REVELATION - 18 9-24

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     9 - And the kings of earth, who were in bed with her and lived in luxury with her, will weep and mourn when they see the smoke of her burning. {$ity Babylon - who rode the beasts to all seven hills/continents.. Free enterprise highjacked. Rode (and traveled with) the beasts which will join but not really (Rev.13:1 w/ Dan.7:7,19, and Dan.2:36-45 shows us the metals are Rome and Greek, aka a western roots and foundation, many headed geopolitical beast/entity/institution. Within it, is ‘dove’ and vulture, Mt.24:28. The fallen as prey,  the west once called Christendom having fallen away into “lawlessness” and deterioration.}

     10 They will stand far off, watching from a distance in fear of her torment, and will say, “Alas! Alas! That great city {that ruled} that mighty city, Babylon! For in one hour your judgment has come.” 

     11 And the merchants of earth {also} will weep and mourn for her. For no one buys their cargoes anymore. 12 Products of gold and silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, silk and scarlet cloths, all fragrant woods, articles of ivory and fine wood, bronze, iron and marble. 13 And cinnamon, spice, incense, perfumes and ointments, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, slaves, and human souls [psuche - soul, life, self, inner being] {human beings}. 14 “And the ripe fruit of you and the delicacies for which you lusted/longed for have gone from you. All your sumptuous splendors are lost to you and will not be found in you again.”

     15 The merchants of these things, who grew wealthy from her (from the $ity, a modern day Baal?) will stand far off, in fear of her torment, loudly weeping and mourning, 16 “Alas, alas, for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, and jewels, and with pearls! 17 For in a single hour all that wealth has been laid waste.”

     And all shipmasters and seafaring men/traders, sailors and all whose - trade is on the sea - stood far off, 18 and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, “What city was like the great $ity?!” 19 And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out, “Alas, alas, for the great city - where all who had ships at sea grew rich by her costliness! For in one hour has she been laid waste.”

     20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment against her! {As you have done so shall it fall upon you.. reaping what you sow..}

     21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, and will be found no more, 22 and the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will no longer be heard in you, nor any craftsman of any craft will be found in you, nor sound of the mill, be heard in you. 23 The light of a lamp will not shine in you, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any more, for her merchants were the great ones of earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery [pharmakeia - sorcery, witchcraft, magic, enchantment, spells, deception, corruption, beguilement.. {power to influence}].

      24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of - all - who have been slain upon earth.” {Empire, personal or collective.}

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REVELATION - 17 11-18

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 (The angel continues.) 11 - “As for the beast that was and is not, it’s an eighth but it belongs to the seven {at final fulfillment, seven become one?} and it goes to destruction. 12 And the ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received ruling power, but they are to receive authority as kings - for one hour [hóra - hour, time, finite season] - together with the beast{/entity/institution}. {Ten horns, kings, seats, divisions, toes-Dn2. Rev.13:5 - And a mouth was given to it, speaking great things and blasphemy, and it was given authority for forty and two months. Second 3.5 of a lauded treaty that alas only lasts 7 yrs.}

     13 These (ten) are - of one mind - and they hand over their power and authority TO the beast. 14 They will make war against the Lamb (Ps.2, Rev.6:3-4) and the Lamb will prevail [nikaó - prevail, subdue, overcome, conquer, from nikē - have the victory, 1Cor.15:(22-)27-28] for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”

     15 And the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages.16 And the ten horns and the beast {political} will hate the prostitute {$ity Babble}. They will make her desolate and naked, and devour {consume, waste} her and will burn her with fire {warfare, seal 2, but the seals are described as a blend of their first and last effects} 17 for God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind and handing over their royal power to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled. 18 And the woman you saw is the great city that has dominion over the kings of Earth.”

Next - 18:1-8

REVELATION - 13 13-18

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13 It {a two horned office which originally rose up out of the earth} performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven/sky, to earth in the sight of, and presence of mankind. {This fiery event pinpoints/ed an office, not yet an individual.}

     14 - And by the signs [sémeion - a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token {of the future?}] this (smaller) beast (two horned) is allowed to work in sight of the {larger, many headed geopolitical} beast {entity/institution that rose from the sea (of humanity).. and like $ity of Babble is on all seven hills/continents}.

     And by the sign deceives those who dwell upon earth. Telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword {had expired} and yet {now, after 13:13} lived again.

     15 And {in the vision} it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might speak and cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. 16 Also it causes all, small and great, rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17 so no one may buy or sell unless they have the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. {Logically, this is in reverse order. A number required to buy or sell, then escalates to will be slain, Rev.2:10?} 18 This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of man (the word “a” was inserted at translation) and the number is 666. {..? Man is carbon based, and carbon has six protons, six neutrons, and six electrons. Strongly? suggesting apocalypse is done by man. For we have ‘his’ number - an idiom - “I’ve got your number” means understanding someone so well you can predict their actions, or know someone’s true nature and intentions.}

Next - 14:1-7

Revelation 19 17-21

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17 - Then I (John) saw an angel, radiant, as though standing in the sun. And with a loud voice he called to the birds of midheaven (to the high flying, predator birds, calling them to armageddon battle; the calling to the birds is metaphor for the literal armageddon battle about to be portrayed) saying, “Come, gather for the great supper of God!” {He actually takes responsibility! Having “subjected and consigned all to disobedience” Romans 11:32. Supersized the option to stray in Eden so “all of heaven and of earth” take this unavoidable journey through this all important contrast, all together at once.} 18 “Come to eat the flesh of kings, of captains, of mighty men, of horses and their riders, and of all, both free and slave, both small and great.” {The final war is totally mankind done. It is the last war between human empires, Isaiah 24:20, Rev.10:4, ten, four, end of the Act, over and out. “All the world is a stage” - Shakespeare.}

     19 And then I saw the beast and the kings of earth, with their armies, gathered to make war against he who was sitting on the (white) horse and against his army of heaven (the two third faithful angels). {Aka against all knowledge of the one true God. Against national Israel and the grafted in, spiritual Israel, which by then includes many of ethnic Israel.} 20 And the {many headed, geopolitical} beast was taken, and with it the {of the world} false prophet who in its presence had done the signs [sémeion - miracles, signs, marks, tokens] {modern wonders and “miracles to mislead”} by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and who worshiped/were in allegiance to its image. [Mark is from the word - charagma- which is a “mark, stamp, sign, engraving, from charassō - meaning to engrave or stamp, the term charagma means a mark or stamp often used to denote ownership or authenticity]. These two were thrown alive {active, as they are not individuals} into the lake of fire {armageddon battle, with global chain reaction} that burns with sulfur {Jude 1:7!} {Both that ‘miracle’ and the “strong delusion” that “seats man/anthropos in the temple as God”/highest power, is from the “false prophet” (Rev.12:15?)

     21 And the rest were slain by the sWord {truth, the iron rod/unbreakable measure} that came from the mouth of he who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged. {Symbolic imagery, aka, build a house on Truth, it endures. Build using unTruth (or guile) and like being built on sand, there’s crashing and fiery apocalypse. It’s what dog eat dog/every self first, does. There are two things that can simply never (ever) work, (1) straying from God who iS Life - logic, yes? To stray from Life, not good. And he “is perfect, so (2) imperfection, logically, is the opposite of Life. And history has - already - proven that (straying and) imperfect is an “abyss” of potential. And logically is entropy, the “worm that doesn’t quit” and the “fire”/slow burn/slow fade/slow gehenna “that cannot be put out” - entropy does not reverse. But you think we humans are inherently immortal? Death is nothing more than another form of life and living? Well that idea/myth was needed for the - extremely ancient - crowd controlling spiritual propaganda myth of afterlife torment.. We will “put on immortality” at one of TWO vivifications - because - we will “put on perfection/incorruptibility”. Clue, the second vivification is not simultaneous with its partner “resurrection”.}

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Two All Important KEYS To Unlock The Revelation Vision

Without these two keys, the vision remains confused and obscured. What are the keys?

#1 - Chapters 12 and 13 are inserts, and are histories all on their own, able to stand alone.

#2 - The Six Seals of chapter 6 are described as a blend of two things - what they are when they first begin, and what they are at full maturity at the 'end'. This is especially true of Seal Six. In this way, things are told here, in chapter six - so early on in the narrative - which do not occur until very late days on the planet.

Other Keys:

The vision is like a stage production - God's truth proving drama, the letting of man (and angel) choices to run their natural course. Choice, is an offshoot of thinking ability. Apocalypse - Greek = the "unveiling" (of true from untrue / good from evil / life from death) - All which is built on sand, rather than upon The Rock/truth, can only fall - to wander away from God who is life can only ever end in a self destructive wisp of smoke... Each element of Revelation, once it begins, continues to the 'end'.. Like notes in an orchestra, continue playing. For example the four horsemen's gallop being their progression. And their 'gallop' continues throughout. The six seals are the elements of the latter age, the years of our Lord, a.d. In the 7th seal are the 7 trumpets and in the 7th trumpet are the last results, the 7 bowls, which occur pretty much concurrently. (2 Thessalonians 1:7-8)

[God is perfect, and He is life. To be imperfect, is the opposite of Life. Therefor the rescue was built in from the beginning ("foundation") since God Himself opened this Pandora's box by endowing thinking ability. "If I am lifted up from the earth" Jesus said "I will draw all to me" - John 12:32. Italics in the text are words added by the translators.]

In the description of Seal Four, which is the fourth horse and rider of the apocalypse, the word "hell" should read "grave" and in this description, includes the mass grave(s).

The return of Jesus (and the first resurrection) occurs at the last (7th) trump, and Revelation chapter 16, verses 14,15,16. (2 Thessalonians 1:7-8; Matthew 24:29a,31)

Revelation 13:13 is the same event as Seal Six. It pinpoints an office occupied by the AC at some point. The "fire" occurred in 1945 (I always want to add "dah!".)

There are TWO beasts of chapter 13. The world beast/body (verses 1-10) and the one of 13:13 (verses 11-18) who is NOT the "false prophet" though the false prophet gave the fire of 13:13. 'He' began as a man, but now is a white smocked magician who produces modern miracles and wonders and produces the desolating apparatus (of verses 16-18) which will escalate during its last "ten days" from "cannot buy or sell" to "will be killed". The desolating apparatus will hum along for 45 days - count the days - Daniel 12:11-12 (which I have blogged about previously). This false prophet (teacher, teaching and "strong delusion" which does include a sort of prophesying) has turned Christendom (Western Civilization) on its ear, causing a "great falling away".

In chapter 12, we can find Herod the Great (albeit indirectly); 70 a.d.; two for the large part, migrations of the faith - now the mantle worn by Chrisitianity; the inqusitions; the Mayflower; and the gathering to Armageddon-cross reference Matthew 23:39.

"The beast" - the one of verse 1-10 of chapter 13 (the world beast/body) and the "false prophet" are not humans but are institutions of man "active" during last days, and at the time of Jesus' return.

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Jude 7

I find it very interesting that in the book of Jude, it says (speaking of very grievous false teachers) -

Jude 1:7, Amplified Bible (AMP)

"[The wicked are sentenced to suffer] just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the adjacent towns—which likewise gave themselves over to impurity and indulged in practicing carnal lusts—are laid out [in plain sight] as an exhibit of perpetual punishment [to warn] of everlasting fire." (Literal = "aion-ion" fire/"age-during".)

Sodom and Gomorrah's fiery destruction.. openly displayed, as the example of everlasting fire, and of judgment.
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Talking about the "city harlot" (Rev 19:3) who corrupted the earth (seven hills of/seven continents) it says -- Young's Literal Translation - "the smoke of her destruction doth come up -- to the ages of the ages"

And Rev 14:11 says -- Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

11 "..and the smoke of their torment doth go up to ages of ages; and they have no rest day and night, who are? bowing before the beast and his image, also if any doth receive the mark of his name."

Also interesting I think, considering what is said to be the rule that scripture reveals scripture, and often close by, a few words or verses further along.. Jude 14,15 says "Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them..." (KJ) [Whereas judgment day, then "those not believing going to the second death" does not occur until 1000 years later.]

Revelation 14 of course is the two harvests - 1st resurrection and Har-megeddon - ("when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire.." (2 Thess 1:7,8 - NKJ).

The smoke of destruction, like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. ..Rising up unto the ages of the ages.. Never forgotten?