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The Revelation of Jesus Christ
"WITH VIOLENCE SHALL ••• BABYLON BE
THROWN DowN"
Before the return of our Lord Jesus in glory, when the con federated king's destroy this system, there will take place the overthrow of the city itself. How it will be destroyed, I do not know; but it would seem that a great earthquake will shake the very foundations of the city where the woman has her seat of power. The description in verses 21-23 is graphic, indeed: ' "'And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it Into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more In thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; and the light of a candle shall shine no more at all In thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived." That, my friends, will be the end of all the false religions and the commercialism of the Roman world. With what a terrible indictment does the chapter close! "'And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." The whole; wicked system will be brought to naught, for God will wipe away all that man has built up, in order to pre pare for His plan that will be executed by His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. What a time of disappointment is before those who are giving themselves to building up vast systems which ignore the claims of our Lord, whether they be religious, com mercial, or civil. Everything that is not built on the Lord Jesus Christ and upon His Word will, in that coming day, become like chaff of the summer threshingfloor. If I should ask you, "What is the greatest sin of the twentieth century?" what would your answer be? I will tell you what that sin is: It is to build character without Christ. The day is coming when God will wipe from the earth everything that is not built on Him. Jesus Himself said: "Whosoever heareth these sayings
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