“Recompense her according to her works; according to all that she hath done, do unto her.” Jer. 50:29.
7. Why did Christ tell Peter to put up his sword?
“Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.” Matt. 26:52.
8. Why was the Papacy to go into captivity?
“He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword.” Rev. 13:10. See Lev. 25:10; Jer. 34:17.
9. What is to be the punishment of spiritual Babylon?
“Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works.” Rev. 18:6.
10. What does the psalmist say will come to the persecutor?
“His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.” Ps. 7:16.
Note.—In his letter addressed to the Jews, dated Nov. 16, 1905, President Roosevelt said: “I feel very strongly that if any people are oppressed anywhere, the wrong inevitably reacts in the end on those who oppress them; for it is an immutable law in the spiritual world that no one can wrong others and yet in the end himself escape unhurt.”