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wise; for it will not be, except the falling away come first, and the man of sin be re vealed, the son of perdition, he that opposetb and exalteth himself against all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that he sittetb in the temple of God, setting himself forth as God.... For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work; only there is one that restrain eth now, .until he be taken out of the way. And 'then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay ( or, "put out of the way." cf Rev. 19 :20) with the breath of his mouth, and bring to naught by the manifestation of his coming.'' It is clearly revealed in the Word of God that there is a mighty king coming to this earth, the personal representative of Satan, who shall gain great power and dominion through out the Roman world. The days of his reign are to be awful days, but the days of bis reign will be brief and his overthrow over- whelming. · 2. THE DEVIL IDMSELF SHALL BE CHAINED AND CAST INTO THE .ABYSS FOB A THOUSAND YEARS, AND THEN AFTER A LITTLE SPACE OF LIBERTY HE SH.ALL BE CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE, WHERE HE SHALL BE TORMENTED DAY AND NIGHT FOREVER AND EVER. This, too, is clearly
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