...unto the horses' bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs." Finally, it is said, " Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become...of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and the cage of every unclean and hateful bird. . . .Her plagues shall come in one day, death and mourning...

...reign instead of them. " An angel, having great power and glory, shall cry mightily, Babylon the Great is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and the cage of every unclean and hateful bird, because all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath...

...sitteth in the heavens, righteously determined her fate. John, in the visions of prophecy, beheld an " angel come down from heaven, having great power ; and the earth was lightened with his glory." Rome, under the mystic title of Babylon, was the object of his awful mission, as signified to the devout...

...befallen her, for she still exists. St. John's words on the latter point are clear and determinate. " Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen ; and is become...spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird 3 ; words which would seem to refer us to the curse upon the literal Babylon ; and we know how it was...

...from heaven, having great power : and the earth was enlightened with his glory. 2 And he cried out with a strong voice, saying : Babylon the great is...become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every unclean spirit, and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 Because all nations have drunk of...

...event, that has occurred in the history of man, namely, their abandonment of Babylon when it had " become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every...spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird" (Rev. xviii. 2.). But let it not be so in our case. Let us, however we may compassionately pity, or...

...their margin. Both Pf Act Ind. 3'd Sing to 3rd Plur [number] Revelation 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having...power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. Revelation 18:2 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is...

...thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having...power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is...

...Jeremiah 51:45, her plagues are revealed to be the "fierce anger of the Lord." 'And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having...power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is...

...brings our thoughts to the nearness of our Lord's return. Revelation 18:1-3 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having...power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and...