Great Whore Of Revelation – Part-2
The Great Whore of the Book of Revelation can be understood by putting aside the traditional teachings of men. Overcoming tradition and the ceremonial worship of men is the ultimate challenge of any man of God. People throughout the world are opposed to any challenge of pagan and ungodly traditions. May the ones that are truly seeking God read this article and judge it's contents by the scriptures of God's word and the facts of history.
The Whore Riding the Scarlet Beast
She is clearly identified as a "CITY" (not a nation or country) eight (8) times in Revelation 17 and 18. Her location, as a CITY, is obvious to anyone who understands history. Therefore she is a CITY that:
1) has a Christian religious heritage,
2) is waxed exceedingly rich,
3) has the blood of Saints and Martyrs on her hands,
4) has tremendous political and religious influence throughout the world,
5) is clothed in purple and scarlet,
6) is located near the Mediterranean Sea,
7) is full of abominations, primarily idols,
8) is heavily adorned with gold and jewels,
9) is primarily represented by a woman instead of Jesus Christ,
10) is carrying a golden chalice, significant to her identity,
11) influences world leaders because of her religious power,
12) sits on seven mountains or hills.
Revelation Chapter 17:1-18 (NASB)
An Angel of God, holding one of the seven bowls, beckons to the Apostle John to explain to him the Mystery of the Harlot. She sits on many waters because she has influence throughout the entire world. She rides astride the Beast indicating she has no problem enjoying the political power of the Antichrist and his father Satan. The Apostle John is amazed at the sight of her:
1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I will show you the judgment of the Great Harlot who sits on many waters,"
2 "with whom the kings of the Earth committed acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the Earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.''
3 And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a Woman sitting on a scarlet Beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 The Woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her immorality,
5 and on her forehead a name was written, a mystery, "BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.''
6 And I saw the Woman drunk with the blood of the Saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered greatly.
Revelation Chapter 18:1-24 (NASB)
A Second Angel of God comes down from Heaven having great power given to him by God. He pronounces the crimes of the Harlot:
1 After these things I saw another angel coming down from Heaven, having great authority, and the Earth was illumined with his glory.
2 And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, "Fallen, fallen is BABYLON THE GREAT! She has become a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird."
3 "For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the passion of her immorality, and the kings of the Earth have committed acts of immorality with her, and the merchants of the Earth have become rich by the wealth of her sensuality.''
Jesus now speaks from Heaven, pronouncing the terrible destruction of the Harlot according to the Judgment of God:
4 I heard another voice from Heaven, saying, "Come out of her, My people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues;
5 for her sins have piled up as high as Heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
6 "Pay her back even as she has paid, and give back to her double according to her deeds; in the cup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her.
7 "To the degree that she glorified herself and lived sensuously, to the same degree give her torment and mourning; for she says in her heart, "I SIT AS A QUEEN AND I AM NOT A WIDOW, and will never see mourning.'
8 "For this reason in one day her plagues will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her is strong.
9 "And the kings of the Earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning,
10 standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, "Woe, woe, the GREAT CITY, BABYLON, the STRONG CITY! For in one hour your judgment has come.'
11 "And the merchants of the Earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more
12 cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and every kind of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article made from very costly wood and bronze and iron and marble,
13 and cinnamon and spice and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and cargoes of horses and chariots and slaves and human lives.
14 "The fruit you long for has gone from you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and men will no longer find them.
15 "The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
16 saying, "Woe, woe, the GREAT CITY, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls;
17 for in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!' And every shipmaster and every passenger and sailor, and as many as make their living by the sea, stood at a distance,
18 and were crying out as they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, "What CITY is like the GREAT CITY?'
19 "And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, "Woe, woe, the GREAT CITY, in which all who had ships at sea became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!'
20 "Rejoice over her, O Heaven, and you Saints and Apostles and Prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her.''
Another Angel of God performs a (symbolic acts), depicting the destruction of the Harlot and again declaring her guilty of the slaughter of Prophets and Saints of God and everyone else she betrayed:
21 Then a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "So will BABYLON, the GREAT CITY, be thrown down with violence, and will not be found any longer."
22 "And the sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer; and no craftsman of any craft will be found in you any longer; and the sound of a mill will not be heard in you any longer;"
23 and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the voice of the Bridegroom and Bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your merchants were the great men of the Earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery."
24 "And in her was found the blood of Prophets and of Saints and of all who have been slain on the Earth.''
1st Peter Chapter 5:13 (NASB)
Again the City of Babylon is revealed, this time by the Apostle Peter, writing from Rome, where a group of Christian believers was located (to these people the Apostle Paul wrote the Book of Romans):
represented by a woman instead of Jesus Christ
influences world leaders because of her religious power
the Scaret ROBE they put on Jesus
primarily idols
Christian religious heritage
Scarlet robe on the beast
adorned with gold and jewels
Who worships a Woman (virgin Mary) Has a (high prietst/leader) Pope
2006-09-16 03:21:06
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