The most common answer given is Rome, some have said America, some have said Jerusalem, some even Mecca. What do you believe it is and why?
I am leaning towards Rome as well, just because the purple and scarlet matches perfectly, the cup of abominations, it all fits Romanism so well, but there are some issues with a futuristic interpretation that I have run across, which is verses like these:
"And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men."
The papists of today are not selling slaves or horses or fine flour, neither is any city or country on the earth selling slaves, as in the ancient world.
But even the preterist view has its problems, if you say this mystery babylon has already been destroyed, why hasnt Jesus returned as it is supposed to happen at His return?
What do you personally believe? All are invited to chime in, whether you think this is future, present or past.
Daniel chapter 7 tells us of 4 kingdoms that shall arise one after the other, and they were diverse from each other which are the 4 ways of people, and even though each kingdom operated by the 4 ways there was 1 of those ways that was their chief mode of operation.
1. Babylon, which represents human religion, and the occult.
She had eagle's wings for king Nebuchadnezzar acknowledged the God of Israel as the greatest God of the gods, and his kingdom flourished.
His son took the throne, and took the vessels out of the temple of the LORD and drank out of them praising false gods, although he knew what his father believed.
The eagle's wings were plucked, and Babylon became known as the kingdom of man.
2. Medo-Persia(Iran) which represents physical cruelty in war which it is why it says arise devour much flesh.
3.Greece which represents human wisdom.
4. The Roman Empire, which 10 horns come from them which is in the future the world divided in to 10 sections with a leader in each section.
The little horn, antichrist, comes from the 10 horns, which they come from the Roman Empire.
The 10 horns shall devour the whole earth, tread it down, and break it in pieces, which they will do that by way of the new age movement that interprets the Bible according to the occult and evolution, and people are evolving to be spiritual, and a god, and Jesus evolved to be an ascended master, and there is no personal God, and the New Age Christ is the final teacher.
The 10 horns hand their power over to the New Age Christ and that is how he gets control of the world.
When the New Age Christ starts working in the world he will push the agenda of the new age movement which he will think to change times, and laws.
The believe aliens are going to help mankind to have peace, and advance, which they talk about the return of the gods.
The United Nations supports new age organizations, and is with them as well as Science.
Which Science says humans are not from the earth, and the world needs to prepare for an alien encounter.
Science is going to align everything to the new age movement beliefs, and reality.
That is why they are saying we were wrong about this, and wrong about that, and with new discoveries we are getting a new perspective on reality.
They will say the Bible is true but they will present it according to the new age movement using the new discoveries as support of that and saying that people had the wrong interpretation of the Bible.
Which they said they found a lost chapter of the Bible, and will probably say they found other lost Bible writing to say it gives them a new perspective of the Bible.
The Bible says the new age movement will come out at the latter times, and the time will come when the world will not accept the truth of the Bible, but want to hear the Bible according to their own lusts, the new age movement.
When the New Age Christ pushes the agenda of the new age movement it will be the time the people will want to hear the Bible according to the new age movement which Science set them up beforehand saying the Bible is true but promoting the new age movement interpretation of the Bible.
The Bible says that the first 3 kingdoms will never have physical dominion again, but their lives were prolonged for a time, and a season, which means that their ways are still on earth.
So Babylon in Revelation is not in physical dominion, but in spirit, which she represents human religion, the occult, and the kingdom of man, which is what the beast kingdom is about.
The Roman Empire does not lose their dominion until Jesus puts down the world, and then all 4 kingdoms ways cease.
All 4 kingdoms ways are still on earth and they all show up at the beast kingdom which is the kingdom of man in its entirety.
It is the chief mode of operation of the Roman Empire the 10 horns the physical dominion of the beast kingdom that covers the whole earth.
With the ways of a lion the chief mode of operation of Babylon.
With the ways of a bear the chief mode of operation of Medo-Persia.
With the ways of a leopard the chief mode of operation of Greece.
All 4 kingdoms chief mode of operation with no minor mode of operation the kingdom of man in its entirety a kingdom that has never been on earth before.
The Roman Empire does not lose her dominion until Jesus puts down the world down which they will be more influenced than years ago because all Caucasian led nations, and nations taken over by Caucasians will all be together as one in this new age movement plan.
So it does not have to be necessarily Rome that is the major influence of the Babylon spirit at the beast kingdom.
America is the major influence of the Babylonian spirit at the beast kingdom.
1. Babylon represents anything goes multiculturism, and the belief in many gods, and religions, which America represents that the best out of those nations which they allow all ethnic groups, and religions to be in their nation.
2. She lived deliciously, and in pleasure, and did trade with the world which we know there is no nation that prospers as much as America, and enjoys fleshy pleasures, and worldly entertainment.
And America does trade with the world which the World Trade Center is in New York, as well as the United Nations headquarters, and they has a one world religious system in San Francisco.
3. America is the key to the nations coming together for a one world government.
Also America is the key to the new age movement's belief of the next evolutionary step of human which is the 5th root race, 6th sub-race, and America is the germ of the next evolutionary step of humans.
Which America allows Satanism, and the new age movement that will deceive the world to be practiced in the nation which the new age movement follows Lucifer believing he is a god, and an alien, and not a fallen angel.
Since the Roman Empire does not lose their dominion until Jesus puts down the world then the Pope, and Vatican, will go along with the world as they change to the new age movement format of the Bible.
It is obvious when the Roman Empire embraced Christianity they did not get rid of their pagan, and occult ways, and it became their foundation for the interpreting of scriptures.
So they can sway along with the world as they change which is what happens with the Pope, and Vatican, as they embrace the new age movement interpretation of the Bible.
Which Pope Francis elected 72% of the Cardinals so they would be in the majority position to elect the new Pope who will side with the new age movement, and the New Age Christ.
Which the Pope will become the head of a unified religious system with all religions interpreted by the new age movement, and the Vatican the headquarters, who is mystery Babylon for she represents all the false religions of the world, and the occultism of the new age movement that interprets all religions according to the occult.
Which Pope Francis signed a one world religion agreement along with Islamic Grand Imam leader of Egypt's Al-Azhar.
The long waited “One World Religion Agreement” has come to its fulfillment after the two giant religious leaders in the world signed the “Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together.”
Roman Catholic leader Pope Francis and Islamic Grand Imam Leader of Egypt Al-Azhar who occupies the highest seat of learning in Sunni Islam came to an agreement and signed the treaty entitled "Document on human fraternity for world peace and living together".
