power ("that great city, which reigneth over the kings of
the earth" Rev. 17:18) he also foretold its sudden loss of
wealth and total destruction, all coming at a time when
its leaders were at the height of their smug confidence.
The Apostle labeled this evil center of world control
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"Mystery, Babylon The Great."
In order to show the similarity between Mystery
Babylon's days and what has transpired during the
twentieth century, we will detail the events of each
period, events often on the secret side of history.
Lest our readers take refuge in Scripture's predicted
fall of any Mystery Babylon, we hasten to quote an
imperative command given to believers concerning this
or any evil design for world power. In Revelation 18:4,
the Apostle John relays this message:
Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of
her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
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Introduction
only did the Apostle describe its attributes and center of