Rev 18:7Give her as much torture and grief as the glory and luxury she gave herself. In her heart she boasts, 'I sit as queen; I am not a widow, and I will never mourn.'
This is describing Mystery Babylon whom God despises and uses the Beast to destroy her.
It's a kind of riddle. She boasts, so she is proud. She considers herself a queen. Since every queen has a king, who is the King? Obviously, the King is dead but strangely she doesn't consider herself a widow and says she'll never mourn. Why? If she considers herself the all-powerful queen/bride of a RISEN KING (Christ), then she is truly not a widow and will never mourn.
But who on this earth proudly considers herself very powerful but whom God will hate and the Beast will hate as well?
Rev 17:16 The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
Rev 17:17 For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to give the beast their power to rule, until God's words are fulfilled.
Also, she is something that has been around since the time of the apostles and will still be around when the Beast is on the scene because the Beast destroys her.
Rev 17:6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.
Rev 18:20 Rejoice over her, O heaven!
Rejoice, saints and apostles and prophets!
God has judged her for the way she treated you.’ ”
Rev 18:24 In her was found the blood of prophets and of the saints,
and of all who have been killed on the earth.”
God's people are mixed up with/in her:
Rev 18:4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say:
“Come out of her, my people,
so that you will not share in her sins,
so that you will not receive any of her plagues;
It appears to be a Christian religious organization or maybe apostate Christianity. Any thoughts?
This is describing Mystery Babylon whom God despises and uses the Beast to destroy her.
It's a kind of riddle. She boasts, so she is proud. She considers herself a queen. Since every queen has a king, who is the King? Obviously, the King is dead but strangely she doesn't consider herself a widow and says she'll never mourn. Why? If she considers herself the all-powerful queen/bride of a RISEN KING (Christ), then she is truly not a widow and will never mourn.
But who on this earth proudly considers herself very powerful but whom God will hate and the Beast will hate as well?
Rev 17:16 The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
Rev 17:17 For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to give the beast their power to rule, until God's words are fulfilled.
Also, she is something that has been around since the time of the apostles and will still be around when the Beast is on the scene because the Beast destroys her.
Rev 17:6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.
Rev 18:20 Rejoice over her, O heaven!
Rejoice, saints and apostles and prophets!
God has judged her for the way she treated you.’ ”
Rev 18:24 In her was found the blood of prophets and of the saints,
and of all who have been killed on the earth.”
God's people are mixed up with/in her:
Rev 18:4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say:
“Come out of her, my people,
so that you will not share in her sins,
so that you will not receive any of her plagues;
It appears to be a Christian religious organization or maybe apostate Christianity. Any thoughts?