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 Many scriptures clearly show that -this will be the char- acter of the trouble undet which present civil, social and religious systems will pass away y that this is the way in which increase of knowledge and liberty will result, be- cause of man's imperfedhon^ mental, morall and physical* These scriptures will be referred to in due course; but here we can only call attention to H few of the many, advising our readers meanwhile that in many of the prophecies of the Old Testament in which Egypt- Babylon and Israel figure so largely, not only was there a literal fulfilment in- tended,, but also * secondary anci larger one, Thus, for instance* the predidion* x^gardiug the faHS of Babylon, etc., must be considered fcxtzav&gant beyond measure, did we not recognize ft symbolic auod &&tiiyyi& as well as a literal Babylon- The ibook 6t Revelation contains predi<5Uons recorded long alter Uterak Babylon was in ruins, and fcence evidently applicable only to symbolic Babylon 5 yet the close resemblance of the words of the prophets, apparently dire&ly addressed to literal Babylon, are thus shown to be- long in an especial sense to symbolic Babylon. In this krget fulfilment,, Egypt itepxesents the world; Babylon represents the nominal ChunA, called Chiiatendom ; while, as aheady showit v feiael oiter- tepresemts ftto whote world in its ptotifitd amditiun> as it will beits ginrionfl "Royal .Priesthood, its huly Levites and its bdtitvmg and worship- ing people v justified by the sacrifice of the Atonement, and brought into a condition of reconciliation with God* To Israeli the blessings art- promised, to Egypt the plagues, and to strong Babylon a wonderful, compieteandt everlasting over- throw, "twagreat millstone cast mtcithcsea" (Rev. i8s 21), never to be recovered, but to be held in everlasting odium,

The Apostle James points out this day of trouble, and tells of its being the result of differences between capital and labor. He says; "Come now, ye wealthy! wail ye,

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