The great empires of prophecy, from Babylon to the fall of Rome / (Record no. 18589)

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Personal name Jones, Alonzo Trévier,
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Title The great empires of prophecy, from Babylon to the fall of Rome /
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Place of publication, distribution, etc Battle Creek, Mich. :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Review and Herald,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 1898.
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Extent xv, 696 p.
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General note White copy from the personal library of Ellen G. White.
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Formatted contents note LIST OF MAPS 1 ..........................................<br/> CHAPTER I. THE EMPIRE OF BABYLON NEBUCHADNEZZAR 1 .......<br/>Predominance of Babylon -- God's Purpose with Israel<br/>-- Religious Imposture Exposed -- There is a God That<br/>Revealeth Secrets -- The Siege of Tyre -- Egypt Given<br/>to Nebuchadnezzar -- Nebuchadnezzar's Great Golden<br/>Image -- The Supremacy of Conscience -- The Most High<br/>Ruleth -- The City of Babylon -- A Great Builder<br/> CHAPTER II. EMPIRE OF BABYLON -- FROM EVIL-MERODACH TO<br/>BELSHAZZAR 25 ...............................................<br/>The Reign of Nabonadius -- Belshazzar's Household. The<br/>World's Great Kingdoms -- The Three Great World<br/>Kingdoms -- The Coming of Medo-Persia<br/> CHAPTER III. THE EMPIRE OF MEDIA AND PERSIA -- THE FALL<br/>OF BABYLON 36 ...............................................<br/>The Doom of Babylon -- Cyrus Drains the Gyndes --<br/>Cyrus Drains the Euphrates -- Belshazzar's Feast --<br/>The City Taken -- Cyrus's Inscription -- Babylon Is<br/>Fallen, Is Fallen<br/> CHAPTER IV. EMPIRE OF MEDIA AND PERSIA - DARIUS THE<br/>MEDE AND CYRUS 50 ...........................................<br/>Daniel's Business Faithfulness -- The Rights of<br/>Conscience -- Cyrus Acknowledges God -- Opposition of<br/>the Samaritans -- Death of Cyrus<br/> CHAPTER V. EMPIRE OF PERSIA AND MEDIA -- CAMBYSES AND<br/>"SMERDIS." 61 ...............................................<br/>Death of Cambyses -- Death of "Smerdis."<br/> CHAPTER VI. EMPIRE OF PERSIA AND MEDIA - DARIUS 67 ......<br/>Darius Supports the Jews -- The Provinces and Revolts<br/>-- A Lover of Truth-Telling<br/> CHAPTER VII. EMPIRE OF PERSIA AND MEDIA -- DARIUS. IN<br/>SCYTHIA AND AT MARATHON 74 ..................................<br/>In Scythia -- The Burning of Sardis -- Destruction of<br/>the Fleet -- Second Expedition Against Greece --<br/>Marathon -- The Persians Return to Asia -- Death of<br/>Darius<br/> CHAPTER VIII. EMPIRE OF PERSIA AND MEDIA -- XERXES. THE<br/>ARMY OF INVASION 88 .........................................<br/>Xerxes Starts to Greece -- The Great Bridge of Boats<br/>-- Xerxes Rides Forth -- The Nations Arrayed -- Xerxes<br/>Reviews His Army<br/> CHAPTER IX. EMPIRE OF PERSIA AND MEDIA -- XERXES.<br/>THERMOPYLAE 101 .............................................<br/>At Thermopylae -- The Greeks Betrayed -- Thermopylae<br/>Is Taken<br/> CHAPTER X. EMPIRE OF PERSIA AND MEDIA -- XERXES.<br/>SALAMIS 109 .................................................<br/>Athens Taken and Burnt -- Defence of the Isthmus --<br/>The Greeks Make Ready -- The Greeks Victorious --<br/>Xerxes Flees<br/> CHAPTER XI. EMPIRE OF PERSIA AND MEDIA -- XERXES.<br/>PLATAEA 121 .................................................<br/>The Battle of Plataea -- The Greeks Victorious<br/> CHAPTER XII. EMPIRE OF PERSIA AND MEDIA -- ARTAXERXES<br/>TO DARIUS CODOMANUS 127 .....................................<br/>Jerusalem Rebuilt -- Apostasy in Jerusalem -- The<br/>Samaritans -- The Battle of Cunaxa -- The Anabasis --<br/>The Last Native King of Egypt<br/> CHAPTER XIII. EMPIRE OF GRECIA -- REIGN OF PHILIP 141 ...<br/>Demosthenes Against Philip -- The Sacred War -- Philip<br/>the Head of Greece -- Philip Generalissimo<br/> CHAPTER XIV. EMPIRE OF GRECIA -- ALEXANDER. IN EUROPE<br/> 151<br/>Demonstrates His Capabilities -- Alexander<br/>Generalissimo -- Alexander's Matchless Celerity --<br/>Final Departure from Greece<br/> CHAPTER XV. EMPIRE OF GRECIA -- ALEXANDER. GRANICUS,<br/>ISSUS, AND ARBELA 160 .......................................<br/>Battle of the Granicus -- Takes All Asia Minor --<br/>Darius's Army -- Battle of Issus -- Alexander Takes<br/>Tyre -- Alexander's Vision -- Holiday and Triumph in<br/>Egypt -- The Battle of Arbela<br/> CHAPTER XVI. EMPIRE OF GRECIA -- ALEXANDER. FROM<br/>BABYLON TO BABYLON AGAIN 177 ................................<br/>Alexander's Court and Carousals -- Grand Entry into<br/>Babylon -- Alexander's Wide Dominion -- Alexander's<br/>Swiftness of Conquest -- A Man of Providence<br/> CHAPTER XVII. EMPIRE OF GRECIA -- ALEXANDER'S<br/>SUCCESSORS. THE EMPIRE DIVIDED 188 ..........................<br/>The Governors and Generals -- Plot and Counterplot --<br/>"King" Aridaeus Is Murdered -- Seleucus Obtains<br/>Babylon -- The Siege of Rhodes -- Four Kingdoms Did<br/>Stand Up<br/> CHAPTER XVIII. EMPIRE OF GRECIA -- ALEXANDER'S<br/>SUCCESSORS. THE KING OF THE NORTH AND THE KING OF THE SOUTH<br/> 200<br/>Lysimachus Takes Macedonia -- The Two Divisions -- The<br/>Kingdom of Pergamus -- "The King's Daughter of the<br/>South" -- Berenice's Hair -- The Battle of Gaza --<br/>Ptolemy and the Jews -- The Romans Appear<br/> CHAPTER XIX. ROME -- THE REPUBLIC 217 ...................<br/>Pyrrhus in Italy -- Philip and Hannibal -- Embassies<br/>to Rome -- Roman Freedom to the Greeks -- Profitable<br/>to the Romans -- Antiochus and the Romans -- War with<br/>Antiochus Magnus -- The Day of Magnesia -- Heliodorus <br/>and the Temple of God -- Death of Hannibal --<br/>Antiochus Epiphanes in Egypt -- Rome Saves Egypt --<br/>Empire of Grecia Perishes -- Rome's Profound Policy --<br/>The World's Tribunal -- Rome Fulfils the Prophecy<br/> CHAPTER XX. ROME -- THE FAILURE OF THE REPUBLIC 250 .....<br/>Rome's Plunder and Luxury -- Territory and Government<br/>-- Money the One Thought -- The Rich Richer, the Poor<br/>Poorer -- Distribution of the Land -- Public Granaries<br/>Established -- War with Mithradates -- Sulla's<br/>"Reforms" -- Rise of Pompey and Caesar -- Mithradates<br/>on the Romans -- Pompey Subdues Judea -- Antipater the<br/>Idumaean -- Rullus and Cicero<br/> CHAPTER XXI. ROME -- THE FIRST TRIUMVIRATE 276 ..........<br/>Pompey and the Senate -- Caesar and the Senate --<br/>Caesar's Land Laws -- Reform by Law -- The Senate Wins<br/>Pompey -- Legal Government Ended -- Pompey and the<br/>Nobles -- Antipater and Herod -- The Senate Flatters<br/>Caesar -- The Senate Murders Caesar<br/> CHAPTER XXII. ROME -- THE SECOND TRIUMVIRATE 296 ........<br/>Rise of Octavius -- Plot, Counterplot, and War -- The<br/>Triumvirate Formed -- The Triumvirs' Proscription --<br/>"The Saviors of their Country" -- Antony and Cleopatra<br/>-- Herod Made King<br/> CHAPTER XXIII. ROME -- THE EMPIRE 311 ...................<br/>Rome Ruled the World -- The Only World Power -- The<br/>World's Homage to Rome -- "The Iron Monarchy."<br/> CHAPTER XXIV. ROME -- THE MONARCHY 320 ..................<br/>The World-Prison -- Augusts and His Family --<br/>Everything "High Treason" -- A Furious and Crushing<br/>Despotism -- Caligula's Popularity -- Caligula's<br/>Prodigality -- Caligula's Deadly Cruelty -- Claudius's<br/>Popularity -- Messalina and Agrippina -- Roman Society<br/>-- Ultimate Paganism<br/> CHAPTER XXV. ROME -- AGAINST CHRISTIANITY 343 ...........<br/>Antagonistic Principles -- The Roman Idea of Ethics --<br/>Vox Populi, Vox Dei -- God and Caesar -- Christians<br/>and the State -- Pliny and the Christians -- Roman<br/>Religious Life -- The Roman Laws -- Sources of<br/>Persecution -- The Priests and Artisans -- The<br/>Governors and Emperors -- The Governmental System at<br/>Fault -- Ground of Governmental Persecution --<br/>Christianity Victorious -- The "Ten Persecutions."<br/> CHAPTER XXVI. ROME -- THE GREAT APOSTASY 374 ............<br/>That Man of Sin -- Men Speaking Perverse Things -- The<br/>Mysteries -- Worshiping Toward the East -- Ambition of<br/>the Bishop of Rome -- The New Platonists -- School of<br/>Clement and Origen -- The Two Pagan Streams --<br/>Political Designs -- The New Paganism -- The Two<br/>Streams Unite; a New Religion<br/> CHAPTER XXVII. ROME -- EXALTATION OF THE BISHOPRIC 396 ..<br/>One Is Master, Even Christ -- Lover of Pre-eminence<br/>Begins -- The Church of Rome Claims Supremacy -- The <br/>Bishop the Infallible Judge -- An Episcopal Punic War<br/>-- Paul of Samosata<br/> CHAPTER XXVIII. ROME -- THE RISE OF CONSTANTINE 409 .....<br/>The Persecution by Diocletian -- Condition of the<br/>Church -- The Persecution Stopped -- The City of Rome<br/>Offended -- Six Emperors at Once -- Battle of the<br/>Milvian Bridge -- Victory of Christian Principles<br/> CHAPTER XXIX. ROME -- THE RELIGION OF CONSTANTINE 424 ...<br/>Constantine a Sun-Worshiper -- The Labarum -- Dies<br/>Solis and the Haruspices. Murder of Crispus and Fausta<br/>-- The "True Cross" and Constantine -- Is This<br/>Paganism or Christianity? -- A Murder Even in Death<br/> CHAPTER XXX. ROME -- CONSTANTINE AND THE BISHOPS 439 ....<br/>Constantine a New Moses -- The New "Israel Delivered"<br/>-- Constantine's Tabernacle -- Bishops at the Imperial<br/>Banquet -- Constantine Sent to Heaven -- The Mystery<br/>of Iniquity<br/> CHAPTER XXXI. ROME -- THE UNION OF CHURCH AND STATE 453 .<br/>Restoration of the Church Property -- Which Was the<br/>Catholic Church -- The Donatist Controversy -- The<br/>Council at Arles -- The State a Religious Partizan --<br/>Liberty to the Donatists -- Clergy Exempt from Public<br/>Offices -- The Church of the Masses -- The Church a<br/>Mass of Hypocrites<br/> CHAPTER XXXII. ROME -- THE ORIGINAL SUNDAY LEGISLATION<br/> 472<br/>True and False Theocracies -- The New, and False,<br/>Theocracy -- Constantine's Famous Sunday Law -- The<br/>New Kingdom of God -- The Sunday Law only Religious --<br/>By Authority of Pontifex Maximus -- Sunday in the<br/>Council of Nice -- Sunday Work Made Sacrilege -- The<br/>Church Obtains the Monopoly -- Origin of the<br/>Inquisition<br/> CHAPTER XXXIII. ROME -- ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CATHOLIC<br/>FAITH 493 ...................................................<br/>The Trinitarian Controversy -- homoousion or<br/>Homoiousion? -- The Secret of the Controversy --<br/>Constantine's Design -- The Council of Nice -- Grand<br/>Entry of the Emperor -- The Parties in the Council --<br/>The Making of the Creed -- The Dissenters Banished --<br/>The True Estimate of the Council<br/> CHAPTER XXXIV. ROME -- ARIANISM BECOMES ORTHODOX 515 ....<br/>Athanasius Banished, Arius Returned -- Athanasius<br/>Returned and Again Banished -- Installation of Bishop<br/>Macedonius -- Council of Sardica -- Councils of Arles<br/>and Milan -- Arianism Now Orthodox -- Hosius Forced to<br/>Become Arian -- Athanasius Again Removed -- Liberius<br/>Becomes Arian -- Double Council, Rimini and Seleucia<br/>-- The World Finds Itself Arian -- Arianism Is<br/>"Catholic."<br/> CHAPTER XXXV. ROME -- THE CATHOLIC FAITH RE-ESTABLISHED<br/> 540<br/>The Emperor Julian -- Valens, Gratian, and Theodosius<br/>-- The Order of the Hierarchy -- Gregory Bishop of<br/>Constantinople -- Basil Applies to Rome -- The Council<br/>of Constantinople -- The Council of Aquileia --<br/>"Inquisitor of the Faith" -- The Empire "Converted."<br/> CHAPTER XXXVI. ROME -- CHURCH USURPS THE CIVIL<br/>AUTHORITY 558 ...............................................<br/>Aspirations of the Bishop of Rome -- The Clergy Made<br/>Civil Judges -- The Bible Made the Code -- The<br/>Bishopric a Political Office -- The Worst Characters<br/>Become Bishops -- The Episcopal Dictatorship -- Civil<br/>Government Vanishes<br/> CHAPTER XXXVII. ROME -- THE RUIN OF THE EMPIRE 572 ......<br/>Grandeur of the Bishop of Rome -- Pride of Bishops and<br/>Clergy -- Vices of Clergy and People -- Abominations<br/>of Sun-Worship Continued -- Heathen Practises in the<br/>Church -- Monkish "Virtue" Prevalent -- Sheer<br/>Unmingled Naturalism -- Destruction and Devastation --<br/>Worse than Barbarian and Heathen<br/> CHAPTER XXXVIII. ROME DIVIDED 591 .......................<br/>The Place of the Ten Divisions -- The Ancient Germans<br/>-- German Respect for Woman<br/> CHAPTER XXXIX. ROME DIVIDED -- THE ALEMANNI AND THE<br/>FRANKS 599 ..................................................<br/>The Alemanni Take Vindelicia -- Alemanni and Franks<br/>Enter Gaul -- From the Rhine to the Seine -- The<br/>Franks and the Alemanni of To-day<br/> CHAPTER XL. ROME DIVIDED -- THE SUEVI, THE VANDALS, AND<br/>THE BURGUNDIANS 608 .........................................<br/>Radagaisus Invades Italy -- Final Settlement of the<br/>Burgundians -- Final Settlement of the Suevi -- The<br/>Vandals Enter Africa -- The Roman Armies Defeated --<br/>Carthage Captured<br/> CHAPTER XLI. ROME DIVIDED -- THE VISIGOTHS 621 ..........<br/>Entrance of the Goths into History -- The Visigoths<br/>Taken Over the Danube -- Under Alaric They Ravage<br/>Greece -- Alaric Master-General of Illyricum --<br/>Honorius Prepares the Way -- Siege of Rome -- Rome's<br/>Ransom -- The Sack of Rome -- The Visigoths Leave<br/>Italy -- In Gaul and Spain -- In Spain Their Final<br/>Settlement<br/> CHAPTER XLII. ROME DIVIDED -- THE ANGLES AND SAXONS 644 .<br/>The Original Englishmen -- Angles on the Sea --<br/>Beginning of English History -- Britain Becomes<br/>England<br/> CHAPTER XLIII. ROME DIVIDED -- THE OSTROGOTHS ENTER THE<br/>WESTERN EMPIRE 652 ..........................................<br/>Why Attila Invaded Gaul -- The Battle of Chalons --<br/>Battle of the Netad -- Theodoric the Ostrogoth -- The<br/>Ostrogothic Dominion<br/> CHAPTER XLIV. ROME DIVIDED -- THE LOMBARDS 662 ..........<br/>Their Native Region -- After the Battle of Netad<br/> CHAPTER XLV. ROME DIVIDED -- THE HERULIAN KINGDOM 667 ...<br/>The Heruli in Italy -- Odoacer Made King -- The<br/>Western Empire Extinguished -- The Empire of Rome Is<br/>Perished<br/> CHAPTER XLVI. THE TEN KINGDOMS 677 ......................<br/>The Ten Stand at One Time -- Mede's List of the<br/>Kingdoms -- Sir Isaac Newton's List -- Lists of<br/>Bishops Newton and Chandler -- Hunnish Empire<br/>Extinguished -- The Gepidae and the Avars -- What<br/>Machiavelli Himself Says -- Bishop Lloyd's Dates --<br/>The Conclusion
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    Library of Congress Classification     EGW Estate Branch Office Judith Thomas Library Judith Thomas Library EGW Estate Branch Office 06/07/2017 791 D59 .J77 1898 06/07/2017 06/07/2017 Ellen G. White Estate Branch Office Ellen G. White's personal Library Collection