Studies in the Scriptures Volume VII The Finished Mystery “The Winepress of God’s Wrath” and the Fall of Babylon. By Charles Taze Russell (Published Posthumously) Edited by C. J. Woodworth and George H. Fisher 850,000 Edition “And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to Heaven, and swore by Him that liveth forever and ever, who created Heaven and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that the time should be no longer delayed; but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the Mystery of God should be finished, as He hath declared to His servants the Prophets.”—Rev. 10:5‐7. “At the end it shall speak and not lie.”—Hab. 2:3. Copyright 1917 Peoples Pulpit Association Brooklyn, N. Y., U. S. A. International Bible Students Association Brooklyn, London, Melbourne, Barmen 1918 CONTENTS Publisher’s Preface Explanatory Note The Revelation Of [St.] John [The Divine] Revelation 1—The Message For This Day Revelation 2—St. Paul, St. John, Arius And Waldo Revelation 3—Wycliffe, Luther And Russell Revelation 4—The Author Of The Plan Revelation 5—The Executor Of The Plan Revelation 6—Six Seals And The Papacy Revelation 7—Seventh Seal And Great Company Revelation 8—Four Preliminary Reformations Revelation 9—Two Ineffective Reformation Woes Revelation 10—The True Reformation Woe Revelation 11—The Time Of The End Revelation 12—The Birth Of Antichrist Revelation 13—The Papal And Protestant Beasts Revelation 14—The Five Harvest Messages Revelation 15—The Song Of The Saints Revelation 16—Ecclesiasticism’s Seven Plagues Revelation 17—The Papacy’s Last Stand Revelation 18—The Fall Of Ecclesiasticism Revelation 19—The Overthrow Of Satan’s Empire Revelation 20—The Thousand Years’ Reign Revelation 21—The Descending Kingdom Revelation 22—The River Of Grace And Truth The Song Of Solomon The Bridal Anthem The Heavenly Bridegroom The Book Of The Prophet Ezekiel Ezekiel 1—God’s Character And Plan Ezekiel 2—The Rebellious House And The Book Ezekiel 3—Pastor Russell’s Divine Ordination Ezekiel 4—The Papal And Protestant Sieges Ezekiel 5—The Severed Hair Calamities Ezekiel 6—Sword—Famine—Pestilence Ezekiel 7—Dawn Of The Evil Day Ezekiel 8—Molech, The Torment Deity Ezekiel 9—The Man With The Inkhorn Ezekiel 10—Scattering Coals Of Fire Ezekiel 11—The Wicked Counsel