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saints together unto Me; those that have made a Covenantwith Me by sacrifice." (Psa. 50:5.) They were to begathered, not to the Roman or other systems, but to theLord, to become one with Him. Therefore they could notbe gathered to all these different denominations, nor toany one of them. Those who hear the call should comeout of Babylon and take their stand with the Lord. Theyare no longer to be mis-representatives of God and ofthemselves.Those who see these things and have sufficient couragewill come out. Those who see these things and lack thecourage to come out are more responsible than are theR5092 : page 278majority of people who are in Babylon, but who do not see.If those who see do not have sufficient courage to obeythe Lord, they will surely receive of her plagues by remainingin, and will probably have a large share in thepunishments of the day of vengeance.MANY BECOMING IRRELIGIOUSMany people who have been identified with the differentdenominations are not coming into the Truth, butare becoming irreligious. They are by no means badpeople; and they feel convinced that there has been agreat error connected with Christianity. They repudiatemuch that Babylon does and says. Babylon claims thatshe has civilized the world; but she forgets that civilizationexisted before Christianity began. She forgets thatJews are just as civilized as Christians; and that Mohammedansare more temperate than many so-called Christians.By no means do we wish to say anything againstwhatever good people have received from her. If they geta still further blessing, they will probably find that whilethe blessing which they previously had was better than amessage from heathendom, yet Babylon's best is far inferiorto the Truth, the Light.Dearly beloved, we are permitted to enjoy wonderfulthings! By the grace of God, we are privileged to see themeaning of things that were once mysterious, not onlyto us, but to our parents. While some in Babylon aregoing into infidelity, some out of Babylon are becomingstronger spiritually, entering by hope "into that which iswithin the veil." If Christ is our Forerunner, we shallenter there with Him. To do so will mean to becomepartakers of The Messiah, by becoming the Bride of Messiah,as symbolically represented. The true Church is tobecome associated with Christ in His Kingdom. Thenwill come the promised blessings to "all the families ofthe earth."As we perceive the consistency of the Divine Plan ofthe Ages, our hearts are full of thanksgiving to God.We see that the New Dispensation will be ushered in with"a Time of Trouble such as never was"; and that this