p. 157 | The Vatican

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Michigan · Apr 18, 1865

The Vatican.

THE following is a description of the place where the Mother of harlots has lived deliciously and glorified herself; where she has arrayed herself in purple and scarlet, with gold and precious stones, committed her abominations and become drunken with the blood of the saints. A magnificent palace with only four thousand four hundred and twenty-two apartments is the humble abode of the professed vicegerent of the Son of God, who when he was upon earth had not where to lay his head:

The Vatican, or Pope's palace at Rome is said to be the most splendid palace in the world. It is said to be more than one thousand feet long, nearly eight hundred feet wide, and has eight grand staircases, two hundred smaller ones, twenty courts, 4,422 apartments, a library of 387,000 printed volumes, and 23,000 manuscripts. But all these riches must "come to nought," as declared by the angel in Revelations. The day of Babylon's destruction is at hand, and consequently, the deliverance of the saints from the power of the grave must soon take place. The period in which we are now living is one of thrilling interest to the people of the Lord; but the wicked are very careless relative to the awful situation. They seem to be totally blind to their dangerous position, and are dreaming of the good days to come.

All the prophetic streams are about to meet in one grand focal point, hence the end of the present dispensation must soon come.