"When the Goose Faced the Flame" is an epic, prophetic retelling of Chapter 6 of The Great Controversy (1888), tracing the courage of Jan Hus and Jerome of Prague within the historicist framework of Daniel 7 and Revelation 13. Set against the backdrop of the Council of Constance and the medieval union of church and state, the song portrays Hus’ stand for the supremacy of Scripture and liberty of conscience as a fulfillment of the prophecy that the “little horn” would wear out the saints. His martyrdom—symbolized by the goose before the flame—becomes not a defeat but a witness, anticipating both the Reformation that followed and the final remnant who will face a similar test of allegiance at the end of time. The song ultimately lifts the listener’s gaze from earthly judgment to heaven’s court, affirming that though earthly powers condemn, the Lamb ...