DAVID JEREMIAH, A WELL KNOWN FUNDAMENTAL PROTESTANT PROPHET, WRITES BOOKS ON BIBLE PROPHECY. HIS LATEST IS CALLED THE BOOK OF SIGNS. UNDER THE SUBJECT OF PROPHETIC BABYLON I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HE TEACHES THE END TIME BABYLON, WILL BE THE REBUILDING OF ANCIENT BABYLON IN IRAQ. THAT IT WILL RISE TO DOMINATE THE WORLD IN JUST ABOUT EVERY WAY.
NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER!!!
ALL THE OLD PROTESTANT FUNDAMENTAL BIBLE COMMENTARIES ALSO COULD NOT DISAGREE MORE!
IT IS THEN TIME FOR ME TO GIVE TO THE WORLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS WOMAN WHORE - BABYLON MYSTERY RELIGION OF REVELATION 17. I MUST ALSO GIVE TO ALL, THE DETAILED STUDIES ON THE BEASTS OF DANIEL AND REVELATION.
IT IS THE TIME TO REALLY WATCH THE MOVEMENTS OF EUROPE AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
END TIME PROPHECY USES THOSE TWO ENTITIES TO BRING IN THE GREAT TRIBULATION, AND THE LAST 42 MONTHS OF THIS AGE, AND ALL THAT IS FORETOLD IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION.
REVELATION - THE WOMAN WHORE
From the ALBERT BARNES BIBLE COMMENTARY
CHAPTER, XVII
This chapter properly commences a more detailed description of the judgment inflicted on the formidable Anti-christian power referred to in the last chapter, though under a new image.
It contains an account of the sequel of the pouring out of the last vial, and the description, in various forms, continues to the close of ch. xix. The whole of this description (ch. xvii.-xix.) constitutes the last great catastrophe represented under the seventh vial (ch. xvi. 77-21), at the close of which the great enemy of God and the church will be destroyed, and the church will be triumphant, ch. xix. 17-2L. The image in this chapter is that of a harlot, or abandoned woman, on whom severe judgment is brought for her sins. The action is here decided, and this chapter has much the appearance of an explanation episode, designed to give a more clear and definite idea of the character of that formidable Anti-christian power on which the judgment was to descend.
The chapter, without any formal division, embraces the following points:--
(1) Introduction, ver. 1-3- One of the seven angels entrusted with the seven vials comes to John, saying that he would describe to him the judgment that was to come upon the great -harlot with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and who had made the dwellers upon the earth drunk by the wine of her fornication - that is, of that Anti-christian power so often referred to in this book. which by its influence had deluded the nations, and brought their rulers under its control.
(2) A particular description of this Anti-christian power - represented as an abandoned and attractive female, in the usual attire of an harlot, ver. 3-6. She is seated on a scarlet-coloured beast, covered over with blasphemous names - a beast with seven heads and ten horns. She is arrayed in the usual gorgeous and alluring attire of a harlot, clothed in purple, decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls, with a golden cup in her hand full with abominations and filthiness. She has on her forehead a name expressive of her character, She is represented as drunken with the blood of the saints, and is such as to attract attention and excite wonder.
(3) An explanation of what is meant by this scarlet-clothed woman, and of the design of the representation, ver. 7-18. This comprises several parts:——
(a) A promise of the angel that he would explain this, ver. 7.
(b) An enigmatical or symbolical representation of the design of the vision, ver. 8-14.
This description consists of an account of the beast on which the woman sat, ver. 8; of the seven heads of the beast, as representing seven mountains, ver. 9; of the succcssion of kings or dynasties represented, ver. 9-11; of the ten horns as representing ten kings or kingdoms giving their power and strength to the beast, ver. 12, 13; and of the conflict or warfare of al1 these confederated or consolidated powers with the Lamb, and their discomfiture by him, ver. 1.4.
(c) A more literal statement of what is meant by this. ver. 15-18. The waters on which the harlot sat represent a multitude of people subject to her control, ver. 15. The ten horns, or the ten kingdoms on the beast, would ultimately hate the harlot, and destroy her, as if they should eat her flesh, and consume her with fire, ver. 16. This would be done because God would put it into their hearts to fulfil his purposes, alike in givng their kingdom to the beast, and then turning against it to destroy it, ver. 17. The woman referred to is at last declared to be the great city which reigned over tire kings of the earth, ver. 18. For particularity and definiteness, this is one of the most remarkable chapters in the book, and there can be no doubt that it was the design in it to give such an explanation of what was referred to in these visions, that there could be no mistake in applying the description.
"All that remains between this and the twentieth chapter" says Andrew Fuller "would in modern publications be called notes of illustration. No new subject is introduced, but mere enlargement on what has been announced” (Works, vi,. 205).
l. And there come one of the seven which had the seven vials. See Notes on ch. xv. 1, 7. Reference is again made to these angels in the same manner in ch. xxi,9, where one of them says that he would show to John "the bride, the Lamb's wife." No particular one is specified The general idea seems to be that to those seven angels was entrusted the execution of the last things, or the winding up of affairs introductory to the reign of God, and that the communications respecting those last events were properly made through them. It is clearly quite immaterial by which of these it is done. The expression "which had the seven vials," would seem to imply that though they had emptied the vials in the manner stated in the previous chapter, they still retained them in their hands. And talked with me. And spoke with me. The word talk would imply a more protracted conversation than occurred here. Come hither “Here, thither”— this is a word merely calling attention, as we should say now, “Here” - It does not imply John was to leave the place where he was. I will show you. Partly by symbols, and partly by express statements. For this is the way in which, in fact, he showed him. The judgment. The condemnation and calamity that will come upon her. Of the great whore. It is not uncommon in the Scriptures to express a city under the image of a woman - a pure and holy city under the image of a virgin or chaste female; a corrupt and idolatrous , and wicked city under under the image of an abandoned or lewd woman. See notes on Isa. 1: 21. “How is the beautiful city become an harlot?”Comp. notes on Isa. 1: 8. In verse l8 of this chapter it is expressly said that "this woman is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth" - that is, as I suppose, Papal Rome; and the design here is to represent it as resembling an abandoned female - fit representative of an apostic, corrupt, unfaithful church. (Comp. Notes on ch. ix. 21. That sits upon many waters. An image drawn from either Babylon, situated on the Euphrates, and encompassed by the many artificial rivers which had been made to irrigate the country, or Rome, situated on the Tiber. In verse 15, these waters are said to represent the peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues, over which the government symbolized by the woman ruled. See notes on that verse. Water are often used to symbolized nations.
2. Over which the kings of the earth have committed fornication. Spiritual adultery. The meaning is, that Papal Rome. Unfaithful to God, and idolatrous and corrupt had seduced the rulers of the earth, and led them into the same kind of unfaithfulness, idolatry, and corruption. Comp. Her. 3: 8, 9; 5:7; 8: 27; 23: 14; Eze. 16: 32q; 23: 37; Hot. 2: 2; 4: 2. How true this is in history need not be stated. All the princes and kings of Europe in the dark ages, and for many centuries were, and not a few of them are now, entirely under the influence of Papal Rome. And the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk by the wine of her fornication. The alluring cup which, as a harlot, she had extended to them. See this image explained in Notes chap. 14: 8. There it is said that Babylon - referring to the same thing - had “made them drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication”; that is, of the cup that led to wrath or punishment. Here it is said that the harlot had made them drunk “drunk with the wine of her fornication” - that is, they had been, as it were, intoxicated by the alluring cup held out to them. What could better describe the influence of Rome on the people of the world, in making them, under these delusions, incapable of sober judgment., and in completely fascinating and controlling all their powers.
TO BE CONTINUED
NOTE
IF STILL IN PRINT YOU NEED TO OBTAIN THE BOOK "A WOMAN RIDES THE BEAST" BY THE LATE DAVE HUNT [NO RELATION TO ME]. YOU NEED TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND THE WORKINGS OF THE POPES AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Keith Hunt
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