Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short
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acts, but not from <strong>the</strong> acts <strong>the</strong>mselves.<br />
Consequently <strong>the</strong> purpose of <strong>the</strong> gospel to make an<br />
"end of transgression" is defeated.<br />
It is time to realize that <strong>the</strong> beast, spoken of by<br />
<strong>the</strong> third angel, is far more than a system<br />
symbolized by Rome. It is every false doctrine<br />
known to <strong>the</strong> world, from <strong>the</strong> serpent's lie in Eden<br />
to Nimrod's Babel of paganism, which centuries<br />
later was to become <strong>the</strong> corporate body of <strong>the</strong><br />
papacy, even on down to our present day. The<br />
corrupt system was merely a means to an end, a<br />
method of <strong>the</strong> enemy to present a united front<br />
against <strong>the</strong> government of God after He had sent<br />
His Son.<br />
This baptized paganism has by its hierarchy<br />
produced one of <strong>the</strong> most mystical rituals<br />
perpetuated in modern society. Mystery must<br />
always surround and cloak a system that obscures<br />
<strong>the</strong> unconscious mind and keeps it buried and<br />
isolated from consciousness. The outward evidence<br />
of <strong>the</strong> inward corruption of <strong>the</strong> human heart is<br />
manifest in <strong>the</strong> celebration of Mass, when<br />
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