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Dennis Vogel:
I know this much. Earthquakes, hailstones, etc. are symbolic and could or could not mean what they say.


--- Quote ---Perhaps Babylon is more than the orthodox traditional Christian and Roman Catholic churches
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Ray had his thoughts about this and I'm not sure how deep he drove that stake. But it seems there may be more to this than just the Catholic church.

Porter:

--- Quote from: cheekie3 on March 05, 2017, 12:38:22 PM ---
But if Babylon is divided against itself - would it would have fallen from within? Could it be that Babylon has three (3) parts that are currently working in unison - unless Babylon is no more?

Warmest Regards.

George

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The only other thing I'm somewhat sure about is that chapter in Revelation is a prophecy foretelling of God's wrath and eventual salvation toward Babylon.


However, it's possible that the "three parts" could be a reference to the three major religions united; Judaism, Islam and Christianity. But without a second witness it's all just speculation on my part.


My favorite part of that chapter in Revelation........


Rev 16:20  Every island fled, and the mountains disappeared.


Reminds me of a similar prophecy.



Luk 3:5  Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; the crooked will become straight, the rough ways smooth,
Luk 3:6  and everyone will see the salvation of God."


One thing I keep running into while looking this stuff up is the manner in which God deals with Babylon throughout all ages; He "scatters" them, where once they were united.


The Tower of Babel


Gen 11:8  So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.
Gen 11:9  Therefore its name is called Babylon, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole earth, and from there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth. 


Mat 12:30  Anyone who is not with Me is against Me, and anyone who does not gather with Me scatters.


What I don't get is does God scatter them so they can spread their false religion farther, or does He scatter them to make them weaker so as to conquer them?

John from Kentucky:
What is the true purpose of this thread?  To teach a truth which is edifying to God's chosen ones?  Or to raise an unclear point in order to inject a doubtful explanation.

There are hundreds of unclear questions that can be raised from the Scriptures.  For example, a few verses above the one mentioned above; in Rev 16:13, there is mention of three unclean spirits like frogs that come out of the mouth of the dragon.  What is the deep meaning of the three frogs?  Maybe we can teach some false truth in order to confuse the unlearned and those weak in the Spirit.

Ray mentioned that he did not teach on Scriptures that were unclear to him.  Good advice

The Scriptural standard is that in the mouth of two or three witnesses let every word be established.

Without at least two witnesses, why bring up a scriptural matter?  Jesus taught us that if the blind lead the blind then both will fall into the pit.

Dennis Vogel:
John is correct. And this thread is already heading for the pit. So I will lock it.

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