Let’s explore who is drunken and guilty of the blood of the saints and prophets, in order that we might better discern that the woman and Mystery Babylon the great is not a brick and mortar city on the map.
In Revelation 17:5-6 we read;”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.”
Now some say this woman refers to a brick and mortar city, but hopefully with some scriptural proof we will see the woman speaks of much more than a certain place on the map, but more of a global spiritually corrupt worldly system based on false beliefs and religions of carnally minded men.
To prove the woman is global, and her ways effect the whole earth lets go to Revelation 16:1-6And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.”
Here we see the judgment of God’s wrath falls upon the whole earth not just a single city or a limited geographic location, because it is those who are of this world (and of the spirit of this world) who are guilty of the blood of the saints and prophets, not just the brick and mortar city of Jerusalem.
This can also be proven in Jesus’ words concerning the “wicked generation”. (or serpents seed) Matthew 23:33-36; “Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.”
First thing notice the Lord calls them a generation of vipers, which are those who are of the serpents seed, as the Lord said in the beginning to the serpent that He would put enmity between the serpents seed (generation of vipers) and the woman’s seed (seed of promise in Christ). The serpents seed are those who are of the flesh, and the woman’s seed are those who are born again of Gods Spirit.
That allegory was shown in the 2 separate Jerusalem’s (earthly vs heavenly) and their children. Galatians 4:23; “But he who was of the bond woman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.”
Notice Jesus started with the righteous blood of Abel, and so who killed Abel and what seed was Cain of? We are given the answer here in 1 John 3:12; “Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.”
In this we see the Lord didn’t single out no certain small generation like the Jews, or a small city like Jerusalem as some might understand it, but he foretold of the judgment and wrath that would fall upon a whole wicked and adulterous generation.
This generation of vipers are of their father the Devil, and they are also the ones who have persecuted and killed the saints of the world since the time of Cain, even until now.
So when the judgment and wrath falls on Mystery Babylon, the “great city”, it shall be felt globally, as this can also be confirmed by scripture. When the 7[SUP]th[/SUP] angel pours out his vial into the air soon thereafter there is an great earthquake upon the earth. Revelation 16:19 “And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
If Mystery Babylon the “great city” were a small brick and mortar city, it still would not cause “the cities of the nations to fall” if it only experienced a localized earthquake. And if that were the case it would also not cause all the merchants of the earth to bewail her falling. Revelation 18:11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: Revelation 18:15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
So this Mystery Babylon is much more than just a small place on the map, but more of a global spiritual system of corruption working in commerce, governments, and even many religions; who have left their first love and played the Harlot with the ways of the world.
So when Jesus spoke of the end of this age in Luke 21:32 “Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.” He was speaking to the whole wicked generation since iniquity was found in man until the Lord returns and consumes that wicked, and iniquity shall have an end.
In Revelation 17:5-6 we read;”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.”
Now some say this woman refers to a brick and mortar city, but hopefully with some scriptural proof we will see the woman speaks of much more than a certain place on the map, but more of a global spiritually corrupt worldly system based on false beliefs and religions of carnally minded men.
To prove the woman is global, and her ways effect the whole earth lets go to Revelation 16:1-6And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.”
Here we see the judgment of God’s wrath falls upon the whole earth not just a single city or a limited geographic location, because it is those who are of this world (and of the spirit of this world) who are guilty of the blood of the saints and prophets, not just the brick and mortar city of Jerusalem.
This can also be proven in Jesus’ words concerning the “wicked generation”. (or serpents seed) Matthew 23:33-36; “Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.”
First thing notice the Lord calls them a generation of vipers, which are those who are of the serpents seed, as the Lord said in the beginning to the serpent that He would put enmity between the serpents seed (generation of vipers) and the woman’s seed (seed of promise in Christ). The serpents seed are those who are of the flesh, and the woman’s seed are those who are born again of Gods Spirit.
That allegory was shown in the 2 separate Jerusalem’s (earthly vs heavenly) and their children. Galatians 4:23; “But he who was of the bond woman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.”
Notice Jesus started with the righteous blood of Abel, and so who killed Abel and what seed was Cain of? We are given the answer here in 1 John 3:12; “Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.”
In this we see the Lord didn’t single out no certain small generation like the Jews, or a small city like Jerusalem as some might understand it, but he foretold of the judgment and wrath that would fall upon a whole wicked and adulterous generation.
This generation of vipers are of their father the Devil, and they are also the ones who have persecuted and killed the saints of the world since the time of Cain, even until now.
So when the judgment and wrath falls on Mystery Babylon, the “great city”, it shall be felt globally, as this can also be confirmed by scripture. When the 7[SUP]th[/SUP] angel pours out his vial into the air soon thereafter there is an great earthquake upon the earth. Revelation 16:19 “And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
If Mystery Babylon the “great city” were a small brick and mortar city, it still would not cause “the cities of the nations to fall” if it only experienced a localized earthquake. And if that were the case it would also not cause all the merchants of the earth to bewail her falling. Revelation 18:11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: Revelation 18:15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
So this Mystery Babylon is much more than just a small place on the map, but more of a global spiritual system of corruption working in commerce, governments, and even many religions; who have left their first love and played the Harlot with the ways of the world.
So when Jesus spoke of the end of this age in Luke 21:32 “Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.” He was speaking to the whole wicked generation since iniquity was found in man until the Lord returns and consumes that wicked, and iniquity shall have an end.
