Announcing The Soon Return of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
Our goal at the Upper-Room is to proclaim the soon coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We are, now, living in the last days. All the prophecies regarding the soon coming of the Lord Jesus have and are being fulfilled right before our eyes. Wars, rumors of wars, famines, earthquake, and hurricanes in diverse places the hearts of men are, now, failing for fear in the expectation of what is to come upon the earth. Read more
The name Babylon is derived from BAB-ILU "the portal of the gods", and in a sense it thus portrays a means of access to the gods that is contrary to God's prescribed plan of salvation. Access is granted through the system and not by faith in Jesus Christ. It is a system where salvation by works replaces salvation by faith. To add to the confusion (which is also implied in the name Babylon), the Babylonians believed in a pantheon of gods th
us providing more than one intercessor, which also makes the ministry of Jesus of non effect. The Babylonian system of worship has ever been a snare to God's people, as it is more in tune with human nature to rely on salvation by works than on salvation by grace. From the very beginning, these two systems of worship have been in confrontation with each other. The story of Cain and Abel illustrates this point. Abel listened to the divine directive and brought a lamb without blemish (symbol of Jesus Christ) as an offering, but Cain brought the fruits of his labour. When the offering of Abel was accepted by God, the anger of Cain was aroused and ever since, this first confrontation between these two systems of worship, the fires of religious intolerance and persecution have been burning on this planet. Read more