Contents:
1. Babylon - source of false religion : Babylon's beginning-Nimrod, its first king - a mighty hunter - a rebel against God - his wife Semiramis - her child Tammuz - counterfeits. A Biblical and historical account of how Babylonian paganism spread to the nations, was absorbed into the Roman empire, and finally mixed with Christianity at Rome
2. Mother and child worship : Queen Semiramis and her god-child Tammuz - how their worship developed under different names and forms in various countries - how it was mixed into the doctrine of the fallen church. Pagan titles applied to Mary
3. Mary worship : Undue prominence given to Mary. The immaculate conception, the perpetual virginity, and assumption of Mary considered in the light of the scriptures. The rosary - its origin and history
4. Saints, Saints' days, and symbols : Who are the saints? Are we to pray to them? Saint worship shown to be a continuation of the pagan devotion to the gods and goddesses of paganism. The use of idols, images, and pictures as objects of worship
5. Obelisks, temples, and towers : Significance of the ancient obelisks - their use in front of pagan temples - the obelisks in front of St. Peter's. Elaborate and expensive church buildings. The tower of Babel - religious towers
6. Is the cross a Christian symbol? The widespread use of the cross symbol - its ancient origin - its superstitious history - its various forms and their significance
7. Constantine and the cross : The vision of the cross at Milvian Bridge. Constantine's "conversion" questioned. The story of Helena's discovery of the "true" cross considered
8. The relics of Romanism : Pieces of the true and other relics examined - many shown to be fakes. The use of relics to "consecrate" a church - the origin of the idea
9. Religious fraud : Pilgrimages - indulgence selling - Tetzel's sales in Germany - Luther - the Reformation. Purgatory - its origin and legends - paying for prayers. Molech worship
10. Was Peter the first pope? Equality stressed by Christ. "On this rock I will build my church." Peter and the popes compared. Peter's ministry compared to Paul's. Did Peter ever go to Rome?
11. Pagan origin of papal office : The supreme pontiffs of paganism, the mystic keys, Janus, the tiara, the fish -god mitre, Dagon worship, the pallium, Peter's chair, kissing and idol, papal processions, the flabella fans
12. Papal immorality : The unholy history of the papal office. Luther's visit to Rome. The female pope
13. Are popes infallible? The council of 1870. The trial Formosus. Contradictions of the "infallibility" theory presented. Christ and the popes compared. The mystic number 666
14. The inhuman inquisition : Persecution of Protestants. The rack, the iron virgin, and other torture instruments described
15. "Lords over God's heritage" : Cardinals - the origin of their office - their red garments, bishops - the scriptural and traditional views compared. The clergy - church government - the ministry of elders in the local church. Religious titles
16. An unmarried priesthood : The celibacy doctrine of Babylon - its history and immorality. The confessional - its origin and purpose. Priests in black garments. The sun symbol tonsure
17. The mass : Transubstantiation - its meaning, origin, and history. The "finished" work at Calvary contrasted to teh mass. The monstrance, the round "host", a description of sun symbols and their use. The mystery drama
18. Three days and nights : The sign of Jonah. Was Christ crucified on a Friday? On which day os the week was the resurrection?
19. Fish, Friday, and the Spring festival : The fish, a fertility symbol - its association with the mother goddess and Friday. The Easter festival - eggs, rabbits, and sunrise services - "weeping for Tammuz" - Lent
20. The winter festival : At what season was Christ born? The Saturnalia - gifts, trees, and customs. St. John's Day. Assumption day, Cadlemas day. How pagan days were adopted, renamed, and Christianized
21. The mystery of the mixture : A brief review of the mixture - how it was hidden - mixtures in the Old Testament compared. Salvation only through Jesus Christ