Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-08

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
its most wonderful walls and hanging
gardens. We all remember how It was
built across the river Euphrates. which
flowed through It's center. and was sup
posed to protect II 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-
nhble So Mystic Babylon. Christendom
Of our day. Is most mastery organiza
tion. Its walls are built Of Ignorance
and 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 slgnined by the waters"
the river2 We answer that In symbolic
language generally water has two dis
tinct interpretations; % Water symbolizes
Truth. () Water also symbollzes reve-
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 multtudes,
| and nations and tongues" (Revelation
/ xvii, 1-l5) This woman does not reign
| over one nation or people alone Her
rule Is a 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
tions supporting Babylon by contribu-
tons, tlthes 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 botted out that for a long time its
site was unknown, but the symbollcal de-
scription includes also the River Euphra-
tes and we read xvi, l0 OF the great
River Euphrates that THE water thereof
was dried up that the way OF the Kings
Of the East might be prepared" II we
are correct In interpreting these waters"
TO signify revenues from all nations, what
would be sgnlhed by the drying up of
tho Riyer7 We answer that 1t would Inn
ply cessation Of the revenues of Baby
heretofore have made her wealthy-mll-
lions coming every year from rich and
poor Of all nations for her support. II 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
q 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 we're
transplring, the princes OF Babylon, cor
responding to the notables OF Chrlsten-
dom, we're holding high carnival. reiolc-
Ing in their security, boasting 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 ves-
| sells OF the Lords Temple from which to
| drink their wine, 80 now, IN the hour Of
to correspond to thls-a spirit OF boastful-
ness, OF pride, Of lntoxcatlon with error,
apparently drawn from the Divine Word.
II was at this moment OF exuberance
| that In the banquet hall Of Belshazzar
hand appeared and with glowing pencil
| wrote the words OF our text Meme Mene.
| Tokol Uphdrain" Meme" the days Of
your rule have been numbered by God
and are finished ''reke"--thou art
weighed in the balances and found want
ing "Peres"-thy Kingdom Is divided and
| given to the Medes and Persians The
strong symbollsms 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
Ion TO have been II prototype OF Mystic
Babylon, and her fall prohRure Of the
fall Of Christendom
Cyrus was prophetcally mentioned In
the Scriptures as the deliverer OF Gods
people from the Babylonian captivity, be-
fore his birth. long therefore before he
overthrow Babylon He was also a typi-
cal character, and doubtless represented
Messiah, n part Of whose work will be the
overthrowng of Babylon, the giving OF
her over to destruction. and the deliver
ance OF Gods people out Of her As the
Medes and Persians unitedly Joined In the
overthrow OF Babylon and In the kingdom
which followed II, so Messlahs Kingdom
viii have two parts heavenly and an
earthly, yet the two will he one In the
sense that they will be under one super
Vision and control and cooperating In
the same interests
"Floe Out Of Babylon"
In the Old Testament when foreteIling
| tho dtgnafp unnn nohyInN th hn y,nayu r,n
was given to Gods people, "Flee out OF
Babylon, deliver every man his soul his
ifei 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 hgura
tive and prophetic OF the much more scri.
Gus experience OF Mystic Babylon. then
long future Read Isaiah xiii, l-19 Com.
pare jeremiah !, IS, ~, with Revelation
| XVIII, 6; and Jeremiah D. 3S, with Revela.
tlon xvi l2; and verso 20 with Revelation
| Svli, 9i and jeremiah II. Go with Reve.
latlon xviii 4; and verse 10 OF Jeremiah
II with Revelation xvii. Ills; and verses
81, GS, g. with Revelation xviii, = An
II further evidence we're required In
demonstration Of the fact that Mystic
Babylon represents a great nominal Chris.
uan system, II is found In tho statement
Of Revelation xyiii 2-l0 part OF which
Is, Come out OF her" saith the Lord
that ye bo not partakers Of her sins
and that ye receive not Of her plaques
This call must he heard and needed be.
fore the break begins, because tho break
and disaster will come suddenly, as In
an "hour;" and those who do not stand
separate, aloot, win be involved In the
| a N..1 ..ttIr 4
and II viii be Gods win that they should
bo involved. II after seeing the Truth re.
specting Babylon and lts character they
arc not Enthusiastically opposed to her
deceptions and intoxicating false doc
trines