Is the USA the Biblical Babylon of Revelation???

Question

Forget that the geographical Babylon is in Iraq . Isnt it possible that the land on many waters spoken of in Revelation describes the USA to a tee? It is also the leader in corrupting the morals of the world through Hollywood , Corporatism , etc.... . Perhaps it is drunk with iniquity. That doesnt sound like Iraq to me . Lest we not forget the aggresive military policies being formulated and executed by that drunk Christian guy in the White House. You reap what you sow dont you? Or can the USA be Gods favorite while living like the devil?

Answer 1

I can see where that might seem to be the case. The USA certainly can be said to have negative influence and there is no doubt that it is morally bankrupt. But Babylon the Great in Revelation has influence far greater than any exercised by the U.S.

There are, however, clues to the identity of this harlot. For instance, Revelation 17:1-2 says the kings of the earth (political element) committed fornication with her. Further, in Revelation 18, those who mourn her are described as the merchants and the kings of earth. The earth is basically divided into three major components: political, commercial and religious. Those who mourn the destruction of this harlot are the merchants and the kings - the commercial and the political arenas. But no religious element is described as mourning her.

She is spoken of as a woman, a harlot, indeed, the mother of the harlots. The term “harlot” is used figuratively to apply to an organization or a nation that claims to worship God but actually gives affection and worship to other gods. Jerusalem became a “harlot” in this sense. In fact, she did what was not normal for harlots, namely, instead of receiving pay, she paid pagan nations to practice harlotry with her! Compare Ezekiel 16:33, 34; see also Ezekiel 23, where Samaria (representing Israel) and Jerusalem (Judah) are likened to prostitutes.

Revelation 18:24 also says the blood of the prophets and the holy ones can be traced to this Babylonian harlot as well as the blood of all those slaughtered on the earth. Interestingly enough, Jesus traced this same responsibility to the religious leaders of the first century. Matthew 23:34-39

Revelation 18:23 gives another clue: she misleads all the nations by her spiritistic practices. Spiritistic . . . interesting.

This entity is religious in nature and her reach extends across the entire earth. The harlot is said to be sitting on many waters at Revelation 17:15, which waters mean peoples and crowds and nations and tongues. These have included people of all nations of the earth. Therefore, Babylon the Great is larger than a kingdom — she is an empire, a religious empire.

Hannah J Paul

Answer 2

Not really, notice please at Revelation 17:1, 5, 15 where it mentions a woman with the name “Babylon the Great” written on her forehead. This woman is said to be sitting on “crowds and nations.” ( Since no literal woman could do this, Babylon the Great must be symbolic. So, what does this symbolic harlot represent?
Also at Revelation 17:18, a figurative woman is described as “the great city that has a kingdom over the kings of the earth.” The term “city” indicates an organized group of people. Since this “great city” has control over “the kings of the earth,” the woman named Babylon the Great must be an influential organization that is international in scope. It can rightly be called a world empire. What kind of empire? A religious one. Notice how some related passages in the book of Revelation lead us to this conclusion.

An empire can be political, commercial, or religious. The woman named Babylon the Great is not a political empire because God’s Word states that “the kings of the earth,” or the political elements of this world, “committed fornication” with her. Her fornication refers to the alliances she has made with the rulers of this earth and explains why she is called “the great harlot.”—Revelation 17:1, 2; James 4:4.

Babylon the Great cannot be a commercial empire because the “merchants of the earth,” representing the commercial elements, will be mourning her at the time of her destruction. In fact, both kings and merchants are described as looking at Babylon the Great from “a distance.” (Revelation 18:3, 9, 10, 15-17) Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that Babylon the Great is, not a political or a commercial empire, but a religious one.

The religious identity of Babylon the Great is further confirmed by the statement that she misleads all the nations by means of her “spiritistic practice.” (Revelation 18:23) Since all forms of spiritism are demon-inspired, it is not surprising that the Bible calls Babylon the Great “a dwelling place of demons.” (Revelation 18:2; Deuteronomy 18:10-12) This empire is also described as being actively opposed to true religion, persecuting “prophets” and “holy ones.” (Revelation 18:24) In fact, Babylon the Great has such deep hatred for true religion that she violently persecutes and even murders “the witnesses of Jesus.” (Revelation 17:6) Hence, this woman named Babylon the Great clearly represents the world empire of false religion, which includes all religions that stand in opposition to Jehovah God.

Answer 3

The Babylon the Great of the book of Revelation is the World of False Religion.

It is not a political entity because the same book of Rev. states that "she" (Babylon) will be mourned over by the nations.

Answer 4

Clarification; the USA is the beast of Rev. 17; Babylon; the great harlot of Rev.17 is the leadership of the USA.

Answer 5

Do some research. We are the Eagle. In Matthew, the wings shall be plucked but the heart of a man will be given to it. (Eagles winged plucked, or humiliation, heart of a man, the man Jesus Christ, meaning, our country will eventually turn to the true believers in Christ Jesus for help!) God gave first in the church apostles,... that means that if a church doesn't start with an apostle, it isn't a true Christian church. (Most churches don't believe there are apostles anymore.)

Answer 6

No, Babylon is Christianity! The Catholic Church is the mother, and all the different Churches that came from it are her child whores!

Answer 7

No. Babylon is found throughout the world in every nation. It's an attitude of independence from God, where man is worshiped and opposes God.

Answer 8

Um....that would be Rome. The author of Revelation was quoting an Old Testament diatribe against Babylon, but using the prophets words to refer to the Rome of his day.

None of it came true since Rome was never destroyed and it eventually became the center of Christianity.

Those prophets aren't much for accuracy.

Answer 9

I think that Babylon is actually the unGodly aspect all places in the world

Answer 10

Could also be Europe, they're even worse than we are in many ways. Sweden has legalized euthanasia, and France beats us in the other sin categories.