---
title: 'The Powers of Darkness Have Their Hour'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Jonathan French Stearns'
date: 1862-03-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Providence'
- 'Affliction'
- 'Church History'
scriptures:
- 'Luke 22'
- 'Romans 7'
- 'Psalms 22'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/stearns-1862-the-powers-of-darkness-have-their-hour
---

# The Powers of Darkness Have Their Hour

Sermon: apparent triumphs of evil are permitted by God's providence to test and refine his cause; Christians must endure affliction as Christ did (Luke 22:53).

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