In this posting, I’m going to present two sides of the great debate of the identification of Revelation’s MYSTERY BABYLON. The first one is probably a little less discussed or even considered, but when the evidence is looked at closely, it becomes a top contender. The second possibility will look at Vatican City in Rome as being a very viable candidate. Further, it may be possible that the second candidate may actually be involved with the first candidate and prove to be intimately tied to it. It is often assumed by many that The United States of America is MYSTERY BABYLON. But for a few reasons that shall be explored in this posting, I do not believe that it is. In a previous posting, I’ve already shared the reasons why I believe that America displays all of the tell-tale signs that it is none other than the Vineyard in Matthew 21:33-43 (see posting here). With that said, let’s now take a look at the two candidates for MYSTERY BABYLON.
CANDIDATE 1: THE GLOBAL SYSTEM OF MEGALOPOLIS
When the history of “Mystery Babylon The Great” from Revelation 17 and 18 are examined from it’s commercial history perspective, we discover that it was the ancient merchants of Tarshish that were headquartered first in Tyre, then later in Carthage, Rome and other parts of Europe. In Ezekiel 27, they provide the prophetic model for the last days “merchant bankers” of our era. Today, these men control the world’s commerce, operating under the ancient premise that their transactions supersede the laws of the various nations that they use to promote their global profiteering. These men have always operated under the so-called “Law Merchant,” which gives them a kind of immunity from the strictures of local practice. Rather, they are a law unto themselves, and their credo is global citizenship. Continue reading “THE SEVEN-FOLD DEATH OF MEGALOPOLIS – GOD’S HIDDEN SIGN” →