Babylon the Great

[Craig]

 Dear Ray,
> I do call you dear because you have enlighten my
> knowledge of scriptures by reading all your studies
> and I now love to study scripture.
> I do have a question for you about the mystery,
> Babylon the Great, in rev 17:5. When I read further
> down in verse 18, it said that "the woman whom you saw
> is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the
> earth". It doesn't speak as though she was a
> religious system as you've stated. Could you give more
> insight that I may have missed?
> One more question about the "beast" in which you
> stated as describing us. Are you saying that "the
> Antichrist" isn't going to exist except in the hearts
> of men?
>
> claudia



Dear Claudia:  I have 402 unanswered emails ahead of yours, but as I read my emails daily even though I don't answer them all daily (not possible), I thought I would answer yours, as it is a quick answer:

A "city" in this case is used of a "religion."  See Gal. 4:25-31--Jerusalem in Israel and Jerusalem ABOVE are two women--two RELIGIONS; two CHURCHES.

Second question:  What "THE antichrist?"  Where do you read of "THE" antichrist? Not in the Scriptures.
God be with you,
Ray