Part 94

Snares of Satan, 518-530. in worldly business, 519. self-gratification, 519. in appeals to appetite, 474. neglect of prayer and Bible study, 519, 525. accusing of brethren, 519. unconverted church-members, 520. false theories, 520, 523. wresting and perverting of Scripture, 520, 521. liberality of religious belief, 522. scientific research, 522. unwise speculations, 522, 523. Spiritualism, 524. denial of pre-existence of Christ, 524. false teaching regarding second advent, 525.

Society, condition of, in last days, 583-586. corruption in, attributed to Sunday desecration, 587.

Sodom, warning rejected by, 431, 512. spiritual, 269.

Solomon, 509.

Sophie Arnoult, 270.

South America, proclamation of advent message in, 363.

Spain, Luther’s writings in, 139. earthquake felt in, 304.

Spalatin, 165.

Speculation, human, 126, 522.

Spires, Diet of, 197-210. protest of, 197-204.

Spirit of God, when to be withdrawn from earth, 615. see also Holy Spirit; Pentecost.

Spirit manifestations, 552, 560. the rapping delusion, 553. made to take place of Bible, 557. see also Evil spirits; Spiritualism.

Spirits, to be tried by Bible, 397. agency of evil, 511-517. communion with, forbidden, 556. uphold Sunday observance, 591.

Spiritualism, 551-562. one of Satan’s most successful agencies, 524, 552, 561, 562. converts to, where found, 556. erroneous teaching of, 555-558. leads to self-indulgence and excess, 555, 603, 604. assuming Christian guise, 558. deceptive power of, 558, 559, 588. Scriptures a safeguard against, 559. miracles to be wrought through, 588, 589. see also Angels; Evil Spirits; Satan; Spirit manifestations.

Spurgeon, on sacramentarianism in the Church of England, 384.

Standard-bearers, 55.

Star, seen at deliverance of God’s people, 638.

Stars, falling of, 333, 334. see also Signs.

State, duty of, 201. see also Church and state; United States.

Staupitz, 123.

St. Bartholomew massacre, 272, 273.

Stephen, 328.

Suffrage in the United States, 297.

Sun, darkening of, 305-308. see also Signs.

Sunday, made a public festival, 53. given place of Sabbath by Rome, 53, 447, 448. origin of observance of, 54, 474-477. no scriptural evidence for, 434, 435. observance of, an act of homage to Rome, 442, 448, 449, 579, 580. not the Lord’s day, 447. enforcement of, in United States, 573. first law for observance of, 574. so-called miracles in support of, 575, 576. observance of, in future, to be enforced by law, 449, 573, 579, 592. movement in United States, 587. accusations against non-observers of, 587, 590. spirit manifestations in support of, 591. to be declared sacred by Satan when personating Christ, 624. see also Mark; Sabbath.

Supremacy of Rome, see Papacy.

Sweden, gospel welcomed to, 243. work of the Petri brothers in, 242, 243. work of, in Thirty Years’ War, 244. Reformation in, 243, 244. second advent message in, 366, 367.

Switzerland, missionaries to, 62. Luther’s writings in, 139. advent message proclaimed in, 364.