Babylon, the Christian organization, will not partake of the Glory of the Lord. Only the individual members of the Bride of the Lamb, those who are married to Jesus, will be part of the Divine Light.

No matter how the "high hills leap" they can never participate in the Glory of the Lord. They are serving as scaffolding that will be discarded when the Lord Jesus is ready to receive His own.

The destruction of Babylon. The Antichrist governments will use the massive Christian organization until they are through with it. Then they will destroy it.

And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. (Revelation 17:16)

The world governments will permit the spiritually dead Christian organization to exist for a period of time.

And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. (Revelation 11:8)

But wickedness will attain such a depth of foulness that not even the dead Christian institutions will be allowed to exist any longer. The true saints, during this period, will be hidden away in the wilderness, waiting for the Lord to return.

Every vestige of Christianity will be removed from the large cities of the earth.

There will be great rejoicing in Heaven and among the saints when God, using the worldly governments, destroys the Christian systems.

Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. (Revelation 18:6)

Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. (Revelation 18:8)

And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. (Revelation 19:1,2)

Laodicea

What Laodicea is. Laodicea is one of the seven golden lampstands. This means that it is a part of the true Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Unlike the Antichrist, the False Prophet, and Babylon, the members of the church of the Laodiceans have the opportunity to receive the promises designated for the overcomer.

In fact, the most stupendous promise of all is offered to the Laodicean Christians—that of sitting in the throne of Christ.

To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. (Revelation 3:21)

Laodicea is surfeited with material wealth and as a result is apathetic.

Some believe that the seven churches of Asia portray seven historical periods of the Christian churches. If this is the case, it may be true that in the present hour we are in the period of Philadelphia and are approaching Laodicea.

To be continued.