Continued
from:
This clears the way for
Antichrist to fulfill the lifetime dream of Satan to get people to worship him.
She is destroyed in the middle of the Tribulation. Then Babylon the
governmental system will be destroyed at the end of Tribulation, when
commercial Babylon is destroyed (Rev. 18).
With "Mystery
Babylon the Mother of Prostitutes" out of the way, "all inhabitants
of the earth will worship the beast, all whose names have not been written in
the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the
world". (Rev. 13 v. 8).
Religious Babylon
Destroyed - Archaeologists tell us that Babylon is the cradle of civilization.
Located on the shores of the Euphrates River, the ruins of this city have
revealed some of the most ancient documents of past generations. This city
begun by Nimrod, who was a rebel before the Lord, authored some of the greatest
evils ever to fall on humankind. Two of these evils will be destroyed during
the Tribulation period, according to Rev. 17, 18.
In ancient days Satan
seemed to make Babylon the capital of this evil operation. From this
headquarters was started false religion, humanity's attempt for self government
in defiance of God's will and city dwellings for commercial and social purposes
contrary to God's command to "be fruitful and increase in number and fill
the earth." (Gen. 1 v.28) These great evils, which have damned the souls
of millions by substituting counterfeit solutions to natural human problems
that would ordinarily lead a person to God, will all be destroyed at the end of
the Tribulation period.
Chapter 17 describes
the judgment of God on the religious system that has enslaved the human race in
superstitious darkness for centuries.
You see, all are
subject to God whether they are following the beast or God. Even the devil has
to do exactly what God tells him to do. Some of this has happened to fulfill
God's word. The devil is not only subject to God, but he is subject to us, as
well, through the mighty name of Jesus. We may dismiss the devil, just as Jesus
did. The only difference was that Jesus used His own power, and we have no
power of our own. We do it in the name of Jesus. It is Jesus' power.
17:18 And the woman
which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the
earth.
Many have taken this to
mean that the woman represents the capital city of Antichrist's kingdom, but
his cannot be, for Antichrist himself rules over the kings of the earth.
If then, the woman is
not the Antichrist, what other possible explanation can we have for such
unanimous world dominance? The only answer is the one system before which all
kings, dictators, and nations have been forced to bow down throughout history,
that is, the Babylonian religion of idolatry. One cannot go anywhere in the
world without being confronted with some semblance of the idolatry.
No system in the
world's history has enslaved more people than this awful religion. It should
not take us by surprise that this prostitute woman, the religious system, is
referred to as a city. When used symbolically, a woman is always intended
throughout the Scripture to signify a spiritual or religious movement. If a
good woman, it is "Jehovah's wife" or "the bride of
Christ". If an evil woman, such as "a prostitute," it represents
the evil religious system of idolatry.
Here we see again,
Rome. In its heyday Rome was thought of as the capital of the world. They truly
did reign over all of Europe.
We conclude, then, that
chapter 17 describes the destruction of the religious system, whereas chapter
18 denotes the destruction of "Satan's seat," the commercial and
governmental city of Babylon, marking the prelude to the consummation of the
Tribulation.
No longer does the seer
John have the ecclesiastical religious system in view but now turns the
spotlight of God's judgment on the commercial and governmental systems that
originated there. Babylon has had the most harmful effect on mankind of all the
cities of the world. For all idolatrous religion, greed-based commerce, and
secular government were begun there. At the end of the Tribulation, God will
destroy them all in the seventh or last vial judgment in fulfillment of the
prophecy in Isaiah 47:1 - 9 (Isaiah 21:9).
This is the best I can
do using my words, the bible and my opinion which will vary to many. This is
the best verses on this subject matter in my opinion tht can explain what
Babylon is and I will go into more detail of what the "Whore Of Babylon
Means" I have provided the best verses I could find and refresh my memory
to touch on this topic. These events will happen and THEY WILL come to pass.
Please be ready. Study what I have provided yourself. See what the Lord shows
you.
Written By Jennifer L
Auld
