(Chapter 18)

As we have seen, Babylon was destroyed before/or as - the anti-Christ came into power. Babylon was declared destroyed in Chapter 14 - along with the warning - NOT to worship or receive the mark of the Beast!

Chapter seventeen discussed Babylon’s destruction; and somewhat why God wants her judged! (For her tremendous turning away from Him; and her utter lack of repentance!) Now Eighteen continues with the description of her destruction; and a PLEADING for righteous servants of GOD - to LEAVE Babylon. To MOVE to a different place on the planet; devote yourself to more Godly pursuits; to go where it is hard to live for Christ; to move by FAITH - (as Abraham did); but LEAVE! Because GOD does not desire for the few righteous people living in Babylon to experience the judgements which He is about to have come upon her . . . But if you insist on staying - then you WILL receive the judgements as well . . .

After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor. With a mighty voice he shouted: “Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a home for demons and a haunt for every evil spirit, a haunt for every unclean and detestable bird. For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries. The kings of the earth committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries.” Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes. (Rev 18:1 - 5)

Many, many people became rich from various aspects of Babylon. But she has sinned tremendously, and God uses other nations (ten) to judge her . . 

Give back to her as she has given; pay her back double for what she has done. Mix her a double portion from her own cup. Give her as much torture and grief as the glory and luxury she gave herself. In her heart she boasts, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow, and I will never mourn.’ Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her: death, mourning and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her. (Rev 18:6 - 8)

The US is very arrogant. “God’s Country!” “The greatest place on the face of the earth.” “We are a Christian Nation.” “Greatest nation on God’s green earth.” “Nuke em!” “What are we doing there? They want to starve, we should let them starve . . .” “We’re the most powerful nation on the face of the earth! Don’t mess with us.” “One nation, under God . . .”

Because of our arrogance, and our self will; Babylon will be destroyed in One day. In one hour; massive destruction will come to us . . . Ten nations or kings will attack us; and we will be destroyed. And DEATH & FAMINE will be the result. When has FAMINE ever come against a ‘system’? When have ten kings ever attacked a ‘system’?

And if Babylon is a ‘system’; and the meaning of the phrase:  Come out of her, my people . . . is that Christians worldwide should not be partakers of the world’s sinful system; then how do ten kings who would obviously be part of said worldly system - attack the world system which they are a part of??

And then, you have the world system utterly destroyed - with all of the cargo ships on various seas - and merchants tearing their hair out and weeping - because all though the lands they were sailing to . . . and the ports they were going to dock in - still exist; and people still live in those lands - for some reason because of the destruction of the world’s ‘system’ - they can no longer dock or unload their cargo . . .

And even though the world system is utterly destroyed by these ten kings - and cargo ship merchants weep at the destruction of the world’s sinful system - we still have a system of buying and selling with the Beast or the anti-Christ . . . And we have the entire world REJOICING and worshiping as GOD the Beast! Why?? Did he somehow miraculously ‘restore’ the ability of people to buy and sell? People can’t barter and sell goods on their own??

When it is declared that ‘Babylon’ is a world ‘system’; referencing the sinful state of man; and the phrase: ‘come out of her my people . . .’ is referencing being born again; and no longer being a sinner, concerned with all of the world’s pleasures or ‘system’ - that is just a huge, huge crowbar of deceptions and lies. It is an absolute denial of what God’s word; and this prophecy is teaching and stating.

The destruction of Babylon (a physical place) is extremely sudden and total. The US will become uninhabitable. Only demons, evil spirits; and unclean birds (eating the carcasses of the dead probably) will be dwelling in Babylon. And no statement exists on how long the ‘unclean birds’ will live . . . I suspect they too - will soon be dying. Of probably radiation poisoning. Of course - it is also possible that GOD - who is sovereign - allows the birds to live in a radiation infected area . . .

Whether it is radiation; or conventional bombs and earthquakes - the end result is that NO ONE will live or dwell in the US anymore! We ARE going to be massively destroyed. And GOD asks, begs, pleads with us (Christians) to LEAVE before he pours out the massive plagues and judgements.

“When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her and shared her luxury see the smoke of her burning, they will weep and mourn over her. Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry: “ ‘Woe! Woe, O great city, O Babylon, city of power! In one hour your doom has come!’ “The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes any more - cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble; cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and bodies and souls of men. “They will say, ‘The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your riches and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.’ The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand far off, terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn and cry out: “ ‘Woe! Woe, O great city, dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet, and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls! In one hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin!’ “Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea, will stand far off. When they see the smoke of her burning, they will exclaim, ‘Was there ever a city like this great city?’ They will throw dust on their heads, and with weeping and mourning cry out: “ ‘Woe! Woe, O great city, where all who had ships on the sea became rich through her wealth! In one hour she has been brought to ruin! Rejoice over her, O heaven! Rejoice, saints and apostles and prophets! God has judged her for the way she treated you.’ ” Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, and said: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be thrown down, never to be found again. The music of harpists and musicians, flute players and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again. No workman of any trade will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again. The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. Your merchants were the world’s great men. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray. In her was found the blood of prophets and of the saints, and of all who have been killed on the earth.” (Rev 18:9 - 24)

*Chapter 17*   *Chapter 19*

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