MYSTIC BABYLON, THE GREAT HARLOT

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MYSTIC BABYLON, THE GREAT HARLOT
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Isaiah 121

• See how the faithful city has become a harlot!
  She once was full of justice righteousness used
  to dwell in her-- but now murderers!

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Jeremiah

• 220 "For of old I have broken your yoke and
  burst your bonds And you said, 'I will not
  transgress,' When on every high hill and under
  every green tree You lay down, playing the
  harlot
• 31 "They say, 'If a man divorces his wife, And
  she goes from him And becomes another man's, May
  he return to her again?' Would not that land be
  greatly polluted? But you have played the harlot
  with many lovers Yet return to Me," says the
  LORD.

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Jeremiah

• 38 "Then I saw that for all the causes for which
  backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had
  put her away and given her a certificate of
  divorce yet her treacherous sister Judah did not
  fear, but went and played the harlot also.

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Rev 171

• great whore harlot
• Greek porneis
• Morally speaking one of the lowest class of
  people, also associated with tax collectors
  publicans

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Symbol of spiritual Apostasy

• Q. 1) Gods final three-point message of love and
  mercy is being taken to the entire world in our
  day, Revelation 146-12. What is the second part
  of that message?
• Revelation 148
• BABYL0N is FALLEN.

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Symbol of spiritual Apostasy

• Q. 2) What is Gods command regarding Babylon,
  and to whom is it given?
• Revelation 183
• Come OUT of her MY people.

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Symbol of spiritual Apostasy

• 3) Some say that Babylon refers to the literal
  Biblical city of Babylon restored. What does the
  Bible say regarding this?
• Isaiah 1319-21
• And Babylonshall
• never be INHABITED.

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Symbol of spiritual Apostasy

• 4) What reasons does God give for telling His
  people to come out of Babylon?
• Revelation 18 2 - 5
• Babylon is become the habitation of DEVILS
• Babylon is become the hold of every foul SPIRIT

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• All nations have drunk of her WINE
• Kings of earth have committed FORNICATION with
  her
• That you be not PARTAKERS of her SINS
• That you receive not her PLAGUES
• Her sins have reached unto HEAVEN
• God has remembered her INIQUITIES

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Symbol of spiritual Apostasy

• Q. 5) Under what symbolism does God picture
  Babylon in Revelation 171-5?
• A WHORE riding a BEAST

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Symbol of spiritual Apostasy

• 6) What is Babylon the great called in
  Revelation 175?
• The mother of HARLOTS.

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A Universal Religious System

• 7) Let us review other evidence that Babylon
  refers to the papacy.
• A. Beast she rides is same as that in Rev. 131
  Papacy.
• B. She persecutes as did the beast of Rev. 13.
• C. Rev 1718 says she is the power of Babylon
  that was ruling in Johns day Rome. Papal Rome
  assumed Pagan Romes authority and power.

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A Universal Religious System

• Q. 8) What is the source of the name Babylon?
• Genesis 109,10 Genesis 115-9
• Therefore is the NAME of it called BABEL because
  the Lord did there CONFOUND the LANGUAGE of all
  the EARTH.

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BABYLON

• Founded by Nimrod (Gen 1010 111-9)
• Bab-ilu (Babylonian gate of gods)
• Hebrews derogatorily associated it with Balal
  confuse
• Babylon is a symbol of EVIL
• Jerusalem is a symbol of GOOD
• Time of John Imperial Rome 1 Pet 513 next
  slide

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• 1 Peter 513
• The church that is at Babylon, elected together
  with you, saluteth you

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The word Babylon (from Babel) means confusion.
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False Doctrine Intoxicates

• Q. 9) What is it that causes the confusion of
  spiritual Babylon?
• Revelation 172,4 183
• The inhabitants of the EARTH have been made
  DRUNK with the WINE of her fornication. next
  slide

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172

• made drunk
• A harlot LURES one astray. The people turned
  away from Gods word to commit adultery with
  Satan.
• drunk powers of reasoning numbed
• Therefore led astray (Matt 2424,25)
• Next question .

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False Doctrine Intoxicates

• Q. 10) In Revelation 148, what specific reason
  does God give for punishing Babylon and calling
  people out?
• Because she MADE all nations DRINK of the WINE
  of the wrath of her FORNICATION.

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False Doctrine Intoxicates

• Q. 11) What are some of Babylons teachings
  (wine) that are unscriptural and thus bring
  confusion and make people spiritually drunk?
• A. Ten commandments not binding.
• B. Sunday sacredness
• C. Second chance
• D. Secret rapture
• E. Eternal torment
• F. Immortality
• G. Counterfeit baptism

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Papacy- Past, Present and Future

• Q. 12) How does God describe the beast in
  Revelation 178?
• The beast that WAS, and is NOT and yet IS.

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Revelation 201-3

• Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven,
  having the key to the bottomless pit and a great
  chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon,
  that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan,
  and bound him for a thousand years and he cast
  him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and
  set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the
  nations no more till the thousand years were
  finished. But after these things he must be
  released for a little while.

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Revelation 133

• And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to
  death and his deadly wound was healed and all
  the world wondered after the beast.

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Papacy- Past, Present and Future

• Q. 13) A mountain in prophecy represents a king
  or nation (see Jeremiah 5124-25). What nation
  or powers are represented by the seven mountains
  of Revelation 17 9-11?
• The seven HEADS are seven mountains, on which
  the WOMAN sits.

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7 heads 7 mountains

• Rome city of 7 hills Jer 5124,25
• On Rome the woman sits. Therefore she has
  CONTROL.
• Verse three tells us she sits on the BEAST
• Beast therefore supports her and she controls the
  beast

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Revelation 179-12

• FIVE ARE FALLEN
• Five what? Verse 10 tells us Kings.
• What about this idea?
• Augustus
• Tiberius
• Caligula
• Claudius
• Nero
• FIVE FALLEN

Vespasian One is Titus One to Come Nero
(reborn) 8th
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Try this!

• EGYPT ASSYRIA BABYLON
• PERSIA GREECE
• ROME one is..
• Division of Rome one to come
• Beast (?) - 8th

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Or this

• FIVE FALLEN
• BABYLON
• PERSIA
• GREECE
• ROME (imperial)
• ROME (papal)

One is wounded Christian Rome One to come
Christian Rome revived 8th beast, when
the 10 horns support
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Papacy- Past, Present and Future

• Q. 14) What do the ten horns represent?
• Revelation 1712
• The ten HORNS are ten KINGS.

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10 Horns

• 1712,13
• 10 horns Europe (Dan 2)
• In Johns day these 10 had not yet come.
• No crowns a time when monarchies are out of
  fashion. Since 1914 over 200 royalties have
  abdicated.

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Fallen Churches Refuse Reform

• Q. 15) The power is gone, they say. What is
  the reason?
• Revelation 148
• Babylon is FALLEN.

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Fallen Churches Refuse Reform

• Q. 16) Some feel we should try to reform the
  churches that have fallen. What does God say?
• Revelation 184
• Come OUT of HER my people that you receive NOT
  of her PLAGUES.

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Fallen Churches Refuse Reform

• Q. 17) God calls Christian people who are living
  in Babylon my people, Rev. 184. Jesus refers
  to Christian people who are not in His church as
  other sheep. What does Jesus say will happen
  to His other sheep that are not yet in His
  fold?
• John 1016
• Them also I must BRING, and they shall HEAR my
  VOICE and there shall be ONE fold, and ONE
  shepherd.

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GODS TRUE CHURCH TODAY

• Q. 18) In Noahs day those who were to be saved
  had to enter the ark. Believing was not enough!
  In Jesus day those who were to be saved had to
  enter Jesus fold. After being called out of
  Babylon, what must we enter today if we would be
  saved?
• Acts 247
• And the Lord ADDED to the CHURCH daily such as
  SHOULD be SAVED.

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GODS TRUE CHURCH TODAY

• Q. 19) If I remain in Babylon, how will God count
  me, and what does He say will happen to me?
• Revelation 184
• I will partake of her SINS and receive of her
  PLAGUES.

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In Noahs day, only 8 eight entered the ark which
God provided to save them. Today our ark of
safety is the church. Will you come into this
ark of safety?
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• Q. 20) What will your decision be?

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Lesson 21 Quiz

• 1. ______________ is a symbol in Revelation which
  means religious CONFUSION.
• 2. ______________ represents churches fallen from
  grace, not willing to accept reformation.
• 3. Knowing that the fallen churches (Babylon)
  have no desire to reform, God calls His
  ______________ out of them.

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Lesson 21 Quiz continued

• 4. Revelation pictures Babylon in symbolism as a
  woman riding on a ______________.
• 5. God is calling His people out of Babylon into
  His true church of these last days so they can
  overcome sin in their lives, be protected from
  the ______________ and live with Him forever.

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Lesson 21 Quiz
BABYLON BABYLON PEOPLE

• 1. ______________ is a symbol in Revelation which
  means religious CONFUSION.
• 2. ______________ represents churches fallen from
  grace, not willing to accept reformation.
• 3. Knowing that the fallen churches (Babylon)
  have no desire to reform, God calls His
  ______________ out of them.

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Lesson 21 Quiz continued

• 4. Revelation pictures Babylon in symbolism as a
  woman riding on a ______________.
• 5. God is calling His people out of Babylon into
  His true church of these last days so they can
  overcome sin in their lives, be protected from
  the ______________ and live with Him forever.

BEAST PLAGUES