and that story is illustrated upon the last six verses of Daniel 11. And we want to understand this. We want to understand not only the events but what it means to us as Seventh-day Adventists living here at the end of the world. We ask a continued blessing upon the work that we are attempting here with the DVDs and the LiveStreaming, and we ask a blessing upon the day's work that each of us is going to take up, that our work might glorify you and that it might be accomplished safely. And we thank you for all these things in Jesus's name. Amen.