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Nemo vir est qui mundum non reddat meliorem.
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I think this is why America and 'Jerusalem' are often viewed as Mystery, Babylon. The United States deep roots in Christianity and, to a degree, parody itself as a Christian nation, whereas Jerusalem is both treated as "the body of Christ/ the Church" and as the place that shed the blood of God's servant's - a duality of both the historical context and the figurative manner it is used in Revelation as a place of exodus. (Rev. 11.8)
But yeah, it is basically the only way I can come to terms with the OT's prophetic duality in conjunction with the NT, Revelation and with the consideration of extrabiblical writings. I suspect that very few would view or consider the eschatological Babylon to be none other than Christiandom itself - or more accurately, the infiltration of compromising and profiteering within the church body. My understanding is basically this 'watered-down' Christianity has caused divisiveness within the body, establishing a weak and skewed view of what it means to be a believer, holding to the name 'Babel' 'confusion', perhaps implemented deliberately as a system of control. That system of control being exactly what Revelation 17 entails.
That said, if one can get past the approach of seeing and applying Revelation purely as a "crystal ball" instead of more as a reference to discipleship, it can be spiritually edifying and be applied as a practical message of hope for someone after the LORD's own heart.
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