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Jesus Weeping over Jerusalem[Frontispiece]
The Good Shepherd[12]
Healing the Centurion's Servant[16]
Christ's Weapon of Defense—The Word of God[19]
On the Way to Emmaus[24]
The Great Image[38]
Babylon in Her Glory[40]
The Handwriting on the Wall[42]
The Ascension of Christ[50]
Christ Coming in Glory[58]
Christ Answering His Disciples' Questions[64]
The Siege of Jerusalem by the Romans under Titus, A.D. 70[68]
The Catacombs near Rome[72]
Lisbon from Across the Bay[78]
Midday at Sea, May 19, 1780[84]
The Great Meteoric Shower, Nov. 13, 1833[92]
The Sign of Fire[98]
Satan Offers Gold, and the World Stampedes to Its Destruction[104]
A Faithful and Wise Servant[108]
The Sunset Hour[114]
Philip and the Eunuch[116]
Rome on the Tiber[124]
The Invasion of the Roman Empire by the Huns[128]
Raising the Siege of Rome, A.D. 538[130]
Storming of the Bastille Prison in Paris[138]
The Triple Crown[144]
The Love of Power—The Power of Love[146]
Christians in Prison Beneath the Colosseum Awaiting Martyrdom[148]
The Shame of Religious Wars[152]
Christ and the Scribes[158]
The Sabbath from Eden To Eden[168]
Christ and His Disciples in the Corn-fields[172]
Waldenses Hunted by the Armies of Rome[176]
The Gift of God[190]
The Baptism of Christ[198]
Symbols of Medo-Persia and Grecia[204]
The Camp of Israel in the Wilderness[210]
Our Great High Priest[212]
Artaxerxes Sending the Jews to Rebuild Jerusalem, B.C. 457[218]
Rebuilding Jerusalem[224]
The Anointing of Jesus at His Baptism[228]
The Crucifixion of Christ[232]
The Third Angel's Message[238]
A Christian Mother Exhorting Her Daughter To Martyrdom[246]
Lucifer Plotting Against the Government of God[256]
The Redemption Price[260]
Saul and the Witch of Endor[264]
The Salem Witchcraft[270]
"He Is Risen"[274]
Lot Fleeing From Sodom[286]
Peter Delivered from Prison[294]
Jacob's Dream in Bethel[298]
Modern Inventions Fulfilling Prophecy[302]
The Hoe Double Octuple Press[316]
Fortifications on the Bosporus[320]
Modern Jerusalem[329]
The Great Battle of Armageddon[336]
United States Battleship "Nevada"[340]
Moses Viewing the Promised Land[360]
The Saints' Eternal Home[366]
The Master at the Door[369]

"FOUNDED UPON A ROCK"
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." Ps. 119:105.

FOREWORD

These are eventful times. With history-making changes passing rapidly before men's eyes, the questions press upon thoughtful minds in all lands, What do these things mean? What next in the program of world-shaping events?

Like a great searchlight shining across the centuries, the sure Word of Prophecy focuses its bright beams upon Our Day. In this light we see clearly the trend of events, and may understand what comes next in the program of history fulfilling prophecy.

In the Volume of the Book the living God speaks to Our Day of events of the past that have a lesson for the present, and of things to come. Divine prophecy fulfilled before men's eyes is God's challenge to unbelief. The Word of Holy Writ has been the guiding light through all the ages. It is the lamp to our feet today.

"Steadfast, serene, unmovable, the same,
Year after year,...
Burns on forevermore that quenchless flame;
Shines on that inextinguishable light."

THE GOOD SHEPHERD
"The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us." John 1:14.

"PEACE BE TO THIS HOUSE"
"If any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me." Rev. 3:20.

THE BOOK THAT SPEAKS TO OUR DAY

Man may write a true book, but only God, the source of life, can write a living book. "The word of God ... liveth and abideth forever." 1 Peter 1:23. The Bible is the living word of God. We look at the volume; we hold it in our hands. It is like other books in form and printer's art. But the voice of God speaks from these pages, and the word spoken is alive. It is able to do in the heart that receives it what can be done only by divine power.