Chapter Thirty-Three/Judging the Infamous Harlot -A Name, A Mystery - Conclusion

 Over the centuries, the world empire of false religion has shed oceans of blood. For example, in medieval Japan, temple in Kyoto were transformed into fortresses, and warrior-monks, invoking "the holy name of Buddha, battled one another until the streets ran red with blood. In this 20th century, the clergy of Christendom have marched with the armies of their respective countries, and these have slaughtered one another with the loss of a hundred million lives. In October 19 87 former U.S. president Nixon said: "The 20th century has been the bloodiest in history. More people have been killed in the wars of this century than in all the wars fought before the century began."  The religions of the world are judged adversely by God for their share in shedding innocent blood." (Proverbs6:16, 17) Earlier, John heard a cry from the altar: 'Until when, Sovereign Lord holy and true, are you refraining from judging and avenging our blood upon these who dwell on the earth?" (Revelation 6:10) Babylon the Great, the mother of the harlots and of the disgusting things of the earth will be deeply involved when the time comes to answer that question.

Next time: Chapter Thirty-Four/An Awesome Mystery Solved

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