Anti-Christ European Who is the harlot (harlot) in Revelation 17?

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Babylon of Revelation 18 is Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Isa.13:19
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.


Rev 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

Google Mecca just look at the pictures of this city.

4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,

10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

16 And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!


17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

Mecca is near the Red Sea.

18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!


19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.


“cast dust on their heads” still a custom in the middle east.


20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.


21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.


22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;


23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.


Isaiah 21:1 The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.


2 A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.


Isaiah 21:9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.


Elam is mainly Iran of today. Recent news:

“Saudi Arabia Beheads One Of Iran’s Ayatollah While Iran Promises To Wipe Out Al-Saud. Elam (Iran) Is Getting Closer To Strike Arabia (Isaiah 21) And Completely Wipe It Out”

Iran will destroy Mecca.



Mecca in Saudia Arabia is mystery Babylon,the center of ISLAM, I know of no Catholics beheading Christians today.
 
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Who is the harlot?

I've heard a few theories, the SDA believe it is the Catholic Church, some Catholics believe it is the Jews of Israel.

What is your belief?
The Great harlot is of course Moscow, the only city in the world that sits on 7 hills and many waters (5 seas via the Moscow Canal). And Soviet-era Moscow was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And Moscow was briefly aligned with Hitler the 8th head of Satan (the antichrist) before he turned on her. And Moscow was the mother of all harlots, that is, all atheist nations. And the USSR ruled over "many peoples, multitudes, nations and tongues."
 
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The Great harlot is of course Moscow, the only city in the world that sits on 7 hills and many waters (5 seas). And Soviet-era Moscow was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And Moscow was briefly aligned with Hitler the 8th head of Satan (the antichrist) before he turned on her. And Moscow was the mother of all harlots, that is, all atheist nations.
Auckland has hills. Think about it.
 
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No, it is not "anybody's guess! In fact, John TELLS US! But will you believe Him?

Rev 17:18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

The great Wh**e Bablon is a CITY. But what city? John tells us.

Revelation 11:8
And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

The harlot is JERUSALEM, during the days the Antichrist Beast will deceive the entire world from there.

Believe it for it is true.
 
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The woman/harlott drunk with blood of the saints

obviously the INQUISITION by RCC which has killed millions of Christians and has been admitted by Pope John Paul II

Jesus bless you all HalleluYAH
Yes, that is true, but we don't want to hang that on today's Catholics. I think, my history may be bad, but there were some powerful financial families that basically took over the Pope-ship and that's who was spearheading the atrocities. Which later lead to the RCC changing the way that they determine who the next Pope is - that is the current system.

Maybe one of the Catholic posters here in the forum could weigh-in and educate us.
 
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The Great harlot is of course Moscow, the only city in the world that sits on 7 hills and many waters (5 seas via the Moscow Canal). And Soviet-era Moscow was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And Moscow was briefly aligned with Hitler the 8th head of Satan (the antichrist) before he turned on her. And Moscow was the mother of all harlots, that is, all atheist nations. And the USSR ruled over "many peoples, multitudes, nations and tongues."
It is not literal waters. The waters represent the nations, the peoples of world.

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And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
 
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Yes, that is true, but we don't want to hang that on today's Catholics. I think, my history may be bad, but there were some powerful financial families that basically took over the Pope-ship and that's who was spearheading the atrocities. Which later lead to the RCC changing the way that they determine who the next Pope is - that is the current system.

Maybe one of the Catholic posters here in the forum could weigh-in and educate us.
There is no need: John TOLD us who Babylon is. Jerusalem. Believe it.
 
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It is not literal waters. The waters represent the nations, the peoples of world.

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And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
This is true. When the Antichrist beast begins to rule the world, it will be from Jerusalem. And he will deceive all int the world except those whose names are in the book.
 
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It is not literal waters. The waters represent the nations, the peoples of world.

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And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Like pretty much everything in the Revelation, "many waters" has two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning. And as I already said Soviet-era Moscow also ruled over many peoples, multitudes, nations and tongues.
 
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dressed in scarlet and purple?
See Ezekiel 16, Ezekiel 23, and Jeremiah 4.

drunk on the blood of martyred Christians?
How exactly is the Church drunk on the blood of martyred Christians? Do you think she is just all tipsy and fevered this many centuries later, thrilled of her doings?

mother of harlots?
What does this even mean? Who are the harlots of which the Church is the mother? How can you really say the Catholic Church is the mother of abominations and harlots of the earth? Or that the Church is 'riding the beast'?

let's get real.
Agreed.
 
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See Ezekiel 16, Ezekiel 23, and Jeremiah 4.
I think if a person looked back at those passages - of God's judgment on Israel, referred to by God as His wife, playing the harlot for getting into worshipping false gods, and making friendship with the enemy - that same pattern in similitude could be applied to the RCC, the Vatican which the church is supposed to be the bride of Christ.

How exactly is the Church drunk on the blood of martyred Christians? Do you think she is just all tipsy and fevered this many centuries later, thrilled of her doings?
When you say the Church, as a Catholic, automatically mean it as the RCC. The RCC and Vatican did commit atrocities against Christians in the millions in the inquisition. And still seeks to bring all Christians back under the rule of the Vatican and Pope - so yes the RCC and Vatican are still hung over in that idea, that was the basis of the inquisition to start with.

What does this even mean? Who are the harlots of which the Church is the mother? How can you really say the Catholic Church is the mother of abominations and harlots of the earth? Or that the Church is 'riding the beast'?
No, I don't think mother of abominations and harlots of the earth can be laid on the RCC and Vatican.

As I wrote in first post in this thread - I think the woman riding the beast, is Semiramis, which all the false religions and abominations on the earth stemmed forth from those days following the flood, and the Semiramis/Nimrod religion which spread into the various cultures, thereafter. The beast she was riding, was the original beast, now in the bottomless pit, Nimrod, imo.

It is only from a practical standpoint that the woman is the RCC and Vatican along with Rome that God is going to destroy for what has been done over the long haul.
 
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The woman/harlott drunk with blood of the saints

obviously the INQUISITION by RCC which has killed millions of Christians and has been admitted by Pope John Paul II

Jesus bless you all HalleluYAH
When did the RCC kill christians?, are we talkin about in centuries past where they would burn people for heresy or been a witch ect?

God bless
 
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Who is the harlot?

I've heard a few theories, the SDA believe it is the Catholic Church, some Catholics believe it is the Jews of Israel.

What is your belief?

Perhaps Pagan Roman Empire that persecuted Jews and Christians and put up the eagle standard for emperor worship and destroyed the temple in 70ad

Josephus and Tacitus say a lot about the events of the fire in Rome and Nero's persecution of Christians and Jews along with other emperors.
The siege of Jerusalem before its destruction is particularly bad with civil war among the Jews and Roman attack with terror used by surrounding the city with many many crucified people.
The Jews were just about to celebrate Passover so the city was packed and the were closed in and did not have enough food. Some Christians fled to the mountains (pella).

Luke 21:5-7

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?......

Luke 21:32
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

Revelation 1:1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

I've also read another slight variation which is compelling
A. The harlot = wicked city of Jerusalem(isaiah 1:21, Ezekiel 16:1-32, Matthew 23:37-24:2)
b. The Beast = the Roman Empire(revelation 17:16 Rome destroys Jerusalem in 70ad)
 
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