Moos-tay-ree-on BABYLON
Revelation 17 and 18
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Rev
17:1 And
there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with
me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment
of the great whore
that sitteth upon many waters:
κρίμα
kree’-mah….
decision, sentence (for or against crime/crimes)
μέγας meg’-as…
big, large, great (in size)
πόρνη por’-nay…
a strumpet figuratively
an idolater
STRUMPET,
A prostitute, like a strumpet; false; inconstant, to debauch, to go astray
many
waters
Read rev.17:5
Rev
17:2
With whom the kings of the earth
have committed
fornication, and
the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
Kings/Presidents/Prime
Ministers of……
Europe,Asia,North
America, South America, Africa…… all the continents of earth
(7) committed fornication…They
are involved in the same acts of falsehood
and debauchery
inhabitants
of the earth People of all seven continents
μεθύω
meth-oo’-o….intoxication
Rev
17:3 So
he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon
a scarlet colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten
horns.
Rev13:1-7
&17:13&14
Dan7:7-8
&7:23-27
Dan2:31-34 & 2:42-44
Rev 17:4
And the woman was arrayed in purple
and scarlet color, and decked
with gold and precious stones
and pearls, having a golden cup
in her hand full of abominations and filthiness
of her fornication:
THE
CUP……….
βδέλυγμα
bdel’-oog-mah
abomination…a
detestation
ἀκαθάρτης
ak-ath-ar’-tace…filthiness,
immoral
THE
CUP The contents are
the antithesis Of Royalty!!!!
Jer
51:7 Babylon
hath been a golden cup in the LORD's hand, that made all the earth
drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.
Rev 17:5
And upon her forehead was
a name written,
MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS
OF THE EARTH. (KJV)
Rev
17:5 On
her forehead a cryptic name was written:
BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE VILE THINGS OF THE EARTH
(HCSB)
Rev
17:5 On her forehead was written a name
with a hidden meaning, BAVEL THE GREAT MOTHER OF WHORES AND OF THE
EARTH'S OBSCENITIES (CJB)
Rev
17:5 and
upon her forehead a name written, a secret:
BAḆEL THE GREAT, THE
MOTHER OF THE WHORES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. (TS-98)
μυστήριον
moos-tay'-ree-on…a
secret, a mystery
WHY would YHWH God show to all mankind things in the
form of a mystery????
Psa
78:2 I
will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: (KJV)
Psa
78:2 I
open my mouth in a parable; I utter riddles of old, (TS-98)
1Co
2:7 But
we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom,
which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
1Co
4:1 Let
a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the
mysteries of God.
1Co
15:51 Behold,
I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Eph
1:9 Having
made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which
he hath purposed in himself:
Eph
5:32 This
is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Your
first response might be “Well that’s not fair”!!!!!!
Mat
13:11 He
answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries (μυστήριον moos-tay'-ree-on)
of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
By today’s standards this sounds really unfair!
Mar
4:11 And
he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery(μυστήριον moos-tay'-ree-on)
of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without,
all these things are done in parables:
Reiterating the first question, why would YHWH God
spend 2 complete chapters in the book of Revelation giving us cryptic
descriptions of this Babylon???
(in fact 2 chapters in Jeremiah, ch. 50&51 and 1
chapter in Isaiah, ch.13, for a total of 5 chapters of cryptic, parable type
description of Babylon). It must be
really important for YHVH God to spend 5 complete chapters on!!!
He wants us to dedicate ourselves to His word and look for answers there first, rather than
looking first to commentary or popular opinion. Those who are on the inside are
simply those who knock (in
His word) for it to be
opened to them or those who seek (in His word) for it to be revealed to them.
Back to
our verse
Rev 17:5
And upon her forehead was
a name written,
MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH
μέγας meg’-as…
big, large, great (in size)
μήτηρ
may'-tare
a “mother” (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
πόρνη por’-nay…
a strumpet
βδέλυγμα
bdel’-oog-mah
abomination…a
detestation
Rev 17:6
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.
(KJV)
μάρτυς
mar'-toos
a witness
θαῦμα
thou'-mah
1) a wonderful thing, a marvel
2) to wonder [with great wonder i.e.] exceedingly
Rev
17:6 Then
I saw that the woman was drunk on the blood of the saints and on the blood of
the witnesses to Jesus. When I saw her, I was utterly
astounded. (HCSB)
Rev
17:6 I saw the woman drunk from the blood of God's
people, that is, from the blood of the people who testify
about Yeshua. On seeing her, I was altogether astounded.(CJB)
Rev 18:24
And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all
that were slain upon the earth.
Rev 17:7
And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the
woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten
horns.
θαυμάζω
thou-mad'-zo
1) to wonder, wonder at, marvel 2)
to be wondered at, to be had in admiration
Rev 17:8
The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the
bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall
wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of
the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Rev 17:9
And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven
mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
Rev 17:10
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.
Rev 17:11
And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the
seven, and goeth into perdition.
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.
Rev 17:13
These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the
beast.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rev 17:18
And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over
the kings of the earth.