“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: 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. 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. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”
–Revelation 17:1-5
One of the frequently-asked questions among those who keep one eye on the end times is “Who or what is BABYLON THE GREAT?”
OF COURSE, so many wise teachers of the tares have tried mightily to confuse the issue. To this end, many words have been written on how BABYLON THE GREAT refers to the city of Rome. The chief piece of evidence offered by these deceivers is Revelation 17:9.
“And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.”
However, even though Rome is famously said to sit on seven HILLS, hills are not mountains.
Besides, there are many cities the world over which sit on seven hills.
BABYLON THE GREAT is clearly said to sit on seven mountains or mounts.
Another, more recent attempt at obscuring who Babylon the Great is revolves around Washington, DC. While the USA certainly makes a strong case for being a “daughter of Babylon,” when it comes to MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, Washington, DC pales besides another famous city.
There are a great many clues provided by the 17th and 18th chapters of Revelation. These chapters cite Old Testament verses where God is speaking to those, who in the end times, he refers to as “Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth.”
The reader may make a few comparisons and come to his own conclusions.
The USA is not BABYLON THE GREAT–though America would make a prime candidate of being one of the daughters of Babylon. That the United States is not Babylon come from Revelation 17:18.
“And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.”
So, BABYLON THE GREAT is a city, not a country.
Time for some verse-by-verse comparisons.
Referring to BABYLON THE GREAT, Revelation 18:7 states
“How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. “
Compare this to Isaiah 47:8-9.
“Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children: But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.”
Revelation 18 is full of God’s disdain for BABYLON THE GREAT.
“Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.”
–Revelation 18:8
Compare Revelation 18:8 to Isaiah 47:9.
“But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.”
There are more comparisons.
“The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.”
–Revelation 18:15, 18-19
“And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land; And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.”
–Ezekiel 27:29-31
“And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; 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.”
–Revelation 18:22-23
“Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.”
–Jeremiah 7:34
“For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.”
–Jeremiah 16:9
“Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.”
–Jeremiah 25:10
Who or what is BABYLON THE GREAT?
One last clue.
What group has the LORD called a (spiritual) “harlot” and a “whore,” who have committed “abominations“?
What city was the capital of that group?
Hint: Ezekiel 16:2-63.
Hint: Jeremiah 2:4-8.
Hint: Jeremiah 32:30-35.
The intrepid and industrious reader should now be able to tie the object of the older Bible verses together, providing he has fifteen minutes and the desire to do so.
Otherwise, he will be as one of the millions of men standing on the earth when all this comes to pass, looking up and wondering.
Who or what is BABYLON THE GREAT?
The clues are there for any and all who desire to know them.
DOES the reader ever wonder about MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT?
OR, does the reader have other things to concern himself with in this busy life?
It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.
DOES the reader believe he is saved?
Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival
DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?
Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation
- Gospel of Jesus Christ: Making a Choice
- The Gospel of Jesus Christ
- Gospel of Jesus Christ: The Power of God Unto Salvation
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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
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[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: September 30, 2019.]
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