The Great Empires of Prophecy, from Babylon to the Fall of Rome

636 Pages·2016·10.78 MB·English

by  A. T. Jones

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Ecclesiastical Empire
Originaly published by the Review and Herald Publishing Company in 1901
Original page numbers are in brackets
Published in the USA
July, 2016
ISBN: 978-1-61455-043-3

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Alonzo Trévier Jones (1850-1923)
To
The common People
who heard our common Master gladly, and
whose silent, practical experience “throughout the
history of the Church has always been truer and has led the Church
in a safer path than have the public decrees of those who
claim to be authoritative leaders of theological
thought,” this book is respectfully dedicated
by
THE AUTHOR
Contents
Chapter 01 – An Ecclesiastical World-Power 13
Against the Most High — Christ’s Letters to His Church — Consequence of
the Apostasy.
Chapter 02 – The Visigoths in the Middle Ages 19
Theodoric, the Visigoth — The Visigothic Empire.
Chapter 03 – The Suevi in the Middle Ages 23
Portuguese Discoveries — Discovery of the Indies and China.
Chapter 04 – The Franks in the Middle Ages 27
Subjection of the Burgundians — Clovis Sole King of the Franks — The
Mayors of the Palace — Empire of Charlemagne — The Invasions of the
Northmen — The Formation of Normandy — Establishment of the Cape-
Man Dynasty — The Feudal System.
Chapter 05 – The Alemanni in the Middle Ages 41
Establishment of the German Kingdom — Establishment of the “Holy Roman
Empire” — Origin of the Reigning House of England — Splendor of Frederick
II — The Great Interregnum: Anarchy — End of the “Holy Roman Empire.”
Chapter 06 – The Burgundians in the Middle Ages 51
The Marathon of Switzerland — Switzerland Free.
Chapter 07 – The Angles and Saxons in the Middle Ages 55
Britain Becomes England — Kings, Aldermen, Earls, Churls, Thralls —
Northumbrian Supremacy — The Danish Invasions — Danish Domination
— Imperial England — Danish Kings of England — Reign of King
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Canute — William the Conqueror — The Making of Doomsday Book —
English Conquest of Normandy — English Empire, House of Plantagenet
— Captivity of Coeur de Lion — John Gives England to the Papacy — The
Great Charter — John Desolates the Kingdom — “The Rule of Law and Not
of Will” — The Hundred Years’ War.
Chapter 08 – Pagan Philosophy—The Strength of the Papacy 83
The New Platonic Philosophy — The First Orders of Monks — The Monkish
Fanaticism — Introduced into Rome — The Stylites — “A Man of Sense
Ought Hardly to Say It” — Plato’s Fallacious Reasoning — Life Only in
Christ — Jesus and the Resurrection — Let this Mind Be in You — Ministers
of the Inquisition.
Chapter 09 – Theological Controversy—Council of Ephesus 99
Alexandria and Constantinople — Chrysostom Deposed — Both Appeal to
the Pope — Cyril of Alexandria — Nestorius of Constantinople — Appeals
to Rome — General Council Called — Preliminaries to the Council —
Condemnation of Nestorius — Cyril Bribes the Court and Wins — The
Deification of Mary.
Chapter 10 – Theological Controversy—Second Council of Ephesus 115
The Eutychian Controversy — Eusebius in a Dilemma — Forecast of the
Inquisition — Appeals to Rome — Instructions to the Council — The Murder
of Flavianus — Regularity of the Council.
Chapter 11 – Theological Controversy—Council of Chalcedon 127
Growth of the Papal Spirit — Rome’s Boundless Ambition — Another
Council Decreed — “A Frightful Storm’’ — Condemnation of Dioscorus —
Leo’s Letter the Test — Leo’s Letter Approved — The Egyptian Bishops —
Leo’s Letter Completes the Creed — The Creed of Leo and Chalcedon — The
Council’s Letter to Leo — Imperial Edicts Enforce the Creed — The Pope the
Fountain of the Faith — Results of Theological Controversy.
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Chapter 12 – The Papal Temporal Power Established 149
The Popes as Mediators — The Lands of the Church — The Herulian Kingdom
Rooted Up — The Ostrogothic Dominion — Papal Proceedings In Rome
— The Papacy Put Above the State — Conspiracies Against the Ostrogoths
— Justinian and the Papacy — The Trisagion Controversy — The Vandal
Kingdom Uprooted — The Ostrogothic Kingdom Destroyed — The Papacy
Now a World-Power.
Chapter 13 – Restoration of the Western Empire 167
Justinian and Pope Vigilius — The Popes Changes of Faith — The Title of
Universal Bishop — Gregory the Great — Gregory the Great to Phocas —
Bishop of Rome Decreed Universal Bishop — The Lombards and the Papacy
— Introduction of Image Worship — The Pope Teaches Image Worship —
The Pope Appeals to the Franks — Pepin Made King — The Pope Visits
Pepin — “St Peter” Writes to the Franks — Pepin’s Donation to the Papacy
— Charlemagne’s Donation — Charlemagne, King of Lombardy — Image
Worship Established — Charlemagne Made Emperor — Original Rome
Continued in the Papacy — Western Empire Retransplanted — An Imperial
Theocracy — Ecclesiastical Position of the Emperor.
Chapter 14 – The Papacy and the Barbarians 199
Clovis Becomes a Catholic — The “Holy Wars” of Clovis — The Visigoths
Become Catholic — Catholicism Invades Britain — Augustine and the British
Christians — England Becomes Catholic — The Saxons Made Catholic —
Catholicism in France — The Papacy Corrupts the Barbarians.
Chapter 15 – The Holy Roman Empire 211
The Popes and the Emperors — The Pope Shields Murder — Attempted Reforms
Fail — The Pope Humbles the Emperor — Saracens in the Papal States —
The Pope and the Eastern Empire — Nicholas Asserts His Infallibility —
Nicholas to the King of Bulgaria — The Pope to Charles the Bald — Charles
the Bald to the Pope — Papal States Declared Independent — Papacy Pays
Tribute to the Saracens — Pope Stephen to the Eastern Emperor — The Pope
Prosecutes the Dead Formosus — The Abomination of Desolation — Romish
Women Govern the Papacy — Marozia’s Son Is Made Pope — Marozia’s
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Grandson Is Made Pope — Pope John XII and the Emperor’s Council —
Pope John XII Deposed — John XII Pope Again — Papal Reign of Terror
— French Council to the Pope — “The Man of Sin, the Mystery of Iniquity”
— Papacy Prohibits Marriage of the Clergy — Papacy Sold at Auction
— Reform Means Ruin to the Papacy — The Normans and the Papacy —
Cardinal Damiani Describes the Bishops — More Attempts to Reform the
Papacy — Papal War — Hildebrand Becomes Pope.
Chapter 16 – The Papal Supremacy—Gregory VII to Calixtus II 259
Hildebrand Against Married Clergy — The Meaning of “Gregory VII” —
Hildebrand’s Theocratical Scheme — Gregory VII Conceives the Crusades —
The War Against Marriage — Woe Inflicted By Gregory VII — The War of
Investitures — Gregory Summons Henry IV — Henry IV to the Pope —
Gregory Excommunicates Henry — The Empire Against Henry IV — Henry
at Canossa — Henry Freed from Excommunication — A Rival King Elected
— Gregory Again Excommunicates Henry — Henry IV Victor — Rome in
Ruins: Gregory Dies — Maxims of Gregory VII — Origin of the Crusades —
Pope Urban’s Crusade Speech — Reward and Character of the Crusaders —
The First Crusade — The Capture of Jerusalem — Character of the Crusades
— War of Investitures Renewed — Pope Pascal II: King Henry V — Henry
V Captures the Pope — The Pope Yields to Henry V — Pascal’s Contribution
to the Papacy — The Papacy in the Twelfth Century.
Chapter 17 – The Papal Supremacy—Innocent III to Boniface VIII 303
The Pope Gives Ireland to England — The World’s Opinion of the Papacy —
Innocent III and the King of France — Innocent HI and John of England
— Origin of the Quarrel with John — England under Interdict — England
Given by John to Rome — Innocent’s War in Germany — Innocent Selects an
Emperor — Innocent’s Emperor Turns Against Him — Crusaders Capture
Constantinople — Prodigious Claims of Innocent IV — The Pinnacle of
Temporal Power.
Chapter 18 – The Papal Empire 321
Universality of Papal Rule — The Bishops and Their Election — Military
Bishops — Papal Plunderers — “A Terror to All” — Universal Wretchedness
— “A Curse to the People” — Results of Celibacy — A Most Singular
Standard of Morality — Church of Rome Responsible — Judicial Oppression
— Mendicant Monks — Papal Fetichism — Indulgences — Fetich- ism of
Relics — “An Unmitigated Curse.”
Chapter 19 – “That Woman Jezebel” 343
Who Calleth Herself a Prophetess — Christianity in the Middle Ages — The
Waldenses — The Paulicians — Paulician Martyrs — Christianity Permeates
Europe — Arnold of Brescia — Waldenses Translate the New Testament —
Waldensian and Paulician Missionaries — The Centers of Christianity —
Jezebel’s Existence Threatened — Jezebel calls for the Sword — Jezebel’s Wrath
toward Christians — The Christians Still Multiply — Innocent III Reigns
— Confessed Character of the Condemned — The Papacy Compels to Sin —
Acknowledged Corruption of Catholics — The Whole Strength of the Church
— Papists Try to Imitate Christians — Excommunication and Interdict —
Cruel Treatment of Raymond — The Nations Move at Last — The Land Laid
Desolate — Supreme Hypocrisy — A Modern Perversion of History.
Chapter 20 – The Anarchy of the Papacy 379
Clement V Destroys the Templars — John XXII Taxes Sinning — The Emperor
against John XXII — Nicholas Resigns to John — Treasure Left by John XXII
— “As Drunk as a Pope” — Jubilee Reduced to Fifty Years — Clement VI to
his Cardinals — The Papacy Returns to Rome — Rome Demands a Roman
Pope — Urban VI Repudiated — The Two- Headed Papacy — The Anarchy
Increases — Universal Simony — University of Paris on the Papacy — “Pope
I Am: Pope I Will Remain” — Papal Efforts at Unity — Cardinals Unite
Against Both Popes — Council of Pisa — Confusion Worse Confounded —
The Triple-Headed Papacy — The Council of Constance — Pope John Flees
— Pope John XXIII Deposed — Gregory XII Takes the Council — One Pope
Again — The Pinnacle of Blasphemy,
Chapter 21 – The Spirit of the Papacy 419
The Secret of the Papacy — The Heavenly Cherubim — The Foundation of
God’s Throne — The Cherub That Sinned — Change of God’s Law Demanded
— God’s Eternal Purpose — Lucifer Reflects upon God — Self Can Not
Save Self — In Chains of Darkness — Sin Must be Rooted Out — Freedom
of Choice — Satan Comes to This World — The Temptation in Paradise —
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Enmity Against God — All of Self and None of God — Enmity Against
Satan — The Mystery of God — The Humility of Christ — The Change of
God’s Law.
Chapter 22 – The Reformation—England 447
John Wicklif Made Responsible — Wicklif Against the Papacy — The True
Minister of Christ — The Friars a Moral Pestilence — The High Service of
the Preacher — “Poor Priests,” “Lollards,” “Bible Men” — The True Head
of the Church — The Pope Against Wicklif — Wicklif Puts the Bible into
English — Sufficiency of the Scriptures — The Truth Shall Prevail — The
Risen Sun of the Reformation.
Chapter 23 – The Reformation—Bohemia 465
The Ministry of Militz — Militz in Home — The Pope Denounces Militz
— Matthias of Janow — Antichrist Described — The True Law of Christ
— The Times of Antichrist — Bethlehem Chapel and John Huss — Wicklif’s
Writings Condemned — Wicklif Still Followed Up — Wicklif’s Writings
Burnt — Huss’s Love of Truth — The Papacy Condemns Huss — Crusade
of Pope John XXIII — Huss Denounces Indulgences — Huss Against the
Pope — “Not in the Power of the Pope” — Students Burn the Pope’s Bulls
— The Papal Party Takes Life — Wicklif’s Writings Again Condemned —
Huss Excommunicated — Efforts to Obtain Peace — The Only True Peace
— Christ the True Head — The Holy Spirit, the True Guide — The Greater
Miracles — The Abomination of Self-Deification — Huss Departs for
Constance — Huss Is Entrapped — Huss Imprisoned — Huss on His “Trial”
— The Emperor Against Huss — The Noble Knight of Chlum — Christ’s
Fellowship with Huss — Faithful Unto Death — Jerome of Prague Arrested
— Jerome’s Discourses — Effect of Death of Huss and Jerome.
Chapter 24 – The Reformation—Germany 517
Justification By Faith — “The True Gate of Paradise” — The Faith of Jesus —
The Works of the Law — Indulgences — Elector Frederick’s Dream — Theses
Against Indulgences — How To Study the Scripture — The Pope Outlaws
Luther — Luther Appeals to a Council — The Leipsic Discussion — A Bull
Against Luther — The First Thing Necessary — The Office of the Cardinals
— Let the Clergy Marry — Definition of the Papacy — Luther’s Letter to