What does it mean the City became 3 parts and the cities of the nations fell?
[YLT] Rev 16:19
And it came -- the great City -- into three parts, and the cities of the nations did fall,
and Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the wrath of His anger,
Put the parts together, what happens at the Seventh Vial? Jesus returns, thus we know he lands on the Mt. of Olives (Mt. Zion) and it splits into just as Zechariah 14 says.
Zechariah 14:3 Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against
those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4 And his
feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the
mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very
great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
In verses 1 and 2 we see the Seals being opened as they Conquer Jerusalem, ravish the women and take the people captive. (Think Rev. ch. 6) then the two verses that I pasted are Vials 6 and 7, Jesus returning and conquering those Nations that have gathered against Israel/God.
Now I will paste the whole passage in Revelation.
Revelation 16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue
Armageddon. 17 And the
seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying,
It is done. 18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a
great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great (Jerusalem OF COURSE See Zechariah 14:4).
19 And the
great city was divided into three parts ( Earthquake splits the Mountain and the City), and the
cities of the nations fell {Who were Gathered against Israel & God? }: and
great Babylon came in remembrance (You see, I am not just Guessing, this is scriptural, we just have to put off the Traditions of men and SEEK the truth) before God,
to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
What gets me is people actually still claim its Mystery Babylon when the Angel revealed the
Mystery (which only means Secret by Gods Silence) to us in Rev. 17:8-18 and told us he was about to TELL US everything about the Harlot and the Beast she was riding.
Rev. 17:7 And the angel said unto me,
Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
So we are told in verses 8-18 who the Harlot is and who the Seven Headed Beast is, but yet people still call it a Mystery, and still can not see the Explanation clearly.
The Seven Headed Beast is explained, it is the Beast powers of Daniel plus Egypt and Assyria, we know it has to be Egypt and Assyria because it stated Five have FALLEN and ONE IS (Rome). So if Five had FALLEN before Rome then Babylon, Persia and Greece doesn't fill in the gap, there is two more, who could they be. Well by understanding what a Beast off Daniel is, a Kingdom that Conquers, Enslaves or Rules Israel, its pretty easy to figure out the other two Kingdoms were Egypt who Enslaved Israel and Assyria who took the 10 Tribes away captive.
Why did God change the Seven Heads to Seven Rulers (OROS, Mountains who arise) that are Seven Kings of who FIVE has Fallen (Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia and Greece) ONE IS (Rome) and ONE who is YET TO COME (Anti-Christ/Little Horn/Beast). So why did God do this? Why did God reduce the Kingdoms to Kings who had FALLEN etc. etc.?
Because the Last Beast Head is a MAN !! He starts the Kingdom, and he is the one that FALLS, Unlike all the rest of the, he is the lone King of the Kingdom, thus God REDUCED (10/20, 5/10, 1/2) the Kingdoms to Kings to let us know this Last BEAST will be ONE MAN, and when he is Killed that will end once and for all Satan's rule on earth. There will be no mistake, we will know that this Anti-Christ/BEAST will not pass his Kingdom on all all the others before him did. Does this match Daniel ch. 7 ? Of course it dies...........
Daniel 7:8 I considered the
horns (10 European Kings), and, behold, there came up among them another
little horn (Ant-Christ/BEAST), before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in
this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
9 I beheld till the
thrones were cast down (Rev. 20:4 Judgment Seats), and the
Ancient of days (Jesus) did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him:
the judgment was set, and the books were opened (End Time Event).
11 I beheld then because of the voice of the
great words which the
horn spake:
I beheld even till the beast was slain (Rev. 19:20), and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame (Revelation 19:20).
12 As concerning the
rest of the beasts (Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome,) they had their
dominion taken away:
yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
As per the Rest of the Beasts spoken of by Daniel, they lost their POWER/DOMINION, but they all lived on for a Season and a Time. Babylon was where Alexander the Great chose to live, he died there also, so they lived on for a little while before they became a barren land. Persia is Iran today, Greece is still a country, and Rome is still around basically Italy is Rome, none have Great power or Dominion, but the all LIVED ON for a time and a Season........BUT.......The last Beast DIES and as soon as he loses his Dominion he is cast straight into hell, just like Rev. 19:20 says.
Rev. 19:20 And the
beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image.
These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.(In Daniel 7:11 it says the BEAST is cast into the BURNING FLAME !! )
In Rev. 20:10 we are told the BEAST is a Man, not Satan the Devil....
10 And
the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone,
where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
So the BEAST is a MAN. That is why God reduces/changes the Seven Headed Beast into the Seven Kings..........
The Harlot is explained also, that is much easier to decipher.
