Our day in the light of prophecy and providence . ry of Chris-tian Biography, by Smith and Wace, art. Pope Pelagius.) The prophecy declared that the Papacy would be givenspecial supremacy during a period of 1260 years. In A. D. 533 came the memorable imperial declarationrecognizing that supremacy, and in A. d. 538 came the strokewith the sword of Rome, cleaving the way; and there beganthe new order of popes—men of the state, and then rulersof the state. Thus decisive events clearly mark the beginning of theprophetic period of the 1260 years. And just 1260 yearsfrom the decree of 533, in recogn
Our day in the light of prophecy and providence . ry of Chris-tian Biography, by Smith and Wace, art. Pope Pelagius.) The prophecy declared that the Papacy would be givenspecial supremacy during a period of 1260 years. In A. D. 533 came the memorable imperial declarationrecognizing that supremacy, and in A. d. 538 came the strokewith the sword of Rome, cleaving the way; and there beganthe new order of popes—men of the state, and then rulersof the state. Thus decisive events clearly mark the beginning of theprophetic period of the 1260 years. And just 1260 yearsfrom the decree of 533, in recognition of the papal supremacy,came a decree, in 1793, aimed against that supremacy; andjust 1260 years from that stroke with the sword at Rome inbehalf of the Papacy, came a stroke with the sword at Romeagainst the Papacy. * The exact date should be 538, as given in the quotation from Schallshistory. From the death of Silverius [June, 538] the Roman Catholic writ-ers date the episcopacy of Vigilius,—Bower, History of the Popes, underyear
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