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''The Two Babylons | '''The Two Babylons''', subtitled ''The Papal Worship Proved to Be the Worship of Nimrod and His Wife'' was published in 1853 by Alexander Hislop (1807–65), a Presbyterian Free Church of Scotland theologian. | ||
William Branham believed Hislop's book | William Branham believed Hislop's book represented a true and accurate view of history. He admitted to having used it in his research. This is unlike the works of Clarence Larkin, which he admitted to having read but only in passing but whom he plagiarized extensively. | ||
=The major themes of ''The Two Babylons''= | =The major themes of ''The Two Babylons''= | ||
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In 2011, a critical edition of "''The Two Babylons''" was published. Although Hislop's work is extensively footnoted, some commentators (in particular Ralph Woodrow) have stated that the document contains numerous misconceptions, fabrications, logical fallacies, unsubstantiated conspiracy theories, and grave factual errors. | In 2011, a critical edition of "''The Two Babylons''" was published. Although Hislop's work is extensively footnoted, some commentators (in particular Ralph Woodrow) have stated that the document contains numerous misconceptions, fabrications, logical fallacies, unsubstantiated conspiracy theories, and grave factual errors. | ||
The Jehovah's Witnesses periodical The Watchtower frequently published excerpts from it until the 1980s. The thesis of "The Two Baylons" has also featured prominently in the conspiracy theories of racist groups such as The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord and other fringe groups. Author and conspiracy theorist David Icke incorporates Hislop's claims about Semiramis into his book The Biggest Secret, claiming that Semiramis played a key role in the establishment of a global conspiracy run by Reptilian aliens, whom he asserts is secretly controlling humanity. | The Jehovah's Witnesses periodical The Watchtower frequently published excerpts from it until the 1980s. The thesis of "The Two Baylons" has also featured prominently in the conspiracy theories of racist groups such as The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord and other fringe groups. Author and conspiracy theorist David Icke incorporates Hislop's claims about Semiramis into his book The Biggest Secret, claiming that Semiramis played a key role in the establishment of a global conspiracy run by Reptilian aliens, whom he asserts is secretly controlling humanity.<ref>{{Wikipedia Reference}}</ref> | ||
As a result, it is not surprising that "The Two Babylons" continues to be widly respected within the message, even though such respect is not deserved. | As a result, it is not surprising that "The Two Babylons" continues to be widly respected within the message, even though such respect is not deserved. | ||
=Quotes by William Branham= | =Quotes by William Branham= | ||
''And | ''And our scene this morning is in Babylon. It’s very good for us that we find out a little about this great city. And I’ve been studying recently on Babylon, out of the—the…geographically where it set. And I was studying it out of '''Hislop’s Two Babylons, one of the oldest histories of Babylon'''.<ref>William Branham, 58-0309M - The Handwriting On The Wall, para. 18</ref> | ||
''I have just completed a study, the last four or five years, of the early Church. I started off with the Foxe’s book of martyrs, come down through Hislop’s Two Babylons, and so forth, and on down through the Nicaea, and the Post-Nicene and the Nicene Fathers, and Nicaea council, and finding out that after the death of Jesus Christ. Down through Polycarp, and Irenaeus and Martin, and many of those great saints, for hundreds of years after the death of Jesus Christ, contended for that Faith, of the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and speaking with tongues, and raising the dead, and healing the sick. It was in the dark age this Thing was lost.<ref>William Branham, 63-0605 - Greater Than Solomon Is Here, para. 47</ref> | ''And then Nimrod tried to make an organization. If you’re a historian, and you know the history of Babylon, '''read Hislop’s Two Babylons, you’ll find a great lot of light. T'''hat, Nimrod, this man of sin, took Babylon and all its little sister church, or places around, which was a type of—of this last-day apostasy Christianity, and made one great big place and all the rest of them played…paid tribute to it. And in there he built a tower and tried to organize man together, but it failed. It failed. That failed.<ref>William Branham, 62-1111E - Why I'm Against Organized Religion, para. 40</ref> | ||
''I have just completed a study, the last four or five years, of the early Church. I started off with the Foxe’s book of martyrs, come down through '''Hislop’s Two Babylons''', and so forth, and on down through the Nicaea, and the Post-Nicene and the Nicene Fathers, and Nicaea council, and finding out that after the death of Jesus Christ. Down through Polycarp, and Irenaeus and Martin, and many of those great saints, for hundreds of years after the death of Jesus Christ, contended for that Faith, of the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and speaking with tongues, and raising the dead, and healing the sick. It was in the dark age this Thing was lost.<ref>William Branham, 63-0605 - Greater Than Solomon Is Here, para. 47</ref> | |||
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