Haven't read all this, so can't comment on accuracy or interpretation, but just read the Biblical verses and in light of today, it is some scary stuff.
Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. With her the kings of the earth committed adultery and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries... This title was written on her forehead:
mystery babylon the great the mother of prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth
Economic Superpower- This aspect of Mystery Babylon is the most-stressed aspect that can be found in the scriptures. Time and again we find references to the "merchants of the earth" and how they are "the world's great men." In a 20th Century context, when we speak of the "merchants of the earth" we can only be speaking of Global Corporations. It is the corporations which have all the money and it is the corporations which have all the power. Under the guidance of the USA, global corporations are attempting to convert the world to the religion of materialism and fanatical consumerism, while at the same time, with the help of the US-controlled IMF, trying to reduce third world countries into nothing more than factories which produce cheap labor and areas for the extraction of raw materials. This raping of the world's resources is being done at a breakneck pace and without any regard for the environment or the indigenous peoples. The last thing that the power brokers of America want is a world that is purely democratic where every culture has the right to freely elect their leaders, the right to form labor unions, and the right to protect their own resources.
New York City is the engine that runs the economy of the world and it is the home of the majority of the world's wealthiest corporations. New York is also the home of the World Trade Center, which was started in 1960 by David Rockefeller, and also the home of the New York Stock Exchange where the rich can invest in, and make money from, the richer. With the demise of social security, the common people of America: the bewildered herd, are being tricked into gambling their future on the well-being of these global menaces as well, through 401k Plans, stocks, and mutual funds. This speculative economy will not last much longer, and when it crashes it will not be the banks who suffer - they win either way - it will be the bewildered herd.
Mystery Babylon is represented by a woman-
America's most famous landmark, (most famous graven image), is the Statue of Liberty. Richard Coombes makes a solid case that our Statue of Liberty is in fact a representation of the ancient Babylonian goddess Ishtar. Ishtar was next to Marduk at the top of the Babylonian pantheon of gods, and her cult promoted "the notion of personal freedom and liberty to pursue a wild hedonistic sexual lifestyle of immense promiscuity," (Coombes). Basically her philosophy has been recreated here in America and is the same as the '60s mantra of "if it feels good, do it!" Central to her cult was the practice of prostitution for religious purposes, thus the scripture of Revelation 17:5, "...The Mother of Prostitutes..."
One of America's most profitable exports is Entertainment, and in that industry is a widely repeated and simple cliche, "Sex Sells!" Thus we have several scriptures that point out the immorality of Mystery Babylon, especially the sin of "adultery," which is celebrated and promoted all over the world through our unparalleled entertainment industry.
And finally in Revelation 18:16, we have the identity of Mystery Babylon revealed through her national colors,
"O great city, dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet..."
The fall of Babylon will take place in three phases.
Phase One- The destruction of the "great city" of Babylon occurs suddenly, without warning, and when she is at the height of her power.
Revelation 17:18, Before the judgements begin the city is called "...that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth."
Revelation 18:7-8, "...she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ Therefore her plagues will come in one day."
Revelation 18:10, After the city is destroyed the kings of the earth cry out, "Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come."
Revelation 18:15-17, The merchants of this city, who were "the great men of the earth," cry out: "...‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.' "
Revelation 18:18-19, And all the shipmasters cry out as well, "... What is like this great city? ...Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate."
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