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cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part
may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you" (Titus
2:1-8). This means that not only are we to speak the Word
of God to others, but we must live that Word as good
examples to them.
A good watchman is prepared day and night to observe
the conditions of the times, to listen to the Word of
the Lord, and to sound the alarm to others. We are actually
into the far watch of this world's night, just before the
sunrise. The Apostle Paul wrote: "And that, knowing the
time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for
now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The
night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast
off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of
light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and
drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in
strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts
thereof" (Romans 13:11-14).
What the Prophet Isaiah wrote about the watchmen
of Jerusalem is a good example for us. He penned: "I
have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which
shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make
mention of the LORD, keep not silence. And give him no
rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in
the earth" (Isaiah 62:6-7). As watchmen, let us never hold
our peace as we make mention of, or give testimony to,
the Lord.
A good watchman also stands safely and securely upon
the watch tower. What is this watch tower that we are to
stand upon? The Psalmist, David, gives us the answer. In
Psalm 18:2 we learn: "The LORD is my rock, and my
fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom
I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and
my high tower." In Psalm 61:2-3 David, once again, calls
the Lord a tower: "From the end of the earth will I cry
unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the
rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for
me, and a strong tower from the enemy." And in the book
of Proverbs, chapter 18 verse 10, we find: "The name of
the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it,
and is safe." The watchman, himself, must be firmly connected
to the Lord before he can correctly give forth the
Lord's message.
Now then, let us return to the passage in Isaiah 21.
Verse 9 told us: "And, behold, here cometh a chariot of
men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and
said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images
of her gods he hath broken unto the ground." The message
in the Old Testament was that physical Babylon had
fallen. This occurred when the Medes and Persians conquered
the Babylonian empire. In the New Testament the
message in Revelation is that spiritual Babylon has fallen.
This message is found in chapter 14, verse 8, and is known
as the second angel's message. "And there followed another
angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great
city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication."
When we go to Revelation 17, we find a woman rider
sitting "upon a scarlet coloured beast...having seven heads
and ten horns." This woman has written upon her forehead
a name which includes "MYSTERY, BABYLON
THE GREAT..." (see verses 1-5). We also learn in verses
9 and 18: "And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The
seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman
sitteth...And the woman which thou sawest is that great
city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth."
Going on to chapter 18, verses 1-4, we read: "And
after these things I saw another angel come down from
heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened
with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice,
saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become
the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit,
and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations
have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication,
and the kings of the earth have committed fornication
with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed
rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard
another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my
people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye
receive not of her plagues."
God's people, as true watchmen, must be faithful in
declaring the message for folks to come out of all doctrines,
practices, and traditions that originated in Babylon
and have come down to us today through the many
churches which teach these Babylonian-inspired doctrines,
practices, and traditions. We know that these false teachings
include worshipping upon Sunday instead of upon
the Sabbath; observing Halloween, Christmas, and Easter;
and the immortality of the soul. There are many oth-
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