Lord's day, see Sabbath; Fourth commandment; Sunday; Roman Catholic Church.

Lord's supper, supplanted by the mass, 59.

Lot, escape of, 431, 512.

Lotteries, 387.

Louis XV., selfishness of, 280.

Louis XVI., execution of, 230.

Lucian, 178.

Lucifer, the originator of evil, 493-499.

desire of, to penetrate secret purposes of God, 523.

see also Satan.

Luther, Martin, 120-170, 185-210.

early years, parentage, and training of, 120-122.

study of Scriptures by, 122, 123.

work of, in University of Wittenberg, 124-126, 128, 139.

visit of, to Rome, 124, 125.

accepts doctrine of righteousness by faith, 125.

theses of, against indulgences, 129, 130.

efforts of Rome against, 131, 137, 140-144.

trial of, at Augsburg, 135-137.

refusal of, to recant, 136.

escape of, from Augsburg, 137.

wide influence of writings of, 139, 140, 194.

crisis in work of, 141-143.

courage of, 141, 142, 151-153.

final separation of, from Rome, 143.

journey of, to Worms, 151-153.

before the Diet, 155-161.

prayer of, 157.

refusal of, to compromise with Rome, 165, 166.

edict of Rome against, 167.

seclusion of, in Wartburg castle, 168, 169.

saved from self-exaltation, 169, 170.

efforts of, against fanaticism at Wittenberg, 188-193.

translation of New Testament by, 193.

resort to secular power for protection, opposed by, 209.

belief of, in second coming of Christ, 303.

on time of the judgment, 356.

on state of the dead, 549.

Lutterworth, see Wycliffe.

Magi, rank, learning, and wealth of, 315.

Hebrew Scriptures understood by, 315.

watching for the Messiah, 315.

light heeded by, 316.

Man, nature of, at creation, 467.

Satan plots ruin of, 531.

looking to, in place of God, 595.

“Man of sin,” developed by compromise between paganism and Christianity, 50, 266.

See Papacy.

Margaret, sister of Francis I., a Protestant, 214.

protector of Protestants, 221-224.

Mark of the beast, sign of allegiance to Rome, 445-450, 579, 627.

how received, 604, 605.

see also Image; Protestants; United States.

Marks of the crucifixion, Christ always to bear, 674.

Marriage as a symbol, 381, 382.

supper of the Lamb, 427, 428.

Martyrs, early Christian, 40, 47.

in the sixth century, 54, 55.

by the Inquisition, in the thirteenth century, 59.

no fear of death in, 74.

in England, 94, 95, 247, 249, 252.

in Bohemia, 98, 109, 110, 114, 115, 254.

in Switzerland, 180.

in Germany, 211.

in France, 217, 218, 220, 225-230, 271, 282.

in Meaux, 215.

in the Netherlands, 238, 240.

in Scotland, 249, 250.

Mary, Queen of Scots, and John Knox, 250, 251.

Mass (or Eucharist), 59, 189, 190.

Meaux, Reformation in, 214, 215, 219.

Mediator, Christ as, 74, 75, 126, 133, 488.

when man will be without a, 425.

Melanchthon, the friend of Luther, 134, 151, 210.

perplexed by fanaticism, 187.

rescues Grynæus, 205.

Augsburg Confession drawn up by, 196-206.

on second advent, 303.

Mendicants, see Friars.

Menno Simons, work of, 238, 239.

Mercy of God, to first disciples, 348.

door of, open, 429, 430, 435.

shown in destruction by flood, 543.

Message of Revelation eighteen, when given, 390, 603.

condition of world under, 603, 604.

see also First angel's message; Second angel's message; Third angel's message; Advent Movement.

Messiah, prophecies of, 326, 327, 345, 346, 410.

first advent of, explained to Joseph Wolff, 357-359.

Jews ignorant of coming of, 378.

see also Christ; First advent.

Meteoric shower, see Stars.

Methodists, origin of, 257.

character of, in days of Wesley, 259.

persecution of, 259.

see also Wesley.

Middle Ages, 66, 572.

see also Dark Ages.

Midnight, God's people delivered at, 636.

of the world (figurative), 60.

Midnight cry, 398-408, 426, 427.

impelling power of, 402.

Millennium, temporal, not taught in Bible, 321.

effect of belief in, 321.

condition of earth during, 653-660.

see also Thousand years.

Miller, William, 317-342.

early years and character of, 317, 318, 335.

conversion of, from infidelity, 319.

study of Bible by, 319-330.

called to preach, 330, 331.

work of, 331, 332, 368-375.

associates of, in labors, 335.

opposition to, by religious teachers, 335-337.

protected by angels, 337.

wrong conclusion of, regarding end of 2300 days, 351-353.

proclamation of second advent message committed to, 368.

attitude of, toward fanaticism, 396, 397.

see also Advent Movement; First angel's message.

Mind, when under control of Satan, 59.

a law of the, 555.

Ministers, training of, by Vaudois, 70, 71.

influence of popular, in undermining faith in Bible, 336.

errors taught by, 536.

not infallible, 596, 597.

leaning on, for religious belief, 596.

harvest from false teachings of, 654, 655.

see also Preaching.

Ministration, of earthly priests, 413, 418-422.

of Christ, 413, 415-417, 420-422, 480, 482-485, 488-491.

of angels, 480, 482, 486, 487, 511.