The fanatics awaited in vain the sound of the last trump and the appearance of Christ, coming with His angels to judge the world.

The sun continued to rise, and the seasons followed each other in their accustomed course, but the end was not yet.

Nor did the civil power return to the old faith.

Nikon fell a victim to Court intrigues and his own overweening pride, and was formally deposed.

Tsar Alexis in the fulness of time was gathered unto his fathers.