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THE UNITED STATES IN THE LIGHT OF PROPHECY;
OR, AN EXPOSITION OF REV. 13:11-17.
BY URIAH SMITH.
1874
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from
heaven on the earth in the sight of men. REV. 13:13.
Preface.
If we read the signs of the times aright, events are soon to transpire
of such a nature as to preclude the necessity of any apology for the
publication of what is contained in the following pages. The numerous
rays of light now shining from the book of prophecy, seem to find their
focal point in our own times. The present age is illuminated in this
respect above all others. Here we find the most emphatic touches of the
prophetic pencil. The events to transpire, and the agents therein
concerned, are brought out in a vivid and startling light.
The question naturally arises, what part the United States has to act in
these scenes; for it must seem reasonable and probable that a nation
which has arisen so suddenly as ours, made such unparalleled progress,
and attained to such a pinnacle of greatness and power, must be a
subject of divine prophecy, or at least of divine providence.
To this question the following pages undertake to give a brief but
scriptural, and so a reasonable and conclusive answer; and to such only
as do not believe that God ever foretells the history of nations, or
that his providence ever works in their development and decline, can
the subject fail to be one of interest.
That this little treatise is exhaustive of the subject is not claimed;
but some facts are presented which are thought to be worthy of serious
consideration, and enough evidence, we trust, produced in favor of the
position taken to show the reader that the subject is not one of mere
theory, but of the highest practical importance; and so enough to
stimulate thought and lead to further inquiry.
If the position here taken be correct, this subject is to be one of
continually-increasing interest, and information respecting it is
necessary to an understanding of our duties and responsibilities in the
solemn and important times that are upon us. It is in this light that we
especially commend it to the serious consideration of the reader.
U.S.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., June, 1874.
Contents
Chapter One.
Probabilities Considered, Pp. 9-19
Chapter Two.
A Chain Of Prophecy, 20-30
Chapter Three.
Location Of The Two-horned Beast, 31-40
Chapter Four.
Chronology Of The Two-horned Beast, 41-51
Chapter Five.
The United States Have Arisen In The Exact Manner In Which John
Saw The Two-horned Beast Coming Up, 52-69
Chapter Six.
Character Of The Government Represented By The Two-horned
Beast, 70-78
Chapter Seven.
The Dragon Voice, 79-88
Chapter Eight.
He Doeth Great Wonders, 89-100
Chapter Nine.
An Image To The Beast, 101-111
Chapter Ten.
The Mark Of The Beast, 112-132
Chapter Eleven.
The Beginning Of The End, 133-160
The United States In The Light Of Prophecy.
Chapter One.
Probabilities Considered.
The United States--what are they? Two hundred years ago, this question
could not have been answered; it could not even have been asked. Now it
can be answered by the dwellers in every quarter of the globe. Then a
few small settlements of earnest men, flying from the religious
intolerance of the Old World, dotted a narrow strip of coast line on our
New England border. Now a mighty nation, with a vast expanse of
territory stretching from ocean to ocean, and from regions almost arctic
on the north to regions equally torrid on the south, embracing more
square leagues of habitable land than Rome ruled over in its palmiest
days, here holds a position of independence and glory among the nations
of the earth.
And the sound of this new nation has gone into all the world. It has
reached the toiling millions of Europe; and they are swarming to our
shores to share its blessings. It has gone to the islands of the sea;
and they have sent their contributions. It has reached the Orient, and
opened as with a password the gates of nations long barred against
intercourse with other powers; and China and Japan, turning from their
beaten track of forty centuries, are looking with wonder at the prodigy
arising across the Pacific to the east of them, and catching some of the
impulse which this growing power is imparting to the nations of the
earth.
Less than one hundred years ago, with three millions of people, the
United States became an independent government. It has now a population
of thirty-eight and a half millions of people, and a territory of three
and a half millions of square miles. Russia alone exceeds this nation in
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