Food for thought.....
The whore of Babylon, scripturally, is Roman.
Characteristics of Babylon.......
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]1. Abundant in treasures--Jeremiah 51:13.[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]2. All connected with her are made rich (not riches of heaven)--Revelation 18:19.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]3. Are liars--Jeremiah 50:36.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]4. Are mad (lost their reason) upon their idols--Jeremiah 50:38.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]5. Beasts inhabit--Isaiah 13:21-22.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]6. Believes that God does not dwell with humanity (Christ's nature before fall)--Daniel 2:11.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]7. Believes they are gods--Isaiah 47:8, 10.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]8. Besieges God's professed church until it falls captive--2 Kings 24:10-12, 25:1-4; Jeremiah 39:1-2.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]9. Breaks bones of God's people--Jeremiah 50:17.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]10. Breaks down walls of God's professed church--2 Kings 25:9; 2 Chronicles 36:19; Ezra 5:12; Jeremiah 39:8.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]11. Builds city and tower whose top reaches unto heaven--Genesis 11:4.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]12. Builds great image of man for all to worship--Daniel 3:1-7.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]13. Burns with fire God's professed church--2 Kings 25:9; 2 Chronicles 36:19; Jeremiah 21:10, 38:23, 39:8.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]14. Camps against God's professed church until is succumbs--Jeremiah 52:4-7.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]15. Carries away treasures (precious truths) out of God's once faithful church--2 Kings 24:13; 2 Chron 36:7, 10, 18.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]16. Carries away all the mighty men--2 Kings 24:14.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]17. Casts out God's people--Jeremiah 51:34.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]18. Causes God's people to be slain--Jeremiah 51:49.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]19. Celebration is in her midst--Jeremiah 51:39.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]20. Commands all to worship image of man at sound of music--Daniel 3:1-7.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]21. Completely captivates majority of members until only a remnant remain--2 Kings 25:11-12, 22; 2 Chronicles 36:20; Ezra 5:12; Jeremiah 39:9-10, 40:11.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]22. Completely removes all precious vessels which were once held by God's church--2 Kings 25:13-17.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]23. Connected with hell--Isaiah 14:9.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]24. Connected with Mysteries of spiritualism--Revelation 17:5.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]25. Connected with scarlet-colored beast (secret societies)--Revelation 17:3.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]26. Connected with ships (other churches)--Revelation 18:17.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]27. Connected with spiritualism--Ezekiel 21:21.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]28. Corrupts earth with fornication--Revelation 19:2.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]29. Crushes God's people--Jeremiah 51:34.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]30. Cuts down people as trees--Isaiah 14:8.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]31. Cuts in pieces precious vessels of God's once faithful church--2 Kings 24:13, 25:13; 2 Chronicles 36:19.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]32. Deals in slaves--Revelation 18:13.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]33. Deals in souls of men--Revelation 18:13.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]34. Deceives by sorceries--Revelation 18:23.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]35. Defiles sacred vessels and precious things of God's design--Daniel 5:2-4.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]36. Destroys all the earth--Jeremiah 51:25.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]37. Destroys God's heritage--Jeremiah 50:11.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]38. Devours God's people--Jeremiah 51:34.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]39. Does evil among God's people--Jeremiah 51:24.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]40. Does not consider her possible destruction (does not lay these things to heart)--Isaiah 47:7.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]41. Does not glorify God--Daniel 5:23.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]42. Does not remember warnings given about her destruction--Isaiah 47:7.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]43. Does not want to fight outwardly--Jeremiah 51:30.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]44. Does violence to God's people--Jeremiah 51:35.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]45. Does what she wants to, yet believes she will see no sorrow (no punishment or judgment for her actions)-- Revelation 18:7.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]46. Drunken with the blood of God's saints--Revelation 17:6.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]47. Dwells carelessly--Isaiah 47:8.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]48. Dwells upon many waters--Jeremiah 51:13.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]49. Employs reapers to harvest fields (sown with seeds of falsehood)--Jeremiah 50:16.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]50. Employs sowers (to spread seeds of falsehood)--Jeremiah 50:16.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]51. Fears not the Lord--2 Kings 17:25.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]52. Full of astonishment--Jeremiah 25:10.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]53. Full of falsehoods--Jeremiah 51:17.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]54. Full of pomp--Isaiah 14:11.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]55. Full of unclean birds--Jeremiah 50:39.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]56. Full of wild beasts--Jeremiah 50:39.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]57. Full of vanity--Jeremiah 51:18.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]58. Given to pleasure--Isaiah 47:8.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]59. Glorifies herself--Revelation 18:7.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]60. Great majority of wise men are liars and corrupt--Daniel 2:2, 9.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]61. Grows fat (on sin)--Jeremiah 50:11.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]62. Has broad walls--Jeremiah 51:58.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]63. Has daughters--Jeremiah 50:42.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]64. Has high gates--Jeremiah 51:58.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]65. Has trial (inquisition) to determine crimes against her decrees--Daniel 3:13-15.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]66. Heart is lifted up--Daniel 5:20.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]67. Her captains are drunk and asleep--Jeremiah 51:57.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]68. Her cities (churches) are a dry land (no refreshing of the latter rain)--Jeremiah 51:43.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]69. Her cities (churches) are a wilderness--Jeremiah 51:43.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]70. Her cities (churches) are desolate (no Saviour)--Jeremiah 51:43.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]71. Her cry (glory) is found in ships--Isaiah 43:14.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]72. Her men are brutish in their own knowledge--Jeremiah 51:17.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]73. Her mighty men are drunk and asleep--Jeremiah 51:57.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]74. Her princes are drunk and asleep--Jeremiah 51:57.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]75. Her rulers are drunk and asleep--Jeremiah 51:57.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]76. Her waves (ministers--those raised up above the level of the sea or people) do roar--Jeremiah 51:55.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]77. Her wise men are drunk and asleep--Jeremiah 51:57.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]78. Highest leader becomes angry when his will is disregarded for God's will--Daniel 3:19.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]79. Highest leader makes hasty decisions--Daniel 2:15.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]80. Holds God's people captive--Jeremiah 50:33.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]81. Is clothed in gorgeous apparel (but not the robe of Christ's righteousness)--Revelation 17:4, 18:16.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]82. Is covetous--Jeremiah 51:13.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]83. Is desolate--Jeremiah 25:10; Revelation 17:6.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]84. Is filled with delicacies--Jeremiah 51:34.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]85. Is full of abominations--Revelation 17:4.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]86. Is full of filthiness--Revelation 17:4.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]87. Is full of mingled-people (mixed-multitude)--Jeremiah 50:37.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]88. Is great and mighty in eyes of world--Revelation 17:18, 18:10, 16.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]89. Is intimately connected with merchants--Isaiah 47:15; Revelation 18:3.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]90. Is lustful--Revelation 18:14.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]91. Is naked--Revelation 17:16; Isaiah 47:3.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]92. Is perverted--Isaiah 47:10.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]93. Is proud against the Lord--Jeremiah 50:29, 31-32.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]94. Keeps God's people captive as prisoners--Isaiah 14:17.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]95. Language was confounded (confused)--Genesis 11:7-9.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]96. Lifts up self against the Lord--Daniel 5:23.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]97. Lives deliciously--Revelation 18:7[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]98. Lucifer is her king--Isaiah 14:4, 12.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]99. Made up of many nations (churches) flowing (uniting) into one--Jeremiah 51:44.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]100. Makes all nations (churches) commit fornication with her--Revelation 14:8, 18:3.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]101. Makes all nations (churches) drink of her wine (false doctrines)--Revelation 14:8, 18:3[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]102. Makes all the earth drunken--Jeremiah 51:7; Revelation 17:2.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]103. Makes all the earth mad (without reason)--Jeremiah 51:7.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]104. Makes God's people empty--Jeremiah 51:34.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]105. Makes inhabitants of earth commit fornication with her--Revelation 17:2.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]106. Mind hardened by pride--Daniel 5:20.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]107. Mounts up to heaven--Jeremiah 51:53.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]108. Not humble of heart, even though aware of God's will--Daniel 5:22.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]109. Once had (heavenly) craftsmen in her, but no more--Revelation 18:22.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]110. Once had (heavenly) music in her, but no more--Revelation 18:22.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]111. Once had the light of a candle in her, but no more (no more light of God's truths--candlestick removed)--Jeremiah 25:10; Revelation 18:23.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]112. Once had the sound of a millstone in her (grinding out seed or hammering out the truth), but no more--Jeremiah 25:10; Revelation 18:22.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]113. Once had the voice of the bride in her (was once the true church), but no more--Jeremiah 25:10; Revelation 18:23.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]114. Once had the voice of the Bridegroom (Christ) in her, but no more--Jeremiah 25:10; Revelation 18:23.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]115. Once had the voice of gladness (gospel of Christ) within, but no more--Jeremiah 25:10.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]116. Once had the voice of mirth within, but no more--Jeremiah 25:10.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]117. Once was clean and pure, but now is a cage (closed structure) of every unclean and hateful bird--Revelation 18:2.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]118. Once was the habitation of God's angels, but now is the habitation of devils--Revelation 18:2.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]119. Once was the hold of the Holy Spirit, but now is the hold of every foul spirit--Revelation 18:2.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]120. Oppresses--Isaiah 14:4; Jeremiah 50:16, 33.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]121. Persecutes by fire all who do not bow and worship image of man--Daniel 3:6.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]122. Places relatives in high positions of leadership (nepotism)--2 Kings 24:17.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]123. Practices abundant enchantments--Isaiah 47:8, 12.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]124. Practices divination--Ezekiel 21:21.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]125. Practices sorcery--Isaiah 47:9, 12.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]126. Produces evildoers--Isaiah 14:20.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]127. Produces other harlots--Revelation 17:5.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]128. Puts on pretense of piety--Isaiah 47:1.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]129. Refuses to be healed of sin--Jeremiah 51:9.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]130. Refuses to let go of God's people--Jeremiah 50:33.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]131. Reigns over others--Revelation 17:18.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]132. Reigns without a king (being a widow, or divorced by Husband)--Revelation 18:7.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]133. Replaces God's people with pagan believers--2 Kings 17:24.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]134. Sins have reached unto heaven (corporate probation closed)--Revelation 18:5.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]135. Sits on seven hills--Revelation 17:9.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]136. Sits upon many waters--Revelation 17:1, 15.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]137. Shows no mercy--Isaiah 47:6.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]138. Shows no respect for age--Isaiah 47:6.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]139. Sleeps a perpetual sleep--Jeremiah 51:39.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]140. Smites--Isaiah 14:6.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]141. Speaks with a great voice--Jeremiah 51:55.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]142. Strives against the Lord--Jeremiah 50:24.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]143. Swallows up God's people--Jeremiah 51:34.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]144. Takes away precious things belonging to God's people--Isaiah 39:6.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]145. Teaches immortality of the soul (a lady for ever)--Isaiah 47:7.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]146. Teaches that she will never be destroyed (a lady or church for ever)--Isaiah 47:7.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]147. The praise of the whole earth--Jeremiah 51:41.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]148. Tries to be worshiped as God--Isaiah 14:14.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]149. Tries to hide her nakedness--Isaiah 47:3.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]150. Tries to hide her shame--Isaiah 47:3.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]151. Tries to make themselves a name--Genesis 11:4.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]152. Tries to prevent separation (lest we be scattered)--Genesis 11:4.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]153. Tries to serve God and false gods at same time--2 Kings 17:32-33.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]154. Tries to unite all into one--Genesis 11:4.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]155. Trusts in wickedness--Isaiah 47:10.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]156. Unites God's precious vessels (truths) with corrupt vessels (false doctrines)--Ezra 5:14.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]157. Uses intimidation to bring about submission of will to worship image of man--Daniel 3:13-15.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]158. Uses slime as mortar for the walls of Babylon--Genesis 11:3.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]159. Waters are dried up--Jeremiah 50:38.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]160. Worships false gods--Isaiah 21:9.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]161. Worships idols--Jeremiah 50:2.[/FONT]
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