Mark Matheny
March 2, 2015
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth.
6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. -Revelation 17
Here is more ancient proof that "the woman" spoken of in Revelation is Rome and the Vatican.
This is an ancient coin of Rome:
Notice on the coin a few descriptive things:
- A woman sitting on 7 hills
- The word "ROMA" which is Rome (that City that rules over the Kings of the earth)
- A Beast beneath her (The two children beneath the Beast are Remus and Romulus, founders of Rome
- The instrument in her hand is similar to the "Golden cup" in Revelation.
This certainly gives more credit to those who believe the description of "Babylon the Great" referring to Rome, and the Vatican.
Is it possible that John the Revelator was looking at this coin as he wrote the Book of Revelation? Something to think about....
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