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Who Is This Babylon?Who Is This Babylon?

BABYLON OF REVELATION IS THE KEY BABYLON OF REVELATION IS THE KEY “PLAYER” IN THE BOOK.“PLAYER” IN THE BOOK.

THIS CITY IS DESTROYED AT THE COMING THIS CITY IS DESTROYED AT THE COMING OF THE LORD.OF THE LORD.

CLEARLY, THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION CLEARLY, THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF BABYLON OF REVELATION IS OF BABYLON OF REVELATION IS THEREFORE CRITICAL TO ANY VIEW OF THEREFORE CRITICAL TO ANY VIEW OF ESCHATOLOGY!ESCHATOLOGY!

TO WRONGLY IDENTIFY BABYLON OF TO WRONGLY IDENTIFY BABYLON OF REVELATION IS TO HAVE A WRONG VIEW REVELATION IS TO HAVE A WRONG VIEW OF ESCHATOLOGY AS A WHOLE.OF ESCHATOLOGY AS A WHOLE.

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WHO IS THIS BABYLON?WHO IS THIS BABYLON? PROPOSED IDENTITIES:PROPOSED IDENTITIES: ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH RESTORED LITERAL BABYLON RESTORED LITERAL BABYLON

(DYER, HITCHCOCK, ICE, ETC.(DYER, HITCHCOCK, ICE, ETC. NEW YORK CITY! NEW YORK CITY! OLD COVENANT JERUSALEMOLD COVENANT JERUSALEM

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SETTING THE CONTEXTSETTING THE CONTEXT K. GENTRY: “JOHN WAS WRITING TO K. GENTRY: “JOHN WAS WRITING TO

HISTORICAL CHURCHES EXISTING IN HIS HISTORICAL CHURCHES EXISTING IN HIS OWN DAY (1:1-4). HE AND THEY WERE OWN DAY (1:1-4). HE AND THEY WERE EXPERIENCING TRIBULATION (1:9A). JOHN EXPERIENCING TRIBULATION (1:9A). JOHN IS CONCERNED WITH THE EXPECTANT CRY IS CONCERNED WITH THE EXPECTANT CRY OF THE MARTYRS AND THE DIVINE OF THE MARTYRS AND THE DIVINE PROMISE OF THEIR SOON VINDICATION PROMISE OF THEIR SOON VINDICATION (6:10). HE WOULD BE CRUELLY MOCKING (6:10). HE WOULD BE CRUELLY MOCKING THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES WERE HE TELLING THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES WERE HE TELLING THEM THAT WHEN HELP COMES IT WILL THEM THAT WHEN HELP COMES IT WILL COME WITH SWIFTNESS—EVEN THOUGH IT COME WITH SWIFTNESS—EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT COME UNTIL TWO OR THREE MAY NOT COME UNTIL TWO OR THREE THOUSAND YEARS LATER.”THOUSAND YEARS LATER.”

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THE TIME CONTEXTTHE TIME CONTEXT 1:1- MUST SHORTLY TAKE PLACE1:1- MUST SHORTLY TAKE PLACE 1:3- TIME IS AT HAND1:3- TIME IS AT HAND 2:5- I COME QUICKLY2:5- I COME QUICKLY 2:16- I COME QUICKLY2:16- I COME QUICKLY 3:11- I COME QUICKLY3:11- I COME QUICKLY 6:11– REST FOR A LITTLE WHILE6:11– REST FOR A LITTLE WHILE 10:6- NO MORE DELAY10:6- NO MORE DELAY 11:18- WRATH IS COME11:18- WRATH IS COME 12:12- HAS A SHORT TIME12:12- HAS A SHORT TIME 14:7- HOUR OF JUDGMENT HAS COME14:7- HOUR OF JUDGMENT HAS COME 22:6- SHORTLY COME TO PASS22:6- SHORTLY COME TO PASS 22:10-12- TIME IS AT HAND; I COME QUICKLY!22:10-12- TIME IS AT HAND; I COME QUICKLY!

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LET THE WICKED REMAIN LET THE WICKED REMAIN WICKED!WICKED!

V. 10– DO NOT SEAL THE BOOK!V. 10– DO NOT SEAL THE BOOK! V. 12- BEHOLD I COME QUICKLY!V. 12- BEHOLD I COME QUICKLY! V. 11 IS MOSTLY IGNORED: “LET THE V. 11 IS MOSTLY IGNORED: “LET THE

WICKED REMAIN WICKED!’WICKED REMAIN WICKED!’ THE JUDGMENT WAS SO NEAR, SO THE JUDGMENT WAS SO NEAR, SO

URGENT, THAT THE TIME FOR URGENT, THAT THE TIME FOR REPENTANCE WAS ALL BUT PAST! REPENTANCE WAS ALL BUT PAST!

IS THE MESSAGE OF THE CHURCH, IS THE MESSAGE OF THE CHURCH, “LET THE WICKED REMAIN “LET THE WICKED REMAIN WICKED!”???WICKED!”???

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MAKING APPLICATIONMAKING APPLICATION IF BABYLON WAS ROME HER FALL IF BABYLON WAS ROME HER FALL

WAS 300+ YEARS AWAY! DID THE WAS 300+ YEARS AWAY! DID THE CHURCH PREACH, “LET THE WICKED CHURCH PREACH, “LET THE WICKED REMAIN WICKED!”, FOR 400 YEARS?REMAIN WICKED!”, FOR 400 YEARS?

IF BABYLON IS RCC, NOT YET IF BABYLON IS RCC, NOT YET DESTROYED– MESSAGE MUST BE, DESTROYED– MESSAGE MUST BE, “LET THE WICKED REMAIN…”“LET THE WICKED REMAIN…”

IF BABYLON IS REBUILT BABYLON, IF BABYLON IS REBUILT BABYLON, SAME IS TRUE!!SAME IS TRUE!!

IF BABYLON WAS OT JERUSALEM, NO IF BABYLON WAS OT JERUSALEM, NO PROBLEM!PROBLEM!

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MY ARGUMENTMY ARGUMENT

REVELATION PRESENTS A REVELATION PRESENTS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BEAST AND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BEAST AND BABYLON—BEAST AND BABYLON BABYLON—BEAST AND BABYLON NOT THE SAME!NOT THE SAME!

PARTNERSHIP IS FOR PERSECUTION PARTNERSHIP IS FOR PERSECUTION OF THE CHURCHOF THE CHURCH

BEAST TURNS ON BABYLONBEAST TURNS ON BABYLON BEAST DESTROYS BABYLONBEAST DESTROYS BABYLON ONLY ONE TIME IN HISTORY FITS!ONLY ONE TIME IN HISTORY FITS!

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WAS THERE A PARTNERSHIP?WAS THERE A PARTNERSHIP? A. HARNACK– “THEY (JEWS) A. HARNACK– “THEY (JEWS)

INSTIGATED THE NERONIC INSTIGATED THE NERONIC OUTBURST AGAINST CHRISTIANS; AS OUTBURST AGAINST CHRISTIANS; AS A RULE, WHEREEVER BLOODY A RULE, WHEREEVER BLOODY PERSECUTIONS WERE AFOOT, THE PERSECUTIONS WERE AFOOT, THE JEWS ARE EITHER IN THE JEWS ARE EITHER IN THE BACKGROUND OR FOREGROUND.”BACKGROUND OR FOREGROUND.”

E. GIBBONS: “THE CAUSE OF THE E. GIBBONS: “THE CAUSE OF THE NERONIAN PERSEC. WAS THE JEWS.”NERONIAN PERSEC. WAS THE JEWS.”

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PARTNERSHIP #2PARTNERSHIP #2 BARCLAY: “NERO WAS THE FIRST TO BARCLAY: “NERO WAS THE FIRST TO

PERSECUTE CHRISTIANS, HIS FAVORITE PERSECUTE CHRISTIANS, HIS FAVORITE ACTOR, AND HIS HARLOT, POPPEA, ACTOR, AND HIS HARLOT, POPPEA, WERE JEWISH, AND THERE IS LITTLE WERE JEWISH, AND THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT THAT IT WAS THEIR DOUBT THAT IT WAS THEIR INFORMATION THAT TURNED NERO INFORMATION THAT TURNED NERO AGAINST CHRISTIANS. THE JEWS AGAINST CHRISTIANS. THE JEWS WHISPERED THEIR SLANDERS AGAINST WHISPERED THEIR SLANDERS AGAINST THE CHRISTIANS INTO THE EARS OF THE CHRISTIANS INTO THE EARS OF THE ROMAN AUTHORITIES WITH THE ROMAN AUTHORITIES WITH CALCULATED AND POISONOUS CALCULATED AND POISONOUS VENOM.”VENOM.”

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PARTNERSHIP #3PARTNERSHIP #3 K. GENTRY: “THE FACT THAT THE K. GENTRY: “THE FACT THAT THE

HARLOT IS SEATED ON THE 7 HARLOT IS SEATED ON THE 7 HEADED BEAST (OBVIOUSLY ROME), HEADED BEAST (OBVIOUSLY ROME), INDICATES, NOT IDENTITY WITH INDICATES, NOT IDENTITY WITH ROME, BUT ALLIANCE WITH ROME ROME, BUT ALLIANCE WITH ROME AGAINST CHRISTIANITY.”AGAINST CHRISTIANITY.”

W. H. C. FREND: “THE PROMPTINGS W. H. C. FREND: “THE PROMPTINGS OF THE JEWS IN THE CAPITOL HAD OF THE JEWS IN THE CAPITOL HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PERSECUTIONS.”PERSECUTIONS.”

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DEMANDSDEMANDS PARTNERSHIP OF PERSECUTION PARTNERSHIP OF PERSECUTION

BETWEEN ROME AND YOUR BETWEEN ROME AND YOUR BABYLON—AGAINST THE BABYLON—AGAINST THE CHURCH!CHURCH!

ROME TURNS ON YOUR BABYLONROME TURNS ON YOUR BABYLON THIS IS CRITICAL: ROME : ROME

DESTROYS OR WILL DESTROY DESTROYS OR WILL DESTROY YOUR BABYLON. DOES ROME YOUR BABYLON. DOES ROME DESTROY IRAQ, RCC?DESTROY IRAQ, RCC?

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IDENTIFYING BABYLONIDENTIFYING BABYLON DEUT. 32- LAST DAYS (29), ISRAEL, DEUT. 32- LAST DAYS (29), ISRAEL,

VINE OF SODOM (32), NATIONS VINE OF SODOM (32), NATIONS CALLED, VINDICATION OF MARTYRS CALLED, VINDICATION OF MARTYRS (43), GOD’S COMING (22), (43), GOD’S COMING (22), DESTRUCTION OF CREATION (22)DESTRUCTION OF CREATION (22)

REVELATION- LAST DAYS), ISRAEL 7, REVELATION- LAST DAYS), ISRAEL 7, 14), BABYLON IS SODOM (11:8), 14), BABYLON IS SODOM (11:8), NATIONS CALLED (14:6), VINDICATION NATIONS CALLED (14:6), VINDICATION OF MARTYRS (6:11, 18:20F), GOD’S OF MARTYRS (6:11, 18:20F), GOD’S COMING 19-21); DESTRUCTION OF COMING 19-21); DESTRUCTION OF CREATION (20:12F)CREATION (20:12F)

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ZECHARIAH AND REVELATIONZECHARIAH AND REVELATION ZECHARIAH: JUDGMENT OF THOSE WHO ZECHARIAH: JUDGMENT OF THOSE WHO

KILLED THE LORD (12:10), SALVATION OF KILLED THE LORD (12:10), SALVATION OF REMNANT (13:8), PAROUSIA (14:5), NO REMNANT (13:8), PAROUSIA (14:5), NO MORE CURSE (14:11), RIVER (14:8), MORE CURSE (14:11), RIVER (14:8), NATIONS COME (14:16), AT JUDGMENT OF NATIONS COME (14:16), AT JUDGMENT OF JERUS. (14:1-2)JERUS. (14:1-2)

REVELATION: JUDGMENT OF THOSE WHO REVELATION: JUDGMENT OF THOSE WHO KILLED JESUS (11:8), REMNANT (7:4), KILLED JESUS (11:8), REMNANT (7:4), PAROUSIA (14), NO CURSE (22:3), RIVER PAROUSIA (14), NO CURSE (22:3), RIVER OF LIFE (22:1), NATIONS COME (21:26), OF LIFE (22:1), NATIONS COME (21:26), AT JUDGMENT OF BABYLON 18-19)AT JUDGMENT OF BABYLON 18-19)

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NT EVIDENCE: THE WEDDINGNT EVIDENCE: THE WEDDING MATTHEW 22 AND THE WEDDINGMATTHEW 22 AND THE WEDDING WEDDING PREPAREDWEDDING PREPARED INVITATIONS SENTINVITATIONS SENT MESSENGERS PERSECUTED AND KILLEDMESSENGERS PERSECUTED AND KILLED MASTER SENDS HIS ARMY AND MASTER SENDS HIS ARMY AND

DESTROYS THE CITY OF THE DESTROYS THE CITY OF THE PERSECUTORSPERSECUTORS

INVITATION EXTENDED TO ALLINVITATION EXTENDED TO ALL WEDDING TAKES PLACE!WEDDING TAKES PLACE!

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MATTHEW 22 AND REVELATIONMATTHEW 22 AND REVELATION

MATTHEW: SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP, MATTHEW: SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP, SLAYING OF GOD’S SERVANTS, SLAYING OF GOD’S SERVANTS, JUDGMENT OF PERSECUTING CITY, JUDGMENT OF PERSECUTING CITY, MARRIAGE OF SONMARRIAGE OF SON

REVELATION: SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP, REVELATION: SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP, SLAYING OF GOD’S SERVANTS, SLAYING OF GOD’S SERVANTS, JUDGMENT OF PERSECUTING CITY, JUDGMENT OF PERSECUTING CITY, MARRIAGE OF THE SONMARRIAGE OF THE SON

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WEDDING ARGUMENTWEDDING ARGUMENT THE TIME OF THE WEDDING OF THE THE TIME OF THE WEDDING OF THE

SON WOULD BE WHEN JERUSALEM SON WOULD BE WHEN JERUSALEM WAS DESTROYED (MT. 22:1-7)WAS DESTROYED (MT. 22:1-7)

BUT THE TIME OF THE WEDDING BUT THE TIME OF THE WEDDING WOULD BE WHEN “BABYLON” OF WOULD BE WHEN “BABYLON” OF REVELATION WAS DESTROYED (19)REVELATION WAS DESTROYED (19)

CONCLUSION: THEREFORE, BABYLON CONCLUSION: THEREFORE, BABYLON OF REVELATION WAS JERUSALEM.OF REVELATION WAS JERUSALEM.

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MATTHEW 23:29F AND BABYLONMATTHEW 23:29F AND BABYLON "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because

you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, 30 "and say, ‘If we had lived monuments of the righteous, 30 "and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’ 31 partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’ 31 Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.are sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ guiltFill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ guilt. 33 . 33 Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell? 34 Therefore, indeed, condemnation of hell? 34 Therefore, indeed, I send you I send you prophets, wise men, and scribesprophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you : some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, 35 your synagogues and persecute from city to city, 35 that that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earththe earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood , from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Assuredly, I say to between the temple and the altar. 36 Assuredly, I say to you, you, all these things will come upon this all these things will come upon this generation.”generation.”

NOTICE THE CONSTITUENT ELEMENTSNOTICE THE CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS

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MATTHEW 23 AND BABYLONMATTHEW 23 AND BABYLON IN MATTHEW 23, WE FIND THE IN MATTHEW 23, WE FIND THE

FOLLOWING:FOLLOWING: ISRAEL HAD KILLED THE PROPHETS SENT ISRAEL HAD KILLED THE PROPHETS SENT

TO HER.TO HER. SHE WAS GOING TO KILL THE PROPHETS SHE WAS GOING TO KILL THE PROPHETS

SENT TO HER BY JESUSSENT TO HER BY JESUS IN DOING THIS, SHE WAS GOING TO FILL IN DOING THIS, SHE WAS GOING TO FILL

THE MEASURE OF HER SIN.THE MEASURE OF HER SIN. ALL THE BLOOD OF THE ALL THE ALL THE BLOOD OF THE ALL THE

MARTYRS WOULD BE AVENGED.MARTYRS WOULD BE AVENGED. ALL THIS WOULD OCCUR IN JESUS’ ALL THIS WOULD OCCUR IN JESUS’

GENERATION, IN THE JUDGMENT OF GENERATION, IN THE JUDGMENT OF JERUSALEM. JERUSALEM.

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MATTHEW 23MATTHEW 23 I AM UNAWARE OF ANY SCHOLAR OR I AM UNAWARE OF ANY SCHOLAR OR

COMMENTARY THAT DENIES THAT JESUS COMMENTARY THAT DENIES THAT JESUS WAS SPEAKING OF THE HISTORY OF OLD WAS SPEAKING OF THE HISTORY OF OLD COVENANT ISRAEL.COVENANT ISRAEL.

I AM UNAWARE OF ANY SCHOLAR OR I AM UNAWARE OF ANY SCHOLAR OR COMMENTARY WHO DENIES THAT JESUS COMMENTARY WHO DENIES THAT JESUS WAS PREDICTING THE A.D. 70 JUDGMENT WAS PREDICTING THE A.D. 70 JUDGMENT ON JERUSALEM/ISRAEL FOR HER BLOODY ON JERUSALEM/ISRAEL FOR HER BLOODY HISTORY OF KILLING THE PROPHETS!HISTORY OF KILLING THE PROPHETS!

HOW DOES THIS HELP US WITH THE HOW DOES THIS HELP US WITH THE IDENTITY OF BABYLON?IDENTITY OF BABYLON?

LET’S MOVE ON AND SEE…LET’S MOVE ON AND SEE…

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JESUS, PAUL, AND THE MARTYRSJESUS, PAUL, AND THE MARTYRS “ “For you, brethren, became imitators of For you, brethren, became imitators of

the churches of God which are in Judea in the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also suffered the Christ Jesus. For you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Judeans, 15 who just as they did from the Judeans, 15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God and are contrary to they do not please God and are contrary to all men, 16 forbidding us to speak to the all men, 16 forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, so as Gentiles that they may be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins; always to fill up the measure of their sins; but wrath has come upon them to the but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.”uttermost.”

NOTICE THE ELEMENTS!NOTICE THE ELEMENTS!

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MATTHEW 23MATTHEW 23 1 THESSALONIANS1 THESSALONIANS

ISRAELISRAEL THE JEWSTHE JEWS

KILLED THE PROPHETSKILLED THE PROPHETS KILLED THE PROPHETSKILLED THE PROPHETS

WOULD KILL JESUSWOULD KILL JESUS HAD KILLED JESUSHAD KILLED JESUS

WOULD KILL THE WOULD KILL THE APOSTLES OF JESUSAPOSTLES OF JESUS

WERE PERSECUTING WERE PERSECUTING THE APOSTLES OF THE APOSTLES OF JESUSJESUS

WOULD FILL THE WOULD FILL THE MEASURE OF THEIR SINMEASURE OF THEIR SIN

WERE FILLING THE WERE FILLING THE MEASURE OF THEIR SINMEASURE OF THEIR SIN

JUDGMENT IN JESUS’ JUDGMENT IN JESUS’ GENERATIONGENERATION

JUDGMENT HAS COME JUDGMENT HAS COME UPON THEM!UPON THEM!

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JESUS AND PAUL AGREE!JESUS AND PAUL AGREE! I AM UNAWARE OF ANY SCHOLAR OR I AM UNAWARE OF ANY SCHOLAR OR

COMMENTARY THAT DENIES THAT JESUS COMMENTARY THAT DENIES THAT JESUS WAS SPEAKING OF THE HISTORY OF OLD WAS SPEAKING OF THE HISTORY OF OLD COVENANT ISRAEL— COVENANT ISRAEL— AND PAUL AS WELL!AND PAUL AS WELL!

I AM UNAWARE OF ANY SCHOLAR OR I AM UNAWARE OF ANY SCHOLAR OR COMMENTARY WHO DENIES THAT JESUS-- COMMENTARY WHO DENIES THAT JESUS-- AND PAUL– WERE PREDICTING THE A.D. 70 AND PAUL– WERE PREDICTING THE A.D. 70 JUDGMENT ON ISRAEL FOR HER BLOODY JUDGMENT ON ISRAEL FOR HER BLOODY HISTORY OF KILLING THE PROPHETS!HISTORY OF KILLING THE PROPHETS!

SO, PAUL AND JESUS AGREE!SO, PAUL AND JESUS AGREE! HOW DOES THIS HELP US WITH THE HOW DOES THIS HELP US WITH THE

IDENTITY OF BABYLON?IDENTITY OF BABYLON? LET’S MOVE ON FURTHER AND SEE…LET’S MOVE ON FURTHER AND SEE…

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THE MARTYRS AND REVELATIONTHE MARTYRS AND REVELATION DOES REVELATION AGREE WITH JESUS AND DOES REVELATION AGREE WITH JESUS AND

PAUL?PAUL? REVELATION 6:9F– PAST SUFFERING OF THE REVELATION 6:9F– PAST SUFFERING OF THE

SAINTSSAINTS MORE SUFFERING OF THE SAINTS—AT THE MORE SUFFERING OF THE SAINTS—AT THE

HANDS OF BABYLON!HANDS OF BABYLON! WHO HAD BABYLON KILLED? PROPHETS (16:6F); WHO HAD BABYLON KILLED? PROPHETS (16:6F);

JESUS (11:7); APOSTLES AND PROPHETS OF JESUS (11:7); APOSTLES AND PROPHETS OF JESUS (18:20, 24)JESUS (18:20, 24)

NUMBER OF SAINTS NUMBER OF SAINTS TO BE FILLEDTO BE FILLED– REV. 17:6F– – REV. 17:6F– BABYLON’S CUP OF SIN, FOR KILLING THE BABYLON’S CUP OF SIN, FOR KILLING THE SAINTS, SAINTS, WAS NOW FULL!WAS NOW FULL!

JUDGMENT WAS ABOUT TO FALL ON BABYLON! JUDGMENT WAS ABOUT TO FALL ON BABYLON! (22:6F)!(22:6F)!

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JESUSJESUS PAULPAUL REVELATIONREVELATION

ISRAEL THE ISRAEL THE PERSECUTOR…PERSECUTOR…

ISRAEL THE ISRAEL THE PERSECUTORPERSECUTOR

ISRAEL THE ISRAEL THE PERSECUTORPERSECUTOR

OF PROPHETOF PROPHET OF PROPHETSOF PROPHETS OF PROPHETSOF PROPHETS

OF JESUSOF JESUS OF JESUSOF JESUS OF JESUS (11:8)OF JESUS (11:8)

OF JESUS’ OF JESUS’ APOSTLESAPOSTLES

OF JESUS’ OF JESUS’ APOSTLESAPOSTLES

OF JESUS’ OF JESUS’ APOSTLESAPOSTLES

MEASURE MEASURE FILLEDFILLED

MEASURE MEASURE FILLEDFILLED

MEASURE MEASURE FILLEDFILLED

JUDGMENT A.D. JUDGMENT A.D. 7070

JUDGMENT A.D. JUDGMENT A.D. 7070

JUDGMENT A.D. JUDGMENT A.D. 7070

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SUMMARY ON MARTYRSSUMMARY ON MARTYRS EVERYONE AGREES THAT JESUS (MT. 23) WAS EVERYONE AGREES THAT JESUS (MT. 23) WAS

SPEAKING OF ISRAEL’S PAST– AND THE COMING SPEAKING OF ISRAEL’S PAST– AND THE COMING A.D. 70 JUDGMENT.A.D. 70 JUDGMENT.

EVERYONE AGREES THAT PAUL WAS SPEAKING EVERYONE AGREES THAT PAUL WAS SPEAKING OF ISRAEL’S PAST– AND THE COMING A.D. 70 OF ISRAEL’S PAST– AND THE COMING A.D. 70 JUDGMENT.JUDGMENT.

JOHN IDENTIFIES “BABYLON” OF REVELATION JOHN IDENTIFIES “BABYLON” OF REVELATION AS THE ENTITY GUILTY OF EXACTLY WHAT AS THE ENTITY GUILTY OF EXACTLY WHAT JERUSALEM HAD DONE.JERUSALEM HAD DONE.

HE SAYS BABYLON HAD SHED ALL THE BLOOD HE SAYS BABYLON HAD SHED ALL THE BLOOD SHED ON THE EARTH, AND HER CUP WAS FULL.SHED ON THE EARTH, AND HER CUP WAS FULL.

WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE THAT BABYLON WAS, WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE THAT BABYLON WAS, OR COULD BE, ANYONE OTHER THAN O.T. OR COULD BE, ANYONE OTHER THAN O.T. JERUSALEM!JERUSALEM!

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WHO IS WHO IS YOURYOUR BABYLONBABYLON?? WHO EVER YOU IDENTIFY AS BABYLON, SHE WHO EVER YOU IDENTIFY AS BABYLON, SHE

MUST HAVE DONE, MUST HAVE DONE, OR MUST ONE DAY DOOR MUST ONE DAY DO, , WHAT REVELATION SAYS SHE HAD DONE!WHAT REVELATION SAYS SHE HAD DONE!

DID LITERAL BABYLON IN IRAQ—OR THE ROMAN DID LITERAL BABYLON IN IRAQ—OR THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH-- KILL THE O.T. PROPHETS?CATHOLIC CHURCH-- KILL THE O.T. PROPHETS?

DID LITERAL BABYLON IN IRAQ– OR THE RCC-- DID LITERAL BABYLON IN IRAQ– OR THE RCC-- KILL JESUS?KILL JESUS?

DID LITERAL BABYLON IN IRAQ– OR THE RCC-- DID LITERAL BABYLON IN IRAQ– OR THE RCC-- KILL THE APOSTLES AND PROPHETS OF JESUS?KILL THE APOSTLES AND PROPHETS OF JESUS?

IF YOUR PROPOSED BABYLON DID NOT DO –OR IF YOUR PROPOSED BABYLON DID NOT DO –OR WILL NOT DO-- WHAT REVELATION SAYS SHE WILL NOT DO-- WHAT REVELATION SAYS SHE HAD DONE, HAD DONE, THEN IT CANNOT BE BABYLON THEN IT CANNOT BE BABYLON OF REVELATION!OF REVELATION!

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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONSUMMARY AND CONCLUSION WE HAVE EXAMINED SEVERAL BITS OF WE HAVE EXAMINED SEVERAL BITS OF

EVIDENCE TO HELP IDENTIFY BABYLON.EVIDENCE TO HELP IDENTIFY BABYLON. THERE IS NO SOLID EVIDENCE FOR ANY THERE IS NO SOLID EVIDENCE FOR ANY

IDENTIFICATION OF ANY OTHER CITY AS IDENTIFICATION OF ANY OTHER CITY AS BABYLON.BABYLON.

THE PROPHETIC BACKGROUND IDENTIFIES THE PROPHETIC BACKGROUND IDENTIFIES BABYLON AS JERUSALEM.BABYLON AS JERUSALEM.

THE CONSISTENT THEME OF THE MARTYRS THE CONSISTENT THEME OF THE MARTYRS IDENTIFIES BABYLON AS JERUSALEM.IDENTIFIES BABYLON AS JERUSALEM.

NO OTHER CITY HAS EVER DONE, OR CAN EVER NO OTHER CITY HAS EVER DONE, OR CAN EVER DO, WHAT BABYLON OF REVELATION DID– AND DO, WHAT BABYLON OF REVELATION DID– AND THAT MEANS THAT BABYLON OF REVELATION THAT MEANS THAT BABYLON OF REVELATION WAS OLD COVENANT JERUSALEM.WAS OLD COVENANT JERUSALEM.