choice of Barabbas or Christ as a parallel of the choice of the seal of God or the mark of the beast. So remember that for a future study. Now let's focus in on Daniel 3, the next prophetic study we'll look at that identifies the close of probation as the Sunday law and as the medium that purifies God's church. Ezekiel 8-12 was more pointing us towards the experience of the righteous and the wicked within the church during this time period in relationship to the work that's going on in the most holy place. Whereas Daniel 3 is talking about the same subject is, in my mind, is more identifying the impact of the message that goes forth at this time. Because when Sister White's describing this in connection with the Sunday law over and over again, she emphasizes the information connected with the message that goes forth at the Sunday law. We'll start with one from the signs of the times, May 6, 1897. Trial and persecution will come to all who, in obedience to the word of God, refuse to worship the false Sabbath. Force is the last resort of every false religion. At first it tries attraction, as the king of Babylon tried the power of music and outward show. If these attractions, invented by men inspired by Satan, failed to make men worship the image, the hungry flames of the furnace were ready to consume them. So it will be now. This is going to be repeated. First comes the attraction, then the force. There's an interesting passage in Isaiah 23, verses 15 through 18. You have to take the passages of prophecy and apply the symbols in their context. In our last study, we dealt with the principle where Sister White says, all the ancient prophets spoke more for our day than in the days in which they lived, which means that they were all telling the same story, the end of the world story. You have to take the passages of Bible prophecy and bring them down to the end of the world. By that context, determine what's being symbolized here. In this verse 15 to 18, you'll see that Tyre is symbolizing the papacy. This will be an easy one to see. Let's read this. And it shall come to pass in that day that Tyre shall be forgotten 70 years, according to the days of one king. And after the end of 70 years shall Tyre sing as a harlot. Take a harp and go about the city, thou harlot that has been forgotten. Make sweet melody, sing many songs that thou mayest be remembered.