The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-11-20

Moan IOulucA cd To tst t-dhu Oh
ohlnar, and thcy SAID, uo to, lct US
Duid u> cliy ami q ,DWcr. whose
top MAY reach unto hcNcn, ana
Ict Us make as nan. TEST We be-
scattered aDIoad upon lac race OF
me whole earth. GDL lI:D At
tha Time the people a.i apohc one
language. The, DmldcI the lower
ana the Lord said, "Bcuold Inc pc,
pie is one ana tncy nave ALI ono
language, and this thc> began To- DO
and nov nothing Wul RESTRAIN rom
them. winch they nave imagined io
do, ~ to, iet u, go down, and there
iurc conlomd lnclr language, thu
hey may not understand one
another, speech. 50 the LORI scat
tered them abroad from thence mp
on the lace OF ali the earth, and
they iclt off lO build the city.
Therefore is the name Of Il called
Babel. because the Lord did there
conTound the language OF ail The
carlh.-CGcn. 1876. 80. From the
word Babel IL derived the word
Babylon Originally Bablio meant
To The people the gateway To God.
subsequently it became term mean
ing confusion.
Later the country of Babylon un-
der The Monarch \cbuchadncLZar
became mighty empire. The capi-
tol Of the nation was named the
city Of Babylon. II was the most
magnificent city Of the ancient
world, situated upon either side OF
the river EuphrateS. enclosed with
in a vast system Of double walls
from thirty 10 eighty five feet thick
and from seventy five 10 three hun
drcd feet high Bulldcd upon these
walls were low towers, facing each
other, and in these walls were a
hundred brazen gales, the gates ior-
responding to each street. The city
was surrounded BY a deep moal
filled with wafer, which served as
additional protection against attack.
Inside the walls were splendid pal
aces. The city was not only noted
for its wealth, but also for it, moral
depreciation. II was given over to
idolairy and iniquily. II was called
The Golden City. the Glory Of the
Kingdoms and the Beauty Of the
Chaldcc,.' After the long aud sue
ceSSful reign Of \cbu,hadncIlar,
his son, Bclshazzar. succeeded him,
who WAS % profanc and wicked ul- .
cr. BE. hazzar and hi, prince,ScN
and associates, together with pros .
liiulc women, were holding "a feast
in the city. While the BabNlonian,
were drunk and obliviuus To their
impending danger, Cyrus had dug a !
hlch, turning the l.uphratcS ont OF
its course and then led the Persian
Arm, under lhc gate, on the dry bed
Of the Euphralc, and sacked the rllN
completely destroying ii.
The whole matter l., recorded i'm
llolN Writ for the purpose of /
teaching q lesson lo those who .
should live at the close Of The Cos .
pei Age. where We now are. The .
Prophet, Isaiah. Jeremiah, Daniel .
and the Book of Revelations speak F.
Of Baby lon, her depreciation, her
fall and destruction, The pro .
phccics having been written after
fall Of literal Babylon manilcStlN |
refers 10 the antitNpc. I'm symbol F.
ic language a city represents an
EccleSiaStic Government backed bN |
civil power and influence.
10 Christian people the organi- /.
zation of the Church System ON
earth originally meant the Gate
way 60 God Some years after
Christ, the ruler Of Pagan Rome |
embraced Christianity, evidently |
for political purposes. Ambitions
and selfish men had Succcc led 10 !
gam ltd''l Nlllll ~ wv '''l '''' ''' /
Church was legalized and became
q system operated by ClcrsN and |
wealthy men, politicians for selfish |
purposes. In the Scripture The
true Church is represented by al
Pure Virgin while the ApoStatc |
Church is pictored by an unchaSle
woman. The Revelation of Jesus
Christ given to st. John clearly 10
Gates the antypical Babylon; "Ani |
the woman was arraycd in purple |
and scarlet color. and decked with |
gold and precious stones and pearls |
having a golden cup in her hand, !
full of the denominations and filth /
naeg or hon. Qualifications. and uDon /