Revelation 18
10 Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
I don't understand Revelation much, but the fall of Babylon clearly refers to the (imminent) collapse of the Banking system, does it not?
There are at least 7 books of the bible and like 12 to 14 chapters that deal with an END time nation that is blended in with the fall of classical Babylon of OLD which fell in 539 B.C. to the Medo-Persians who stopped the river, went under the walls, met in the center and the city capitulated and continued in existence until at last the 1st century A.D. and gradually crumbled and fell when the trade routes changed because Rome came online as a world Empire...
the nation that is blended in is called the HINDERMOST of the NATIONS, also identified as the LADY of the KINGDOMS and is called the DAUGHTER (prodigy) of BABYLON....she has the national symbols of a WOMAN, LADY or EAGLE and her CHIEF city is called BABYLON......
there are 80 characteristics found concerning the nation in question...some are..
The hammer of the whole EARTH militarily
MOUNTS her DEFENSES to the UTMOST HEAVENS
KNEW GOD in truth but DEPARTED and would not be healed
is called the LADY of the KINGDOMS
is the MELTING POT of the world
KNOWN for her abundant fresh water and crop production in her midst
known for her cultural insanity
known as a land meted and parted out
known for her deep water ports and trade by sea which makes those who trade by sea rich
OVERSHADOWS the MIDDLE EAST with WINGS
is a GOLDEN cup in the Lord's hand at one time and is a blessing to the world at one time
known as REBELS in BIRTH and JUDGMENT
etc..........when the math is done it is 10.5 billion to 1 which nation it is.....
SHE falls in a strike
from the NORTH from THENCE
it comes under the SHADOW of a cloud
shakes the ground
has the tempest of a storm
burns her cities with fire
IN ONE HOUR kills ALL of her YOUNG men of war who forbear to fight and remain on their BASES (strongholds)
comes from between the BLACK and CASPIAN seas
Is instigated by he three main ISLAMIC allies of RUSSIA
the answer is obvious, but most are blind and or refuse to acknowledge the facts...........
HER religion that she spreads to the rest of the world is....WORSHIP GOD AS YOU PLEASE dia DEMOCRACY!