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By Alexander Hislop (1807-1865). Hislop was a Free Church of Scotland minister known for his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born and raised in Duns, Berwickshire. First published as a pamphlet in Edinburgh in 1853, The Two Babylons was greatly expanded in 1858, and since that time has appeared in many editions in Great Britain and the United States. The book shows that the Catholic Church was a Babylonian mystery cult, and pagan. He documents that Roman Catholic religious practices are pagan practices grafted onto true Christianity during the reign of Constantine. He documents the merger between the Roman state religion and its adoration of the mother and child was transferred to Christianity, merging Christian characters with pagan mythology. It traces Papal worship to the worship of Nimrod and his wife, complete in every detail. Offering proof for every statement, it includes more than 260 original sources of facts, citing title and place and date of publication of each. Illustrated with 61 woodcuts from Nineveh, Babylon, Egypt, Pompeii, and other ancient lands.

“The Two Babylons is one of the great books in the Christian literature of apologetics. It is written in the classical style, with a wealth of material in the footnotes buttressing the facts brought forth in the argument. … The author of The Two Babylonsdemonstrates that almost all of the practices of the Roman cult have been brought over from paganism. When we come to see that the worship of the Virgin Mary is really the worship of Venus, Astarte, and that it comes from Babylon, the center of the system is revealed to be Satanic. … By all means circulate this book.” – Donald Grey Barnhouse, D.D (1895-1960) Facsimile Paperback. 354 Pages.