“The tendency of modern writers is to reflect upon the erroneous idea, assiduously built up by the interested parties, that the papacy is the connecting link between the Church of the apostles and the Christianity of the present time. Even among Protestants and non-religious people there is much false reasoning. The following quotation will exemplify this. Says a modern writer: “Protestantism must never forget that its faith was communicated through Catholicism. The Roman church remains the only link during many centuries between the modern world and the early Christian enthusiasts.” (Protestant Digest, April-May 1941)

This book has sought to make it clear that the Church in the Wilderness, of the 1260- year period is the connecting link between the Apostolic Church and our time. To her, we are indebted for the learning and the treasures of truth preserved throughout the Dark Ages. As to the transmission of the pure text of the Holy Bible, credit should not be given to the papacy, which has placed tradition above the Bible, but to the faithful churches who adhered through years of darkness and superstition to the original Apostolic writings and their uncorrupted translations. This volume, in some small measure, pays tribute to these unsung heroes of the past of the true Christian Church.”
(B.G. Wilkinson. Truth Triumphant, p.379-380)