The Great Whore of Revelation

Do you really think that the pagan religions observed by the Ceasars is restricted to either Woodrow or Hislop?????

There are many history books available to tell you about the "college of Pontiff's" and the pagan religion that the Ceasars were involved in. Just go on line and look up the words "college of Pontiff's" or "Roman Paganism" or go check such histories as the "Decline and Fall of Rome" by Gibbons or any number of history books.

Just go online and look up the term "Pontifex Maximus" and you will see it originated with the high preist of the Pagan Roman religion and was a title that Ceasar took as the god/man.

Just go online and look pu the term "Roman Madonna" and you will see that the Roman Catholic Mary is nothing but the pagan Madonna cult with her child and that Rome gives the same titles to Mary as they did to their pagan Madonna.

 

You are trying to explain away the obvious! That term is just the BEGINNING of the associations between Roman Paganism and Roman Catholicism.

We could talk about the headdress of the pope and its origin. We could talk about the college of pontiffs, their colors of dress and the college of cardinals - all of which have no Biblical basis. We could talk about Saturnalius. We could talk about the Roman Madonna and her titles, etc., etc. None of these things have their origin with God or His Word but with paganism. There is not a Christian denomination on the face of the earth more pagan and rooted in pagan rituals than Rome because it is "MYSTERY" Babylon the christianized version of Babylonian religion.

 

You can't see the forest for the tree in your nose! The Biblical text limits the Great Whore to Rome (Rev. 17:18) and not secular Rome (Rev. 17:1-5) but to the RELIGOUS ROME - "mystery" Babylon. This RELIGIOUS Rome continues until the last "hour" upon earth when the ten kings assemble with the beast and false prophet to fight the Lamb. There is no other RELIGIOUS Rome that continued from that time to the present and will continue until that last "hour" except for Roman Catholicism located, headquartered at Rome as a CITY STATE. There is no other RELIGIOUS Rome that has its roots in "MYSTERY" Babylone from that time to the present which still exists in the city of Rome as a CITY STATE but Roman Catholicism - period - end of story.

 

Pleeeeeeease! All I said was go online and find the resources for yourself. The only resource I named was Gibbon's Decline and fall of the Roman Empire a very reputable work recognized by secular educators.

All I said was look up "Pontifex Maximus" for yourself. All I said was look up the Roman "Madonna" for yourself. All I said was look up "the college of Pontiffs" for yourself. There is a wealth of information on these things you can find in common encyclopedias.

You are simply trying to change the subject from the facts I presented in my last post.

The Biblical text limits the Great Whore to Rome (Rev. 17:18) and not secular Rome (Rev. 17:1-5) but to the RELIGOUS ROME - "mystery" Babylon. This RELIGIOUS Rome continues until the last "hour" upon earth when the ten kings assemble with the beast and false prophet to fight the Lamb. There is no other RELIGIOUS Rome that continued from that time to the present and will continue until that last "hour" except for Roman Catholicism located, headquartered at Rome as a CITY STATE. There is no other RELIGIOUS Rome that has its roots in "MYSTERY" Babylone from that time to the present which still exists in the city of Rome as a CITY STATE but Roman Catholicism - period - end of story.

 

You are purposely perverting my position. I HAVE NEVER STATED THAT ROME WAS UNDER THE CITY OF BABYLON! That is your straw man that you have built which has no basis in the text.

My position does not include that, does not say that, does not demand that but your straw man does.

She is CALLED "MYSTERY" babylon not Babylon! Babylon did not rule over the earth as the one world government when John wrote (Rev. 17:18).

This is a symbolism for babylonian RELIGION that secular Rome practiced and John is referring to this FALSE RELIGION that dominated secular Rome and which was the reason why he was sent to Patmos and why the congregations would be persecuted by the Ceasars due to their RELIGIOUS beliefs that conflicted with Christianity.

More straw men. The Parthians never ruled the world as did Rome. Apply the same standard to the Medes and Persians while Babylon ruled the world. Nevertheless Babylon is presented as the one world government at the time of its power. Apply the same logic to Greece when the Medes and Persians were the dominant one world government. Rome ruled the known world of John and the seven congregations and was the PROMINENT world power just as Rev. 17:18 demands and history verifies.

I know these facts bother you but there is no escape except by perverting and distorting history and the Biblical text.

 

I never said Rome was! Go back and read my response. Either you did not read what I said, did not understand what I said, or you are simply saving face by perverting what I said.

Rome ruled the world in the very same sense that every other one world government previous to them did. Babylon ruled the world but it did not rule over the WHOLE world becuase much was yet undiscovered, much was outside its reach but those outside its reach did not attempt to challenge Babylon. The same can be said of the Medes and Persian empire, the Grecian Empire and so it is of the Roman Empire.

You know this to be true and your are simply playing your game of mental gymnastics and YOU KNOW IT!

Bottom line, Rome ruled over the known world of John and the Seven congregations and that is the city in Revelation 17:10 as John uses the PRESENT TENSE and no other city on planet earth at that time could be described that way and YOU KNOW IT!

I know these facts upset you but they are facts that no amount of mental gynastics and vain rhetoric can change!

 

Here is the fact that proves all your arguments are simply empty arguments. John uses the PRESENT TENSE that demands that a CITY PRESENTLY known to John was ruling over the kings of the earth! What city known to John could that be other than Rome?

You have divorced yourself of common sense to say anthing other than Rome!

Pleeeeeeeeease use common sense in your arguments! You don't know what John knew or did not know about any other nations! Alexander did not rule over the whole world or even over the known world but he was the greatest world power at the time and ruled over the kings of the earth, many literally and those he did not could not overthrow his empire.


The Medes and Persians were part of the known world when Babylon came to power but it still ruled over the kings of the earth as the Medes and Persians could not overthrow it.

When the Medes and Persians were the dominant world empire the Greeks did not challenge it but the Medes and Persians ruled over the kings of the earth as the dominate power. It cannot be denied that Rome ruled over the kings of the earth and the Parthians and Germanic Tribes could not overthrow it.

The fact still remains that John used the PRESENT TENSE which demands that a CITY known to John was PRESENTLY reigning over the kings of the earth and there was no other city that can fit that description WHEN John wrote other than Rome - period - end of story -

 

John does not use the future tense to identify the city! You are simply wrong and wrong on all accounts.

You know he changes from the future tense to the present tense when describing this city and no amount of empty rhetoric or mental gynastics will change that.

This chapter so clearly and conclusively defines the Roman Catholic Church as the Great Whore that you and every devout Catholic will do ANYTHING and/or say ANYTHING to avoid its scathing condemnation.

I know you don't like this but facts are simply facts.

 

He is talking about the past, present and future history of the beast NOT THE WOMAN! Get your facts straight!

This woman is responsible for killing all the saints upon the earth including the APOSTLES so she cannot still yet be FUTURE unless you believe the Apostles have not died yet????????

This text simply describes what will happen to her in the future and how she will be destroyed in the future but she IS presently reigning when John wrote.