BABYLON THE GREAT IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION

THE GREATEST WITNESS – BIBLICAL ROOTS : ROMAN ROMAN IDOLATRY IDOLATRY SIMILAR TIMES SIMILAR TIMES BLASPHEMY BLASPHEMY PERSECUTOR PERSECUTOR MUST ESCAPE FROM HER MUST ESCAPE FROM HER UTTERLY DESTROYED UTTERLY DESTROYED BABYLON THE GREAT: IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION

ANCIENT BABYLON JEREMIAH 50:1-2 The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

MODERN BABYLON REVELATION 9:20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

BABYLON AND ROME “Looking back again to the ‘mother’ of false religion – Babylon – we find that the people prayed to and honored a plurality of gods. In fact, the Babylonian system developed until it had some 5000 gods and goddesses. In much the same way as Catholics believe concerning their ‘saints,’ the Babylonians believed that their ‘gods’ had at one time been living heros on the earth, but were now on a higher plane.” pg.24

ISAIAH 13:19-20 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. ANCIENT BABYLON

REVELATION 18:21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. MODERN BABYLON

JEREMIAH 51:6-7 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD's vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence. Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. ANCIENT BABYLON

REVELATION 18:2-3 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. MODERN BABYLON

JEREMIAH 51:6-7 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD's vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence. Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. ANCIENT BABYLON

REVELATION 18:4-5 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. MODERN BABYLON

BIBLICAL ROOTS DANIEL 2:34 “Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.” 2 THESSALONIANS 2:7 “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.” REVELATION 17:9 “And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. REVELATION 17:18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. ROMAN

EVIDENCE FROM A TRAVEL GUIDE Rev. 17:9 “And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.” BABYLON THE GREAT

DANIEL 7:26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 2 THESSALONIANS 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: REVELATION 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. BIBLICAL ROOTS SIMILAR TIMES

DANIEL 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: 2 THESSALONIANS 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. REVELATION 17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. BIBLICAL ROOTS BLASPHEMY

Now they call this man …“HOLY FATHER” “And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.” Matt 23:9

And Address him as … “HIS HOLINESS” “And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.” Matt 23:9

DANIEL 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: 2 THESSALONIANS 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness… REVELATION 17:6 “And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.” BIBLICAL ROOTS PERSECUTOR

DANIEL 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. 2 THESSALONIANS 2:9-10 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. REVELATION 16:13-14 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. BIBLICAL ROOTS DECEPTION

PAPAL SIN – STRUCTURES OF DECEIT “Papal sin in the past was blatant, as Catholics themselves realized when they painted popes roasting in hell on their own church walks. Surely, the great abuses of the past – the nepotism, murders, and wars of conquest – no longer prevail; yet the sin of the modern papacy, as revealed by Garry Wills in his penetrating new book, is every bit as real, though less obvious than the old sins.” (Cover page)

Rev 17:5-6 And upon her forehead was a name written, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. A religion steeped in mystery. A mother of spiritual harlotry. CHARACTERIZED BY MYSTERY! BABYLON THE GREAT

“MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT” “The mystery of the Trinity is the central doctrine of the Catholic faith. Upon it are based all other teachings of the Church.” (pg.16) “In the Mass, both past and future become really present in mystery.” (pg.46) BABYLON THE GREAT

Rev 18:15-17 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, A latter-day characteristic of BABYLON the GREAT is that she is overcome by covetousness. AT THE LAST – GREAT WEALTH! BABYLON THE GREAT

Rev 18:11-12 “And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,” THE AGE OF TRADE AND COMMERCE

“Established in 1929, after Fascist Italy and the Holy See had signed the Lateran Treaty, the Special Administration took the sum of nearly $90 million granted to the Holy See by dictator Benito Mussolini as an indemnity for the loss of the Papal States and, by careful investing, increased it to about $550 million.” (by 1967) BABYLON THE GREAT

THE AGE OF TRADE AND COMMERCE According to a reliable source, ’The Jesuits are one of the largest stockbrokers in the American steel company, Republic and National. They are also among the most important owners of the four greatest aircraft manufacturing companies in the U.S.A., Boeing, Lockheed, Douglas and Curtis-Wright. Furthermore they have a controlling interest in the Philipps Oil Company and in the Crole Petroleum Co., which has a great many oil concessions in Venezuela.’ The Jesuits also own large interests in T.V. and radio. The order is perhaps the wealthiest of all the religious concerns in the U.S.A. with an unofficial income of between $250 and 280 million a year. Again the order does not pay one cent of tax.” The Vatican Billions; Avro Manhattan; Pg.181; Paravision Books, 1972, London.

MOTHER CHURCH! “IT MUST BE ALWAYS CLEAR THAT THE ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC, AND APOSTOLIC UNIVERSAL CHURCH IS NOT THE SISTER, BUT THE MOTHER OF ALL CHURCHES,” – Cardinal Ratzinger, Sept. 2, 2002 Rev 17:5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

POPE BENEDICT XVI SPEAKS: VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Here is the English translation by the Vatican Information Service of Pope Benedict XVI’s first message after his election, at the end of an April 20 Mass with the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel. VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Here is the English translation by the Vatican Information Service of Pope Benedict XVI’s first message after his election, delivered in Latin at the end of an April 20 Mass with the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel. LATINEOS (The Latin Kingdom – 666) BABYLON THE GREAT

BABYLON THE GREAT IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION