Revelation 18:10 (HCSB)
10 They will stand far off in fear of her torment, saying: Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in a single hour your judgment has come.
It is called a Mighty City, or a Strong City, and even in the New Century Version calls it a Powerful City. BUT IS IT ACTUALLY IN BABYLON (IRAQ), or is it SOMEWHERE ELSE? A City that Mirrors the SINS of the Ancient Babylon.
I do not see anyway for it to be in IRAQ, as it is almost LANDLOCKED and NO SEA PORT; and there are verses in REV. 18 that refer to it as a GREAT SEA PORT.
Babylon the City was south of the Bagdad and a little was.
As you can see Iraq does not have a Sea Port, unless they retake Kuwait, but the population of Kuwait City, is 2.4 million, kinda small for the description in Rev. 18. In comparison, the MAJOR Sea Port in the USA, is New York City, and the Population, NOT COUNTING the Suburbs is 8.4 Million.
In today's sermon, my pastor was just starting to teach, Rev. 18. He mentioned that in his opinion, all of the reverences to Babylon, is referring to BABYLON (IRAQ). So I guess my Pastor will not agree with me, because I see there are some references that talk about the Strong City Babylon being a MAJOR SEA PORT. I think it would probably be more likely that it is New York City. Especially if JOHN in his vision, got a look at the Statue of Liberty in the HARBOR, he definitely would Recognize it as the Pagan Goddess with the spiked crown as the Babylonian Goddess, Ishtar, the Queen of Heaven. Some do not know that the Statue of Liberty was modeled by small statue of ISHTAR:
Revelation 18:2 (HCSB)
2 He cried in a mighty voice:
It has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a dwelling for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, and a haunt for every unclean and despicable beast.
Revelation 18:15-19 (YLT)
15 The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, far off shall stand because of the fear of her torment, weeping, and sorrowing,
16 and saying,
Woe, woe, the great city, that was arrayed with fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded in gold, and precious stone, and pearls--because in one hour so much riches were made waste!
17
`And every shipmaster, and all the company upon the ships, and sailors,
and as many as work the sea, far off stood,
18
and were crying, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like to the great city?
19 and they did cast dust upon their heads, and were crying out, weeping and sorrowing, saying,
Woe, woe, the great city! in which were made rich
all having ships in the sea, out of her costliness--for in one hour was she made waste.
Could this have been the vision that John saw, New York City destroyed by Nukes:
I have posted this numerous times only to be rejected my almost everyone....a STUDY of the DAUGHTER (PRODIGY) of BABYLON (7 books of the bible/and some 13 to 14 chapters) will reveal a yet FUTURE kingdom blended in with Classical Babylon of OLD. There are 80 characteristics applied to the YET future KINGDOM which is NOT ROME....some are as follows and I will say that woven through the contexts are things that cannot be classical and or points to the end of the age time frame...and the math when ALL 80 are applied come to a 10.5 billion to 1 which NATION it is with HER chief city being MYSTERY, BABYLON, THAT MEGA CITY where the kings of the earth MEET.
Called.
THE LADY of the Kingdoms
THE HINDERMOST of the NATIONS
National Symbols
A lADY
A WOMAN
A EAGLE
WARLIKE
MAKES war from the AIR
HAMMER of the WHOLE earth "miliarly"
NO FEAR of INVASION
STRONGHOLDS "BASES" filled with YOUNG MEN OF WAR
Overshadows with WINGS
Mounts DEFENSES to the UTMOST HEAVENS
Characteristics
Known for cultural Insanity
Known as REBELS in her BIRTH and in her JUDGMENT
Knew God in truth at one time, but departed and would not be healed
Abundant fresh water in her midst
Grain production in her midst
Sets the financial pulse of the world through trade
Makes the merchants of the earth rich who trade by sea
Holds a large population of the Jewish Dispora
Polices the world
Extremely wealthy
Naval/Air power
Natural beauty of land
Outerspace program (defenses to the UTMOST heavens)
Sensual and Materialistic
Disrespect of elderly
No fear of invasion
Last of Super Powers
World'a leaders and kings meet in her chief city
Land of Immigrants
Incorporates the religion of Mystery Babylon
Enticing, elegant lifestyles of people who dwell in her
Drugs and Drug use
Occultism
Highest Living standards
Unique, remarkable beginning
Different heritage than other nations
Powerful and oppresive
Land meeted, parceled and parted out
Both cosmopolitan and rural
Abundant Agricultural production
Respected and envied but also hated and despised
Operates in secret, black ops, stealth and deals very treacherously behind the scenes
Leading center of imports, consumption, manufacturing and comunications
Massive trade and commodity trading on market
Deep water sea ports
Chief City <--Babylon--->NY
Bright lights and nightlife
International city
Massive population
wasteful from overconsumption
noted for impurity and being dirty
political leaders deceit filled
worship of materialism
hyperselfishness
self deification
exports it idolatry to the world
deceit filled
1872<---BABYLON LONG ISLAND came into existence by JEWS who settled it and they said it reminded them of BABYLON
This is what I believe...NO one will change my mind...the above does not describe ROME or any other nation or city on the planet that has had such influence and or the time to reach this pinnacle....
Go study how she falls
under the shadow of a could
with the tempest of storms
shakes the ground
is heard around the world
burns her with fire
no one helps
kills ALL of her young men of war in 1 HOUR they refuse to fight and remain in the BASES "strongholds"
Followed by an active INVASION and ALL found are thrust through with weapons that causes the people to EXPLODE into fragments and pieces.......
WOE to the land BEYOND Ethiopia (AFRICA) that OVERSHADOWS with WINGS
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