[Revelation 3:11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.] In the mountains of Piedmont, on the plains of France and the shores of Holland, the progress of the gospel was marked with the blood of its disciples. But in the countries of the North it found aContinue reading “The Great Controversy: The Netherlands and Scandinavia—Chapter 13, Part 2”
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The Great Controversy: The Netherlands and Scandinavia—Chapter 13, Part 1
[Hebrews 10:35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.Hebrews 10:36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.—KJV] In The Netherlands the papal tyranny very early called forth resolute protest. Seven hundred years before Luther’s time the RomanContinue reading “The Great Controversy: The Netherlands and Scandinavia—Chapter 13, Part 1”
The Great Controversy: The French Reformation—Chapter 12, Part 6
[Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.—KJV] The city had already declared for the Reformation when Calvin, after various wanderings and vicissitudes, entered its gates. Returning from a last visit to his birthplace, he was on his way to Basel, when, finding theContinue reading “The Great Controversy: The French Reformation—Chapter 12, Part 6”
The Great Controversy: The French Reformation—Chapter 12, Part 5
[“Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord.” Zechariah 4:6. ] A solemn oath to extirpate heresy was taken in the great cathedral where, nearly three centuries later, the Goddess of Reason was to be enthroned by a nation that had forgotten the living God. Again the procession formed, and the representativesContinue reading “The Great Controversy: The French Reformation—Chapter 12, Part 5”
The Great Controversy: The French Reformation—Chapter 12, Part 4
[Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!—KJV] The French Reformers, eager to see their country keeping pace with Germany and Switzerland, determined to strike a bold blow against the superstitions of Rome,Continue reading “The Great Controversy: The French Reformation—Chapter 12, Part 4”
The Great Controversy: The French Reformation—Chapter 12, Part 3
[Jeremiah 20:8 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.Jeremiah 20:9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heartContinue reading “The Great Controversy: The French Reformation—Chapter 12, Part 3”
The Great Controversy: The French Reformation—Chapter 12, Part 2
[Of Louis de Berquin, this was said:] “The most learned of the nobles of France,” his genius and eloquence, his indomitable courage and heroic zeal, and his influence at court,—for he was a favorite with the king,—caused him to be regarded by many as one destined to be the Reformer of his country. Said Beza:Continue reading “The Great Controversy: The French Reformation—Chapter 12, Part 2”