The Antichrist, Babylon and the Coming of the Kingdom

by G. H. Pember174 pgs. Renowned theologian, G.H. Pember (1805-1877) presents these 3 great questions of prophecy in a way that reads like a narration rather than a scholarly study.   -What does the Bible say about Antichrist? -What is Babylon in Revelation, and why are there 2 accounts in chapter 17 and 18? -Who will be taken by surprise at the second Advent of the Lord? “So far as political matters are concerned, the world is in an advanced state of preparation for the Antichrist….How pressing a need have we of ceaseless prayer, that the Lord may remove every veil from our eyes… and to have understanding of the times, that we may know what we ought to do.”   George Hawkins Pember was born in 1837.  He was educated at Cambridge University where he took his M.A. in Classics at age twenty-six.  Upon his conversion to Christ, Pember determined to devote his scholastic talents to a close and comprehensive study of the Scriptures for the benefit of God's people.  His penchant for meticulo