The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05

Babylon. The woman more particular
| ly represents the ecclesiastical systems.
and the city more particularly repre-
sents the governmental fcatures-the
| sacerdotal or religious authority to gov
ern and control the kingdoms. the nations
Of the earth.
We all remember the story OF history
respecting the literal city OF Babylon. with
It's most wonderful walls and hanging
gardens. We all remember how 1t was
built across the river Euphrates which
flowed through its center. and was sup
posed to protect 1t fully from the hazard
of an invasion. Besides its vast store
houses of food II had the whole river for
It's water supply.
Babylon was therefore reckoned lmpreg-
nable. So Mystic Babylon Christendom
Of our day. is most mastery organza-
ton. Its walls are built OF ignorance
Rnd superstition. whose great foundations
were laid centuries ago LITERAL Baby
Ions great gates of brass. which came
down to the rivers level. represented in
Mystic Babylon worldly wisdom, human
ingenuity and dexterity of organization,
to maintain the control of the waters,
and to protect the City from a possible
approach from that direction.
But what is signifed by the waters"
the river? We answer that in symbolic
language generally. water has two dis
Truth. (2) Water also symbolizes reve-
nues, from outside peoples and kingdoms.
And 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" Revelation
xviii 1-15) This woman" does not reign
over one nation or people alone Her
rule is catholic or general one. for all
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 un-
derstood to signify the peoples and ma
tons supporting Babylon by contribu-
tons. tithes and offerings.
Tho Euphrates to Be Dried Up.
In Revelation not merely the name Bah
ylon is used. long after the literal city
was so bIotted out that for a long time its
site was unknown. but the symbolicaI de-
scription includes also the River Euphra-
ties. and we read txvi. 12) 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 signfed by the drying up of
the River We answer that It would i'm
ply cessation of the revenues of Baby
lon, 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
| effect that the waters" the revenues.
| 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 captured by Cyrus and his
army after a 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. were holding high carnival. re1oic-
ing In their security. bcasting of the
| strength of their walls. and the impreg-
| inability of their gates, and the sureness
| of their waters.
AS then they were using the golden YES
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
1t was at this moment of exuberance
that in the banquet hall of Beshazzar a
| hand appeared and with glowing pencil
wrote the words of our text: 'Mene. Meme.
| Tekei, Uphdrsin'' "Mene"-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 prefigure of the
| fall of Chrstendom
| Cyrus was prophetically mentioned in
| the SCRIPTURES as the deliverer of Gods
| people from the Babylonian captivity, De-
| fore his birth. long therefore before he
overthrow Babylon He was also typi
| cal character. and doubtless represented
| Messiah. a part of whose work will be 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 Persans 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 ii
| earthly. yet the two will be one in III,
| sense that they will be under one super
| vision and control and cooperating n
| the same interests
"Flec Out Of Babylon."
| In the Old Testament when foretelline
| the disaster upon Babylon, the messag,
was given to Gods people "I'iee out o.
| Babylon. deliver every man his soul" hi
| life: and terrible descriptions were givei
which seem grossly exaggerated unless
we view the matter from the standpoin.
already suggested. that the things which
happened to the literIii city were fgura
| tive and prophetic OF the much more seri
Gus experience on Mystic Babylon. ther
long future Read Isaiah xiii. l-l9 Com
pare jeremiah I. l5 -. with Revelation
xviii, 6: and jeremiah l. 3S with Revela
ton XVI. L.. and verse Is with Revelation
xviii. .. and jeremiah H. 90 with Reeve
lation xviii. I, and verse Is of Jeremiah
II with Revelation xvii Ills: and verses
81. SO, "a. with Revelation xviii, 2 T. 81.
If further evidence were required IN
| demonstration OF the fact that Mystic
Babylon represents "A great nominal Chris
tian system. it is found In the statement
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 no heard and needed be-
fore the break begins because the break
and disaster will come suddenly. az in
an hour" and those who do not stand
separate. aloof. will be- involved In the
disaster, And they will deserve to be
and 1t will be Gods will that they should
be involved, II after seeing the Truth re