Most people that have read the bible associate the reference to the
“Great Whore of Babylon” to the book of Revelation. However, the Great
Whore of Babylon is all through the bible, having its beginning in the
book of Genesis. The book of Revelation is dealing with the judgment of
the “Great Whore of Babylon”.
But what is the “Great Whore of Babylon” and what is the sin that is judged?
To
understand, perhaps we should look at the life of Jesus. He was not
recognized as the messiah when he was on the earth, because he didn’t
fit the expected profile of what people expected the messiah to be. He
wasn’t the conquering king that liberated the Jews and Jerusalem from
the Romans. How could this man, that was obliviously not a warrior, be the physical liberator of the Jews?
Yet,
his teachings, (or idea’s) are with us today and He is revered as “The
Son of God” by Christians world wide, while the Roman Empire is nothing
but dust and old ruins. The phrase “the pen is mightier than the sword”
is really saying that an idea is more powerful than a conqueror.
So
to understand the "Great Whore of Babylon", and even the "Anti-Christ",
we must not make the same mistake of expecting a certain profile.
Perhaps it is not an earthly organization that you can point a finger at
and say here it is.
For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power (1 Corinthians 04:20). Or could we say in the kingdom of God, His word is power.
Jesus
said take heed that no man deceive you. It is not really the man that
deceives you, but his words or his thoughts. Thoughts come and go we
need to be very careful of which thoughts we accept, for if we don’t we
could be deceived. "Ideas" or "thoughts" are the real power. We can, as
Lucifer, accept a "thought" that "I am equal to God", and
that thought is sin, because it is contrary to God. The acceptance of
that "thought" caused Lucifer to be cast out of the presence of God
(Isaiah 14:13-14).
We
can all agree that if we think that we are going to fail at something,
our chances of success are greatly diminished because we have accepted a
thought of defeat.
The "thought", "idea" or "belief" that Jesus
was raised from the dead and is Lord and Savior has the power to
transform us into new creatures that will go to heaven and spend
eternity with God. If one rejects that "thought", he is not reborn and
goes to hell.
A single "thought", or "idea" if you will, has on more than one occasion changed the world we live in.
So
one should not be surprised that the battle for man kind is in the
mind. That’s why Jesus didn’t come the first time as a conqueror and
physical liberator, because that’s not where the battle was. He came to
give man a new "thought" that was far more powerful than simply
overthrowing the, then, ruling Roman government. But we, two thousand
years later, are still talking about what Jesus said.
Now
the revelation of the "Great Whore of Babylon" is realizing where the
battle lies. It’s not a person or organization, per say, but a "thought", an "idea" a "belief".
What could be such an important and powerful "idea" that the Apostle John marveled at? An "idea" that when cast down, all of creation would rejoice?
In Genesis 03:16 KJV God said "Unto the woman he said", I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children" (a curse for sinning);
"and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee." (a command of God).
“That woman is equal with man”.
The prophecy about the judgment of the “Great Whore of Babylon” is referring to those who have accepted the "idea" that “woman is Equal with man”.
The "great city" is a reference to a great collection of thoughts associated with, and based on new age ideas regarding women.
“Babylon” is the law and the intellect of our time.
“Waters” represent the peoples of the earth.
“Kings of the earth” are the rulers and lawmakers of our time. Who with
all their power and might don’t dare to contend with such an “idea”. In
fact they prepare their laws to support and defend
the "idea" to illicit favor of those support it.
This "thought",
"idea" or belief and the collection of sociated "thoughts" that only
become possible as a result of the primary "idea"
