The Beast from the Sea

The Two Babylons — A. Hislop

A symbol rises from the pages of prophecy—mysterious, powerful, and deeply connected to the religious and political history of the world.

In this powerful section of The Two Babylons, A. Hislop examines the prophetic Beast from the Sea, tracing its imagery, symbolism, and historical significance through the development of ancient and ecclesiastical systems.

Step into the pages of a work that seeks to uncover the connections between prophecy, paganism, Babylon, Rome, and the religious powers that shaped Western history.

This is a reading of Hislop's original work, allowing the author’s words and arguments to speak for themselves.

In this section, A. Hislop examines the prophetic symbolism of Revelation 12 and the Great Red Dragon. He traces its imagery through Scripture and ancient religious traditions, connecting it to the historical development of Babylonian religion and its later manifestations within the Roman system.

Priests, Nuns, Monks

In this section of The Two Babylons, Alexander Hislop turns his attention to the religious orders of the Roman system, examining the priesthood, monks, and nuns and comparing their origins and functions with the ministry established by Christ and the apostles.

Hislop argues that the distinction between biblical Christianity and the papal system becomes especially apparent in its clergy and religious orders. He examines the authority claimed by the priesthood, the role of the confessional, the restriction of Scripture from the common people, the distinctive tonsure of the clergy, and the institution of monastic and conventual orders.

Drawing upon historical examples from Babylonian, Chaldean, Scandinavian, and other ancient religious systems, Hislop seeks to demonstrate what he considers the pagan ancestry behind these institutions and their later incorporation into Roman Catholicism.

This is an audiobook presentation of Hislop’s original work, presented without commentary or discussion, allowing the text itself to make its historical and prophetic case.

From Chapter VI — Religious Orders, Section II: Priests, Monks, and Nuns.