663, 664, 671, 672.
Armenia, Christians in, 63.
Artaxerxes, decree of, to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, 326, 327, 410.
Ascension of Christ, 350, 351.
Asia, Wolff's travels in, 360-362.
Associations, influence of, 508, 509.
Atheism, definition of, 269.
in France, 269, 270, 274-276, 285, 584.
Atkins, Robert, on spiritual declension in England, 387, 388.
Atonement, in earthly sanctuary. 418-420.
important truths taught by, 420.
in heavenly sanctuary, 399-402, 420-422, 428-430.
great time of, 489, 490, 623.
Augsburg, trial of Luther at, 134-137.
Diet of, 206, 207.
Confession of Protestant princes at, 206-211.
Baal, 583.
Babylon, symbol of apostate religion, 65, 381-384, 390.
fall of, 383-390.
many of God's people in, 383, 390.
the great sin of, 388.
false doctrines of, 388-390, 536, 537.
message to God's people in, 603, 604.
sins of, revealed by preaching of third angel's message, 605, 606.
judgments to fall upon, 653.
_see also_ Apostasy; Church; Papacy; Roman Catholic Church.
Backsliding, of Israelites, 19.
among professed Christians, a sign of Christ's coming, 309, 316.
Baden, conference at, 182-184.
results in strong impetus to Protestant cause, 184.
Balaam, 529, 530.
Baptism, prohibited in France, 274.
of Christ, 327.
Barnes, English Reformer, 248.
Basel, Switzerland, 173, 178.
Battle, the last great, 663, 664.
Baxter, work of, 252, 253.
belief of, in second advent, 303.
Beasts of prophecy, interpretation of:
the dragon (Satan and pagan Rome), 438.
the leopard (papacy), 48, 439, 443-445.
the two-horned beast (United States), 439-442, 445.
beast from bottomless pit, 269, 286.
_see also_ Prophecy; Prophecies.
Beda, 216.
Beecher, Charles, on creeds, 388.
on condition of Protestant ministry in America, 444, 445.
Belgium, Luther's writings circulated in, 139.
Bengel, second advent message given by, in Germany, 363, 364.
Bern, Zwingle in convent at, 172, 173.
Berquin, Louis de, life, work, and martyrdom of, 215-218.
Bethlehem, story of, 313-315.
Bible, a system of revealed truth, 320, 321.
the charter of liberty, 296, 335.
preservation of, through ages of darkness, 69, 79.
our guide, 63, 208, 205, 521.
immutability of, 66.
power of, to protect in danger, 361.
chart of truth, 598.
its own interpreter, 93, 173, 324, 598, 599.
harmony in, 329.
reliability of history in, 522.
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