Babylon the great (Jesus, punishment, Kingdom, genesis, Revelation)

[may]

Babylon the great is the ........WORLD EMPIRE OF FALSE RELIGION and the bible in the book of revelation tells Gods people to GET OUT OF HER revelation 18;4 FALSE religion offends the true God, and he does not want his people to be any part of Babylon the great, the true God always looks after his own. if people get out of Babylon the great they will not be effected when God puts it into the hearts of certain political elements to turn on FALSE religion .revelation 17;17 For God put [it] into their hearts to carry out his thought, even to carry out [their] one thought by giving their kingdom to the wild beast, until the words of God will have been accomplished............ yes the book of revelation is a most thrilling book indeed, and its all happening in this time of the end . God will call false religion to account this will be the GREAT TRIBULATION

[d.]

Babylon was an ancient city in Mesopotamia, the ruins of which can be found in present-day Babil Province, Iraq, about 50 miles south of Baghdad.
Babylon is the Greek variant of Akkadian Babilu (bāb-ilû, meaning "Gateway of the god", translating Sumerian Kadingirra), an ancient city in Mesopotamia (modern Al Hillah, Iraq). It was the "holy city" of Babylonia from around 2300 BC, and the seat of the Neo-Babylonian empire from 612 BC. In the Old Testament, the name appears as בבל (Babel), interpreted by Genesis 11:9 to mean "confusion", from the verb balal, "to confuse".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon

[Willamena]

I'm a long way out of there.

[kai]

did you know that nebuchadnezzer had his name on the mud bricks when some of it was constructed, and Saddam started to reconstruct it and put his name on the new bricks. (trivia)

[may]

Originally Posted by divine

Babylon was an ancient city in Mesopotamia, the ruins of which can be found in present-day Babil Province, Iraq, about 50 miles south of Baghdad.
Babylon is the Greek variant of Akkadian Babilu (bāb-ilû, meaning "Gateway of the god", translating Sumerian Kadingirra), an ancient city in Mesopotamia (modern Al Hillah, Iraq). It was the "holy city" of Babylonia from around 2300 BC, and the seat of the Neo-Babylonian empire from 612 BC. In the Old Testament, the name appears as בבל (Babel), interpreted by Genesis 11:9 to mean "confusion", from the verb balal, "to confuse".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon

yes, it really is a great confusion it leads people away from the true God and leads people into idolatry, and i think i am right in saying that Nimrod made a great name for himself , and led people away from the true God, not a good thing to do as it leads to confusion,

[may]

Originally Posted by Willamena

I'm a long way out of there.

so where do we have to flee to ,? it seems that atheism is not the way to go as the following verses say that those who do not know God will not get everlasting life , but they will get everlasting destruction.
This takes into account that it is righteous on God’s part to repay tribulation to those who make tribulation for you, 7 but, to you who suffer tribulation, relief along with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels 8 in a flaming fire, as he brings vengeance upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus. 9 These very ones will undergo the judicial punishment of everlasting destruction from before the Lord and from the glory of his strength ..........2 thessalonians 1;6-9

[Willamena]

Originally Posted by may

so where do we have to flee to ,? it seems that atheism is not the way to go as the following verses say that those who do not know God will not get everlasting life , but they will get everlasting destruction.
This takes into account that it is righteous on God’s part to repay tribulation to those who make tribulation for you, 7 but, to you who suffer tribulation, relief along with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels 8 in a flaming fire, as he brings vengeance upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus. 9 These very ones will undergo the judicial punishment of everlasting destruction from before the Lord and from the glory of his strength ..........2 thessalonians 1;6-9

Who is fleeing? As you say, there is nowhere to flee to, but there is also no real need to flee.

I obviously don't believe as you do. I believe that those who know god know that they already have eternal life. For those who do not, it doesn't matter, because it's not about knowing. It's about being.

[kreeden]

May , have you read the book " Babylon the Great Has Fallen " ? I believe that was the title , and I believe that it is out of print now . But if you get the chance , I would highly recommend it . Although I don't totally agree with verything it says , I found it to be the most interesting book ever put out by the Watchtower that I have read . { that was back in the 80s , and I believe that it was out of print then , so I'm not sure how easy it would be to find a copy **.

[may]

Originally Posted by Willamena

Who is fleeing? As you say, there is nowhere to flee to, but there is also no real need to flee.

I obviously don't believe as you do. I believe that those who know god know that they already have eternal life. For those who do not, it doesn't matter, because it's not about knowing. It's about being.

the bible tells Gods people to GET OUT OF BABYLON THE GREAT revelation 18;4 so for christians it is very important to know what we have to get out of . God always protects his people and he is protecting his people by telling them to get out of babylon the great, because she is on the way out and we dont want to recieve the things she is going to get .Gods people have been getting out of her for a long time now , so that they can be untainted and pure in Gods eyes.

[may]

Originally Posted by kreeden

May , have you read the book " Babylon the Great Has Fallen " ? I believe that was the title , and I believe that it is out of print now . But if you get the chance , I would highly recommend it . Although I don't totally agree with verything it says , I found it to be the most interesting book ever put out by the Watchtower that I have read . { that was back in the 80s , and I believe that it was out of print then , so I'm not sure how easy it would be to find a copy **.

yes i did read it, but in this time of the end many new understandings and revealings about the book of revelation are being revealed , and even though that book was very enlightening newer and more upto date understandings are now in print, i find for me that i like to read the most up to date information then i do not get left behind in the accurate understanding of bible prophecy. we are now very well along into the time of the end , and it is all happening. the newer book out now is called ...REVELATION ITS GRAND CLIMAX AT HAND i think it came out in 1988 but in the last days many things are being revealed
"And as for you, O Daniel, make secret the words and seal up the book, until the time of [the] end. Many will rove about, and the [true] knowledge will become abundant. Daniel 12;4.............. many of the prophecies in the book of revelation are tyed up with prophecies in the book of Daniel
(Daniel 12:9) And he went on to say: "Go, Daniel, because the words are made secret and sealed up until the time of [the] end.