The Holy Scripture - english version B.indd - Sabbat

THE ADVENT REVIEW - November, 1850.3153d. By ceasing to do the work for whichChristian Churches were founded. And4th, by disregarding or renouncing anyof the fundamental truths of the Bible.This I believe is the mildest formof an anti-Christian Church, andwhoever remains in it is far from beingblameless in the sight of men, and ofcourse criminal in the sight of God;hence the imperious necessity for thecall, „come out of her my people.“That the Bible does speak of such a callis perfectly clear from the followingtestimony, „Depart you, depart you,go you out from thence, - go you outof the midst of her, be you clean thatbear the vessels of [YAHWEH].“Isaiah lii [52], 11. Jeremiah speakingof literal Babylon, and John of mysticalBabylon, shows clearly that the fist atype of the second, and harmonizeswith other prophets and makes thesubject clear in this last message to theChurches. He says, „Flee out of themidst of Babylon and deliver everyman his soul.“ Jeremiah li [51], 6 -„We would have healed Babylon, butshe is not healed, forsake her.“ v. 9.„God [YAHWEH] says the Daughterof Babylon is like the threshing floor,it is time to thresh her, yet a littlewhile and the time of her harvestshall come,“ v. 33. This shows clearlythat the message to her is before theharvest, which is the end of the world.Again in v. 45, „My people go you outof the midst of her and deliver youevery man his soul.“ – Micah showsthat the Daughter of Zion shall go outof the city into the field, iv, 10. Johnsays [Revelation 17,18], „the womanwhich you saw is that great Citywhich reigns over the kings of theearth.“ Here in v. 13, the Daughterof Zion is called upon to thresh, andyou shall beat in pieces many people.Zechariah says, „Deliver yourself, OZion, that dwell with the daughterof Babylon,“ ii,7-14. These scripturesshow a work to be performed before theResurrection. And that the Daughter ofZion is the true Church, the remnantthat have literally gone out of the City(the Church) into the fields and into thewoods, and there held their meetings.Paul is in perfect harmony withthese, and says, „Wherefore comeout from among them, an be youseparate, says [YAHWEH], andtouch not the unclean thing, andI will receive you, and I will bea Father to you and you shall bemy sons and daughters, says theAlmighty,“ ii Corinthians vi, 17, 18.Come out from what? See v. 14, fromunrighteous believers. Where did Paullearn this doctrine before the visions inRevelation were given? Why from thevery Prophets which I have quoted, andhe makes the promise strong by quotingGod for his author. I suppose that everyrational person would admit that theseprphecies realting to this subject wouldbe fulfilled, and this message givenbefore the second advent. Says thereader, the great difficulty with me isthat I don‘t believe that this Woman,called „Mystery Babylon,“ „the greatcity,“ represents the present organizedchurches. Well, but it representssomething. O yes. What is it, then?There are but four names or expositionsgiven to Babylon that I have read of,and only one of these can be the true.– Let us try them by a simple rule.The first, then, as the Advent Shieldsays, the kingdoms of this world arecomprised in Babylon.Isaiah says, „depart you, departyou, go you out from thence.“Jeremiah says, „flee out of the midstof Babylon – my people go you out