Revelation 17:9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
That certainly sounds like Rome and the Vatican. However today the US sits on seven continents. If you were to remove all the water from the oceans every continent would be a mountain. So this is strong evidence that John is referring to the Catholic church and perhaps the US. But that is "present tense". It is also reasonable to say that this woman is the source of idolatry for all of human history. However, it is not reasonable to say this is Jerusalem or some other religious center.
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
I have heard several different interpretations on this. One was about the various Roman Caesars, but I think that is a flimsy attempt to say that the spirit of Antichrist is the spirit of Caesar Nero. I think what is far more likely is a review of the history of empires. We had the Ottoman empire, and that the Beast will be Islamic, a return of the Islamic empire. The problem with Roman emperors is that it is too near sighted. This whore is the mother of harlots, she is the source of idolatry throughout all human history and she has gotten kings drunk on her fornication for all of human history. That makes much more sense to me. She is called Babylon because it is a direct reference back to Babel and Ishtar.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
Yes, there is a lot of very good research tying this beast to an Islamic empire being revived. So ask yourself what would it take for the world to embrace an Islamic empire where they are beheading anyone who won't worship their god? First you need to remove all the Christians with a backbone, who are filled with the Holy Spirit and are one with the restrainer. Second you would need a collapse of the two biggest superpowers, the US and China to remove the counterweight to this Islamic empire. Third the world would need to be in a desperate situation without food, filled with diseases, war and death.
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
This is looking more and more like BRICS. They will uproot the US dollar as the reserve currency and replace it with their gold backed security.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 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.
Is it hard for us to believe that there will be an Islamic empire fighting with evangelical Christians to put them to death and put a stop to the gospel going forth?
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Right now Islam controls the largest block of countries in the UN and they are even swarming into countries that were previously considered Christian like Europe and the US. Imagine the Catholic church riding atop an Islamic empire. They obviously would use the Catholic church as long as it served their purpose and as soon as they didn't need her anymore they would kill her, burn her with fire and devour her flesh.
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
Horns represent power. The mayor of a city doesn't have much power, but the police department would be the mayor's horn. These ten horns represent a military power, a financial power, the power to use tariffs or sanctions, or weapons.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
God has a real issue with this woman, the whore. This is strong support for it referring to the Catholic church because they carry the name of Jesus. Say what you will about Islam, Hindus, and other religions, they don't carry the name of Jesus Christ. Peter said that judgment must begin with the house of God and so you can understand that would include the Catholic church. Also their idolatrous use of the mother Mary is actually aligned with the worship of Ishtar.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Does the Vatican reign over the kings of the earth? I am not aware that they do. Are they influential, yes, but reign over? I am not aware of that. However, Washington DC is a great city that reigns over the kings of the earth. They call it "king dollar" for a reason.
Now there is an interesting fact, the following cities all have major obelisks: the Vatican, Paris, London, NYC, Washington DC, Cairo and Istanbul. This is an occultic symbol.
So then I'd say that this great whore represent Ishtar from Babel who is now seen in the Vatican and their worship of the Mother Mary. I would also argue that the city that reigns over the world is Washington DC and is a reference to the US dollar.
That certainly sounds like Rome and the Vatican. However today the US sits on seven continents. If you were to remove all the water from the oceans every continent would be a mountain. So this is strong evidence that John is referring to the Catholic church and perhaps the US. But that is "present tense". It is also reasonable to say that this woman is the source of idolatry for all of human history. However, it is not reasonable to say this is Jerusalem or some other religious center.
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
I have heard several different interpretations on this. One was about the various Roman Caesars, but I think that is a flimsy attempt to say that the spirit of Antichrist is the spirit of Caesar Nero. I think what is far more likely is a review of the history of empires. We had the Ottoman empire, and that the Beast will be Islamic, a return of the Islamic empire. The problem with Roman emperors is that it is too near sighted. This whore is the mother of harlots, she is the source of idolatry throughout all human history and she has gotten kings drunk on her fornication for all of human history. That makes much more sense to me. She is called Babylon because it is a direct reference back to Babel and Ishtar.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
Yes, there is a lot of very good research tying this beast to an Islamic empire being revived. So ask yourself what would it take for the world to embrace an Islamic empire where they are beheading anyone who won't worship their god? First you need to remove all the Christians with a backbone, who are filled with the Holy Spirit and are one with the restrainer. Second you would need a collapse of the two biggest superpowers, the US and China to remove the counterweight to this Islamic empire. Third the world would need to be in a desperate situation without food, filled with diseases, war and death.
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
This is looking more and more like BRICS. They will uproot the US dollar as the reserve currency and replace it with their gold backed security.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 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.
Is it hard for us to believe that there will be an Islamic empire fighting with evangelical Christians to put them to death and put a stop to the gospel going forth?
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Right now Islam controls the largest block of countries in the UN and they are even swarming into countries that were previously considered Christian like Europe and the US. Imagine the Catholic church riding atop an Islamic empire. They obviously would use the Catholic church as long as it served their purpose and as soon as they didn't need her anymore they would kill her, burn her with fire and devour her flesh.
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
Horns represent power. The mayor of a city doesn't have much power, but the police department would be the mayor's horn. These ten horns represent a military power, a financial power, the power to use tariffs or sanctions, or weapons.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
God has a real issue with this woman, the whore. This is strong support for it referring to the Catholic church because they carry the name of Jesus. Say what you will about Islam, Hindus, and other religions, they don't carry the name of Jesus Christ. Peter said that judgment must begin with the house of God and so you can understand that would include the Catholic church. Also their idolatrous use of the mother Mary is actually aligned with the worship of Ishtar.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Does the Vatican reign over the kings of the earth? I am not aware that they do. Are they influential, yes, but reign over? I am not aware of that. However, Washington DC is a great city that reigns over the kings of the earth. They call it "king dollar" for a reason.
Now there is an interesting fact, the following cities all have major obelisks: the Vatican, Paris, London, NYC, Washington DC, Cairo and Istanbul. This is an occultic symbol.
So then I'd say that this great whore represent Ishtar from Babel who is now seen in the Vatican and their worship of the Mother Mary. I would also argue that the city that reigns over the world is Washington DC and is a reference to the US dollar.