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Commercial Babylon is Destroyed
Commercial Babylon is Destroyed
The Antichrist will establish a world capital city.
This capital city will probably be located in the area where Babylon used to exist. This future city will be the Economic capital of the world. Several verses lead us to this understanding Jeremiah 50-51 and Isaiah 13-14. Zechariah locates the base of wickedness in Iraq, where Shinar is located.
5Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, “Lift your eyes now, and see what this is that goes forth.”6So I asked, “What is it?” And he said, “It is a £basket that is going forth.”He also said, “This is their resemblance throughout the earth: 7Here is a lead disc lifted up, and this is a woman sitting inside the basket”; 8then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her down into the basket, and threw the lead £cover over its mouth. 9Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were two women, coming with the wind in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven.10So I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they carrying the basket?”11And he said to me, “To build a house for it in the land of £Shinar; when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its base.”
Zechariah 5:5-11
The land of Shinar is known as Summer and is located in modern day Iraq. Babylon was located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. In addition, the destruction Babylon is again indicated in a future tense in Jeremiah and Isaiah.
Some other commentators feel that this future capital will be located in Rome or another European city. Regardless of the location a future capital city of the Antichrist will rule over the world.
1After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. 2And he cried £mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! 3For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”4And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. 5For her sins £have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. 6Render to her just as she rendered £to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her. 7In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ 8Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who £judges her.9“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, 10standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’11“And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: 12merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; 13and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men. 14The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have £gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all. 15The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! 17For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.’ Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance 18and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?19“They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.’20“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you £holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!”21Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore. 22The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore. 23The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived. 24And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.” Revelation 18
Armageddon
The translated “Hills of Megiddo” this is an area north of Jerusalem. On this plain battles have been fought between Assyrians, Babylonians, Romans, Crusaders and Arab armies.Napoleon Bonaparte when he saw the plain of Megiddo said with deep emotion, “This is the ideal battle ground for all the armies of the world”
16. And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, £Armageddon. Revelation 16:16
The 144,000
The 144,000 Jewish males of Revelation 7 are now seen in Heaven. The seeds they planted are bearing the fruit of salvation after the rapture of the Church. Souls are saved in the first and last half of the tribulation period from every nation. When they have finished their work they will also be killed by the Antichrist. But their work will continue to bear fruit. The will be called the first fruits of an obedient Jewish generation that is looking to the return of Messiah.1Then I looked, and behold, £a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, £having His Father’s name written on their foreheads. 2And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps. 3They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. 4These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were £redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. 5And in their mouth was found no £deceit, for they are without fault £before the throne of God. Revelation 14:1-5
Victors over the Beast are in Heaven
Many who fear death or discomfort will sell their eternity. Those who understand eternity and weigh the cost of rejecting Christ and make the decision for Jesus will be considered victors. Here is a prime example of Grace. Those who survive the first half of the tribulation but are killed in the second half will be winners in God’s view. Many who are not saved prior to the rapture will be saved after the rapture.
2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and £over his mark and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God. 3They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying:
“Great and marvelous are Your works,
Lord God Almighty!
Just and true are Your ways,
O King of the £saints!
Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy.
For all nations shall come and worship before You,
For Your judgments have been manifested.” Revelation 15:2-4
Wedding of the Lamb
The Church is described as the bride of Christ in Revelation.1After these things I £heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to £the Lord our God! 2For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.” 3Again they said, “Alleluia! Her smoke rises up forever and ever!” 4And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, “Amen! Alleluia!” 5Then a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both£ small and great!” 6And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the£ Lord God Omnipotent reigns! 7Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” 8And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Revelation 19:1-8
Wedding Supper of he Lamb
9Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.” Revelation 19:9Christ returns with Church
11Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He £had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14And the armies in heaven, clothed in £fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. 15Now out of His mouth goes a £sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:
Thanks for reading this article The Antichrist will establish a world capital city.This capital city will probably be located in the area where Babylon used to exist. This future city will be the Economic capital of the world. Several verses lead us to this understanding Jeremiah 50-51 and Isaiah 13-14. Zechariah locates the base of wickedness in Iraq, where Shinar is located.
5Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, “Lift your eyes now, and see what this is that goes forth.”6So I asked, “What is it?” And he said, “It is a £basket that is going forth.”He also said, “This is their resemblance throughout the earth: 7Here is a lead disc lifted up, and this is a woman sitting inside the basket”; 8then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her down into the basket, and threw the lead £cover over its mouth. 9Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were two women, coming with the wind in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven.10So I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they carrying the basket?”11And he said to me, “To build a house for it in the land of £Shinar; when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its base.” Zechariah 5:5-11
The land of Shinar is known as Summer and is located in modern day Iraq. Babylon was located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. In addition, the destruction Babylon is again indicated in a future tense in Jeremiah and Isaiah.
Some other commentators feel that this future capital will be located in Rome or another European city. Regardless of the location a future capital city of the Antichrist will rule over the world.
1After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. 2And he cried £mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! 3For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”4And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. 5For her sins £have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. 6Render to her just as she rendered £to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her. 7In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ 8Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who £judges her.9“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, 10standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’11“And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: 12merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; 13and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men. 14The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have £gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all. 15The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! 17For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.’ Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance 18and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?19“They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.’20“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you £holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!”21Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore. 22The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore. 23The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived. 24And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.” Revelation 18
>/h5> Armageddon
The translated “Hills of Megiddo” this is an area north of Jerusalem. On this plain battles have been fought between Assyrians, Babylonians, Romans, Crusaders and Arab armies.Napoleon Bonaparte when he saw the plain of Megiddo said with deep emotion, “This is the ideal battle ground for all the armies of the world”
16. And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, £Armageddon. Revelation 16:16
The 144,000
The 144,000 Jewish males of Revelation 7 are now seen in Heaven. The seeds they planted are bearing the fruit of salvation after the rapture of the Church. Souls are saved in the first and last half of the tribulation period from every nation. When they have finished their work they will also be killed by the Antichrist. But their work will continue to bear fruit. The will be called the first fruits of an obedient Jewish generation that is looking to the return of Messiah.1Then I looked, and behold, £a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, £having His Father’s name written on their foreheads. 2And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps. 3They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. 4These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were £redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. 5And in their mouth was found no £deceit, for they are without fault £before the throne of God. Revelation 14:1-5
Victors over the Beast are in Heaven
Many who fear death or discomfort will sell their eternity. Those who understand eternity and weigh the cost of rejecting Christ and make the decision for Jesus will be considered victors. Here is a prime example of Grace. Those who survive the first half of the tribulation but are killed in the second half will be winners in God’s view. Many who are not saved prior to the rapture will be saved after the rapture.
2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and £over his mark and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God. 3They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying:
“Great and marvelous are Your works,
Lord God Almighty!
Just and true are Your ways,
O King of the £saints!
Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy.
For all nations shall come and worship before You,
For Your judgments have been manifested.” Revelation 15:2-4
Wedding of the Lamb
The Church is described as the bride of Christ in Revelation.1After these things I £heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to £the Lord our God! 2For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.” 3Again they said, “Alleluia! Her smoke rises up forever and ever!” 4And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, “Amen! Alleluia!” 5Then a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both£ small and great!” 6And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the£ Lord God Omnipotent reigns! 7Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” 8And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Revelation 19:1-8
Wedding Supper of he Lamb
9Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.” Revelation 19:9Christ returns with Church
11Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He £had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14And the armies in heaven, clothed in £fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. 15Now out of His mouth goes a £sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:
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