Babylon: The Religious Part.

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THE CITY OF BABYLON

The city of Babylon is being rebuilt and it is destined to become the centre of the last Gentile Global Government. The Anti-Christ will rule from Babylon with the 10 Islamic kings, over the whole world. The Political, Economic and Religious aspects of people`s lives will all be controlled from this demonic centre.

`Babylon the great .....has become a habitation of demons, a prison for every foul spirit....` (Rev. 18: 2)


The river Euphrates is even now being deepened so that ocean liners can navigate the river right up to the city of Babylon. The wealth of the world will be brought right into the heart of Babylon along the river which flows through it.

`that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth.` (Rev. 18: 19)


Historically the city of Babylon was where man attempted to `make a name` for himself. The region was called the land of Shinar and this is where man sought to build a very tall tower to give himself prominence. God however confused their language and thus the name Babylon came to mean confusion.

`they found a plain in the land of Shinar....Come let us build a city and a tower ....Let us make a name for ourselves...The Lord confused their language ...and scattered them....` (Gen.10: 2, 4 & 9)

Babylon – Heb. word `Babel,` meaning confusion.


Now at the end of the Gentile`s rule we see again man `building a city` with the desire for world dominance. This has been foretold by the prophet Zechariah who presented it as a metaphoric picture. Babylon will again become the prominent city at the end of this age.

`this is a woman .....this is Wickedness.` To be set `in the land of Shinar.` (Babylon) (Zech. 5: 7, 8 & 11)

 

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Reconstruction of the gates of the old city of Babylon.

 

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Religious Babylon.

The first aspect of Babylon that we are shown is the Religious system. The false prophet brings together all the religions of the world and this is revealed to us in symbolic form as a great prostitute – a great profanity of blasphemy and a violation of sacred things.

`Then one of the 7 angels who had the 7 bowls came & talked to me, saying to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters,...` (Rev. 17: 1)

Prostitute – Heb. word, `chalal,` figurative meaning - to profane.


This `woman` is the United Nations philosophy of `saving mother earth.` They have spread their (demonic) value system throughout the world - eg. inclusiveness, (of all sexual activity and gender types), respect and tolerate all types of behaviour, (except Christian), etc.

The leaders of the world use this false religion to manipulate the people of the earth by focusing them on `saving the planet,` through the SDG`s, (Sustainable Development Goals). People become `drunk,` as they lose their sense of reality in thinking the planet needs saving and that they can fix it.

`..with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.` (Rev. 17: 2)

We are given a symbolic picture of this `woman is sitting on a beast.` The angel explains what this means further on. The description reminds us of the `dragon,` in Rev. 12: 3.

`So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.` (Rev. 17: 3)

This great prostitute, man`s religious system is very richly adorned and seduces by offering wonderful things, `a golden cup,` but actually it is filled with abominations & filthiness.

`The woman was arrayed in purple & scarlet, and adorned with gold & precious stones & pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.` (Rev. 17: 4)

These are the works of the flesh – (Gal: 5: 19 – 21)

`And on her forehead a name was written: Mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of prostitutes (profanities) and of the abominations of the earth.` (Rev. 17: 5)

Instead of honouring God their Creator, people are deceived into worshipping the creation. Thus having no accountability they are given over to all manner of wickedness.