Moos-tay-ree-on BABYLON

Revelation 17 and 18

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 Rev 17:12  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.

ὥρα  ho'-rah  Apparently a primary word; an “hour” (literally or figuratively): - day, hour, instant, season, X short,

When the scarlet beast with 10 horns first arises, as a 10 king entity, it will be such for a very short season.

WHY       

It will become a seven king entity, dominated by the antichrist for 42 months very quickly , a short season, one hour ὥρα  ho'-rah, after it is formed as a 10 king entity.

Dan 7:7  "After this I kept looking in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrifying and extremely strong; and it had large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and trampled down the remainder with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

Dan 7:8  "While I was contemplating the horns, behold, another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were pulled out by the roots before it; and behold, this horn possessed eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth uttering great boasts.

Dan 7:19  Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;

Dan 7:20  And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.

Dan 7:21  I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;

Dan 7:22  Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

Rev 17:13  These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

γνώμη  gno'-may  From G1097; cognition, that is, (subjectively) opinion, or (objectively) resolve (counsel, consent, etc.): - advice, + agree, judgment, mind, purpose, will.

δύναμις  doo'-nam-is  From G1410; force ability, abundance, meaning, might, power, strength, work.

ἐξουσία  ex-oo-see'-ah  From G1832 (in the sense of ability); privilege, that is, (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence: - authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.

 Why is there such a desire in these to be that final power????

Lets examine the work of the FALSE PROPHET

Rev 13:16  And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

Rev 13:17  And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Talk about financial posture

 Rev 17:14  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.

Dan 2:34  Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.

Dan 7:25  And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

Dan 7:26  But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.

Dan 7:27  And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

Dan 8:24  And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.

Dan 8:25  And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

Here again we are reiterated upon to get a grip on this end time entity that it is not from toes of gold-clay, toes of silver-clay, or toes of brass-clay, but toes of iron-clay. The only entity that would fit all the parts of the riddle given to us is a restored Holy Roman Empire, which is the part of the world we know as western Europe.  The Eastern Roman Empire  still in many ways exists today and wont fit the part of the riddle ,”was and is not and yet is.”

Rev 17:15  And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.  (KJV)

Rev 17:15  He also said to me, "The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages. (HCSB)

Rev 17:15  And he says to me, "The mayim which you saw, where the zonah (prostitute) sits, are amim (peoples) and multitudes and Goyim (Nations) and leshonot (languages).  (OJB)

Here again we are reiterated upon to understand that the scheme of harlotry played by the prostitute is worldwide.

Rev 17:16  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.

Why would these Ten hate the whore?

Hate her to the point of making her desolate naked and burning her with fire, this is not your everyday run of the mill hate is it??

Could it be she is horning in on their money power control scheme??

Is she a threat to their final goal of complete iron fist control of planet earth by knowing every individuals financial posture.

Rev 17:17  For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

This verse is simply reiterating  Vs. 1 of chapter 17. The sentence passed upon

Moos-tay-ree-oon Babylon is a divine sentence, YHWH God himself allows the great destruction to come because of her sins/criminal activity

Rev 17:18  And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

Note the word "IS". That word "is" connotes an "=" sign  It simply says she IS the great city.  Now verse 18 then becomes the verse that links chapter 17 and 18 together. Why? Until now the woman is not linked to anything. Verse 18 does make the first link between her and the city. Chapter 18 then goes on to describe her as a city/state/nation. Repeatedly we see character traits that describe more than just a city. Rather we see it described as a nation.