History of the Nations: The French Revolution 1793 Case

1.)Ellen G.White in the book Great Controversy, Chapter 15 an authoritative author on religious matters clearly states that if you don’t want to study the bible to see how God interposes in the affairs of humanity, just study the history of the nations. 2.) Revelation 11:1-13 provides one fascinating prophecy that has already been fulfilled. I encourage the reader to verify the conclusions drawn. I will not justify all of them. All I encourage is a careful recheck of the facts and the conclusions I will state. There are several historical sources in libraries and on the internet that will help you confirm this prophecy and its fulfillment. 3.) The focal point of this prophecy is Revelation 11:8.The two witnesses are the old and the New Testament. To be concise, the bible. The word of God. The French Revolution of 1793 has greatly influenced what we see today as modern democracies or republics. Basically a nation without a King and a Bishop (Pope) as a part of its civic composition. That was unheard of up to that period. The sovereignty of the people. Self governance. This is where a declaration of the rights of the citizens or constitution was practiced, though on an on-off basis. However, there was a dark side in the rejection of the Bishop (who misrepresented God) and all matters of worshiping God, including the bible. The system of the papacy was also anti biblical and was infact severely injured by its own policy that fully manifested its self in the French revolution. It is interesting to note that it was a French General Napoleon in 1798 that marched on Italy and arrested pope Pius the 6th. 4.) The French Revolution is well documented. The execution of King Louis and his wife. The creation of the first ever guillotine, an effective beheading machine which could never descend fast enough to chop off heads of hundreds of thousands of people executed on the basis of suspicion and hear say. I am yet to get an accurate figure of exactly how many people died during what the historians have confirmed was called the "Reign of Terror."Paris literally flowed with blood according to historical accounts. I wonder if this stuff is still being taught in schools. 5.) The fundamental cause for the French revolutionary social chaos was a clear and outright national embrace of atheism. This was unheard of in prior history. I believe that’s the very reason God made sure we get this prophecy. The "National Assembly" some form of parliament stood together to outlaw God and the bible. Not before long the mass killing and social upheaval ensued. The bible was banned for three and a half years. Worship was accorded to a "Goddess of Reason" and later a "Supreme Being." Worship was a civic matter. The week was changed from 7 to 10 days and the years were no longer named in reference to Christ but in reference to the revolution date. The so called enlightenment blinded all the revolutionaries to the fact that the Huegenots, Protestants and bible reformers, in the 14th century who lived according to the bible, who were killed by the King under the direct instigation of the Papacy, were the drivers of development in the arts and the sciences which France had hitherto achieved. It’s amazing to realize that by banning the bible from being in the native languages and reaching the people, all in an attempt to attain a religious despotic hold on the populace in Europe, the Roman Catholic Church was burnt by its own flames, traced to the French Revolution. 6.) I am convicted that the greatest lesson all nations of Europe and across the globe learnt was that the Bible and God can never be dispensed with, be it at individual or national level. Neither should matters of religion, of the free conscience of a human being be linked to state instruments of coercion just like the state model the Roman Pontiffs actively built up with the Kings of Europe. The democracy we now know in the form of the United States of America was built on the lessons learnt from the mistakes of the French revolution.Yes, build a nation based on the sovereignty of the people, a nation without a King or a Pope, but I emphasize a nation under God. A nation that focuses on freedom of religion and a clear separation of religious matters from the state. A nation that understood the difference between liberty and license as opposed to the French revolution. America shaped its nationhood during the contemporary period of the French revolution. Think about it. It is also amazing to realize that soon after the revolution (1st) many bible societies came up in Europe. 7.) The two witnesses were killed, in the great city spiritually called Egypt and Sodom. The symbolism here used in revelation defines what France became over those three and a half years. Egypt through Pharaoh questioned the very existence of God and his authority and why he should let the Israelites out of Slavery. France took that note.Atheism.Sodom we all know what Sodom became. Remember Lot and his family. Sexual license and a focus on sensuality.Sex with anyone, male or female. Feasting and delighting the senses. Here is a quick quiz, what is the global capital of romance? Where is arguable one of the best places to dine on the globe? Paris, the global capital of Romance. I am not anti romance, but I am anti anti-God designed romance. A committed relationship between one man and Woman. Many civilizations show this social symptom as they begin to collapse. Sexual license, not freedom, and the destruction of the family unit. I challenge you to study the nations, even the contemporary ones. 8.) National revolutions, riots, protests can be traced to a single source. Despotism fanned by the hatred or a neglect of the bible. All the way from New York to Cairo and in between, it is all evident. Lack of respect of bible based people soverignty, liberty, freedom of conscience and expression. 9.) Contemporary news be it economic, political or social. From gay rights, capitalistic despotism to rampant crime are all saying one thing. Beware of the French revolution anti bible and Jesus tendency. Just ask yourself, why did communism fail? The answer is what’s playing over again. The elevation of human reasoning above the bible and God."Vive Raison" as the French would say. Reasoning capability is a gift from God. Reasoning must be devoted to and be subservient to God.Thats why he says, Isaiah 1:8 "Come now, and let us reason together, says Jehovah; though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool. (MKJV) The Babylonian King, Nebuchadnezzar learnt the same lesson. He thought that his reasoning had built a great empire and God took it (thinking capacity) away from Him from 7 years. He lived like an animal. This is what he had to say on his return from an exile away from reasoning. Daniel 4:36 "At that time my reason returned to me. And the glory of my kingdom, my honor and brightness returned to me. And my advisers and my lords came for me, and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added to me. (MKJV) "Vive Raison" yes, but Bible based reasoning. Be aware of the French Revolution. Study the history of the nations.