Babylon the Great Written on the outskirts of the Orthodox Christian faith, the present Scriptural study suggests

that the city mentioned here, identifies with the city of Jerusalem at the time of the political personage of the Antichrist (Thessalonians II, 2: 3-12), which will continue to be in apostasy. The war that will be waged against it will bring on the end of its apostasy. At a point in time ordained by God, the fleshly Israel will revert to Christ (Romans 11: 25-31). Babylon in Revelations Parallels between Babylon and Jerusalem

Babylon in Revelations Revelations 11: 3,7,8: And I shall enable My two witnesses to prophesy.and when they fulfil their testimony, the beast that ascends from the abyss (apparently the chiefly political person of Antichrist) shall wage war against them and shall defeat them and kill them. And their corpses shall lay on the square of the big city, which is spiritually referred to as Sodom and Egypt, where their lord was crucified Revelations 17: 1,2: And there came one out of the seven angels who had the seven vials, and he spoke to me, saying: come here so I can show you the judgment of the great whore, who is seated on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth have fornicated and from whose wine of fornication the inhabitants of the earth became drunk Revelations 18: 1, 2a, 9a, 10b: After these, I saw another angel descending from the sky having immense power, and the earth was lit up from his glory. And he cried out in a thundering voice, saying: She has fallen! She has fallen, Babylon the great, and has become the domicile of demonsfor all the nations have drunk from the wine of fury of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have fornicated with her and they shall weep and fret over her, the kings of the earth who had fornicated with hercrying out: Woe, woe, to the great city, Babylon, the mighty city, for in one hour has your judgment come upon you. Revelations 18: 21: And a powerful angel lifted up a rock as large as a mill-stone and threw it into the sea, saying: Thus violently shall Babylon the great city be dashed down Revelations 19: 1, 2: After these, I heard something like the sound of a great multitude in the heavens, saying: Halleluiah to the salvation and the glory and the power of our God, for His judgments are true and just; for He has judged the great whore that has corrupted the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of His servants from her hand

Parallels between Babylon and Jerusalem Outlined below are 19 similarities that we noted in prophecies referring to Jerusalem and Babylon:

BABYLON THE GREAT

JERUSALEM 1 Whore Mother of whores (Revelations 17:1,5) Whore (with daughters whores) (Ezekiel 16, Hosiah 1:2, Isaiah 1: 21) 2 Seated on many waters (Revelations 17: 1-15) [In ancient Babylon, the waters of the place she resides dry up. (Jeremiah 50:38, 51:13 ..)] From Jerusalem is removed every support (: strength - Septuagint) of water (..)." (Isaiah 3: 1) 3 Fornication with the kings of the earth (Revelations 17: 2) Fornication with foreign nations generally (Ezekiel 16: 26-29. Hosiah 1: 8-11. 5: 13. 7: 8-11) 4 Seated atop seven hills kings heads (Revelations 17: 2,10) The people of Israel wandered in the hills (Jeremiah 50: 6,7) 5 With her, the kings of the earth have fornicated, and the inhabitants of the earth become drunk with the wine of her fornication. In her hand, she holds a golden cup filled with the abominations and the filth of her fornication. (Revelations 17: 2,4. Jeremiah 51: 7) Jerusalem is embroiled, and is in the lead, in numerous similar abominations. (Ezekiel 16: 22-63)

6 In her was found the blood of saints. She becomes drunk with their blood. (Revelations 17:6. 18:24. 19: 2) Jerusalem is guilty of the blood of the servants of God. (Matthew. 23: 34-37. Ezekiel 16: 21,38) 7 She is reciprocated the cup that she offered. (Revelations 18: 6. 16: 19) Jerusalem drinks from the cup of Gods wrath. (Jeremiah 25:15-18. Isaiah 51: 17-19) 8 She is stripped naked, deserted by her lovers and is burnt down. (Revelations 17:16. 18: 7,8) She is desolated by her lovers and is burnt down (Ezekiel 16: 35-41. Jeremiah.15: 14. Zechariah 14: 2) 9 . (Revelations 16: 19) Divided into three parts (Zechariah 13: 8,9 bearing in mind the next chapter, 14). 10 Earthquake (Revelations 16: 18) Earthquake (Revelations 11:13. Zechariah 14: 4,5. Ezekiel 38: 19,20. Compare this to similarity 18) 11 Nations from the North come upon her like locust (Jeremiah 50: 3,9,41. 51: 14)

Nations from the North come upon her like locust [Joel 2: 1-9 (25)] 12 Pangs (pain) like those of a woman in labour, due to fear. (Jeremiah 50: 43) Pangs of fear (Jeremiah 30: 5-7) 13 Flees from Babylon (Jeremiah 51:6. 50: 8. Isaiah 48: 20. Revelations 18: 4) Flees from Jerusalem (Matthew 24: 15-20) 14 Richly attired (Revelations 17: 4) Richly attired (Ezekiel 16: 10-14) 15 Queen (Revelations 18: 7,16) Queen (Ezekiel 16: 13) 16 A huge rock as large as a mill-stone that is thrown into the sea (Revelations 18: 21. Jeremiah 51: 63,64) A rock trampled on by every nation (Septuagint) " A burdensome rock (Hebrew text) (Zechariah 12: 3)

17 Seduction of all nations because through your potions, the nations were deceived (Revelations 18: 21. Jeremiah 51: 63,64) And I shall take away your potions from your hands, and there shall no longer be any diviners in you. [Michaias 5: 11 (Septuagint] I shall eliminate the magic filters from your hands and there shall no longer be amongst you any clairvoyants - Interpret.rendition by Kolitsaras 18 The great city (Revelations 17: 18) The great city (Compare with similarity 10) Revelations. 11: 8 with Isaiah 1: 9,10. Revelations 11: 13 with 16: 18,19. (see also Jeremiah 23: 14). 19 The beast wages war against Babylon (Revelations 17: 16) The beast wages war with Jerusalem (Revelations 19:19. 20: 8,9. Ezekiel.38) It is possible, that in certain points, it may only be a similarity in phraseology of the texts. Anyway, we have submitted the above similarities before our brethren, in anticipation of the Lords revelation in due course, of the true pertinence of all prophecies.

Text: . ., Agapios Matsagouras, Joseph. Translation by A. N.