This cannot be meant of the wicked world. This Woman, v. If she were the old Chaldean Babylon then, 1. Where is the mystery mentioned Rev. Mystery Babylon here mentioned is by all acknowledged to be the Seat of Antichrist; So was never old Chaldean, 3. Because Jerusalem did not reign over the Kings of the Earth in St. And the Woman which thou sawest is that great City which reigneth over the Kings of the Earth.
Jerusalem was never in so high esteem with the Beast, as to be capable to ride as Queen Regent upon him, as this Woman, Whore, or City is said to do Rev. And the Angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the Woman, and the Beast that carryeth her, which hath the seven heads, and ten horns, Rev. Jerusalem was not capable to Enchant and Bewitch all Nations round about her, either by her Religion and Doctrine, or by great Gifts and Rewards.
Page 8 2. And I saw the Woman Drunk with the Blood of Saints, and with the Blood of the Martyrs of Jesus; and I wondred with great Admiration, as indeed well he might, as shall be shewn: And in her was found the Blood of Prophets, and of Saints, and of all that were slain upon the Earth, that is, since the Destruction of Jerusalem. And a mighty Angel took up a stone, like a great Milstone, and cast it into the Sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great City Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
Because, though they did arise to great Power in the World, yet they had not their seat in that great City, which in St.
Johns time, reigned over the Kings of the Earth, which this Babylon is Expresly said to have. To which we shall add somthing for the clearing of this head, that we may discharge that Debt we owe to God, to the Church, and the World.
Page 10 3. It cannot be the Turks, because they are not strangely and wonderfully mysterious, which this Babylon is said to be, Rev. And the Angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou Marvel?
Is it matter of wonder, that the Turks do own but one true and most high God? Is it matter of wonder, that they do own Jesus Christ to be a Prophet and a good man? Is it matter of highest wonder that they prefer Mahomet above Jesus? We say, in none of these things is there any high Mystery, or matter of greatest Wonder, being things common to all Places and Kingdoms Invested with Power: For,. Page 11 1.
Did not Judah prefer Moses above and before Christ, and at that time when Christ was personally among them working most Stupendious Miracles which did evince his Divine Mission? Nay, did they not prefer a Common and Notorious Villain before the Blessed Lord of Glory, when they desired a Murtherer to be freed, and pressed hard to have the good and Blessed Jesus the Saviour of the World, killed?
And did not this wise Apostle know this to be true in fact, and to Equal, nay, outdo any thing that the Turks, or Saracens ever did, or can be accused of?
Could the United States be Mystery Babylon? Let's read some scriptures Revelation 17 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
Revelation And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. Revelation So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Revelation The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Revelation And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. Revelation And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
The great whore that sitteth upon many waters The goals of the United Nations are to keep world peace, to help countries get along, to improve living conditions for people all over the world, and to make the world a better place. Mystery Babylon the Great- the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. For thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries idolatry were all nations deceived. A World Trade Center brings together businesses involved in international trade from around the globe.
Revelation : "There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. We previously see this beast in Daniel's visions. Both the whore of Babylon and the Beast play a massive role in the End Times.
Revelation : "The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. Purple and all these other elements show royalty, power, and wealth. The whore of Babylon has influence over culture and over people. Revelation : "She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries. The Bible has often alluded to the cup of God's wrath being poured out. She drinks the cup of sinfulness and adulteries without a care in the world.
Without remorse. And yet, the same cup she drinks will lead to her judgment. God's wrath does not stay forever. The whore of Babylon will persecute believers. As everything she stands for goes against good Christian living, she will retaliate. But her reign will not last forever. As we have dissected elements of the whore of Babylon, let's take a look at what the Bible has to say about the Beast who accompanies her. Many of us have heard about the Beast of Revelation.
We know about things such as the Mark of the Beast or we may have encountered the Beast when we read through the visions of Daniel. Let's take a look at what the Bible has to say about this Beast.
We already know, from the above passages, that the beast has many horns. This represents many kingdoms. Daniel and Revelation seem to indicate 10 kingdoms with 10 horns Daniel 2. Seven in the Bible also tends to represent completeness, so perhaps this could refer to the Beast's great power he exercises for a short period of time for seven years. Daniel also seems to indicate that the Beast will take control of calendars and will persecute the people of God, similar to what Antiochus Epiphanes IV did before the Maccabees revolted.
We do need to make a distinction. Revelation seems to talk about two beasts: a Beast out of the Sea and a Beast out of the Earth.
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