In the Old Testament, Babylonians set a siege against Jerusalem and captured many of its occupants. The book of Daniel tells us about his experience under Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. It was the first great empire of the world but it also has a bad reputation for persecuting the Jews and making some of them slaves. (Although, I think those slaves were treated pretty well compared to most.)
So, to be called by the name of that city has a pretty bad connotation.
Revelation 14:8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. (spiritual fornication, like worship of false idols and gods)
The term: "great city" is found in another verse in Revelation chapter 11:8
And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
Here, the angel of God is likening Jerusalem to Sodom and Egypt, two kingdoms that were destroyed by God. Sodom and Gomorrah, the famous city of homosexuality, thus the term "sodomite" being used for gay men. Then, Egypt that enslaved Israel for 400 years and received on her the plagues of God at the hand of Moses and had her army drowned in the Red Sea.
In both cases, "that great city" is viewed in a very negative light. Babylon (most likely the same as "that great city") is described in depth in chapter 17.
Revelation 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 shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
(Water is people. The Jews have been "sitting upon the waters" throughout history, ruling behind the scenes and controlling the world's economy and public media and movie production to spread their propaganda and the "wine of the wrath of their fornication". If anyone doubts that wealthy Jewish families are ruling this world, they should do the research. See: The Illuminati, the Protocols of Zion, and also look into who owns the world's biggest banking and financial institutions.)
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.
(Hollywood, for example, has been probably the biggest movie production town in the world making movies to feed our lusts for materialism, power, sex and perversions. Hasn't it? -- Jewish owned and operated. New York, the same. --Jewish owned and operated TV studios and news media.)
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. (Ring a bell? It looks like the Antichrist and Jerusalem are hanging out together to the point that the Antichrist [or Beast #1] is giving the woman a ride on his back.)
4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
(When the Jews rebuild their magnificent temple in Jerusalem, they will fill it with precious stones and gold. There will be goblets made of pure gold for the temple and the priests will wear purple and scarlet. And when you see all this come to pass, please remember these verses. God has been very clear in his warnings.)
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
(This is one of the FEW times capitals are being used in the Holy Scriptures. SO IT MUST BE IMPORTANT. God has to allow the judgement of Jerusalem. Not just because they had Jesus crucified but because they, who are God's chosen people from Abraham, have gone a-whoring after other gods. I'd say, mainly the god of Manna or money and materialism. It's also interesting to know that many presidents and leaders belong to underground satanic groups and "groves" where they are said to make human sacrifices and suchlike abominable practices.)
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. (Throughout history, as Jesus said, "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Thou who stones the prophets and messengers sent to thee..." She must give an account of herself to God as an example to the rest of the world. Whom God loves, He chastens.)
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.
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.
(We know already that he was wounded by a sword and did live. This really impressed his fans.)
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. (Jerusalem sits on seven mountains.)
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.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
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.
(So there's a bit of an explanation for the ten horns of Revelation 13. Those kingdoms receive power. I wonder if Palestine is one of them? It has its own flag now, flying at the UN. Hmmm...)
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
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. (We could say that ISIS or IS or all the Muslim radicals waging a "holy jihad" against Christians are beginning to fulfill this prophecy. Yes, they may be American-aided and backed, but the driving force of these radicals is their religion that compels them to "kill the infidels". At any rate, many are dying by the sword for the name of Jesus Christ. Our brothers and sisters are laying down their lives for their faith. It's just the beginning.)
15 And he said unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
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. (There is a deception among Christians that Israel is still God's chosen people and we should reverence her. And, although it is true that Israel is chosen of God, we should not be led astray of her back-sliding. Jews of the Jewish religion do not believe in Jesus and are still waiting for their "Messiah" to come. When the Beast #1 shows up, they may very well see him as their "Messiah" and welcome him with open arms.)
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.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Who is that Great City? Who is Babylon, the Whore?
I used to believe that it was America. But, when I started to study Revelation more deeply, the Lord showed me that America has only been a nation for 240 years. So, really how much blood of the saints has she shed? It's only in recent history that America has gone off the rails. In the beginning, the new world was a sanctuary for sincere Christians trying to escape from the persecution of (dare I say?) the Catholic Church!
Who has the most blood on their hands? Yes, the Catholic Church for one, but isn't Israel far more guilty? Israel has been a nation for about 4,000 years and that's a long time. They have been persecuting God's children even before Jesus showed up to judge them. Read Matthew 23; Mark 7:1-13; Luke 20:46, 47.)
If you happen to be one of those Christians that think Israel is a great place to visit and Jerusalem is the Holy City, please try to see it how God sees it. The reason we need to be careful is because Jerusalem is going to be the very heart and soul of the Antichrist's reign of terror. There is a great deception going on. But, when we were kids, they taught us,
"Everything that glitters isn't gold."
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