Picture the scene. A harlot is sitting on the back of a fearsome beast. The beast has seven heads and ten horns. Rev 17:1-4 Whom does the harlot represent? She exerts influence “over the kings of the earth.”
She dresses in purple, uses incense, and is exceedingly wealthy. In addition, by means of her spiritistic practice, “all the nations are misled.” Rev. 17:18; 18:12,13,23
The bible helps us to see that this harlot is a world wide religious entity. She depicts, not any one religion, but all religions that produce rotten fruit.
The beast that the harlot rides pictures the world’s political powers. Rev 17:10-13
False religion straddles the back of this political beast, attempting to influence its decisions and to control its direction.
How do you think that religion will end? and do you think it will end?
2006-10-16 08:07:00 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You wouldn't happen to be associated with one of Jehovah's Witnesses, would you? Because by the layout of your query I would feel compelled to believe that you are! But then it's possible you came across one of their pamphlets or booklets explaining this demise which is to befall Babylon the Great or the harlot as you described, riding the beast representing the earthly governments. With her mingling in political affairs she will not be tolerated in the very near future by these political powers and will be devoured by the beast after she has been thrown of it's back. All those associate with "her" will be destroyed or silenced by the "beast" in a violent time called the Great Tribulation!
2006-10-16 08:24:44 · answer #1 · answered by HotInTX 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Everything that has a beginning, has an end. Even our universe. As for how? There are two theories
Religion: The Power that Be will Wrack the world, destroying evil and saving good.
Science. When the universe is no longer capable of supporting life.
2006-10-16 08:11:45 · answer #2 · answered by Odindmar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah yes. Quoting from John's fever dream on the Island of Patmos, are we? Well, to answer your question, let me quote T.S. Eliot.
The Hollow Men
"This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper."
2006-10-16 08:21:23 · answer #3 · answered by gjstoryteller 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fake faith has no beginning up so it is going to exist something like a parasite on actual of worldly mechanisms, finally it quite is for specific to fail and shown to be discredited - properly it quite is already yet IMO a serious mass must be reached first. the challenge is the language is the comparable, the ideals must be the comparable or comparable notwithstanding it quite is an extremely challenge-free distinction that makes all of the version. i think the distortions are turning out to be and turning out to be very obtrusive to those which could see them, regrettably additionally the discomfort is turning out to be in residing interior of them. careful concept leads me to think of a serious mass type journey is our lot no longer a sluggish evolution, and that's the blunders many make, we can all be happier as quickly as we can all see issues as they are freed from the themes led to via residing in a failing device, yet this happiness relies upon on us transitioning from the place we are actually to the destiny circumstances and conserving our heads mutually yet i think of we can do it
2016-10-19 12:19:37 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fascinating!
Superstition beguiles the most intelligent of us.
Is religion superstition?
Was the prophecy of Nostradamus (the 16th century French soothsayer) bunk?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bh0rfziqo8a
2006-10-16 08:11:26 · answer #5 · answered by shlomogon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the US is the "beast" in your fairy tale, so I guess when Americans stop their fascist, corporate capitalistic, christian extremism, the "religion" will end.
2006-10-16 08:10:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the pit of hell where Christ will send them, and after He defeats the hoardes that come to take Jesusalem from the Jews.
2006-10-16 08:22:35 · answer #7 · answered by rapturefuture 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At this point in time I'm not sure it ever will end, there is to much power in religion yet.
2006-10-16 08:12:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay, I think I get what your saying, but please stop mixing scripture with the point you are trying to make. Anyway, all religion is corrupt, every church is corrupt. If one is not an independent thinker, whether spiritual or not, it is easy to be led. unless you can close down every church in america, you're just preaching to the choir.
2006-10-16 08:11:45 · answer #9 · answered by NO delusions 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same way true religions will. With time
2006-10-16 08:09:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋