END-TIME BABYLON

1. What announcement is made by the second angel of Revelation 14?

Read: Revelation 14:8

And there followed another angel, saying, __________ is fallen, is fallen, that great city.

2. This end-time Babylon cannot be the literal kingdom of Babylon. Why?

Read: Jeremiah 50:1,26,39; Jeremiah 51:1,26

and it [Babylon] shall be no more inhabited ; neither shall it [Babylon] be dwelt in (50:39)

3. To whom is the term Babylon applied in Revelation 17?

Read: Revelation 17:1,3-5

Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great __________ that sitteth upon many waters: (17:1)

I saw a __________ sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. (17:3)

And the __________ 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: (17:4)

And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, __________ THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. (17:5)

NOTE: The term Babylon is applied to a great whore, a woman, the mother of harlots.

4. What symbols are used to represent Israel, the people of God?

Read: Jeremiah 6:2; Zephaniah 3:14; Isaiah 54:5,6

For thy Maker is thine ; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. For the LORD hath called thee as a forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a __ of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. (54:5,6)

5. What symbols are used to represent the church, the followers of Jesus Christ?

Read: Ephesians 5:25,31,32; 2 Corinthians 11:2

For I am jealous over you [Corinthian church] with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you [Corinthian church] to one husband, that I may present you [Corinthian church] as a chaste __________ to Christ. (11:2)

NOTE: The relationships between God and His people, Israel, as well as Jesus Christ and His followers, the church, are portrayed by a marriage contract. Hence, Israel and the church are symbolized as a woman, the wife of God, the wife of Jesus Christ, a virgin.

6. What does a whoredom symbolize?

Read: Ezekiel 16:17; Ezekiel 23:1-4,5,7,8,17; James 4:4; Hosea 1:2

Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself of men, and didst commit with them, (16:17)

NOTE: Spiritual whoredom or fornication refers to:

Worshiping man-made images or idols (Ezekiel 16:17)

there were two women, the daughters of one mother: And they committed in Egypt; they committed in their youth: And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; is Aholah, and Aholibah. (23:2-4)

And Aholah [Samaria] played the when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the her neighbours, (23:5)

Neither left she [Aholah/Samaria] her brought from (23:8)

And the came to her [Aholibah/Jerusalem] into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their (23:17)

NOTE: Spiritual whoredom or fornication refers to:

Uniting with pagan nations (Ezekiel 23:1-4,5,7,8,17)

Ye and , know ye not that the of the is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. (4:4)

NOTE: Spiritual whoredom or fornication refers to:

Becoming friendly with sinful world (James 4:4)

There are 3 ways by which the people of God can be guilty of spiritual whoredom or fornication:

1. By worshiping man-made images or idols (Ezekiel 16:17)

2. By uniting with pagan nations (Ezekiel 23:1-4,5,7,8,17)

3. By becoming friendly with sinful world (James 4:4)

Therefore, Babylon refers to a church that worships man-made images or idols, unites with pagan nations, and becomes friendly with sinful world.

7. What other characteristics of the woman are described in Revelation 17?

Read: Revelation 17:1,6,9,18

Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many __________: (17:1)

NOTE: The woman sits on many waters.

And I saw the woman with the of the , and with the of the __ of Jesus: (17:6)

NOTE: The woman is drunken with the blood of the saints and of the martyrs of Jesus. The apostate church persecuted God's people.

And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven , on which the woman . (17:9)

NOTE: The woman sits on seven mountains. The headquarter of the apostate church is on seven mountains.

And the woman which thou sawest is that great __________, (17:18)

NOTE: The woman is a great city. The apostate church is also a great city [a city with great power].

8. What do waters symbolize?

Read: Revelation 17:15

The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are , and , and , and . : (17:15)

NOTE: The water symbolizes peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages. Therefore, the apostate church also controls a large number of peoples from different nations and languages.

What apostate church fits these characteristics:

1) Worshiping man-made images or idols,

2) Uniting with pagan nations,

3) Becoming friendly with sinful world,

4) Controlling a large number of peoples from different nations and languages,

5) Drunken with the blood of the saints and of the martyrs of Jesus,

6) Sitting on seven mountains,

7) A great city?

There is only once church that fits all of these characteristics: The Roman Catholic Church.

How does the Roman Catholic Church fit all of these characteristics?

Find the answer in END-TIME BABYLON: EVIDENCES

END-TIME BABYLON

1. What announcement is made by the second angel of Revelation 14?

Read: Revelation 14:8

And there followed another angel, saying, __________ is fallen, is fallen, that great city.

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2. This end-time Babylon cannot be the literal kingdom of Babylon. Why?

Read: Jeremiah 50:1,26,39; Jeremiah 51:1,26

and it [Babylon] shall be no more inhabited __________ ; neither shall it [Babylon] be dwelt in __________ (50:39)

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3. To whom is the term Babylon applied in Revelation 17?

Read: Revelation 17:1,3-5​

Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great __________ that sitteth upon many waters: (17:1)

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I saw a __________ sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. (17:3)

And the __________ 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: (17:4)

And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, __________ THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. (17:5)

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NOTE: The term Babylon is applied to a great whore, a woman, the mother of harlots.

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4. What symbols are used to represent Israel, the people of God?

Read: Jeremiah 6:2; Zephaniah 3:14​; Isaiah 54:5,6

5. What symbols are used to represent the church, the followers of Jesus Christ?

Read: Ephesians 5:25,31,32; 2 Corinthians 11:2

For I am jealous over you [Corinthian church] with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you [Corinthian church] to one husband, that I may present you [Corinthian church] as a chaste __________ to Christ. (11:2)

NOTE: The relationships between God and His people, Israel, as well as Jesus Christ and His followers, the church, are portrayed by a marriage contract. Hence, Israel and the church are symbolized as a woman, the wife of God, the wife of Jesus Christ, a virgin.

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6. What does a whoredom symbolize?

Read: Ezekiel 16:17; Ezekiel 23:1-4,​5,7,8,17; James 4:4; Hosea 1:2

Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself __________ of men, and didst commit __________ with them, (16:17)

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NOTE: Spiritual whoredom or fornication refers to:

Worshiping man-made images or idols (Ezekiel 16:17)

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And Aholah [Samaria] played the __________ when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the __________ her neighbours, (23:5)

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Neither left she [Aholah/Samaria] her __________ brought from __________ (23:8)

And the __________ came to her [Aholibah/Jerusalem] into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their __________ (23:17)

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NOTE: Spiritual whoredom or fornication refers to:

Uniting with pagan nations (Ezekiel 23:1-4,​5,7,8,17)

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Ye __________ and __________ , know ye not that the __________ of the __________ is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. (4:4)

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NOTE: Spiritual whoredom or fornication refers to:

Becoming friendly with sinful world (James 4:4)

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There are 3 ways by which the people of God can be guilty of spiritual whoredom or fornication:

1. By worshiping man-made images or idols (Ezekiel 16:17)

2. By uniting with pagan nations (Ezekiel 23:1-4,​5,7,8,17)

3. By becoming friendly with sinful world (James 4:4)

Therefore, Babylon refers to a church that worships man-made images or idols, unites with pagan nations, and becomes friendly with sinful world.

7. What other characteristics of the woman are described in Revelation 17?

Read: Revelation 17:1,6,9,18

​ Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many __________: (17:1)

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NOTE: The woman sits on many waters.

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And I saw the woman __________ with the __________ of the __________, and with the __________ of the __________ of Jesus: (17:6)

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NOTE: The woman is drunken with the blood of the saints and of the martyrs of Jesus. The apostate church persecuted God's people.

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And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven __________, on which the woman __________. (17:9)

NOTE: The woman sits on seven mountains. The headquarter of the apostate church is on seven mountains.

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And the woman which thou sawest is that great __________, (17:18)

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NOTE: The woman is a great city. The apostate church is also a great city [a city with great power].

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8. What do waters symbolize?

Read: Revelation 17:15

​ The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are __________, and __________, and __________, and __________. : (17:15)

and it [Babylon] shall be no more inhabited ; neither shall it [Babylon] be dwelt in (50:39)

Read: Revelation 17:1,3-5

Read: Jeremiah 6:2; Zephaniah 3:14; Isaiah 54:5,6

Read: Ezekiel 16:17; Ezekiel 23:1-4,5,7,8,17; James 4:4; Hosea 1:2

Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself of men, and didst commit with them, (16:17)

And Aholah [Samaria] played the when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the her neighbours, (23:5)

Neither left she [Aholah/Samaria] her brought from (23:8)

And the came to her [Aholibah/Jerusalem] into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their (23:17)

Uniting with pagan nations (Ezekiel 23:1-4,5,7,8,17)

Ye and , know ye not that the of the is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. (4:4)

2. By uniting with pagan nations (Ezekiel 23:1-4,5,7,8,17)

Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many __________: (17:1)

And I saw the woman with the of the , and with the of the __ of Jesus: (17:6)

And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven , on which the woman . (17:9)

The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are , and , and , and . : (17:15)

NOTE: The water symbolizes peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages. Therefore, the apostate church also controls a large number of peoples from different nations and languages.