The Mystery of Babylon WHAT Kingdoms form the wild beast of the Apocalypse? We have already found out that the woman which it supports is none other than the apostate nation of Israel. We are pleased to note that many students of the Scriptures are coming to acknowledge that the star-crowned woman of the twelfth…

 The Mystery of Babylon A LURID light is cast upon the luxurious opulence of great Babylon as though it were displeasing to Yahweh. Is there anything wrong with riches? Is it a crime that one family, for instance, has an income of about one hundred thousand dollars a day? Our answer to this will depend…

  The Mystery of Babylon THE mystery of Babylon is wrapped up in the figure of a woman. The literal city restored to sevenfold splendor is the abode of the unfaithful wife of Yahweh. This figure of unfaithfulness is not a new one in the Scriptures. Judah and Israel were often charged with being treacherous…

 The Mystery of Babylon Whose heart is not stirred by the rapid rush of events which are carrying the Jews back to their ancient place among the nations of the earth? Who has not wondered why God still leaves us here when He seems to have raised the curtain on the next scene of earth’s…

 The Mystery of Babylon THE mystery of Babylon consists of two distinct phases, which are defined for us in the words of the messenger when he proposed to declare to John “the secret of the woman and of the wild beast which is bearing her” (Rev.17:7). Let us follow his words closely and not import…

The Mystery of Babylon The flood tide of religious and patriotic zeal will doubtless carry the Jew back to the land of his history and hopes. He will go back, but will he remain there? The question is answered by the Vision of the Ephah (Zech. 5:5-11). The prophet beholds an ephah going forth, and…

The Mystery of Babylon To the mass of mankind, the Bible is a closed book. They need someone to open the book. In a lesser degree, this is true also of His beloved saints. Like the disciples on the way to Emmaus, they are sad because the book is closed to their hearts so that…

 The Mystery of Babylon The first kingdom among men was begun at Babel, in the land of Shinar, by Nimrod (Gen.10:9,10). Ancient histories, as a rule, place the first monarchies in Egypt or Assyria. Historians have discredited this primitive empire on the ground that Nimrod was an Ethiopian, the son of Cush, who was a…

  The Mystery of Babylon The Song of Songs is the love song of Yahweh. It celebrates the story of His affection for His people Israel. Other books tell us of their political or ecclesiastical history: this exquisite poem is an impassioned series of pictures portraying their experiences from the tender standpoint of love. In…

  The Mystery of Babylon WHO is the bride? John the Baptist, friend of the Bridegroom, will help us to answer this question. He introduced his disciples to the Bridegroom when He said to them, “Behold the Lamb of God, who is bearing away the sin of the world!” And the next day, when he…