Metaphorical Babylon & Literal Behaviour

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1	The Position of Babylon	Babylon sits upon many waters = upon peoples, multitudes, nations, tongues. Babylon sits upon a scarlet coloured beast = upon the Satanic superstructure that embodies the natural wickedness of mankind with its godless ambitions. Babylon sits upon seven mountain heads = upon the historical empires of Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia, Medo-Persia, Greece, Political Rome, & Papal Rome. Babylon sits as a city of supremacy = over the earth and its leaders.	Rev 17:1, 15. Rev 17:3 Rev 17:9 Rev 17:18
2	The Appearance of Babylon	Babylon appears as a woman who is noble = as stately, dignified, excellent, notable. Babylon appears as a woman who is rich = as succeeding, prospering, attracting, gaudy. Babylon appears as a woman who is great = as expansive, important, matriarchal, idolatrous. Babylon appears as a woman who is drunk = as excessive, indulgent, satiated, intoxicated, blood-filled.	Rev 17:4 Rev 17:6b, 7a. Rev 18:7 Rev 17:6a, 18:24.
3	The Identification of Babylon	Babylon is named for mystery = secrets, oaths, rites, deals. Babylon is named for greatness = expansive, important, powerful, famous. Babylon is named for matriarchy = source, producer, ruler, matrix. Babylon is named for harlotry = prostitutes, whores, available, saleable. Babylon is named for idolatry = objectionable, detestable, horrible, abominable. Babylon is named for sorcery = occultic, distorting, deceiving, bewitching.	Rev 17:5 Rev 17:18, 18:7 Rev 17:5 Rev 17:1 Rev 17:4 Rev 18:23
4	The Conveyance of Babylon	Babylon is carried on the beast who is like a leopard = swift, predatory political agility. Babylon is carried on the beast who has feet like a bear = sharp, aggressive military might. Babylon is carried on the beast who has a mouth like a lion = loud, dominating media mastery. Babylon is carried on the beast who has 7 heads = complete corporate control. Babylon is carried on the beast who has 10 horns = extreme executive enforcement. Babylon is carried on the beast who has 10 crowns = total temporal tyranny. Babylon is carried on the beast who is swollen with blasphemous names = false profane deification.	Rev 13:2a Rev 13:2b Rev13:2c Rev 13:1a Rev13:1b Rev 13:1c Rev 13: 1d & 5, 17:3.
5	The Associations of Babylon	Babylon is associated with nations = plies them with her beliefs. Babylon is associated with sovereigns = pleases them with her attentions. Babylon is associated with merchants = prospers them with her trade.	Rev 17:15, 18:3 Rev 17:2, 18:9 Rev 18:11,15
6	The Termination of Babylon	Babylon terminates with hostility = hated, desolate, naked, devoured, burnt. Babylon terminates with plagues = death, mourning, famine. Babylon terminates with burning = fire, smoke, torment. Babylon terminates with violence = overthrown, cast down. Babylon terminates with haunting = demons, foul spirits, hateful unclean birds.	Rev 17:16
7	The Lamentation for Babylon	Babylon’s fall is lamented by rulers = shock, sorrow, punishment. Babylon’s fall is lamented by merchants = loss, mourning, ruin. Babylon’s fall is lamented by traffickers = grief, distress, destitution.	Rev 18:9-24

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RIDING FOR A FALL​

1.

Babylon is riding for a fall,

With all the cities of the nations in her thrall.

With all the cities of the nations,

Breeding blasphemous populations,

Babylon is riding for a fall.

2.

Babylon is like her golden cup,

Filthiness of her fornications fill them up,

Filthiness of her fornications,

Along with her abominations,

Babylon is like her golden cup.

3.

Babylon is sat on seven kings,

This completely foul confusing mess that she brings,

This completely foul confusing mess,

Is natural proof of wickedness,

Babylon is sat on seven kings.

4.

Babylon is sworn to mystery,

False religion spawned by her occult harlotry,

False religion spawned by her occult,

Idolatry an exact result,

Babylon is sworn to mystery.

5.

Babylon is drunken with the blood,

Of the saints and martyrs of Jesus found aflood,

Of the saints and martyrs of Jesus,

Prophets and all who are slain as thus,

Babylon is drunken with the blood.

6.

Babylon is coming to the boil,

Her delicious living and commerce soon will spoil,

Her delicious living and commerce,

Are judged in heaven as most adverse,

Babylon is coming to the boil.

7.

Babylon is burdening the Beast,

Whose approaching hour of power will have this ceased,

Whose approaching hour of power will

Incorporate total overkill,

Babylon is burdening the Beast.

8.

Babylon is soon a great whore falling,

Thrown down off her Beast devoured and burnt so appalling,

Thrown down off her Beast devoured and burnt,

From Ten Crowned Horns double wrath she earnt,

Babylon is soon a great whore falling!

9.

Babylon is soon an habitation,

Where demons haunt cursed ruins obscene in location,

Where demons haunt cursed ruins obscene,

Foul spirits and hateful birds unclean,

Babylon is soon an habitation.

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