hing." They shall possess
apostolic faith. They shall have power with God to heal the sick, to open
blinded eyes, to cause the lame to walk and the deaf to hear, to cast out
devils, and to raise the dead the same as did the saints in the morning.
Why shall they be given such power? Because they believe, experience and
practise the whole truth. They are free from all manism. God has absolute
control in each and every heart. Every hindrance to faith is removed,
every barrier between them and God is taken away, and the Lord works with
them, "confirming the word with signs following." Glory to his name!

Chapter II. The Time Of The Evening.

The morning was of 270 years' duration. The first form of the apostasy
lasted, as we have shown, 1260 years, bringing us to the Lutheran
reformation in 1530. Now when we ascertain the duration of the second
beast power we will know the time the sun, moon and stars reappear in the
evening. One especial text that gives us information on this subject is
found in Revelation. In speaking of the two witnesses the Revelator says:
"And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make
merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets
tormented them that dwelt on the earth. And after three days and a half
the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their
feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them." Rev. 11:10, 11.

In this we learn the duration of the power of Protestantism and the
breaking forth of the evening light. We have before proven that a day in
Scripture is used to represent different lengths of time, sometimes the
whole of the Christian era, sometimes a thousand years, sometimes a
hundred years, and sometimes a year. In this text a day represents a
century. Three days are three centuries, and a half day is a half century.
After three days and a half, which are three centuries and a half, or 350
years, of the reign of Protestantism, the Spirit of life from God entered
into them. This is the dawning of the evening, when the whole and entire
Word of God is believed and experienced and the Holy Spirit has the same
power in governing the church of God as he did in the days of the
apostles. The downfall of the first beast, or Romanism, and the arising of
the second beast, or Protestantism, was in the year 1530. The duration of
Protestant power is 350 years, which added to 1530 brings us to the year
1880 A.D., at whic