New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-14

| Revelation l4:b;
1872; 1873.
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lSS-z,Ss-z ---S@S-J bols. The Woman
of the text is the
symbolical Woman of the Bible-the
professed Church Of Christ. The con
text declares that the Woman (the
Church Nomina) was drunken with
her success in overcoming the saintlier
followers Of Jesus; and that she at
tanned great outward splendor as the
price of unfsithfulness 20 her Redeem
er-the price Of her Illicit intercourse
with the kingdoms Of earth-receiving
their support in return for her recog-
milton OF them. At the same time she
held in her hand the Golden Cup, in the
Word of God, which is full of testi-
mony against her, but which she so
used as to deceive 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 exslta-
ton of the Scarlet Woman, the IN
faithful Spouse Of Christ. She had no.
followed her Redeemer's footsteps in
self-sacrifce 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 10
great lengths of Boosting, 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 drunken sleep,
and are not yet fully aroused.
Daughters of Babylon.
The Sixteenth Century brought par
tial awakening, but the Adversary was
at hand 10 re-entangle those mentally
confused by the mixture of Heavenly
Truth with earthly selfshness 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
Mothar'z rp+ONipatipn Gun The hai ~
true, we are not surprised at the pro-
ghetto declaration that the Daughters
became Harlots TO the extent of their
opportunities -atiiliating with the king
doms of the world. cooperating with
them, etc. Each Daughter has done
her share to perpetuate the intoxica-
ton Of the world.
Babylon Is Fallen. Is Fallen"
The name Babylon fttingly applies
tains the double thought of Gate of
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
assistance in seeing that Babylon, the
name originally applied TO the Mother
Church of centuries ago, has become q
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 exaltstion 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 prophesled this Babylon
system, He purposed permitting il to
have the control il 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-
Pile. the voice of the Truth. appealing
10 his honesty. calls him 10 come out
at any cost The Divine Message tells
US that the literal fall of these great
systems is ct hand, 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
the New Order is being gradually in
troduced. Properly, the awakening
came first 10 Gods consecrated people,
who long have prayed for the Morning
Thy Kingdom comet
The awakening in the Church has
gone on during Christ's Parousia
His presence "as a thief" since A. D.
1879. Meantime, the Millennial bless
ings beginning TO come 10 the world
have made the drunken sleepers rest
less. As they awaken to these rich bless
ings they are seized with acquisitive-
ness. Impelled by the same spirit, the
nations have been plotting and schem-
ing for extension of territory, trade,
etc. Education has awakened the world.
Hundreds of millions are keenly alert.
and everything except the material in
terests 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
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