1st and 2nd Message to the Philadelphian Society

these pillars in your house. Yes, let the very stones of Babylon In this context, Babylon represents a state of spiritual confusion or the corrupt world, and even such as have been pillars in the Temple of Maozim original: Maozim; a reference to the "god of forces" mentioned in Daniel 11:38, often interpreted as false idols or worldly power, be sanctified and fitted for your service. Let even those who do not know that they are wretched, and miserable, and poor, be brought to buy from you the gold of Ophir A region famous in the Bible for its high-quality gold; here used metaphorically for pure spiritual truth, which is seven times tried in the fire, that they may be