THE GREAT EMPIRES of PROPHECY, from Babylon to the Fall of Rome

BOOKS BY A. T. JONES. I. THE GREAT EMPIRES OF PROPHECY, From Babylon to the Fall of Rome. 712 large pages, besides 22 full-page, colored maps. Cloth, $2.00, II. THE TWO REPUBLICS, Or, Rome and the United States of Amer- ica. A comparative history. 896 octavo pages and 67 full:page engravings. Prices $2.50 to $4.75. Sold by sub- scription. Ill. THE EMPIRES OF THE BIBLE, From the Confusion of Tongues to the Babylonian Captivity. 410 large pages, besides 21 full-page colored maps. Cloth, $1.50. IV. THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE, Or, Civil Government and Religion. A book every serious thinker should care- fully peruse. 378 pages; cloth, $1.00 • paper, 40c. V. THE NATIONAL SUNDAY LAW. Argument of Alonzo T. Jones before the United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, at Washington, D. C., Dec. 13, 1888. Just as good to- day as ever. 192 pages ; cloth, 50c ; pamphlet, 25c PEVIEW & HERALD PlIB'G. CO. THE GREAT. EMPIRES OF PROPHECY FROM BABYLON TO THE FALL OF ROME " To the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men." ALONZO TREVIER JONES. REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN CHICAGO, ILL. ATLANTA, GA. 1898 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1898, by ALONZO TRVIER JONES, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. BABYLON MEDO-PERSIA GRECIA ROME THE TEN KINGDOMS CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. PAGE The Em-pire of Babylon—Nebuchadnezzar 1 Predominance of Babylon — God's Purpose with Israel — Religious Imposture Exposed — There is a God That Revealeth Secrets—The Siege of Tyre—Egypt Given to Nebuchadnezzar — Nebuchadnezzar's Great Golden Image—The Supremacy of Conscience—The Most High Ruleth — The City of Babylon — A Great Builder. CHAPTER II. Empire of Babylon — From Evil=Merodach to Belshazzar 25 The Reign of Nabonadius — Belshazzar's Household—The World's Great Kingdoms—The Three Great World Kingdoms—The Coming of Medo-Persia. CHAPTER III. The Empire of Media and Persia —The Fall of Babylon . 36 The Doom of Babylon—Cyrus Drains the Gyndes — Cyrus Drains the Euphrates —Belshazzar's Feast — The City Taken — Cyrus's Inscrip- tion —Babylon Is Fallen, Fs Fallen. CHAPTER IV. Empire of Media and Persia — Darius the Mede and Cyrus . 50 Daniel's Business Faithfulness — The Rights of Conscience — Cyrus' Acknowledges God — Opposition of the Samaritans — Death of Cyrus. CHAPTER V. Empire of Persia and Media —Cambyses and " Smerdis " 61 Death of Cambyses — Death of " Smerdis." CHAPTER VI. Empire of Persia and Media—Darius 67 Darius Supports the Jews—The Provinces and Revolts — A Lover of Truth-Telling v ii i CONTENTS. CHAPTER VII. Empire of Persia and Media — Darius 74 In Scythia — The Burning of Sardis — Destruction of the Fleet — Sec- ond Expedition Against Greece — Marathon — The Persians Return to Asia — Death of Darius. CHAPTER VIII. Empire of Persia and Media — Xerxes . 88 Xerxes Starts to Greece —The Great Bridge of Boats—Xerxes Rides Forth—The Nations Arrayed—Xerxes Reviews His Army. • CHAPTER IX. Empire of Persia and Media — Xerxes . 101 At Thermopylae-The Greeks Betrayed—Thermopylae Is Taken, CHAPTER X. Empire of Persia and Media — Xerxes . 109 Athens Taken and Burnt — Defence of the Isthmus—The Greeks Make Ready —The Greeks Victorious — Xerxes Flees. CHAPTER XI. Empire of Persia and Media — Xerxes . 121 The Battle of Plateea— The Greeks Victorious. CHAPTER XII. y Empire of Persia and Media — Artaxerxes to Darius Codomanus 127 Jerusalem Rebuilt—Apostasy in Jerusalem—The Samaritans—The •Battle of Cunaxa — The Anabasis— The Last Native King of Egypt. CHAPTER XIII. Empire of Orecia — Reign of Philip . • . 141 Demosthenes Against Philip—The Sacred War—Philip the Head of Greece—Philip Generalissimo. CHAPTER XIV. Empire of Orecia — Alexander . 151 Demonstrates His Capabilities — Alexander Generalissimo — Alexan- der's Matchless Celerity — Final Departure from Greece. CONTENTS. 1X CHAPTER XV. Empire of Grecia— Alexander . 160 Battle of the Granicus — Takes All Asia Minor — Darius's Army — Bat- tle of Issus — Alexander Takes Tyre — Alexander's Vision—Holiday and Triumph in Egypt — The Battle of Arbela. CHAPTER XVI. Empire of Grecia — Alexander . 177 Alexander's Court and Carousals — Grand Entry into Babylon — Alexan- der's Wide Dominion — Alexander's Swiftness of Conquest- 4 Man of Providence. CHAPTER XVII. Empire of Grecia — Alexander's Successors . 188 The Goverriors and Generals — Plot and Counterplot — " King " Ari- dmus Is Murdered — Seleucus Obtains Babylon — The Siege of Rhodes — Four Kingdoms Did Stand Up. CHAPTER XVIII. Empire of Grecia— Alexander's Successors 200 Lysirnachus Takes Macedonia— The Two Divisions—The Kingdom of Pergamus— " The King's Daughter of the South "— Berenice's Hair— The Battle of Gaza— Ptolemy and the Jews— The Romans Appear. CHAPTER XIX Rome — The Republic 217 Pyrrhus in Italy — Philip and Hannibal—Embassies to Rome—Roman Freedom to the Greeks — Profitable to the Romans — Antiochus and the Romans— War with Antiochus Magnus — The Day of Magnesia — Heliodorus and the Temple of God — Death of Hannibal — Antiochus Epiphanes in Egypt— Rome Saves Egypt— Empire of Grecia Perishes — Rome's Profound Policy —The World's Tribunal—Rome Fulfils the Prophecy. CHAPTER XX. Rome — The Failure of The Republic . 250 Rome's Plunder and Luxury — Territory and Government — Money the One Thought —The Rich Richer, the Poor Poorer — Distribution of the Land — Public Granaries Established — War with Mithradates — Sulla's " Reforms" — Rise of Pompey and Cesar— Mithradates on the Romans— Pompey Subdues Judea— Antipater the Idumwan— Rullus and Cicero. X CONTENTS. CHAPTER XXI. Rome — The First Triumvirate 276 Pompey and the Senate — C.,esar and the Senate Cwsar's Land Laws — Reform by Law — The Senate Wins Pompey — Legal Government Ended — Pompey and the Nobles — Antipater and Herod— The Senate Flatters Caesar—The Senate Murders CEsar. CHAPTER XXII. Rome — The Second Triumvirate . 296 Rise of Octavius — Plot, Counterplot, and War= The Triumvirate Formed — The Triumvirs' Proscription— " The Saviors of their Coun- try " — Antony and Cleopatra — Herod Made King. CHAPTER XXIII. Rome — The Empire . 311 Rome Ruled the World — The Only World Power — The World's Hom- age to Rome— " The Iron Monarchy." CHAPTER XXIV. Rome — The Monarchy . 320 The World-Prison—Augustus and His Family—Everything "High Treason "—A Furious and Crushing Despotism — Caligula's Popularity — Caligula's Prodigality— Caligula's Deadly Cruelty— Claudius's Popularity — Messalina and Agrippina —Roman Society — Ultimate Paganism. CHAPTER XXV. Rome— Against Christianity . 343 Antagonistic Principles— The Roman Idea of Ethics — Vox Populi, Vox Del God and Csar — Christians and the State —Pliny and the Chris- tians—Roman, Religious Life—The Roman Laws —Sources of Perse- cution—The. Priests and Artisans—The Governors and Emperors — The Governmental System at Fault —Ground of Governmental Persecu- tion—Christianity Victorious—The "Ten Persecutions." CHAPTER XXVI. Rome —The Great Apostasy . 374 'That Man of Sin — Men Speaking Perverse Things — The MySteries— Worshiping Toward the East — Ambition of the Bishop of Rome— The New Platonists —School of Clement and Origen —The Two Pagan .Streams—Political Designs—The New Paganism—The Two Streams Unite; a New Religion. CONTENTS. xi CHAPTER XXVII. Rome — Exaltation of the Bishopric . 396 One Is Master, Even Christ — Love of Pre-eminence Begins — The Church of Rome Claims Supremacy — The Bishop the Infallible Judge —An Episcopal Punic War —Paul of Samosata. CHAPTER XXVIII Rome — The Rise of Constantine . 409 The Persecution by Diocletian — Condition of the Church — The Perse- cution Stopped—The City of Rome Offended —Six Emperors at Once — Battle of the Milvian Bridge — Victory of Christian Principles. CHAPTER XXIX. Rome — The Religion of Constantine . 424 Constantine a Sun-Worshiper — The Labarum — Dies Solis and the Haruspices— Murder of Crispus and Fausta— The "True Cross" and Constantine—Is This Paganism or Christianity ?— A Murderer Even in Death. CHAPTER XXX. Rome—Constantine and the Bishops . 439 Constantine a New Moses— The New " Israel Delivered " —Constad- tine's Tabernacle — Bishops at the Imperial Banquet — Constantine Sent to Heaven — The Mystery of IniqUity. CHAPTER XXXI. Rome—The Union of Church and State . 453 Restoration of the Church Property — Which Was the Catholic Church —The Donatist Controversy — The Council at Arles—The State a Religious Partizan — Liberty to the Donatists —Clergy Exempt from Public Offices — The Church of the Masses — The Church a Mass of Hypocrites. CHAPTER XXXII. Rome—The Original Sunday Legislation . 472 True and False Theocracies— The New, and False, Theocracy — Con- stantine's Famous Sunday Law-The New Kingdom of God — The Sunday Law only Religious—By Authority of Pontifex Maximus— Sunday in the Council of Nice — Sunday Work Made Scrilege — The Church Obtains the Monopoly—Origin of the Inquisition: xii CONTENTS. CHAPTER XXXIII. Rome — Establishment of the Catholic Faith . 493 The Trinitarian Controversy — Homoousion or Homoiousion? —The Secret of the Controversy— Constantine's Design— The Council of Nice — Grand Entry of the Emperor — The -Parties in the Council — The Making of the Creed — The Dissenters Banished—The True Estimate of the Council. CHAPTER XXXIV. Rome -Arianism Becomes Orthodox 515 Athanasius Banished, Arius Returned — Athanasius Returned and Again Banished— Installation of Bishop Macedonius — Council of Sar- dica — Councils of Arles and Milan — Arianism Now Orthodox — Hosius Forced to

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