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nations were made more or less drunk
with her false doctrines. The water Of
the River Euphrates flowing through this
City of Babylon might therefore be I'M
derstood to signify the peoples and ma
tons supporting Babylon by contribu-
lions. tithes and offerings.
The Euphrates to Be Dried Up.
In Revelation not merely the name Bah
ylon is used. long after the literal city
was so blotted out that for long time its
site was unknown. but the symbolical de-
scription includes also the River Euphra-
tes and we read (xvi, 10 of the great
River Euphrates that THE water thereof
was dried up. that the way of the Kings
of the East might be prepared" If we
are correct In interpreting these waters"
TO signify revenues from all nations. what
would be signifed by the drying up Of
the River? We answer that it would i'm
ply a cessation of the revenues of Baby
Ion. a decline in the contributions which
heretofore have made her wealthy-mil-
lions coming every year from rich and
poor Of all nations for her support. 1t is
in full accord with this Divine prediction
of what is yet to come that we hear cry
ings and distress arising from all denom-
nations, Catholic and Protestant. to the
are being dried up, and this at the time
when the world is larger in population and
wealth than ever before
History tells us that the great city of
Babylon was ca ptured by Cyrus and his
army after considerable siege. which
was unsuccessful until his soldiers digged
a fresh channel for the river and turned
it's course aside. Thus was the River
Euphrates dried up and the army Of
Cyrus entered literal Babylon. suddenly.
in the night While these things were
Transporting. the princes Of Babylon, cor
responding to the notables of Christen-
DOM We're holding high carnival. rejoic-
ing in their security. boasting of the
strength of their walls, and the impreg-
inability of their gates. and the sureness
of their waters.
sells of the Lords Temple from which to
drink their wine, so now, in the hour or
Babylon's fall, we may expect something
to correspond to this-a spirit of boastful-
ness of pride, of intoxication with error,
apparently drawn from the Divine Word.
1t was at this moment of exuberance
that in the banquet hall of Belshazzar a
hand appeared and with glowing pencil
wrote the words of our text: Meme. Meme.
Tekel Upharsin." 'rMene''-the days of
your rule have been numbered by God
and are finished. ''Tekel'-thou art
weighed in the balances and found want
ing "Peres''-thy Kingdom is divided and
given to the Modes and Persians The
strong symbolisms in the language used
in respect to Mystic Babylon correspond
so well with the prophetic language used
respecting literal Babylon that we are
warranted in understanding literal Baby
lon to have been a prototype of Mystic
Babylon, and her fall a prefigure Of the
fall of Christendom. $50.
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the Scriptures as the deliverer of God s
people from the Babylonian captivity, be-
fore his birth, long therefore before he
overthrow Babylon. He was also typi-
cal character. and doubtless represented
Messiah, n part of whose work will'b the
overthrowing of Babylon, the giving Of
her over to destruction. and the deliver
ance of Gods people out of her. AS the
Modes and Persians unitedly Joined in the
overthrow of Babylon and in the kingdom
which followed it, so Messiah's Kingdom
will have two parts. a heavenly and an
earthly, yet the two will be one in the
sense that they will be under one super
vision and control. and cooperating in
the same interests.
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In the Old Testament. when foretelling
the disaster upon Babylon. the message
was given to Gods people, Flee out Of
Babylon, deliver every man his SOUL" his
life; and terrible descriptions were given
which seem grossly exaggerated unless
we view the matter from the standpoint
already suggested: that the things which
happened to the literal city were figura-
tive and prophetic of the much more seri-
Gus experience of Mystic Babylon, then
long future. Read Isaiah xiii, 119. Com
pare jeremiah |, 10, 20. with Revelation
xviii, 6: and jeremiah l. SO. with Revela-
ton xvi, IL: and verse 46 with Revelation
xviii, 8: and jeremiah Ii. 60. with Reve-
lation xviii, a; and verse Is of jeremiah
II with Revelation xvii, 1-15: and verses
81, 63, g. with Revelation xviii. 2 4. 81
If further evidence were required In
demonstration; of the fact that Mystic
Babylon represents great nominal Chris
tian system, it is found in the statement
Of Revelation xviii, 2-10. a part of which
is, Come out Of her." saith the Lord.
that We be not partakers of her sins,
and that We receive not of her plaques"
This call must be heard and needed be-
fore the break begins. because the break
and disaster will come suddenly, as in
an hour" and those who do not stand
separate. aloof, will be involved in the
disaster And they will deserve to be.
and it will be Gods will that they should
be involved, if after seeing the Truth re-
speeding Babylon and it's character they
are not enthusiastically opposed to her
receptions and intoxicating false doc
trineS
These tribuIatiops upon Babylon will
constitute a part of the great tribula-
ton" with which this Age will terminate
and the New Dispensation of Messiah's
Kingdom will be inaugurated-"a time of
trouble such as never was since there was
a nation until that same time-nor ever
shall be- said our Lord. Let Gods peo-
pie awake! Let them act promptly! Let
them help all others who have the spirit
of the Lord, the spirit of the Truth, to
see clearly the true situation and to show
their courage and overcoming qualities by
standing for righteousness. whatsoever
is ashamed of Me and My Word. of him
will be ashamed" declared the Master.
He is now testing the loyalty of those who
profess to be His He has permitted mat
tiers to so shape themselves that loyalty
will mean more than words-it will in
ciude action. faithfulness. even unto
death. 4 $50 - aE {
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