The Washington herald., 1914-12-14


ical Woman OF the Bible-the pro-
I fessed Church Of Christ The context
declares that the Woman (the Church
! NominaD was drunken with her sue
cess in overcoming the saintlier fol-
lowers of Jesus: and that she attained
| great outward splendor as the price
| of unfaithfulness to her Redeemer-
the price of her Illicit intercourse with
the Kingdoms OF earth-receiying their
support in return for her recognition
OF them. At the same time she held in
| her hand the Golden Cup. the Word of
God, which is full OF testimony against
| her. but which she so used as to de-
ceive and corrupt them and to make
all the people drunk.
The speaker adverted to his dis
/ course OF the previous Sunday in
which he had pointed out some OF the
| false doctrines which led to the eXalta-
tion OF the Scarlet Woman, the un-
faithful Spouse of Christ. She had not
followed her Redeemer's footsteps in
self-sacriice and humility. She had
/ especially separated herself from the
people under the clergy title; she had
practised and prospered: she had
fought down the true followers of
Jesus, causing them to suffer for
/ righteousness sake.
! Intoxicated by success. she went to
I great lengths of boasting. establishing
/ herself as the Queen of Heaven, ruling
over the kings of earth. yet fellowship
ping with them and drawing support
| from them. Both kings and peoples
were made drunk, infatuated. with the
! thought that they could have so close
dealings with the Divine Kingdom and
still live after the flesh. Degradation.
mental and moral. ensued. while kings
and people went into a drunken sleep,
and are not yet fully aroused.
Daughters of Babylon.
! The Sixteenth Century brought a par
tial awakening. but the Adversary was
| at hand to re-entangle those mentally
confused by the mixture of Heavenly
Truth with earthly selishness and dew
iltry. To have allowed the full light
. OF Truth to shine at that time would
have brought the great Time OF Trouble
| nearly three centuries too soon; for
! the Lords Kingdom would not be ready
! for establishment until the full end of
the six thousand years of the reign of
Sin and Death.
Therefore God permitted the various
Protestant Churches to be born and to
/ develop under the influence OF their
Mothers intoxicating Cup. This being
true. we are not surprised at the pro-
phetic declaration that the Daughters
became HarlOts to the extent of their
opportunities-afilia with the
Kingdoms of the world. cooperating
with them, etc. Each Daughter has
done her share to perpetuate the intoXi-
cation of the world.
.BabyIon Is Fallen, Is Fallen
/ The name Babylon fittingly applies
/ to the entire household. The word con-
tains the double thought of Gate of
God and confusion. Thus it imports
that the professed Church, the Gate
way to God and righteousness, became
confused, impure and adulterous. Not
many of Gods people who are awake
and even partially sobered up from the
false doctrines of the creeds. will need
assistance in seeing that Babylon. the
name originally applied to the Mother
Church of centuries ago. has become a
family name. equally applicable to all
human systems fraudulently posing as
the True Church.
The Scriptures tell us that this True
Church is not yet in power; but that
her members are being called. devel-
oped. perfected under Affections, pre-
paratory to their exaltation to be the
Bride. the Lambs Wife. The true
members Of this Church are all Vir-
gins in that they are justified through
faith in the Redeemer and are not in
relationship with worldly systems.
As the Lord prophesied this Babylon
system. He purposed permitting it TO
have the control it has had. When
telling US that Babylon is fallen" He
intimates that some OF His sanity ones
have been in Babylon. Otherwise He
would not say. Come out of her"
The Lords voice calling His people
out of Babylon at the time OF her i'm
pending destruction is not a literal
voice. but the voice of the Truth. As
knowledge respecting Gods Character
, and Plan, as revealed in the Bible. now
comes to any of Gods consecrated peO-
! pie, the voice OF the Truth. appealing
to his honesty. calls him to come out
at any cost The Divine Message tells
US that the literal fall of these great
systems is at hanu. and that everybody
in them will suffer justly.
Morning, the Drunken Awake.
According to Bible chronology. the
six thousand years OF the reign OF Sin
and Death have ended. We are in the
dawning OF the New Dispensation. and
I the New Order is being gradually in
troduCed. Properly. the awakening
came first to Gods consecrated people.
who long have prayed for the Morning
THY Kingdom come"
! The awakening in the Church has
gone on during Christs Parousia (His
presence "as a thief since 4. ID. 1870.
! Meantime, the MillEnnial blessings be-
! ginning to come. to the world have
/ ma &c the drunken slecpers restless. As
! they awaken to these rich blessings
they are seized with acquisitiveness.
Impelled by the same spirit. the nations
have been plotting and scheming for
extension of territory. trade, etc. Edu-
cation has awakened the world. Hun
dreds of millions are keenly alert. and
| everything except the material inter-
! ests of the present life is ignored.
But the awakening of the people. as
We might expect. exhibits all phases of
human character-good, evil and fool
ish. The sufferings OF the war-strick-
en- people touch deeply a sympathetic
chord in human nature. prompting gem
eTosity and sometimes leading even
public servants to forget that they
have no right to donate public
money to any cause. but that the
/ people they serve have the right to eX-
ercise their own charity at their own
expense. However, the disposition to
give food and clothing to those in need
| clearly indicates that in the hearts of
humanity in general there continues to
abide some measure Of the Godlikeness