Blood of Christians is seed, 42, 240, 249, 634.
Bohemia, gospel planted in, 97.
an asylum for Waldenses and Albigenses, 97.
papal bull prohibiting public worship in Bohemian tongue, 97, 141, 197.
the Bible in, 99.
cartoon of Christ and the pope, by two artists, 99, 100.
advance of gospel in, after death of Huss, 115.
crusades against, miraculous defeat of, 116, 117.
persecution of Hussites in, 118, 119, 254.
see also ; Jerome.
Bokhara, travels of Wolff in, 360, 361.
Books, on second advent, in Spanish lands, 363.
in Germany, 363, 364.
in America, 368.
of record in heaven, blotting out of sins from, 421, 422, 614;
to determine decisions in final judgment, 480-483;
wicked to be judged from, 666.
Book of Life:
contains names of all who have entered service of God, 480, 484;
names of finally impenitent blotted out of, 483.
Book of Remembrance:
contains record of good deeds, 481; good deeds of wicked erased from, 483;
interest of heaven in, 484.
Book of Death:
contains record of evil deeds, 481;
sins of righteous erased from, 483;
judgment passed on wicked, recorded in, 661.
see also Literature; Writings.
Bottomless pit, represents desolated earth, 658, 659.
beast from, represents atheistical power displayed in France, 269, 286.
British and Foreign Bible Society, founding of, 287.
Britons, primitive Christianity among, 62.
Rome attempts to subjugate, 63.
see also England; Great Britain.
Brock, Mourant, 362.
Bulls, papal, to exterminate Vaudois, 76, 77.
against Wycliffe, 85, 86.
against Luther, 141;
burned by Luther, 142;
published, 147.
to establish the Inquisition, 235.
Bunyan, John, 252.
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Cain, hatred of, for Abel, 46.
life of, why spared, 543.
Calvary, wages of sin proclaimed by, 348, 504, 540.
Satan's character revealed by, 501, 502.
Calvin, educated for priesthood, 221.
conversion of, to Protestantism, 219-221.
labors of, in Geneva, 233-236.
not free from errors, 236, 292.
belief of, in second coming of Christ, 303.
Cartoon, of Christ and the pope, 99, 100.
Catacombs, a shelter for Christians from persecution, 40.
Catholicism, see Roman Catholic Church; Papacy; Pope; Jesuits.
Cestius, retreat of, from Jerusalem, 30, 31.
Character, examination of, in final judgment, 428, 479.
of God, misrepresented by Satan, 569;
by papacy, 569.
Charity, monks claimed that Jesus was supported by, 84.
false, 571.
Charles V., 145, 233, 239.
refusal of, to receive light, 163-165.
at Diet of Spires, 197, 198, 202.
at Diet of Augsburg, 206, 207.
abdication of, 211.
Charles IX., 272.
Chart, prophetic, 392.
Child-preachers, in Sweden, 366, 367.
Children, of Geneva, Gaussen began his ministry with, 365, 366.
Christ heralded by, at triumphal entry into Jerusalem, 367.
Christ, birth of, 46, 313.
sorrow of, over Jerusalem, 18-22.
care of, for Israel, 19, 20.
work of, on this earth, 20, 415-417, 503.
rejected by Israelites, 20, 23.
beholds downfall of Israel, 21, 22.
peace on earth due to His restraining power, 36.
sacrifice of, 345, 348.
coming of, to most holy place in heavenly temple, 424-427.
ministration of, 427-432;
Christians generally ignorant of, 430, 431;
not understood by Adventists in 1844, 429, 431.
our advocate, 474, 482-484.
work of, in investigative judgment, 482, 483.
contest of, with Satan, 501.
death of, revealed Satan's true character, 501, 502.
victory of, over temptation, 510.
deity of, 524.
tenderness of, 570.
rejection of, by Jewish leaders, 595, 596.
views exaltation of human authority, 596.
close of work of, in heavenly sanctuary, 425, 427, 428, 613, 614.
second coming of, 299-316, 640-644.
appearance of, at second coming, 641.
how regarded by redeemed, 652.
satisfied with fruits of sacrifice, 652, 671.
returns to earth at close of thousand years, 662.
coronation of, 666.
see also First advent; Messiah; Second advent.
Christian church, danger of, in seeking support of secular rulers, 384, 385.
Christian world, great sin of, is rejection of law of God, 22.
Christianity, assailed by paganism, 39.
union of, with paganism, 43.
see also Religion.
Christians, escape of, from Jerusalem, 30, 31.
persecution of, in first centuries, 39-48.
gospel advanced by persecution of, 42.
spiritual declension of, 309-311, 463.
to reject the message of Christ's second coming, 338, 339.
true, in every church, 449, 565.
to be divided into two classes, 450.
satisfied with religion of their fathers, 454.
reject Sabbath truth, 454.
self-indulgence of, 474, 475.
blessings on true, 476.
heights to be gained by, as sons of God, 476, 477.
character and work of Satan not comprehended by, 507, 508.
to watch and pray, 510.
under care of guardian angels, 512, 513, 517.
Christian experience needed by, 601, 602.
see also People of God; Persecution; Redeemed; Religion; Books of record.
Chronology, scriptural, 323-329, 398-400, 409, 410, 424, 438-440.
see also Prophecy; Prophecies.
Church, the true, 64.
perils of, in Dark Ages, 55-60.
represented in prophecy by virtuous woman, 381.
seeking favor of world, 383.
use of secular power by, always oppressive, 442, 443.
Satan preparing last campaign against, 510.
see also People of God; Redeemed; Israel; Christians; Reformation.
Churches, spiritual apathy in, 308, 309, 376-378, 463, 464.
apostasy of, 384, 444.
rejection of advent message by, 373, 380.
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Adventists forced to withdraw from, 375, 376, 390.
worldliness in, 376, 380, 382-388.
fall of, 389;
true Christians in, 390, 464.
seeking aid of civil power, 445.
unholy traffic in, 474.
cause of lack of power in, 463.
see also Babylon; Protestants; Roman Catholic Church.