To understand what the system of Babylon is we have to look at the history of Babylon, and it’s region. The Chaldees/Chaldea was an entire region that reached the sea, north into Asia minor, and bordered Egypt and Canaan to the west. It spread past the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea to the East, which is much of what we call Arabia. Babylon was in the middle of the Chaldees from the Persian gulf reaching northwest to Haran. Ur was a southern city nearer to the Persian gulf. Much of the Chaldees is in today’s Iraq. Other names for the region included Mesopotamia, and the Fertile Crescent, containing Sumer, Akkad, and Assyria. As wars changed maps the region of Chaldea changed, but Babylon continued to be called “Babylon” in the middle of Chaldea. This is a large region at the time of Abram/Abraham and it is where the system of Babylon originated with the leader Nimrod, also known as Nebrod.
The region of Babylon is not the same as the system of Babylon. The region today in modern Iraq is not a thriving region and has no political power. In fact, Babylon the country was hardly a country of its own. For most of its history it was under another nations control. At the time of Daniel, Babylon regained its anonymity for a short time as Yahweh used the country for the exile of Judah. It went back under servitude after the seventy years of exile was over.
Josephus gives us a history of the region.
Josephus Book 1 Chapter 4.
CONCERNING THE TOWER OF BABYLON, AND THE CONFUSION OF TONGUES.
1. Now the sons of Noah were three, - Shem, Japhet, and Ham, born one hundred years before the Deluge. These first of all descended from the mountains into the plains, and fixed their habitation there; and persuaded others who were greatly afraid of the lower grounds on account of the flood, and so were very loath to come down from the higher places, to venture to follow their examples. Now the plain in which they first dwelt was called Shinar. God also commanded them to send colonies abroad, for the thorough peopling of the earth, that they might not raise seditions among themselves, but might cultivate a great part of the earth, and enjoy its fruits after a plentiful manner. But they were so ill instructed that they did not obey God; for which reason they fell into calamities, and were made sensible, by experience, of what sin they had been guilty: for when they flourished with a numerous youth, God admonished them again to send out colonies; but they, imagining the prosperity they enjoyed was not derived from the favor of God, but supposing that their own power was the proper cause of the plentiful condition they were in, did not obey him. Nay, they added to this their disobedience to the Divine will, the suspicion that they were therefore ordered to send out separate colonies, that, being divided asunder, they might the more easily be Oppressed.
The Elohim tells people move out all over the earth and these people do not do it. The Elohim wanted the people to form colonies and to spread out on the earth and told them to do so multiple times. They simply chose not to. They were ill instructed. A strong leader rose up named Nimrod who further led people away from the Elohim.
2. Now it was Nimrod who excited them to such an affront and contempt of God. He was the grandson of Ham, the son of Noah, a bold man, and of great strength of hand. He persuaded them not to ascribe it to God, as if it was through his means they were happy, but to believe that it was their own courage which procured that happiness. He also gradually changed the government into tyranny, seeing no other way of turning men from the fear of God, but to bring them into a constant dependence on his power. He also said he would be revenged on God, if he should have a mind to drown the world again; for that he would build a tower too high for the waters to be able to reach! and that he would avenge himself on God for destroying their forefathers !
People were being severed from the Elohim and they did not resist it. Unfortunately they fell under Nimrods tyranny. Nimrod forced the population to turn away from the Elohim and rely on himself. To solve the traumatic fear of another flood Nimrod made the people build a tower. But that was not his only reason for building it.
Babylon has infiltrated every religion on the earth. Babylon is the head of every religion and every denomination. Babylon is the usurper and it started by Nimrod separating people from a relationship with the Elohim. People in the church are put into constant dependence on their religious leaders. Religious institutions and religious leaders tell people what to believe. The religious leaders are convinced that the sheep are not capable of hearing from the Elohim, not smart enough to study the Bible on their own, not obedient to the word of God, and certainly not skilled enough to minister to anyone, which means that the religious leaders must be the mediator for the sheep. The figurehead of every religion on earth has human mediators, but Paul and the writer of Hebrews tell us that there is only one mediator between the Elohim and men, the man Jesus Messiah.
1Ti 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
1Ti 2:6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Heb 8:6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
Heb 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
If we notice, today’s churches add extra layers between the people and the Elohim. There has become a caste system of reverence and elevation among hirelings in the church with the sheep being relegated to obedience to men without a personal relationship with the Elohim.
3. Now the multitude were very ready to follow the determination of Nimrod, and to esteem it a piece of cowardice to submit to God; and they built a tower, neither sparing any pains, nor being in any degree negligent about the work: and, by reason of the multitude of hands employed in it, it grew very high, sooner than any one could expect; but the thickness of it was so great, and it was so strongly built, that thereby its great height seemed, upon the view, to be less than it really was. It was built of burnt brick, cemented together with mortar, made of bitumen, that it might not be liable to admit water. When God saw that they acted so madly, he did not resolve to destroy them utterly, since they were not grown wiser by the destruction of the former sinners; but he caused a tumult among them, by producing in them divers languages, and causing that, through the multitude of those languages, they should not be able to understand one another. The place wherein they built the tower is now called Babylon, because of the confusion of that language which they readily understood before; for the Hebrews mean by the word Babel, confusion. The Sibyl also makes mention of this tower, and of the confusion of the language, when she says thus: "When all men were of one language, some of them built a high tower, as if they would thereby ascend up to heaven, but the gods sent storms of wind and overthrew the tower, and gave every one his peculiar language; and for this reason it was that the city was called Babylon." But as to the plan of Shinar, in the country of Babylonia, Hestiaeus mentions it, when he says thus: "Such of the priests as were saved, took the sacred vessels of Jupiter Enyalius, and came to Shinar of Babylonia.”
https://musingsofawinsomeheart.blogspot.com/2014/06/conquest-of-babylon-atheism-latter-days.html
Another aspect related to the tower of Babel is that once people saw the height of the tower they decided to fight or attack the Elohim. They thought that they could sever themselves from their own Creator by shooting flaming arrows into the sky to kill the Elohim. They were trying to permanently separate themselves from the Elohim. No one can live in the Elohim’s creation and be separated from Him. He is in all of his Creation. Once again, it cannot happen. Somehow people are influenced to think that they can be separated from the Creator and to steal his creation. They cannot. Drakōn cannot. Satanas cannot. No world leader can steal the creation from the Elohim. It is foolish to even think it is possible. Apparently the people under the beasts’ leadership have no idea this was tried once in the past.
From Josephus the first problem we saw was people disobeying the Elohim. The second problem we saw was people trying to separate themselves from the Elohim. The third problem we saw was the people submitting to a tyrannical man for protection from the Elohim. The fourth problem we saw was people attempting to take the creation from the Creator. This is the parallel for the end of the tribulation.
If we understand that this tower was not simply something made by man for man’s own glory then the story makes sense. The misconception was that Nimrod wanted to build a tower to make a war with the Elohim. The people believed that they could kill God and then rule themselves. It sounds similar to what will happen at the end of the tribulation after Babylon is killed by the beast, the beast wants to make war with the Lamb. We all know how that will turn out as we have read the end of the book.
Jasher 9:25 And the building of the tower was unto them a transgression and a sin, and they began to build it, and whilst they were building against the Lord God of heaven, they imagined in their hearts to war against him and to ascend into heaven.
26 And all these people and all the families divided themselves in three parts; the first said We will ascend into heaven and fight against him; the second said, We will ascend to heaven and place our own gods there and serve them; and the third part said, We will ascend to heaven and smite him with bows and spears; and God knew all their works and all their evil thoughts, and he saw the city and the tower which they were building.
Genesis 11:6 G2532 And G2036 the lord said, G2962 G2400 Behold, there is G1085 [2kind G1520 1one] G2532 and G5491 [2lip G1520 1one] G3956 for all, G2532 and G3778 this G756 they began G4160 to do. G3588 The things G3568 now G3756 shall not fail G1587 G1537 from G1473 them, G3956 all G3745 as much G302 as G2007 they might attempt G4160 to do.
“And said Yahweh ‘Look one race, and one lip all, and this began manufacture now at this very time not fail from out of them all how much impose manufacture…..”
Yahweh decided to confuse the languages of the families. He saw what was in their hearts and decided that if they wanted to kill the Elohim they would continue to try and do so. With man’s limited knowledge, his whole existence would be based on trying to separate himself from the Creator.
Genesis 11:7 G1205 Come, G2532 and G2597 going down, G4797 let us confound G1100 their language, G1473 G2443 that G3361 they should not G191 [2hearken to G1538 1each] G3588 the G5456 voice G3588 of the G4139 neighbor.
“…come here and come down pour together their tongue in that place not comprehend by hearing every one the sound the neighbor.’”
The plan to confound languages so that families could not communicate with other families put a stop to the tower. No one could fight against a Creator who could confuse their languages. It would take time and effort to attempt to communicate with one another. But notice that Yahweh came down to see for himself what the people were doing. How did he hear about what they were doing? The watcher angels were reporting what was happening at their regularly scheduled meetings.
Jasher 9:29 And the Lord knew their thoughts, and it came to pass when they were building they cast the arrows toward the heavens, and all the arrows fell upon them filled with blood, and when they saw them they said to each other, Surely we have slain all those that are in heaven.
30 For this was from the Lord in order to cause them to err, and in order; to destroy them from off the face of the ground.
31 And they built the tower and the city, and they did this thing daily until many days and years were elapsed.
32 And God said to the seventy angels who stood foremost before him, to those who were near to him, saying, Come let us descend and confuse their tongues, that one man shall not understand the language of his neighbor, and they did so unto them.
Jasher 10:2 And when the Lord had scattered the sons of men on account of their sin at the tower, behold they spread forth into many divisions, and all the sons of men were dispersed into the four corners of the earth.
3 And all the families became each according to its language, its land, or its city.
https://musingsofawinsomeheart.blogspot.com/2020/11/down-from-heaven-going-down-to-hades.html
Some time later, after the people had resettled, Nimrod wanted to kill Abram and his family. It was prophesied at the birth of Terah’s son, that that son would grow up and overthrow Nimrod. Abram actually did that later as Abram/Abraham had many sons. Also, one of Abram’s grandsons, Esau, accidentally killed Nimrod. But at this time Abram left Chaldea with his father and brother and called the place they settled Haran, after Abram’s dead brother. Yahweh then came to Abram and told him to leave Haran and that he, Yahweh, would make him, Abram, a great nation. Contrast this to Yahweh telling people to move out after the flood, and the people choosing not to. There is something important to notice here, there is no mention of Israel, or Jacob, or the nation, or Jews, or Judah, or the northern kingdom, or the southern kingdom.
Genesis 12:3 G2532 And G2127 I will bless G3588 the ones G2127 blessing G1473 you; G2532 and G3588 the ones G2672 cursing G1473 you, G2672 I will curse. G2532 And G1757 [6will be blessed G1722 7by G1473 8you G3956 1all G3588 2the G5443 3tribes G3588 4of the G1093 5earth].
“And speak well/praise them speak well/praise you and them downward cursing you downward curse, and in-speak well/praise in you all the tribes/offshoots indeed.”
The word eulogeō means “speak well”, eu means “good or well”, and logos means “said or speak”. The word kataraomai is a “downward curse”or “imprecation” which comes from katara, kata “downward”, and ara “imprecation”.
How does this scripture get so mixed up? It turns out Abraham is a great nation, he had eight sons, Ishmael, Isaac, Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. All of them had several sons of their own. Ishmael had ten sons, but Isaac only had two sons. What Yahweh said is that HE would bless those who speak well of Abram and those that curse Abram would be cursed. Yahweh did not say all people have to bless Abram, just don’t curse Abram. The nations coming from Abram, the offshoots, will be blessed. How does one pick which son or grandson to focus on and bless? We should understand that it is all Abram/Abraham’s sons, not just one grandson, that Yahweh is speaking of. Are we blessing one offshoot and cursing another? All the tribes of earth are blessed because of Abram/Abraham. We know that we are sons and daughters of Abraham if we have faith like Abraham. Therefore if someone is expecting that the whole world has to only bless Israel, who was a grandson of Abraham, then they are clearly mistaken. This is a clever marketing strategy used to manipulate others. A Babylon trick. Paul explains it this way:
Gal 3:6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Gal 3:7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
Gal 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
Gal 3:9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
This is how Paul interprets what Yahweh says to Abram/Abraham. Abram/Abraham had faith to follow Yahweh. He moved out of Ur then moved out of Haran because Yahweh told him to. The simplicity of having a personal relationship with Yahweh is lost in Babylon. Now through faith the heathen is justified and all nations are blessed. The offshoots, the tribes and nations, are blessed.
To understand Babylon, it is a world system started in Babylon but it spread and has since infiltrated all religions, the church included. As we know, some religions have combined paganism in their doctrines, some have added idolatry in the form of departed saints. Some religions simply make one man a head or leader, and all the sheep are to follow along with what he says. Instead, each and every individual is to have a personal relationship with Jesus Messiah, the Father, and the Holy Spirit. Each person is to be led by the Elohim.
Let’s take a moment to correct the record. At the time of Abram’s journeys there was no written law. There were some scrolls from Noah and Enoch which Shem had and taught in his school in today’s Jerusalem region. The way that people were to learn about the Elohim was through their family. But the distortion and tyranny of Nimrod separated people from the Elohim. Abram grew up in Noah and Shem’s household, hiding from Nimrod. This is why Abram/Abraham was listening to Yahweh Elohim, he knew him. Later the Mosaic law was given to help teach Jacob’s heirs coming out of Egypt, but Abram/Abraham taught all his sons about Yahweh Elohim. This is why we find plenty of people, heirs of Abram/Abraham who knew Yahweh, were priests and judges, and were blessed, even though they were not from Jacob’s lineage. Abram/Abraham sent all his sons into Arabia/Chaldea except for Isaac who had a rightful inheritance to Canaan/Israel through Shem’s lineage. Abraham told his sons that destruction was coming to Canaan and to not live in that region which was prophesied by Noah and fulfilled when the Israelites moved into the land of their inheritance from Shem’s line. Canaan knew that he should not move into that land but did it anyway and his heirs were killed and driven out.
Later during the time of the Judges we see the phrase “every man did what was right in his own eyes”. Judges 17:6 and Judges 21:25. By this time they had the Mosaic Law, they had entered the promised land, and they should have been following the Elohim, but they did not. In fact they were taken captive several times by the Philistines in their own land. This is why the Babylon system is so dangerous, no one knows the Elohim and everyone does whatever they want. This has infiltrated the church. We have people in leadership in the church who lie, cheat, steal, traffick children, and do anything else they can imagine. Then they preach a fiery message to the sheep as to why the sheep are so evil and sinful, knowing all the while they can hide their sins from everyone with a heavy tyrannical hand. They demand the sheep depend on them, the hired shepherd, so that the sheep are afraid to listen to the true shepherd, Jesus Messiah.
When people make a man, a hireling or hired leader, the head of a religion, there will be a great opportunity for distortion. Here is a simple example. The leaders of churches often speak at one another’s churches, earning a very large speaking fee. It is a way to earn a lot of extra money but is promoted as a benefit for the congregation. Three or four speaking engagements equal the average yearly salary of congregation members. Add the church leaders regular salary, and book sales, and the church leader is actually wearing purple and scarlet gilded with gold and precious stones and pearls drinking from a golden cup.
Revelation 17:4 G2532 And G3588 the G1135 woman G1510.7.3 was G4016 wearing G4209 purple G2532 and G2847 scarlet, G5558 gilded G5557 with gold, G2532 and G3037 [2stone G5093 1precious] G2532 and G3135 pearls, G2192 having G5552 a golden G4221 cup G1722 in G3588 G5495 her hand G1473 G1073 full G946 of abominations G2532 and G3588 the G168 uncleanlinesses G3588 G4202 of her harlotry. G1473
5 G2532 And G1909 upon G3588 G3359 her forehead G1473 G3686 a name G1125 being written, G3466 Mystery, G* Babylon G3588 the G3173 great, G3588 the G3384 mother G3588 of the G4204 harlots G2532 and G3588 of the G946 abominations G3588 of the G1093 earth.
https://musingsofawinsomeheart.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-babylon-emporium-mothering-mystery.html
In Babylon’s church system the sheep are expendable. They are also too dumb in the view of the religious leaders to have a personal relationship with the Elohim. Therefore the leaders become intermediaries between the Elohim and humans. The sheep are not cared for, listened to, or respected, yet they are often intimidated with threats if they do not fall in line. One example is the tithe. Just a heads up here on this skewed doctrine, there is no temple. The tithe was a once per year offering. It was made to the Levites who did not own property or possessions. If people wish to tithe they can, however if the religious leader owns property and possessions, this is a Babylon church. The Babylon church is drunk with the blood of the saints. Some churches go so far as to demand to see pay stubs to know whether one is tithing the correct amount. In an honest church there is nothing wrong with giving money to keep the lights on, and pay the pastor a salary, however it is not a command from the Elohim to give money to the Babylon leadership. Paul spent two years preaching in an open pavilion in Tyrannus, very low overhead, and he did not become rich, he worked a secular job as well.
If we wonder why so many Christians die as martyrs it is because the Babylon leaders find the sheep expendable and hate the pure hearts that the saints have for Jesus. The Babylon leaders promote missions but seldom join the journey. Then the leaders say ‘oh what a shame our brothers and sisters were murdered’ yet with hardly any public outcry they do little to stop it.
I knew of a pastor once who was warned of a serious threat to the church by law enforcement, so he locked himself in his office, told his family not to come to church that day, and left the guest speaker and associate pastor to preach. The congregation was not notified of the threat and when the gunman entered the property he killed and wounded people. The sheep were expendable but the pastor thought himself more important and hid. This is a Babylon church. This pastor has the blood of the saints on his hands.
Revelation 17:6 G2532 And G1492 I saw G3588 the G1135 woman G3184 being intoxicated G1537 of G3588 the G129 blood G3588 of the G39 holy ones, G2532 and G1537 of G3588 the G129 blood G3588 of the G3144 witnesses G* of Jesus. G2532 And G2296 I marveled, G1492 having seen G1473 her, G2295 [2wonder G3173 1with great].
Babylon in the three and one half year tribulation period enjoys killing the saints and will be held responsible for the blood of the witnesses. This tells us who is behind the killing of Enoch and Elijah as well as the many people confessing Jesus as Lord at this time.
Babylon in the tribulation period is focused on being a one world government and does not care for religion. The beast is focused on his religion. While China has a large majority of people left on the earth during the tribulation China connects with the capitalist system of Babylon to push slave labor and commerce. The beast however kills Babylon shortly after Jesus is crowned. The beast has no tolerance for commerce without worshipping the beast and the image of the beast. The kings under Babylon will lose to the beast’s system and the people on earth will either gather under the beast or they die.
An angel announces that Babylon is fallen and gives the characteristics of Babylon. Babylon is become a home to demons, the land of Babylon is the place that demons will be bound until Satanas is loosed at the end of the age. This is because the Babylon system of separating people from the Elohim started here.
Revelation 18:2 G2532 And G2896 he cried out G1722 in G2478 strength G5456 of voice, G3004 saying, G4098 Is fallen, G4098 is fallen, G* Babylon G3588 the G3173 great, G2532 and G1096 is become G2732 home G1142 of daimons, G2532 and G5438 a prison G3956 of every G4151 [2spirit G169 1unclean], G2532 and G5438 a prison G3956 of every G3732 [4bird G169 1unclean G2532 2and G3404 3detested].
https://musingsofawinsomeheart.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-millennial-reign-demons-satyrs.html
Revelation 18:3 G3754 For G1537 of G3588 the G2372 rage G3588 of the G3631 wine G3588 G4202 of her harlotry G1473 G4222 [4are given to drink G3956 1all G3588 2the G1484 3nations]; G2532 and G3588 the G935 kings G3588 of the G1093 earth G3326 [2with G1473 3her G4203 1committed harlotry]; G2532 and G3588 the G1713 merchants G3588 of the G1093 earth G1537 [2of G3588 3the G1411 4power G3588 G4764 5of her indulgence G1473 G4147 1were enriched].
Her harlotry is separating people from the Elohim just as a harlot separates a person from their wife or husband and family. All the nations lived this way and indulged in it.
Revelation 18:4 G2532 And G191 I heard G243 another G5456 voice G1537 from out of G3588 the G3772 heaven, G3004 saying, G1831 Come forth G1537 from out of G1473 her, G3588 G2992 my people! G1473 G2443 that G3361 you should not G4790 partake together with G3588 G266 her sins; G1473 G2532 and G1537 [4of G3588 G4127 5her calamities G1473 G2443 1that G3361 2you should not G2983 3receive].
A voice calls out “my people”. Where are they? In Babylon. They aligned with Babylon, not the beast, but they will be called to not partake with her sins and not be partakers with her calamities. Her sins kollaō “stick or are glued” up to heaven, and she is rewarded double for what she did. Notice how she lived, as a queen. There are plenty of kings and queens in the church today, who live indulgent lives. Sometimes they are exposed, and we are surprised that they hid their sins for so long. They simply think that they will never get caught. In one day Babylon will die.
Revelation 18:8 G1223 On account of G3778 this G1722 in G1520 one G2250 day G2240 shall come G3588 G4127 her calamities -- G1473 G2288 death, G2532 and G3997 mourning, G2532 and G3042 hunger. G2532 And G1722 [2by G4442 3fire G2618 1she shall be incinerated], G3754 for G2478 [3 is strong G2962 1 the Lord G3588 G2316 2God], G3588 the one G2919 judging G1473 her.
9 G2532 And G2799 [5shall weep G1473 6for her G2532 7and G2875 8beat their chests G1909 9over G1473 0her G3588 1the G935 2kings G3588 3of the G1093 4earth], G3588 the ones G3326 [2with G1473 3her G4203 1committing harlotry], G2532 and G4763 living indulgently, G3752 whenever G991 they should see G3588 the G2586 smoke G3588 G4451 of her burning fire, G1473
Who else is upset over the destruction of Babylon? The merchants.
Revelation 18:11 G2532 And G3588 the G1713 merchants G3588 of the G1093 earth G2799 shall weep G2532 and G3996 mourn G1909 over G1473 her, G3754 for G3588 G1117 [3their merchandise G1473 G3762 1no one G59 2buys] G3765 any longer;
12 G1117 merchandise G5557 of gold, G2532 and G696 of silver, G2532 and G3037 [2stone G5093 1of precious], G2532 and G3135 of pearl, G2532 and G1040 of linen, G2532 and G4209 of purple goods, G2532 and G4596 of silk, G2532 and G2847 of scarlet goods, G2532 and G3956 all G3586 wood G2367 of thyine, G2532 and G3956 every G4632 item G1661 of ivory, G2532 and G3956 every G4632 item G1537 of G3586 [2wood G5093 1most precious], G2532 and G5475 of brass, G2532 and G4604 of iron, G2532 and G3139 of marble,
13 G2532 and G2792 cinnamon, G2532 and G2368 incenses, G2532 and G3464 perfumed liquid, G2532 and G3030 frankincense, G2532 and G3631 wine, G2532 and G1637 olive oil, G2532 and G4585 fine flour, G2532 and G4621 grain, G2532 and G2934 cattle, G2532 and G4263 sheep, G2532 and G2462 horses, G2532 and G4480 coaches, G2532 and G4983 bodies, G2532 and G5590 souls G444 of men.
How does Babylon buy and sell the bodies and souls of manfaced? The slave trade is going to be alive and well in Babylon as it is in many countries today. In fact there is a nation with very few Christians which is not a religious nation and yet persecutes both Christianity and Muslims. That nation wants to be a world leader today but will probably rise up to power after the harpazo. Also, the system of working to earn enough to take care of ones family, never quite making ends meet no matter how hard one works, shows the system is rigged against the regular people. All people are enslaved to the system.
https://musingsofawinsomeheart.blogspot.com/2017/05/merchandising-people-rules-for-owning.html
https://musingsofawinsomeheart.blogspot.com/2018/09/blood-nimrods-world-system-age-without.html
The merchants all mourn the complete incineration of Babylon, the system. Wherever the central location of the Babylon system is, it is on a coastline and used the ports for trade. The literal Babylon is not on a coastline with sea ports. The world system of Babylon is destroyed in one hour, meaning quickly. It is almost as if a nuclear weapon was deployed in this great merchant city. Prevailing winds must be blowing away from the places the beast and his followers live so as to not poison themselves. Consider these things while looking at a world map.
This mixed nation of Babylon gathered all the people who wanted to trade and used slaves for their own benefit. While doing that the Jews participated in her merchandising and are called to come out of her. Babylon is a world system severed from the Elohim. It is the dominating power that people must look to and align with that is not a middle eastern religion. The beast’s system is a religion first. Babylon’s system is a merchandising enterprise. The beast encourages religious worship of the beast and his image, while Babylon severs religion from people’s lives. This is why the beast makes a new currency and a new system for its followers. Once the beast kills off Babylon everyone will be using the beasts currency system. Which is why the bowl judgements are directed at those who took the beasts mark.
Revelation 18:24 G2532 And G1722 in G1473 her G129 the blood G4396 of prophets G2532 and G39 holy ones G2147 was found, G2532 and G3956 of all G3588 the ones G4969 being slain G1909 upon G3588 the G1093 earth
Today we live under a New Covenant. One where lineage and hereditary do not matter. We are all able to come to Jesus Messiah, under His New Covenant. Yahweh Elohim came to meet with Jacob’s heirs in the wilderness. This day is the holy convocation.
Hebrews 12:18 (AMP) For you have not come [as did the Israelites in the wilderness] to a [material] mountain that can be touched, [a mountain] that is ablaze with fire, and to gloom and darkness and a raging storm,
19 And to the blast of a trumpet and a voice whose words make the listeners beg that nothing more be said to them. [Exod. 19:12-22; 20:18-21; Deut. 4:11, 12; 5:22-27.]
The Amplified Bible (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1987), Heb 12:18–19.
Instead we are of a New Covenant.
Hebrews 12: 22 But rather, you have come to Mount Zion, even to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless multitudes of angels in festal gathering,
23 And to the church (assembly) of the Firstborn who are registered [as citizens] in heaven, and to the God Who is Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous (the redeemed in heaven) who have been made perfect,
24 And to Jesus, the Mediator (Go-between, Agent) of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood which speaks [of mercy], a better and nobler and more gracious message than the blood of Abel [which cried out for vengeance]. [Gen. 4:10.]
25 So see to it that you do not reject Him or refuse to listen to and heed Him Who is speaking [to you now]. For if they [the Israelites] did not escape when they refused to listen and heed Him Who warned and divinely instructed them [here] on earth [revealing with heavenly warnings His will], how much less shall we escape if we reject and turn our backs on Him Who cautions and admonishes [us] from heaven?
26 Then [at Mount Sinai] His voice shook the earth, but now He has given a promise: Yet once more I will shake and make tremble not only the earth but also the [starry] heavens. [Hag. 2:6.]
27 Now this expression, Yet once more, indicates the final removal and transformation of all [that can be] shaken—that is, of that which has been created—in order that what cannot be shaken may remain and continue. [Ps. 102:26.]
28 Let us therefore, receiving a kingdom that is firm and stable and cannot be shaken, offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship, with modesty and pious care and godly fear and awe;
29 For our God [is indeed] a consuming fire. [Deut. 4:24.]
The Amplified Bible (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1987), Heb 12:22–29.
We can reverse the Babylonian system in our lives, in our families, and in our churches, by acknowledging the Elohim, speaking with him, and listening to him as Abram did. Our intermediary is Jesus Messiah, not a man or someone with a title. We all can study, read, and cultivate knowledge in Him. Now, when we hear of Babylon in the end times, we can understand why its system has to be destroyed in the end. Jesus’ millennial kingdom will not be like the Babylonian system of commerce or separation from the Elohim, it will be focused and centered on the Elohim. There will not be any buying and selling of men’s souls. There will not be any tyrannical leaders. The tribulation is the time for destroying the system that ruled the world. There is one more world system that has to be destroyed, the beast and his system.
