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LESSON VIII.—BABYLON

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Aug 10, 1904

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 30, No. 32.

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LESSON VIII.—BABYLON.

(Study for Sabbath, August 26.)
Note.—“Revelation 18 points to the time when, as a result of rejecting the threefold warning of Rev. 14:6-12, the church will have fully reached the condition foretold by the second angel, and the people of God, still in Babylon, will be called upon to separate from her communion. This message is the last that will ever be given to the world; and it will accomplish its work. When those that ‘believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness,’ shall be left to receive strong delusion, and to believe a lie, then the light of truth will shine upon all whose hearts are open to receive it, and all the children of the Lord that remain in Babylon will heed the call, ‘Come out of her, My people.’”—Great Controversy.

QUESTIONS.

1. Who appeared to John to talk with him? Rev. 17:1, 2.
2. What did the angel show him? Verses 3, 4.
3. What was the name of this woman? Verse 5. Note .
4. Through rejecting the judgment message, what did Babylon experience? Rev. 14:8.
5. What is the inevitable result of rejecting light? John 12:35.
6. How dark does the apostasy become? Rev. 18:2, 5, 24.
7. Is there a remnant left? Rev. 18:4.
8. What are they bidden to do by the voice from heaven? Verse 4. Why are they exhorted to leave this apostate body? Note .
9. Upon what will those who come out of Babylon be united? Rev. 14:12; 12:17.
10. How will Babylon be rewarded? Rev. 18:6, 8. See also Isa. 47:1-15.
11. Is Babylon conscious of her danger? Rev. 18:7.
12. What striking illustration is given of her overthrow? Rev. 18:21. Will her destruction be final?
13. What does the merchandise of this figurative city include? Rev. 18:12-14.
14. How will her destruction affect the kings of the earth? Verses 9-11.
15. What are those who have dealt in her merchandise represented as doing? Verses 15, 16.
16. Is ocean commerce affected? Verses 17-19. Note .
17. In contrast with the lamentations of the wicked, what emotions of joy do the righteous express? Verse 20.