Behold the sword of the Lord will descend suddenly and quickly upon the earth.

Ecce gladius Domini super terram, cito et velociter.

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Motto he beheld in a vision (December 1492), as quoted in History of the Christian Church, Vol. V (1910) by Philip Schaff, and David Schley Schaff p. 688 | As quoted in Books: The Sword of God" in TIME (17 August 1959)

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Behold the sword of the Lord will descend suddenly and quickly upon the earth.

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