The Prophecy of Zechariah (8)

7. Who art thou, O great mountain -- The reference is to a lofty mountain outside of Judea in contradistinction to Mt. Zion that in comparison with it was but a little hill. But on Mt. Zion dwelt Jehovah in His holy temple. Hence, Mt. Zion was emblematic of the church and the great mountain symbolized the mighty world-power the final appearance of which will be the antichristian world-state, the Babylon of the book of Revelation. At the time of our prophet this worldpower had taken on flesh and...