Do those scriptures have dual messages in them Dennis.?
Rev, 11,17,and 15
Since the physical symbols represents the spiritual I understood the ship being a church
They have shipmasters, sailors on the sea of humanity and the merchants are merchants of death.
They are brokers for the souls of men. They sell salvation. They use the fear of going to hell
to sell their product. And they keep the power to rule this way .
Wikipedia,,, Early Christians thought of the church as a ship.
When Babylon falls the merchants will indeed weep and wail. There goes their business.
All the company in ships stood afar of ( separated)
Anyway that’s my two cents.
Also, There is a book called The Merchants of Death. In the 1930’s The US attacked
industries and banks that supplied and funded WW1 for profit.
,,, The war profiteers (Military Industrial Complex)are making money as never before. They are benefiting from conflict as never before.
I read this in an article or Wikipedia, cant remember..
From The Utter Descruction of Babylon in Jeremiah.
Jer.51:7..... Babylon was a golden cup in the Lords hand,making all the earth drunken, the nations
ESV. drank of her wine ,therefore the nations went mad.
8, suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken, wail for her, take balm for
pain, perhaps she may be healed.13..O you who dwell by many waters, rich in
treasures, your end has come , the thread of your life is cut.
Rev18:10
They will stand afar of in fear of of her torment.ALAS!ALAS![WOE!WOE!] You great city
Babylon, for in a single hour your judgement has come.
Rev.19:2
For His judgements are true and just for He has judged the great prostitute who
corrupted the earth with her immorality and has avenged on her the blood of His
servents.
Rev.18:4
Come out of Her my people. In Christ, Pamela