In Revelation 17:5 we are told the woman that sat upon the scarlet colored beast had a name written on her forehead; " MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF ALL HARLOTS, AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." Many try to confine this MOTHER OF HARLOTS to the present tense, and even some try put her in a literal place like the United States. If the United States were the Mother, or the origin of the harlots, then who would be her daughters?
Makes no sense to me, but let us see what the scriptures tells us about this Mother of the harlots. We know a Harlot is one who leaves her first love for another, thereby playing the Harlot. So who was the Lords first love? And who were the first people God had made a covenant with? If you answered Israel you would be correct.
In Jeremiah chapter 3 the Lord pleads with Israel to return to him, even though she has played the Harlot with many lovers, and has greatly polluted the land with her abominations. In Ezekiel 23:2 we see she is known as the Mother of 2 daughters that have also played the harlot, and committed whoredoms throughout the land. So by scripture we see Israel is the origin, or Mother of the harlots.
These 2 daughters of 1 mother are called Aholah, which means his tabernacle, and the other is Aholibah, which means my tabernacle. These 2 tabernacles would be defiled, and were spoken of in Daniel 11:45; but are not to be taken as a literal place. These 2 defiled tabernacles would be planted by the evil one between the 2 seas.
Aholah is Samaria to the North, and Aholibah is Jerusalem to the south. These 2 represent the divided kingdom of Israel to the north, and Judah to the south. This divided kingdom is shown over and over in scripture, and was given to symbolize a much bigger divided kingdom. This division of this wordly kingdom was shown to us in the 2 legs of the image shown to Nebuchanezzar in Daniel 2:33.
This much larger worldly kingdom would be parted when Jesus came and passed judgment upon this Great mountain. In Zechariah 14:4 we see this great mountain would be divided into 2 parts; half to the north, and half to the south. By doing this the Lord would make a great valley that would run between the 2 mountains, just as Jesus would make ( a way) for his children to passover. Just as Jesus said; " I am the way."
So just as Moses parted the Red sea by the power of God, Jesus also parted the sea of people for his true children to pass through. But in between these 2 seas of people, and in between this parted mountain, the evil one would persue after and try to overcome the children of Israel, just like Pharoah and his army did in the exodus.
The first generation was of the Jews to the North, but the second generation was of the Gentiles to the south. But (the way) would be made known by Jesus to( the east), and the latter day( remnant of Israel) to (the west.) That is why the Lord left a ( remnant) of the western wall standing in Jerusalem to this day.
But what was the Lord showing in the Mother of Harlots? If we go to Leviticus 24:11 we see it is the Israelitish woman's son that blaspemed and cursed the name of the Lord. But before anybody jumps to any conclusions about this sign lets look at what the Lord is showing in this sign. Notice the Israelitish woman had a husband that was from Egypt. This tells us that this evil son was of a worldly father.
The Lord was showing us how his first love Israel would turn away from Him, and defile herself with the ways of the world. The Lord would entrust his Word to them, but they would turn away from the Truth, and defile themselves with the beliefs and traditions of the nations around them.
Think about this, what is the origin of the 3 main beliefs in this world today? Judaism, Christian, and Muslim faiths are all based upon the single God of Abraham. But like Israel, they have all gone astray and have corrupted themselves by man-made beliefs, and worldly doctrine, and traditions. So though Israel was to represent the origin, or the Mother of the Truth, it is the man-made beliefs that entered in to that Truth, which has also corrupted that very Truth. Just as the transgression away from the Truth, is also the origin of the lie, or the Mother of all the Harlots.
This corrupted version of the Truth is the Mother that has played the Harlot along with her daughters; which are of all peoples, nations, and tongues, not just Israel. That is why the beast she rides on sits on many waters.
This Babylon is not just a Nation, but it is a spiritual corruption that has consumed all Nations, and all people, and all tongues. It is this whole evil world system we see before us this day. That is why the Lord said; "come out of her my people, and be not a partaker of her sins."
James 4:4; " You adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that friendship of the world is enmity with God?" Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God."
Makes no sense to me, but let us see what the scriptures tells us about this Mother of the harlots. We know a Harlot is one who leaves her first love for another, thereby playing the Harlot. So who was the Lords first love? And who were the first people God had made a covenant with? If you answered Israel you would be correct.
In Jeremiah chapter 3 the Lord pleads with Israel to return to him, even though she has played the Harlot with many lovers, and has greatly polluted the land with her abominations. In Ezekiel 23:2 we see she is known as the Mother of 2 daughters that have also played the harlot, and committed whoredoms throughout the land. So by scripture we see Israel is the origin, or Mother of the harlots.
These 2 daughters of 1 mother are called Aholah, which means his tabernacle, and the other is Aholibah, which means my tabernacle. These 2 tabernacles would be defiled, and were spoken of in Daniel 11:45; but are not to be taken as a literal place. These 2 defiled tabernacles would be planted by the evil one between the 2 seas.
Aholah is Samaria to the North, and Aholibah is Jerusalem to the south. These 2 represent the divided kingdom of Israel to the north, and Judah to the south. This divided kingdom is shown over and over in scripture, and was given to symbolize a much bigger divided kingdom. This division of this wordly kingdom was shown to us in the 2 legs of the image shown to Nebuchanezzar in Daniel 2:33.
This much larger worldly kingdom would be parted when Jesus came and passed judgment upon this Great mountain. In Zechariah 14:4 we see this great mountain would be divided into 2 parts; half to the north, and half to the south. By doing this the Lord would make a great valley that would run between the 2 mountains, just as Jesus would make ( a way) for his children to passover. Just as Jesus said; " I am the way."
So just as Moses parted the Red sea by the power of God, Jesus also parted the sea of people for his true children to pass through. But in between these 2 seas of people, and in between this parted mountain, the evil one would persue after and try to overcome the children of Israel, just like Pharoah and his army did in the exodus.
The first generation was of the Jews to the North, but the second generation was of the Gentiles to the south. But (the way) would be made known by Jesus to( the east), and the latter day( remnant of Israel) to (the west.) That is why the Lord left a ( remnant) of the western wall standing in Jerusalem to this day.
But what was the Lord showing in the Mother of Harlots? If we go to Leviticus 24:11 we see it is the Israelitish woman's son that blaspemed and cursed the name of the Lord. But before anybody jumps to any conclusions about this sign lets look at what the Lord is showing in this sign. Notice the Israelitish woman had a husband that was from Egypt. This tells us that this evil son was of a worldly father.
The Lord was showing us how his first love Israel would turn away from Him, and defile herself with the ways of the world. The Lord would entrust his Word to them, but they would turn away from the Truth, and defile themselves with the beliefs and traditions of the nations around them.
Think about this, what is the origin of the 3 main beliefs in this world today? Judaism, Christian, and Muslim faiths are all based upon the single God of Abraham. But like Israel, they have all gone astray and have corrupted themselves by man-made beliefs, and worldly doctrine, and traditions. So though Israel was to represent the origin, or the Mother of the Truth, it is the man-made beliefs that entered in to that Truth, which has also corrupted that very Truth. Just as the transgression away from the Truth, is also the origin of the lie, or the Mother of all the Harlots.
This corrupted version of the Truth is the Mother that has played the Harlot along with her daughters; which are of all peoples, nations, and tongues, not just Israel. That is why the beast she rides on sits on many waters.
This Babylon is not just a Nation, but it is a spiritual corruption that has consumed all Nations, and all people, and all tongues. It is this whole evil world system we see before us this day. That is why the Lord said; "come out of her my people, and be not a partaker of her sins."
James 4:4; " You adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that friendship of the world is enmity with God?" Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God."