Mystery Babylon The Great
$10.00 USD (softcover only)
MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT
An Exposition of Revelation 17 and 18 and an Account of the
Rise of the Roman Catholic Church under Pagan Influences
Second Edition, 1988
72 pgs.
$10.00 USD (softcover only)
Revelation 17 and 18 speak of the Babylon in both its religious and
political aspects, and indicate in what manner
God will deal with these two systems at the end time.
Mystery Babylon The Great considers the vision of Babylon
in the the light of both the Bible and history. Pember also shows
how the Roman Church, which he believes to be prefigured
by the harlot in Revelation 17, has derived much of its
liturgy and practices from ancient pagan sources.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part 1: Babylon, Religious and Political
1. The Woman on Seven Hills: Mystery Babylon
2. The City Babylon
3. The City Will Re-appear
4. The Vision of the Ephah
5. The Future Babylon
Part 2: The Mysteries and Catholicism
1. The Great Religious Feature of Antiquity
2. The Probable Meaning of Initiation
3. The Lesser and the Greater Mysteries
4. Preparation for the Lesser Mysteries
5. The Orphic Hymns
6. Ancient and Modern Use of Incense
7. The Incense and Pure Offering of the Gentiles
8. The Spiritual Meaning of Incense
9. Doctrine of the Lesser Mysteries
10. The Mystery-Plays
11. Initiation into the Lesser Mysteries
12. The Morality of the Mysteries
13. The Greater Mysteries
14. The Appearance of Deities or Saints
15. "The Real Presence"
16. The Hierophant, or Peter, was the the First Pope
17. Initiation into the Higher Mysteries
18. The Hierophant, or Priest, as God
19. A Third Order of Initiates, corresponding to Bishops
20. The Working of the Leaven
21. The Transfer of Pagan Terms to Nominal Christianity
22. Apostolical Tradition
23. Jewish Tradition
24. Basil on Tradition and Indispensable Pagan Practices
25. The Origin of the Word "Mass"
26. Summary and Inference
27. Historical Developments
28. Dr. Mivart's Apology for Polytheism
29. A Parallel and a Warning
Index