Nearly two thousand years ago, John the apostle was instructed to pass on to us the specifics of how things would transpire in the last of days. He wrote of the rapture, followed by the Seal, Trumpet, and Bowl Judgments, during which the entire planet is reshaped for the coming millennial reign. Graciously, God chose to inform those who follow Him just how things will soon unfold.
Revelation chapter thirteen clearly indicates that an overarching one-world system will manifest, a system comprised of a one-world government, religion, and finance. Scripture also makes clear the entity at the heart of this one world system, “Babylon – The Great Harlot – Rises,” as both an ecclesiastical and commercial power, the likes of which men have never seen. Here, we examine who she is and the fact that she is already rising.
Previous articles cover a great deal of information regarding the mindset that has incubated the idea of this one-world system, and how the narrative shifts back to the “Middle East.” Therefore, a good starting point for this article is to visit or revisit those articles.
The first article, “The Great Awakening – The Grand Deception”1 deals with the errant call for revival, which intends to manifest the kingdom of God here and now. The second article, “Back to Babylon,” puts forth a very plausible scenario that describes how and why the narrative of the last days is Middle East centric.2 With the groundwork established, let us turn to the identification of this Great Harlot.
Here, we should note that much work has already been done by our predecessors on the “what” of the entity at hand. In fact, John Walvoord informed us that she was both an ecclesiastical and a political entity.3 He also agrees that she, as her name implies, commits spiritual adultery with the false religions of the world, and this is one of the reasons for her demise. Much can be gleaned from the writings of Walvoord, who dedicated much of his lifetime studying and expounding on the last days. One final thought from him leads us into our next point… He identifies the Great Harlot (the ecclesiastical super religion that rules after the rapture) as Rome, or perhaps better said, Roman Catholicism and her associates. This is where we pick up.
History has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that Catholicism is domineering by nature. You must do things their way, or else. If you doubt this statement, read Foxes Book of Martyrs and your eyes will undoubtedly be opened.4 Two other groups are very much like this in terms of dominionism, the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), and Islam. Here we identify these three entities as the chief components of what Scripture describes as MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH (Rev 17:5). At first, it may seem like these are strange bedfellows. However, they are very much alike in terms of their primary goal, as each group desires to build the kingdom of God here and now, instead of waiting for Jesus to bring it with Him.
You might ask, why would these three groups unite? Why would they ever give up supremacy? The answer to both questions is quite simple… they need each other.
Rome needs two primary things in her quest to rule again like she did in the Dark Ages. First, she needs a protestant group like the NAR to bring the rest of her wayward children home. Next, she must have a militant arm to carry out the future mandate to kill all who refuse to worship the beast. Yes, you read that correctly; Rome will champion the Antichrist and be the unwavering religious arm of his system. However, as the text reveals, she will have to prostitute herself with the other religions of the world to reign supreme during the Tribulation. One has only to look at the news clippings of the last few years to see that a great bond is forming between the three primary groups here listed.
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Revelation chapter thirteen clearly indicates that an overarching one-world system will manifest, a system comprised of a one-world government, religion, and finance. Scripture also makes clear the entity at the heart of this one world system, “Babylon – The Great Harlot – Rises,” as both an ecclesiastical and commercial power, the likes of which men have never seen. Here, we examine who she is and the fact that she is already rising.
Previous articles cover a great deal of information regarding the mindset that has incubated the idea of this one-world system, and how the narrative shifts back to the “Middle East.” Therefore, a good starting point for this article is to visit or revisit those articles.
The first article, “The Great Awakening – The Grand Deception”1 deals with the errant call for revival, which intends to manifest the kingdom of God here and now. The second article, “Back to Babylon,” puts forth a very plausible scenario that describes how and why the narrative of the last days is Middle East centric.2 With the groundwork established, let us turn to the identification of this Great Harlot.
Here, we should note that much work has already been done by our predecessors on the “what” of the entity at hand. In fact, John Walvoord informed us that she was both an ecclesiastical and a political entity.3 He also agrees that she, as her name implies, commits spiritual adultery with the false religions of the world, and this is one of the reasons for her demise. Much can be gleaned from the writings of Walvoord, who dedicated much of his lifetime studying and expounding on the last days. One final thought from him leads us into our next point… He identifies the Great Harlot (the ecclesiastical super religion that rules after the rapture) as Rome, or perhaps better said, Roman Catholicism and her associates. This is where we pick up.
History has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that Catholicism is domineering by nature. You must do things their way, or else. If you doubt this statement, read Foxes Book of Martyrs and your eyes will undoubtedly be opened.4 Two other groups are very much like this in terms of dominionism, the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), and Islam. Here we identify these three entities as the chief components of what Scripture describes as MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH (Rev 17:5). At first, it may seem like these are strange bedfellows. However, they are very much alike in terms of their primary goal, as each group desires to build the kingdom of God here and now, instead of waiting for Jesus to bring it with Him.
You might ask, why would these three groups unite? Why would they ever give up supremacy? The answer to both questions is quite simple… they need each other.
Rome needs two primary things in her quest to rule again like she did in the Dark Ages. First, she needs a protestant group like the NAR to bring the rest of her wayward children home. Next, she must have a militant arm to carry out the future mandate to kill all who refuse to worship the beast. Yes, you read that correctly; Rome will champion the Antichrist and be the unwavering religious arm of his system. However, as the text reveals, she will have to prostitute herself with the other religions of the world to reign supreme during the Tribulation. One has only to look at the news clippings of the last few years to see that a great bond is forming between the three primary groups here listed.
Babylon - The Great Harlot – Rises :: By: C. Gray Adams
Nearly two thousand years ago, John the apostle was instructed to pass on to us the specifics of how things would transpire in the last of days. He wrote
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