Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-29

(RAsI0R RUssELD) Dan. v. %. 271 In
brief he said
While our message for today is meat
in due season to the Household of
Faith and every way most important
to be understood. it is. nevertheless.
a subject difficult to treat without Civ
ing offenSe. without being misunder-
stood. without seeming harsh Bear
with me- then, while expressing what
believe to be the Divine Message. in just
as kindly manner as l know how
There was no Mystic Babylon in the
days of Jesus and the Apostles. The
expressions therefore in Revelation,
bearing upon Mystic Babylon, were
prophetic of Systems and conditions
which have since arisen in the Church
The word Babylon has a double sig
! nificance-the Gate of God-also Con-
fusion.
RabyIon's Golden Cup.
Under the figure of woman clothed
| in purple and scarlet the Mother Sys-
| tenn of Babylon, centuries ago, made
all nations drunk with her wine." the
doctrines which she had in her gold
en- cup tRev. xvii. 1-6) The golden
| cup represents the Bible 1t was
misused when the wine of false doc
/
was claimed as authority for the erro
neous teachings of the Dark Ages.
The Intoxicating wine which made the
nations drunk. and led them to sup
port the woman" and to call them
selves Christian nations, Papacy still
holds in her hand. and still offers to all
| who will receive it. But the nations
are gradually SOLDERING up, and becom-
ing less and less inclined to take more
of the wine.
The thought is that a commingled
wine-a Supplying potion-was put
into the wine in the cup; such doc
trines as that Gods Kingdom had been
set up. and that the Pope reigns as
Christ's Vicegerent- Other poisonous
elements had threatened the people
with Purgatorial torture, or eternal
torment.
The Protestant denominations were
all born under those intoxicating in
fuences. While they separated from
the Mother system, and denounced her,
yet they hold doctrinally to many of
the intoxicating errors of her cup"
Consequently they, too, claim that
Messiah's Kingdom is set up and is
reigning. They join in giving the ma
tons the same dope the Mother gave
them, telling them they are Christian
nations. though they are building great
guns and dreadnoughts to blow each
other off the face of the earth.
Water here symboliZes revenues,
from outside peoples and kingdoms. So
in Revelation we read that the woman
; with the golden cup stitch upon many
waters;' land the waters which thou
sawest are peoples and multitudes. and
nations, and tongues Rev. xvii. 1. 15.l
The "EuPhrates" to Be Dried Up.
, In book Of Revelation not merely
, is the name Babylon used. but the
symbolical description includes the
name of the Euphrates, and we
read Of the great River EuphrateS that
The water thereof was dried up" If
we are correct in interpreting these
waters to signify revenues, what
would be signif1ed by the drying up of
: the River? 1t would imply a cessation
I of the revenues of Babylon-millions
coming every year from rich and poor
of all nations for her support. 1t is in
4 full accord with this Divine prediction
of what is to come that we hear cry
ings arising from all denominations
Catholic and Protestant that the IVA
ters," the revenues. are being dried up
History tells that the great City OF
: Babylon was captured by Cyrus and
f his army after a considerable siege
: His soldiers digged a fresh channel for
q the river and turned its course aside
Thus was the River Euphrates dried
: up, and the army of Cyrus entered
: Babylon. suddenly. in the night While
n these things were transpiring.~ the
princes of Babylon. corresponding tc
: the notabl of Christendom, were hold
: ing high carnival. rejoicing in security
t 1t was at this moment of exuberance
/ that in the banquet hall of Belshazzal
: a hand appeared and wrote: Meme
Meme. Tekel. Uph0rsin." ''Mene"-the
days of your rule are numbered and
v finished "'TekeP'-Thou art weighed
o IN the balances and found wanting
"Upharsin''-thy Kingdom is divided
and given to the Modes and Persians
i The strong symbolisms used in respect
/ TO Mystic Babylon correspond so wei
: with the prophetic language used re
spectng literal Babylon that we are
warranted in understanding litera
Babylon 10 have been prototype O.
l. Mystic Babylon. and her fall prefg
L ure of the fall of Christendom- Reat
iSa xiii 1-l0 COmpare Ter | and II