Is American democracy "the whore of Babylon" that corrupts the entire world? Is success in Iraq inevitable?

Question

Doesn't the anti-Christ need a system of government that is so pervasive (liberal democracy) that he can persuade ALL nations to attack the Israelis and their religious zealots?

Answer 1

The American Democracy? All this time I thought the Whore of Babylon was Rachel!!!!

I've been misled!!!!

Answer 2

No and No. American democracy, with all its flaws, is still the best weapon for personal freedom and the exercise of agency. Evil governments use fear and domination to control their minions, not personal choice and freedom. People with free agency know better than to follow despots.
On the other hand, success in Iraq is bound to failure. The conflict between Arab and Israeli has been going on for thousands of years and is not going to be solved by modern man. The conflict will not be resolved until Jerusalem itself is besieged for about 3.5 years and then Christ will come down on the Mount of Olives. This conflict is inevitably headed toward the conflict of Gog and Magog at the Battle of Armigedon. The Arabs have the obliteration of Israel as their prime directive and no matter of modern diplomacy is going to sidetrack them from their goal.

Answer 3

biblical interpretation is not of private use. It is a document that has to be interpreted in historic context to the way the orginal hearing parties would understand it. (not to say there is not additional light to be gained)

coffee pot pointed out that some hold that the catholic church is the whore that corrupts the world. This is based on their preoccupation with the place of mary in the salvation process and proclaiming her to be queen of heaven. Jer 71 deals with God destroying a people who wanted a queen of heaven because God will not share his glory.

Also, more recently (about the time diana died) there was a catholic conference where in momma teresa signed on that without mary there is no salvation. This is in direct opposition to the bible that says, Jesus was slain fromthe foundation of the earth.

but enough of this fun, on to your question

the american republic, we are not a democracy, is actually a hope to most of the world including the arabs that are blowing themselves up. They want to live like we do. That is based on biblical principals that are rapidly being removed from your life. Be patient, you will live in police state.

the hollywood images being sent by satellite are corrupting the world, that is for sure. You see people watching tv and then acting like what they saw, using the same stupid and ignorant verbage, like "sup"

the images of american whores (all american women sleep with anything according to hollywood, thank womens lib for allowing a woman to say yes, but never no) has created a mystique about women in our country. The men in many countries think all of our women are unsavory people. That is not the case.

as for the anti-christ. He will use political and spiritual power to control some of the world. He is unlikely to control all of it, but he will surely have a deeply profound influence over the actions and armies of the world.

as for attacking isreal, if you could get the arabs to stop killing each other, that in itself would be a miracle. then getting most of the world to attack isreal would be childs play.

the united states need not play, for the anti-christ to mobilize a massive army.

remember something important. The book of revelation was written close to 2000 years ago. the mark of the beast says you can't buy or sell without it. Until recently everyone sort of thought it would be a chip under the skin.

now digital angel makes it possible to trade stocks while walking down the street with embedded chips under the skin similar to WAN.

we are in the last times,
enter stage left, 25% of the earths population dying, and the man of peace, mr anti-christ

Answer 4

Everyone is moving towards that system of government, the liberals have destroyed Europe and now their working on the U.S. The Anti- Christ will rise out of Europe. Big brother is very pervasive in Europe, they have cameras everywhere.

Answer 5

In Revelation 17:3-5, Babylon the Great is described as a woman arrayed in purple and scarlet, richly adorned, and sitting upon a scarlet-colored wild beast having seven heads and ten horns. Upon her forehead a name is written, “a mystery: ‘Babylon the Great, the mother of the harlots and of the disgusting things of the earth.’” She is also depicted as sitting on “many waters” representing “peoples and crowds and nations and tongues.”—Re 17:1-15.

The symbolic woman bearing the name Babylon the Great is “the great city that has a kingdom over the kings of the earth,” a kingdom that allows her, in effect, to sit on “peoples and crowds and nations and tongues.” (Re 17:1, 15, 18) A kingdom over other kingdoms and nations is what is defined as an “empire.” Babylon the Great places herself above earthly kings, exercising power and influence over them. She rides the symbolic seven-headed beast, beasts being used elsewhere in the Bible as symbols of political world powers.

Is it not true that the dominant religious organizations have made it a practice to consort with political rulers for power and material gain, though this has resulted in suffering for the common people? Is it not also true that their higher clergy live in luxury, even though many of the people to whom they should minister may be impoverished?

Answer 6

Yes the antichrist does. Satan or the antichrist always needs someone to work through, you see this straight from the creation story to the crufixation of jesus and even beyond. Paul states that you wrestle not against flesh and blood but against powers and principalities, rulers of the dark kingdom. This shows that satan always need some physical force to work in a physical world such as ours. So I'd say yes, the anti-christ need governmet to attack the Israelies. Not to mention that anti means to go against. In essance, we can say that satan is against the israelites simply because god is for them.

Answer 7

you're precise, neither her life nor her funds is in touch interior the technique this fiasco, I even have been against the conflict from the commencing up up, it has certainly not something to do with the conflict on terror which may be gained quite via using intelligence and not via rigidity. In case all human beings of people who're specialist conflict have an interest, we are dropping Iraq. a transformation in path is very mandatory and on an identical time as Bush is taking section in lip provider to it, i don't see any transformations distinctive then putting greater reliable American lives and funds at stake and that's like throwing reliable funds after undesirable. The strategies lie in progression impressive forces and not in occupying forces interior the midsection east, we additionally could prefer to hold friendly worldwide places on board to assist us interior the worldwide attempt against. this is slightly going to take place as immediately as we end occupying us of a's and as a replace pass after people who're in touch in attempting to kill persons.

Answer 8

Now, now calm down and read a book, or two. Unlike communism democracy provides a systems of checks and balances. Power is decentralized to provide for non-violent change of power.

Is better to legally remove a corrupt official, or shoot him and the five-year-old in the street, who just happen to be in the wrong place?

Answer 9

Well, the Whore of Babylon sits on 'seven hills.' In the Middle East, for time out of mind, Mecca has been known as the 'City of the Seven hills.' What religion is headquartered in Mecca?

Answer 10

Yeah....cause as a democrat I'm out there in the middle east, preaching the good word against Isreal and other religious COUNTRIES....Israel is only a zealot to you because it's an acient, Jewish, country....no?

The Jews don't go around blowing things up in the first place, it's always a reaction to the Muslims blowing Israelis up...