Come out of Babylon, what does that mean?

[Hobie]

We have the following scripture:

Revelation 18:1-5 King James Version (KJV)
1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

So we see that it is a entity that has become the 'habitation of devils' and full 'fornication', and God will punish this entity. And we have more scripture"

Revelation 14:6-11 King James Version (KJV)
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

We see again this Babylon, that is full of fornication, and that God will punish but now we see that those who worship this entity, they also will 'drink of the wine of the wrath of God". So who is this entity....

 

[Base12]

So who is this entity....

Mystery Babylon is our Earthly Mother. Conversely, Satan is our Earthly Father. Their Seeds joined in the Garden of Eden to produce the Forbidden Fruit (Zygote). Adam and Eve partook of that Seed in order to incarnate into this Universe.

This is the sad reality of what the Word of God ultimately teaches. Too bad the Church hides this fact. The Human Race is in a terrible situation. Thank God for the Blood of Christ to get us out of this Hot Mess.

Now for the verses...

Revelation 17:6
"And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration."

Note that the word Admiration is wonder mixed with Love. Why would John 'admire' this Woman? Because she is Mom. Who wouldn't?

Notice Mystery Babylon drinks the blood of *ALL* who were slain...

Revelation 18:24
"And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth."

Is it literal? Of course! Does that mean she drank the blood of the very first person on Earth that was slain?

YES!

Genesis 4:11
"And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;"

EARTH opened HER mouth to drink the blood of Abel.

***PLOT TWIST #1***

Before Jesus was crucified, he said something extremely profound...

Matthew 23:35
"That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar."

Does anyone understand what just happened?

Jesus placed all of the blame and guilt of Mystery Babylon onto Earthly Jerusalem, making them one and the same.

This is why there is this strange dichotomy between the World and Earthly Jerusalem.

Is Mystery Babylon a Great City? YES Is she the Earth? YES.

***PLOT TWIST #2***

Ever notice that Mystery Babylon is not thrown into the Lake of Fire? Does anyone here know why?

It is because Mystery Babylon ultimately becomes GOD'S WIFE!!! Yep, that's right. Mystery Babylon is saved in the end... just like God's People...

Revelation 19:8
"And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints."

That's God's Love for ya! How many Churches would dare teach that?

 

[Base12]

Speaking of a Hot Mess, look at what was in the hand of Mystery Babylon...

Revelation 17:4
"And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:"

The Golden Cup represents the Womb of Creation. The 'Unholy Grail'.

The Abominations and Filthiness are the 'Hot Mess' inside the Womb after fornication.

Guess who drank it?

WE ALL DID!!!

Jeremiah 51:7
"Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD’S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad."

That is how we got here. We partook of the Forbidden Fruit in our Mother's belly and were conceived.

The Human Race is the Harlots and Abominations that Mystery Babylon gave birth to...

Revelation 17:5
"And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."

We were formed in the Lowest Parts of the Earth...

Gaia, Hathor, ISIS, Diana, Ishtar, etc. etc. Mystery Babylon is the Earth Mother.

Come out of her!

 

[Base12]

One more before bed...

Does anyone know what the 'Heart of the Earth' means?

Matthew 12:40
"For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."

Sure, 'Hell' is one interpretation, however the real meaning is the Temple in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is often described as the 'Center of the World'...

Bünting Clover Leaf Map - Wikipedia

Thus, the Temple is the Heart of the Earth...

It is a representation of how our Body Temples started life as a Zygote.

Thus, Mystery Babylon is Earth, Earthly Jerusalem is Earth's Womb, and the Temple is the Moment of Conception.

Get it?

Jesus went to the Heart of the Earth to sprinkle the Blood.

Hello? Is this thing on?

 

[Mungo]

Well that's scuppered Hobie.

 

[Ziggy]

God called Abram and Sarai out of the land of Ur.
Ur is/was located at the southern end of Babylon.
Babel was the city that Nimrod built.
This Ur was known for it's idolatry and moon worship.
The meaning of Ur is fire.

Gen 15:7 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
Neh 9:7 Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;

Ur = "flame"
city in southern Babylonia, city of the Chaldeans, centre of moon worship, home of Abraham's father, Terah, and departure point for the Abraham's migration to Mesopotamia and Canaan

God called Abraham (the faithful) out of Babylon.

hope this helps.
Hugs

 

[farouk]

God called Abram and Sarai out of the land of Ur.
Ur is/was located at the southern end of Babylon.
Babel was the city that Nimrod built.
This Ur was known for it's idolatry and moon worship.
The meaning of Ur is fire.

Gen 15:7 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
Neh 9:7 Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;

Ur = "flame"
city in southern Babylonia, city of the Chaldeans, centre of moon worship, home of Abraham's father, Terah, and departure point for the Abraham's migration to Mesopotamia and Canaan

God called Abraham (the faithful) out of Babylon.

hope this helps.
Hugs

New Testament corollaries are sanctification and separation. :)

 

[Earburner]

We have the following scripture:

Revelation 18:1-5 King James Version (KJV)
1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

So we see that it is a entity that has become the 'habitation of devils' and full 'fornication', and God will punish this entity. And we have more scripture"

Revelation 14:6-11 King James Version (KJV)
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

We see again this Babylon, that is full of fornication, and that God will punish but now we see that those who worship this entity, they also will 'drink of the wine of the wrath of God". So who is this entity....

Ans. The physical nation of Israel.
Rememember, she is NOT the literal Great Babylon, but to God Israel is a fallen woman, and a rememberance to Him of how He judged literal Babylon. Israel, who rejected their Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, is judged AS Babylon was judged.
She is a "mystery" of existence, and it is NOT God who is involved with it.
Revelation 16:19.

In God's eyes, that fallen woman no longer exists, and was made to be as equal to all the nations of the Gentiles, when the KoG was taken from them. Through that act of God, Israel was no longer under the protection of God's care, and the results were, satan through the Roman Titus, destroyed Jerusalem in 70AD

Today, we must consider the following prophetic words: KJV- Revelation 17:7- "the beast that CARRIETH her".
Most of church-ianity falsely believes that "fallen woman" is riding the beast. Whether being carried or riding, in either case, those two words differentiate of who it that is in control. I believe the KJV speaks the truth of it. Israel is now a "burden" , and is being carried by another.
Zecharia 12[3] And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

The following pun IS intended, and it applies:
"Help, I've fallen, and I can't get up"

 

[amadeus]

...We see again this Babylon, that is full of fornication, and that God will punish but now we see that those who worship this entity, they also will 'drink of the wine of the wrath of God". So who is this entity....

Babylon - Confusion

Babel [from Gen 11:9

lbb Babel (baw-bel'); Proper Name Location, Strong #: 894

Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)"

1. Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

KJV Word Usage and Count
Babylon 257
Babylonian 3
Babel 2

I posted some of this on this forum this past June:

Indeed, in the group with where I spent the better part of the last 30 years it was common to call all the rest of Christendom, Babylon. Most of the regular members seemingly excluded themselves... but they were wrong according to what I saw. They also for the most part were part of Babylon... that is to say, part of confusion. Hey, I was confused too, [am I still in a measure confused?], but I guess the best thing that I did was to work on controlling my tongue so as not to unnecessarily offend. I asked for God's help in that... but can we or should we remain silent forever?

"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
... a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;" Ecc 3:1,7

From Catholicism, to Oneness, to my last group which often spoke of itself as the 'Body of Christ'. I was in and around the last one for about 30 years less a 10 year lapse.

There, supposedly anyone was allowed to speak out his/her own beliefs or understanding no matter how radical, but they too had some lines drawn but the ink was invisible to most, or so it seemed to me. To cross those lines was to at the very least to walk into trouble, and at the very worst, to cast yourself out to the outside. They did not prevent people from coming in who had become unwelcome, but they had ways of letting people who would not conform that they were not a part and really... not welcome. My Mexican friend who died 3-1-2020 was one of the worst cases but he kept coming back. God used him to teach me much over that 30 year period. Now he is gone... but God is not.

I was learning and cautious until my last few years there. I had wanted to be a part [maybe we all have some of that], but finally I realized that I did not... really want to be a part. Why? What is the Body of Christ and who is the Head?

Over those years I was slowly moving from remaining silent to speaking often from my heart, hopefully from the Lord's heart, but as I discovered that some who had accepted me while I was quiet, could not tolerate my voice when I really began to speak. As the need to speak increased I stood up with one old man, my last pastor, who was also wrong in place according to those who wanted his position. Finally I had to walk out, but if I had not I would have found myself absorbed into the Babylon/Confusion of that place also.

It'll has been a bit more than 2 years completely out of there. I have had a couple of phone calls from within, but no one that really missed me as other than another space filler has called. So where is Babylon/Confusion now? Where is God? The answer to the second question is everywhere, but without "eyes to see" what are we able to see... more confusion perhaps?

The Catholics are generally right about us non-Catholic believers [Protestants?] and our 30 to 50 thousands splinter groups, but usually like everyone else they miss their own sinking into Babylon/Confusion. Where is God? Where is Jesus? Where is the Holy Ghost?

The above may also sound like another uninterpreted message or like the way many do not understand our friend @bbyrd009 ... that is to say for some.... not at all.

"Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear." Matt 13:9-16

 

[Base12]

Let us not forget that Hagar represents Earthly Jerusalem, and therefore represents the Earth Mother and Mystery Babylon...

Galatians 4:25
"For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children."

Note that "Spiritually", there are 'two fathers'...

• Abram = Father of Hagar's/Earthly Jerusalem's Children (Representative of the Human Race as we are now in bondage)
• Abraham = Father of Sarah's/Heavenly Jerusalem's Children (Representative of the Glorified Body of Promise)

After Abram fathered Ishmael, God changed Abram's name to Abraham, then announced...

Genesis 17:6
"And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee."

Note also that Hagar is the 'Egyptian Woman'. There is a link to the Golden Calf of Hathor...

Hathor is the 'Fig Tree' that Adam and Eve tried to 'cover' themselves with...

 

[Ziggy]

Don't forget that Sarai come from Babylon.

Remember Lot's wife..
Sarah laughed
Who was Sarah's mother?

You see God gave Abraham a Ram to sacrifice instead of Isaac?
Abraham had 2 sons. We don't know Sarah's origen on her mother's side.
Both sons were circumcised. Ishmael was 13 years and Isaac 8 days.
which one you think left a greater impression, the older or the younger?
And what was the promise of the circumcision for?
Sarah gave Hagar to Abraham to wife. She said Hagar's son would be her own.
And then tossed them out into the wilderness.

If Ishmael is of the flesh then so are half of the 12 tribes of Israel.
Not all of Jacob's sons are from his wives. Some are from their handmaids. But Jacob accepted them as his own.
Jacob even accepted Joseph's two sons who had an Egyptian mother.. he called them his own. Ephraim and Mannaseh.

Why you think that Ishmael is any different?

Who is the Ram?

Who is Paul quoting here:
Gal 4:30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.

I show you:
Gen 21:9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
Gen 21:10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
Gen 21:11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.

Gen 21:13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

But God was with the Lad.. yes He was.

Gen 21:17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
Gen 21:18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
Gen 21:1 9 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
Gen 21:20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

Caught in a thicket:

Jhn 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
Jhn 10:15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Jhn 10:16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
Jhn 10:17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
Jhn 10:18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

Gen 21:20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
Gen 9:13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

Ishmael and Isaac are Brother's.

1Jo 3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
1Jo 4:21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

Someday maybe people see what I see...
Brotherly Love..
Deep Stuff there..
Hugs

 

[quietthinker]

We have the following scripture:

Revelation 18:1-5 King James Version (KJV)
1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

So we see that it is a entity that has become the 'habitation of devils' and full 'fornication', and God will punish this entity. And we have more scripture"

Revelation 14:6-11 King James Version (KJV)
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

We see again this Babylon, that is full of fornication, and that God will punish but now we see that those who worship this entity, they also will 'drink of the wine of the wrath of God". So who is this entity....

Babylon is a system of worship....albeit a false system.

 

[Ziggy]

Babylon is a system of worship....albeit a false system.

Ur:
city in southern Babylonia, city of the Chaldeans, centre of moon worship, home of Abraham's father, Terah, and departure point for the Abraham's migration to Mesopotamia and Canaan

This woman who rides the beast...

Joseph had a dream he told his family about the sun and moon and eleven stars bowing down to him.
His dad replies:

Gen 37:10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
Gen 37:11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

The two great lights to rule the day and night.
The Moon is Goddess worship. Like Diana was in Acts:
Act 19:24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

Act 19:27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

Act 19:28 And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

Act 19:34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

Act 19:35 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

Jer 44:24 Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt:
Jer 44:25 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows.
Jer 44:26 Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GOD liveth.
Jer 44:27 Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.
Jer 44:28 Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.
Jer 44:29 And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:

Act 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
Act 17:23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Act 17:32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
Act 17:33 So Paul departed from among them.
Act 17:34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

Rev 17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Rev 17:4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
Rev 17:5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Rev 17:6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

Ephesians.. I'm dropping this link so I can refer baxk later. It has a lot of Historical and other info regarding Ephesus.
Known today as:
Ephesus, once, the trade centre of the ancient world, a religious centre of the early Christianity and today, Ephesus is an important tourism centre in Turkey.
Ephesus in the UNESCO World Heritage ListThe ancient city Ephesus is located in Selcuk, a small town 30km away from Kusadasi.
Ephesus ancient city. Artemis temple, virgin mary house, saint john basilica. Ephesus Turkey

 

[101G]

Addressing the OP.
coming out of Babylon is coming out of DECEPTION... as said, a false religion. and our Lord warned us about this. Matthew 24:14 "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; (THAT'S ONE OF THE TWO WITNESS), and then shall the end come." Matthew 24:15 "When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand)"
Matthew 24:16 "Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:"
Matthew 24:17 "Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:"
Matthew 24:18 "Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes."
Matthew 24:19 "And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!"
Matthew 24:20 "But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:"

WHEN THE GOSPEL IS WITNESS INTO ALL NATIONS, don't go back to the old ways, and don't be hard to believe the Gospel of Jesus the Christ, hence the flight in winter. and the journey of a sabbath day.

so the call is to come out of these false religions, or false belief systems.

PICJAG
101G The "Spiritual Saboteur"

 

[Ziggy]

Addressing the OP.
coming out of Babylon is coming out of DECEPTION... as said, a false religion. and our Lord warned us about this. Matthew 24:14 "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; (THAT'S ONE OF THE TWO WITNESS), and then shall the end come." Matthew 24:15 "When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand)"
Matthew 24:16 "Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:"
Matthew 24:17 "Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:"
Matthew 24:18 "Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes."
Matthew 24:19 "And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!"
Matthew 24:20 "But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:"

WHEN THE GOSPEL IS WITNESS INTO ALL NATIONS, don't go back to the old ways, and don't be hard to believe the Gospel of Jesus the Christ, hence the flight in winter. and the journey of a sabbath day.

so the call is to come out of these false religions, or false belief systems.

PICJAG
101G The "Spiritual Saboteur"

I see this here:
Act 19:27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

This is Mystery Babylon in Revelation.. but that spirit is still alive today.
Paul went and preached to the world in Ephesus.. and only a few escaped.

Rom 10:18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

 

[101G]

This is Mystery Babylon in Revelation.. but that spirit is still alive today.
Paul went and preached to the world in Ephesus.. and only a few escaped.

Correct, it's a spirit, of deception. it's amazing how clear the bible is. the Lord Jesus used ananalogy to answer the question on this question, "coming out of Babylon". coming out of spiritual deception before it's to late.

the ananalogy, Matthew 24:20 "But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:" what is our Lord trying to tell us and them at that day? answer, A. "your flight be not in the winter?". what do this means? spiritually for a spiritual condition, what happens in winter? things get HARD, and STIFF correct. well the spiritual ananalogy is a HARDheart, and a STIFFneck. don't be hardhearted of stiffnecked in belief about the Gospel of Jesus the Christ. (which is one of the two witness in the earth relm today).
B. "on the sabbath day", which is the end of the day in the week, or spirtually speaking end of days. don't wait unto the end for it's to late, for sabbath means REST. scripture, 1 Thessalonians 5:3 "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape." so spiritually speaking, if you "REST" in these false doctrines, or stay, and not flee, "then sudden destruction cometh upon them".

good eyes there Ziggy,

PICJAG
101G The "Spiritual Saboteur"

 

[Ziggy]

Correct, it's a spirit, of deception. it's amazing how clear the bible is. the Lord Jesus used ananalogy to answer the question on this question, "coming out of Babylon". coming out of spiritual deception before it's to late.

the ananalogy, Matthew 24:20 "But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:" what is our Lord trying to tell us and them at that day? answer, A. "your flight be not in the winter?". what do this means? spiritually for a spiritual condition, what happens in winter? things get HARD, and STIFF correct. well the spiritual ananalogy is a HARDheart, and a STIFFneck. don't be hardhearted of stiffnecked in belief about the Gospel of Jesus the Christ. (which is one of the two witness in the earth relm today).
B. "on the sabbath day", which is the end of the day in the week, or spirtually speaking end of days. don't wait unto the end for it's to late, for sabbath means REST. scripture, 1 Thessalonians 5:3 "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape." so spiritually speaking, if you "REST" in these false doctrines, or stay, and not flee, "then sudden destruction cometh upon them".

good eyes there Ziggy,

PICJAG
101G The "Spiritual Saboteur"

I keep hearing Biden say: Cold dark winter.
We're in for interesting times.
Hugs

 

[VictoryinJesus]

"your flight be not in the winter?". what do this means? spiritually for a spiritual condition, what happens in winter? things get HARD, and STIFF correct. well the spiritual ananalogy is a HARDheart, and a STIFFneck. don't be hardhearted of stiffnecked in belief about the Gospel of Jesus the Christ. (which is one of the two witness in the earth relm today)

Mark 4:16-17 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; [17] And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape

1 Corinthians 10:12-13 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. [13] There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape." so spiritually speaking, if you "REST" in these false doctrines, or stay, and not flee, "then sudden destruction cometh upon them".

your ‘if you “REST” in these false doctrines ...makes me think of John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Could it be ‘shall make you free from men’s false doctrines?
Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

 

[101G]

your ‘if you “REST” in these false doctrines ...makes me think of John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Could it be ‘shall make you free from men’s false doctrines?
Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Amen, but the thing that scare me about christians who listen to theses cunning men is this, 2 Thessalonians 2:9 "Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,"
2 Thessalonians 2:10 "And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved."
2 Thessalonians 2:11 "And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:"
2 Thessalonians 2:12 "That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness."

see, if the Lord Jesus made you free, then you want follow these cunning and crafty men. for one would have done what the Lord commanded, "search the scriptures". but many just rely on other and what they say, but hear not, for,
Isaiah 29:10 "For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered."

that's dangerous, because one can be so duped by false doctrine and teaching that no one can tell them nothing, and anything, EVEN WHEN YOU SHOW THEM THE SCRIPTURES.

but as the LORD JESUS said in 2 Thessalonians 2:11, he foretold this in Isaiah 66:4 "I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not."
and God made it clear,
Micah 2:3 "Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil."

PICJAG
101G The "Spiritual Saboteur"


PS by the way the avtar look good, :) at first it throw me off until I inserted your posting.....

you two be blessed.

 

[Mark51]

We have the following scripture:

Revelation 18:1-5 King James Version (KJV)
1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

So we see that it is a entity that has become the 'habitation of devils' and full 'fornication', and God will punish this entity. And we have more scripture"

Revelation 14:6-11 King James Version (KJV)
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in thea the Gre presence of the Lamb:

We see again this Babylon, that is full of fornication, and that God will punish but now we see that those who worship this entity, they also will 'drink of the wine of the wrath of God". So who is this entity....

Babylon

We have the following scripture:

Revelation 18:1-5 King James Version (KJV)
1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

So we see that it is a entity that has become the 'habitation of devils' and full 'fornication', and God will punish this entity. And we have more scripture"

Revelation 14:6-11 King James Version (KJV)
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

We see again this Babylon, that is full of fornication, and that God will punish but now we see that those who worship this entity, they also will 'drink of the wine of the wrath of God". So who is this entity....

"Babylon the Great" is the world empire of false religion. Also Consider: Revelation 17:1-3, 6, 9-11, 13, 15, 18; 18:9, 11, 15, 23, 24.