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.
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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.
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"It is impossible for us, of ourselves, to escape from the pit of sin in which we are sunken. Our hearts are evil, and we cannot change them. "Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one." "The carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be." Job 14:4; Romans 8:7. Education, culture, the exercise of the will, human effort, all have their proper sphere, but here they are powerless. They may produce an outward correctness of behavior, but they cannot change the heart; they cannot purify the springs of life. There must be a power working from within, a new life from above, before men can be changed from sin to holiness. That power is Christ. His grace alone can quicken the lifeless faculties of the soul, and attract it to God, to holiness. The Savior said, "Except a man be born from above," unless he shall receive a new heart, new desires, purposes, and motives, leading to a new life, "he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3, margin. The idea that it is necessary only to develop the good that exists in man by nature, is a fatal deception. "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." "Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again." 1 Corinthians 2:14; John 3:7. Of Christ it is written, "In Him was life; and the life was the light of men"--the only "name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." John 1:4; Acts 4:12. " (Steps to Christ pp 18, 19)
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).
A Message of Peace to a dying World
