Prophecy of the Kingdom in the Latter Days, Chapter 26 of Kingdom of God vol 2

Prophecy of the Kingdom in the Latter Days, Chapter 26 of Kingdom of God volume 2

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Pages 187-190

And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. (Dan. 7:27)

By the turn of the first century, all the Apostles of Christ had been killed (except for John who was translated), and with them went the Holy Priesthood and its sacred laws, covenants and ordinations; only a shadow of the original remained. There were no magnificent churches or cathedrals, and no sacred temples to perform their holy rites and ordinances. The Church of Christ had never become a faction to be reckoned with; indeed the disciples were among the poorest, most destitute of all. They met occasionally in their homes, in barns or in the forests. They lived fearful lives and were despised and persecuted by society. Christianity by all standards had not been a successful movement.

The remaining Christians carried on the best they could even though many were fed to lions, burned at the stake or left to rot in prison. It was not until 300 years later that the great Roman Empire considered Christianity as a viable religion. By then only a few of the original doctrines, ordinances and principles remained. Romanism had joined Christianity, and Christianity had joined Romanism. It was a strange and unholy alliance, but it still carried the label of Christian.