Hi I like the idea of examining the use the the term one hour and your idea is plausible. But I am not convinced as the merchants weep that no one is left to buy their luxury goods anymore.
So no one is left to buy their goods = The Seals, Trumpets and Vials.
The Anti-Christ/Little Horn is released at the First Seal, he kills 1/4 of all mankind by the time the 4th Seal is finished, he is all four of the first seals. That equals 1.5 to 2 billion people, he's killing all the Religious types who refuse to bow down unto him, and all nations who refuse to relent to his authority. That is why we see the Dead under the alter at the 5th Seal, then we get the 6th Seal where God signifies, you are in my wrath supernaturally, even though God's Wrath started at the very First Seal. So there is much war, much killings, etc. etc. before the Trumpets even start !!
The Trumpets bring limited destruction in 1/3's, a 1/3 of all the trees on earth burns up and all the grasses !! 1/3 of the sea turns to blood, 1/3 of all the sea creatures die (think shrimp/fish/food), 1/3 of all the ships are destroyed, 1/3 of the waters are poisoned, then 1/3 of the sun, moon and stars refuse to give their light. That is only four of the seven Trumpets, the other three are Woes !! These Trumpets above will no doubt hurt the Commerce severely !!
Rev. 8:13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice,
Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth
by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
The
First Woe is Apollyon and his Demon hordes that are released from the bottomless pit, they can hurt and main for 5 months, but not kill, that is bad for the commerce no doubt. The
Second Woe is a 200 Million Angelic Army that kills 1/3 of all Mankind remaining, that is another 1.5 Billion peoples, so in total that is 3 to 3.5 Billion people who are killed in one way or another, that is VERY, VERY BAD for the Commerce/Economy. The
3rd Woe is all Seven Vials rolled into one and we know what that brings, its the worst of the worst Plagues, then we have Armageddon via Seal # 6 and # 7.
So, that is why I say Babylon is the Whole World !! It's the Judgments of God against Mankind, Babel means Confused, those that follow Satan instead of God are by definition confused. God calls the Nations He defeats at Armageddon, Babylon in Rev. 16:19. So in essence half the people on earth die, and that destroys an economy, and we know (well I know) the Rapture happens before this so maybe a Billion or so Christians are in Heaven, and not on earth, so 3.5 Billion, and 1 Billion is 4.5 billion people not a part of the economy anymore, and to top that off the shrimp/sea fish etc. etc. are destroyed, 1/3 of all the trees are 1/3 of all fruit trees, nut trees coffee trees etc. etc.
The rest of the nations committed fornication with her. She exported all these things too. Seems to me in the text it is a centralized place.
It's a Metaphor for the World under Satan's rule. The Nations indeed fornicated with all things Satan, you are either of God or of this World, you can't serve two masters. Jesus said if you love THIS WORLD (Babylon) the love of God is not in you.
I have studied the NWO, illuminati UN and see the goal is 10 regions like the EU united with 10 heads and then one supreme head. There is a lot to glen through and some is ridiculous speculation however some of it is very telling.
I don't buy into the 10 nation/World Wide Regions thesis, I used to ponder on it but found it didn't fit properly with the scriptures. The Fourth Beast is Rome and this end time BEAST arises from the old Fourth Beast whilst also arising from one of the Four Generals of the Alexander the Great Kingdom, thus it has to be a MAN born in Greece, because that is the only one of the Four that is in the European Union. The Anti-Christ has to be born in BOTH PLACES at the same time, only Greece fits, he can be born there AND come to power in the E.U. because Greece is in the E.U.
(SEE Dan. chapters 7 and 8)
This Seven Headed Beast with 10 Horns is a Mediterranean Sea Region Beast and always has been. You start with Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome and then you get the Last Beast who is a MAN !! The 10 Kings are European Kings.
I try to determine what the scriptures say will happen and imagine how current events will follow the arc of prophetic description. For instance the denarius for a quart of wheat over the whole earth is right now possible the day the dollar collapses. The US cannot fail without taking down all the other fiat money systems at the same time. Venezuela could collapse in an isolated manner but the dollar would effect the entire globe. The seal of the US is on one side New World Order written in Latin with the all seeing eye not set as the capstone on the pyramid. The EU government main building is built like the unfinished tower of Babel. There are hundreds of such things showing what psalm 2 describes as the nations taking counsel together against the Lord and his anointed. Thank you LORD for psalm 2 I long for the day when you laugh them to derision and set your king on your holy hill. You will give him the nations as his inheritance. This kingdom will have no end.
Good policy to follow.
As per the Money (Dearius/Dollar) I don't think the money being spoken of is a significant factor to be honest. I think it's just showing that the Labor is in vain. A lot of Christians in the USA will be taken with the Rapture, thus our nation will be left with the Liberal know nothings who will probably destroy the USA.
Well, just ponder these things brother, that's all we can do, God via the Holy Spirit gave me these truths a while back. I just share as others share their experiences, that is all we can do, share the Gospel and pray for clarity.