And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar, typical from olden times as the land of rebellion against the Lord, Genesis 11:1; and it shall be established and set there upon her own base. In the land of Babylon, representative of the ungodly world, wickedness was to have its place, to he forever excluded from the kingdom of the Lord. The congregation of the Lord is the holy Christian Church, and for that reason the Lord will brook no open wickedness in its midst. Willful and unrepentant sinners must be excluded from the communion of saints. Note: There may be a special reason for comparing the essence of all wickedness with a woman; for so also the great harlot of the Book of Revelation is described, the kingdom of Antichrist being the climax and summary of all godless doctrine.

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