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>>Who
is Babylon The Great?
By Mark S Watson
http://www.markswatson.com/WebSite/babylon_1.htm
Posted March 27
2005
By Mark S.
Watson
(portions excerpted
from the book 'That He may Run That readeth it.')
Babylon is
the great mystery in the Bible. It is a mystery that has a great
deal of historical significance as well. Babylon is making its
presence felt today. But if you do not understand who Babylon is
and was in history, you will certainly miss the command when it goes
forth “come out of her my
people, that ye be not
partakers of her sins[i]”.
God gives this command to his people just before he decides to vent
his holy fury on its wickedness.
Who is this
Babylon, and why does God become so angry with her (sorry ladies,
the bible describes her as a woman)? The answer to this question
goes back all the way to ancient Babylon, to the time of the
scattering of the people at the tower of Babel. God confused the
peoples speech at Babel because they were erecting a monument to
themselves, and the people were ‘one’ (Genesis 11:6). Therefore the
LORD who is God, confused their language in order to keep the people
from their purpose and from being one and erecting a tower[ii]
into the heavens.
Today the
people are once again becoming one, and have gone much further than
erecting a tower, they have placed men in space in a spectacular
display of ingenuity and knowledge, however knowledge which everyday
mocks God. I can remember years ago, Russian cosmonauts mocking God
saying that when in orbit they did not see God.
Babylon is
the key to unlocking the mystery of iniquity. As the apostle and
prophet John saw, it is as “Mystery Babylon the Great the mother of
Harlots and abominations of the Earth[iii]”.
But who is this entity? I will attempt to shed some light on this
subject but first, I wish once again to dispel any idea that what I
write is from any special revelation from God. I have studied the
scripture and looked at Babylon’s influence historically so that
many will fully understand just what is happening today, so no one
after having read this book will be caught unaware.
Often in
school we were taught that the first real civilization/empire of the
recorded history is that of the Egyptians. Now, however it is
clearly understood that the first civilization is that of the
Sumerians. The Sumerians are also known as the ancient
Babylonians. They lived in the land referred to as the land between
two rivers, that is between the Tigris and Euphrates River. This
region is also referred to as Mesopotamia. This is the first
Babylon, where God scattered the languages of men and it has since
been referred to as the tower of Babel (Babel also means
confusion).
This Empire
has an interesting and quite relevant history which is not recorded
in the book of Genesis, but is made mention of in the prophets, when
the errors of this Babylonian religion made its way into the life of
the people of Israel. Nimrod, who was the leader of the Babylonian
people in ancient times, when the tower of Babel was made was
really, from what we can determine, the originator of what is
referred to as the Mystery schools. The Sumerians, or early
Babylonians, had established a system of worship, which had a
goddess mother and a son.
This object
of worship was Semerimis, who was the mother of Nimrod. Semerimis
was also known in the East as the Goddess Rhea, the Goddess Mother.
But it was from the Son, from whom she derived all of her Glory and
her “Godhood”. This same system of belief traveled far from
Babylon to
Egypt.
This Mother
and Child Worship continued, only this time the names were changed
to Isis and Osiris. In Asia, Mother-Child Worship went under the
names of Cybele and Deoius, in Rome as Fortuna and Jupiter. The
child in the early Babylonian system of belief was a person of
immense stature and power. This is one of the foundations of the
mystery schools, this Mother-Child worship and the worship of the
mother as the “Queen of Heaven”.
This system
of belief predates much of written history. This evidently was
taken from the original promise of God of a redeemer from the seed
of the Woman (Gen 3:15). As time passed, this Mother Goddess
religion transformed itself into various fertility cults that
flourished in the ancient world. These mystery schools had special
important ‘holy’ days that were celebrated. Consider this, it was
during the Winter Solstice that the son of Isis the Egyptian Queen
of Heaven, birth was celebrated.
It is very
interesting to note that these festivals were not celebrated by the
Church of the first two centuries of its existence[iv].
The introduction of these pagan/satanic rituals into the Christian
mainstream only began around the fourth century AD. To which
“Christian’ holiday am I referring? Christmas for one. Some of the
early church fathers have commented on the exchanging of gifts at
Christmas time as being an observance of Saturnalia, a pagan winter
festival.
The
Babylonians had an old fable of an evergreen tree[v]
that sprang out of a dead tree stump symbolizing Nimrod, later known
among the mystery schools as Tammuz. The Bible makes some reference
of these pagan customs and holidays (Jer 10:3-4; Ezek 8:13-14; 1King
14:23). These all occurred during the winter solstice, that is, the
time the ‘Church’ celebrates Christmas. The risen ‘child god’ rises
from the dead three days after the winter solstice.
The
celebration today is commonly referred to today as Christmas. This
is clearly NOT a Christian holiday. Despite the traditions of men,
passed of as truth in the modern American Pulpit, this Holiday, is
deceptively decked with lots of goodwill, songs and presents in
order to deceive the masses into rejecting the truth. The
scriptures (with obviously excellent reasons) do not give the date
or even season of Christ’s birth. It is conspicuously silent on this
matter. Yet the American apostates spend large sums of money and
weeks of effort on ensuring this holiday is properly celebrated. The
Church leaders today are so reticent to enlighten their
congregations, though they know fully well that these celebrations
are of the enemy. These ministers are in grave error. Thus, they
erect their evergreen trees in the church, three days after the
winter solstice exchange gifts and think they do God service on a
day that was NOT Christ’s birthday
[vi].
The
institution of these pagan holidays into the mainstream of
Christianity was certainly done much for expediency
[vii].
It was easier for pagans to become “Christian” if they did not have
to give up their holidays and rituals. It was these festivals which
were carried from Ancient Babylon to Greece then on to Rome to
modern day “Christianity”. Most church leader today deliberately
mislead their congregations as to the origin of these holidays and
what God has revealed about his opinion of them.
Most pastors
are fully aware that these are pagan holidays. Most attempt to
justify their paganism with self deception such as “well, were here
to celebrate Christ’s’ birth not debate theology.” These pastors
ignore the warnings of scripture of these holidays and because they
are too weak and lukewarm to make a stand against this paganism,
they just go along with the flow. I believe the Holy Spirit was
acting out of its supreme wisdom by not including any information as
to the date of Christ’s Birthday, God knew that we would construct
elaborate festivals in it’s commemoration.
The only day
Christ commanded us to celebrate was the Last Supper, the church has
even missed to boat on this too, as Christ COMMANDED us to drink
wine and eat bread in remembrance of him. The Church, however,
feels it is to ‘holy’ to obey Christ, and usually will not serve
wine, as Christ commanded. Thus they nullify the Commandment of God
through the traditions of men. How these shepherds can stand in the
pulpit week after week and knowing these things is unthinkable.
Easter is
another Babylonian abomination that has made its way into the
Christian mainstream. The name actually comes from Ishtar, the
Goddess of fertility in Assyria. However this is simply the
Babylonian Goddess Astarte, who was the consort for Baal. Being the
Goddess of fertility, it was only natural that the favorite symbol
of fertility be used in the spring festival that we now call Easter,
that being the egg. Easter Eggs are the most visible representation
of the fertility aspect of the spring pagan festival.
Pastors who
celebrate this are in grave violation of the Commands of Christ when
they conduct the passion of Christ during this time. The Scriptures
are very clear when Jesus was crucified it was on Passover. We know
exactly when Passover is and we know that is when Jesus was
crucified. Why does the mainstream ‘Church’ continue in the pagan
abomination? Many mainstream pastors will never speak out about
these and other
abominations in
mainstream (Protestant and Catholic) Christianity, if they did they
would find themselves no longer welcome on Christian T.V., lucrative
Church Circuit speaking engagements and may find their books will
not be published by large ‘Christian book’ publishing houses.
“And it came to
pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the
month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before
me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me. Then I beheld,
and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of
his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as
the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.
And he put forth
the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the
spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me
in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate
that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of
jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. And, behold, the glory of the
God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the
plain. Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the
way toward the north.
So I lifted up mine
eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of
the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. He said furthermore
unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great
abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should
go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou
shalt see greater abominations. And he brought me to the door of the
court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
Then said he unto
me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the
wall, behold a door. And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the
wicked abominations that they do here. So I went in and saw; and
behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all
the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round
about.
And there
stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of
Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan,
with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense
went up. Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the
ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the
chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the
LORD hath forsaken the earth. He said also unto me, Turn thee yet
again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.
Then he brought me
to the door of the gate of the LORD's house which was toward the
north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. Then said he
unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and
thou shalt see greater abominations than these. And he brought me
into the inner court of the LORD's house, and, behold, at the door
of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were
about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the
LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun
toward the east.
Then he said unto
me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the
house of Judah that they commit abominations which they commit here?
for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to
provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare,
neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a
loud voice, yet will I not hear them.”
(Ezekiel Chapter 8)
The
mainstream American Christian church has been bewitched and no
longer follows the commands of God. They follow their man-made and
idolatrous traditions and their ‘Christian’ idols. These have heard
the truth and have scores of versions of the Bible printed in their
own language, huge stores with thousands of titles on Christ, so
they can clearly see what God expects. They have no excuse
therefore and have willfully chosen a lie.
To whom much
is given, much is required.
The King of Babylon
The king of
Babylon is identified in scripture as an opponent of God. The
Panorama of Babylonian Kings is well documented in History. The
Babylonians were very good at keeping records, and since they kept
some of their more important records in stone, they have survived
these many long millennia. Hammurabi and his famous code can be
seen in one of the world’s finest museum.
Indeed, it
was a truly great and fascinating culture. It’s rulers were the envy
of the known world. Yet God identifies another spiritual power
which is the real King of Babylon. The Book of Isaiah talks about
the King of Babylon and identifies him in all his spiritual
wickedness. You will find the Proverb against the king of Babylon in
Isaiah Chapter 14 versus 4-23. He is violent (vs. 6) he is has
power over nations (vs. 6). He is pompous (vs. 11) there is
rejoicing when he falls (vs. 8). He winds up in hell (vs. 9) his
name is Lucifer (vs. 12) He is arrogant enough to think he can be
like God (vs. 13) he shakes kingdoms, (vs. 16) he destroys the
entire planet (vs. 17).
More
descriptions of this spiritual entity can be found in the book of
Ezekiel, Chapter 28 Verses 12-19. Here we have more information He
was the Anointed Cherub (High ranking angel) (vs. 14), he was
actually in the Garden of Eden (vs 13) he was perfect (Gods Opinion!
vs 15) be was beautiful (vs 17) and he’ll will be destroyed for all
to see (vs 18-19).
The spiritual
stronghold that makes up end-time Babylon is one that is able to
move from place to place, from age to age. This means that the
spiritual stronghold that was in Rome, Tyre (Ezekiel 28), Nineveh,
(Nahum 3:4ff) and Babylon (Zechariah, 5:10-11). It is able to move
(Zechariah 5:11). It's final place is a Mystery (Rev Chapters 17-18)
but one that fills all the parameters set forth and only a few will
recognize, because of satanic deception.
People get
angry, hot and bothered curse and scream when you identify it,
because they are part of Lucifer's system and have their minds under
his control. They cannot see and most will never see because they do
not want to see!
Hear now
this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes,
and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
(Jer 5:21)
Son of man,
thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to
see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they
[are]
a rebellious house.
(Eze 12:2)
Lucifer is
the King of Babylon. It is Lucifer who deceives the planet into
serving him. From this scriptural understanding of the real power
behind Babylon, we can determine that Babylon is a Luciferian
system. It is the Devils Kingdom top to bottom. It is founded in
iniquity and sin and is destined for destruction. Babylon of the
past is a fascinating subject.
However,
there is a Babylon which was future to John who wrote the Revelation
some two thousand years ago. Who is this entity and what sort of
influence does this entity have today? I shall attempt to answer
these questions as the Holy Spirit gives me grace.
First of all,
many devout Christians have believed that this system is best
personified as the Catholic Church. As I mentioned earlier, such an
interpretation is too narrow for the scriptures. The Catholic
Church seems to be the ‘boogie man’ of many Protestants and
evangelicals. While I will make no attempt to defend many of the
Doctrines of Roman Catholicism, I find the mainline Protestant
denominations involved in the many of the same hypocrisies and
apostasies while steadily pointing a finger at the Catholics.
Frankly, there is far too much error in both to be comfortable
with.
Yet some of
the symbols used in the book of revelation are too closely
intertwined with Rome and the Church to be ignored. The whore
commits Fornication with the Kings of the Earth. That is, spiritual
whoredoms[viii].
Her doctrines and teachings make the kings and inhabitants of the
earth drunk. That is, they are intoxicated with her falsehoods,
they are no longer able to act or think properly, they are just like
a person who drinks too much, giddy, stupid, easily fooled and
completely under the control of the delusional catalyst. So it is
with the Harlot. The Bible says Kings and the inhabitants of the
Earth are drunk with the wine of her fornication (Rev 17:2).
Economic Babylon
The book of
Revelation speaks about the economic aspect of Babylon. When
Babylon is destroyed it is said that the merchants of the earth
mourn because Babylon can no longer purchase their goods, signifying
that Babylon is a consumer nation. They are upset that this great
economic power is gone. Its destruction is total and the merchants
could see the smoke of her burning from a distance. The scripture
also says that she will be destroyed in one hour (Rev 18:10).
Babylon is
obviously a place where the entire world’s merchants do a great deal
of business. It is a place where a great deal of political power
rests as well. Remember, the book of Revelation also states that
the woman, who represents Babylon rides the Beast that has 10 horns[ix].
It is the Woman who is in control of the end time Beast. But the
scripture also states that the kings of the earth will hate her and
will make war with her and will make her desolate. So let’s take a
look at this woman’s attributes
1. She
rides the Beast thereby exercising power over the end-time world
system.
2. She is a
Mystery
3. She has
the names of blasphemy written on her forehead
4. She very
wealthy
5. She is
drunken with the blood of the saints and the martyrs of Jesus.
Whoever this
woman is, she is given the name of Mystery Babylon The Mother of
Harlots. Mystery and harlotry mark her kingdom. The scripture also
indicates that she becomes a nesting place for everything vile (Rev
18:2). God destroys her because of her arrogance (Rev 18:7-8). The
only way Gods people can escape her plagues is by coming out of her
(Rev 18:4).
This woman
lusts after her material belongings (Rev 18:14). It is this lusting
after comfort and material possession, which angers God. Whoever
this woman is, she is rich, lustful and is a trading center for the
world and rules over the kings of the earth. Who is she?
After having
read this far one can see that this really is one of the perennial
questions of our age. This system actually is the real key to the
end time system. While the Beast is important to much of the
end-time question, the real key to understanding it is Babylon!
One of the
keys to understanding mystery Babylon is determining who she deals
with. She deals with Kings and Nations (see Rev 18:3) and rules
over them. The fact that scripture identifies this woman with the
title mystery indicates that she is not to be readily identifiable,
nor does she exist in the minds of the uninitiated. The kings and
governments know of her but she is kept concealed from the people of
the Earth.
This system
will not be identifiable by most people, because they trust their
kings and rulers to be in control. But the end time system shows
that the one in control is Mystery Babylon. Dictatorship,
democracy, oligarchy, Revolutionary Marxism, Statist Communism.
These are all forms or systems of Government that are ruled by the
mystery harlot who commits fornication with the kings of the earth.
The scripture make no mention of her aversion to any particular king
or kingdom nor any aversion to any particular nation, but the
scripture does say the woman is fascinated with goods and gain, for
she is very rich
The following
are some keys and hints to understanding organizations, governments,
religious systems and leaders that are part of Babylon:
Astrology/Occult
This is the
very first sign of a a government, religious system or economic
systems infiltration by the Babylonian spirit. As is well
documented, the US Government, many so-called Christian churches,
Wall street firms, media and entertainment empires, are all engaged
in various forms of the occult, from the casting of astrological
charts, to the acceptance and promotion of Occult products, to the
membership of its leaders in Occult organizations (including and
especially Freemasonry).
Here, we can
find a lot of 'respected' organizations are deeply involved in the
black arts, though it is marketed with extreme skill so that most
people see it as harmless fun or an interesting diversion. Dabbling
in the occult is one major clue discovering Babylonian influence.
Building the Beast
While the
Babylonian system is primarily interested in Commerce and gain, it
is part of the Devils system and will work to strengthen the powers
of World Government, as long as she get to ride (control) the Beast.
This is done by a variety of means using economic, political and
religious institutions which she controls.
Anti- Christian
In this
system is found the blood of the martyrs, the murdered saints. Here
is another key to understanding who she is. She is the firm and
violent enemy of true Christianity. She loves the Christianity she
controls, those who are just like her and love money. Churches and
Christian businesses that
sell the Gospel, prophecies,
spiritual advice, sermons , etc. She is at ease with them.
It is those
that refuse to fall under the Lordship of the state/harlot system
that she has a problem with. Here is just one example of this
click here. This is how the harlot system
views those that will not fall under her Lordship. Whether it is
media, Entertainment, Government , commerce, the legal system, it
does not matter. She hates genuine, true and pure Christianity and
seeks to destroy its followers.
Rich and Luxury Obsessed
This describes
America, Mainstream Christianity, the Catholic Church, Wall Street
and the world economic system which is based on greed and usury. It
also includes most Americans, powerful secret societies, to name the
most notable.
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