InDepth Studies With Mamma Lori
Y The SheepShed
"1 Babylon"
Lesson One
Part One
Y BABYLON
OLD & NEW TESTAMENT
The New Webster's Collegiate Dictionary,
defines Babylon as 'a city devoted to materialism and the pursiut of senual pleasure.'
Literal places can also become symbolic of some nature or personality of a place or historical event. We use
symbolic jesters all the time. Mother Babylon has "many, many daughters."
Y Babylon's Parallels In Jeremiah & Revelation:
1) Compared to a golden cup
Jer 51:7.....Rev 17:3-4; 18:6.
2) Dwelling on many waters
Jer 51:13....Rev 17:1
3) Involved with nations
Jer 51:7b.....Rev 17:2
4) Named the same
Jer 50:1.....Rev 18:10
5) Destroyed by fire
Jer 51:30.....Rev 17:16
6) Never to be inhabited
Jer 50:39.....Rev 18:21
7) Punished according to her works
Jer 50:29.....Rev 18:6
8) Fall illustrated
Jer 51:63-64.....Rev18:21
9) God's people flee
Jer 51:6, 34.....Rev 18:4
10) Heaven rejoices
Jer 51:48.....Rev 18:20
Revelation 17 shows us a Religious Babylon.
Revelation 18 is a literal Commercial City
situated on the Euphrates River. Babylon is the Trade Center of the World.....as New York City is today.
Y Babylon's Parallel's in Zechariah &
Revelation.
1) Woman sitting in a basket
Zech 5:5-11.....Woman sitting on the beast, seven mountains, and many waters
Rev 17:3, 9, 15.
2) Emphasis on commerce,
a basket for measuring grain.....Rev 18:13
Emphasis on commerce, merchant of grain.
3) Woman's name is wickedness Zech.....
Woman's name is Babylon the Great, Mother of Harlots and of the Abominations of the Earth.
4) Focus on false worship
a temple [house] is built for the woman
.....Rev 17:5 Focus on false worship.
5) Woman is taken to Babylon.....
Rev, Woman is called Babylon.
Two Wicked Women.
Where it began...it also ends. She is seen being returned in her own appointed time to her original place. It
must be literal because Rev 16:12. shows us the sixth bowl judgement is poured out and dries up the
Euphrates River to prepare the way for the kings of the east. This tells us something important and evil is
happening there....
Y 2
Y TODAY'S NATIONS
& ANCIENT NAMES
Y "SEE MAP OF
PRE-PATRIARCHAL PERIOD
& TABLE OF NATIONS"
"The Apocalyptic Nations"
Genesis 10
describes how the nations of the then-known world were derived from Noah's three sons...
Japheth, Ham, & Shem, the ancestral heads of the clans & nations that bore their names.
1) Rosh [Ancient Sarmatians...known as Rashu, Ros, & Rus]. Japheth's descendant.
Today's Russia.
2) Magog [Ancient Scythians].
Today's Central Asia. Former Soviet Union...now Islamic southern republics.
Afghanistan may be included?
Magog Japheth's descendant.
3) Meshech [Ancient Muschki & Musku in Cilicia & Cappadocia...]
Today's Turkey in central Asia Minor ...
House of Togarmah.
Meshech Japheth's descendant.
4) Tubal [Ancient Tubalu in Cappadocia]
Today's Turkey.
Tubal Japheth's descendant.
5) Persia [Ancient Elam [Medes] & Persia. Name changed to Iran in 1935]. A nation just coming into
prominence at the time of Ezekiel.
Date: 593 B.C-573 B.C.
Today's Iran. Elam descendant [son] of Shem.
6) Ethiopia [Ancient Cush, south of Egypt].
Today's Sudan.
Ham's descendant.
7) Put [west of Egypt].
Today's Libya in Africa.
Ham's descendant.
8) Gomer [Ancient Cimmerians from seventh century B.C.]. Is the Assyrian northwest of of Meshech in
central Asia Minor, House of Togarmah Assyrian on the upper Euphrates in Cappadocia [eastern Asia
Minor] north of Tubal. Please note: Far North.
Today's Turkey...but some say Germany?.
Gomer another of Japheth's descendant.
9) Beth-togarmah [Til-garimmu...between ancient Carchemish & Haran].
Today's Turkey.
A descendant of Japheth.
Y Mosul, northern city in Iraq, is ancient Nineveth . . . FYI.
Y Ezekiel 38 & 39 Unveils the Mysteries of Todays World Line-Up as is represented in the Apocalypse of
the Apostle John . . . revealed to him by the LORD Jesus Christ.
John addresses his letter to the seven churches of ASIA . . . even though the last days involve the whole
world . . . "FOUR WINDS" [meaning universal] are held back by four Angels until God's servants are
sealed on/in their "foreheads".
Rev 7:1-4 are the twelve Tribes of Israel...minus Dan... And other peoples who overcome the Beast during
the Great Tribulation are also sealed. This is a different seal than that of salvation's Holy Spirit. This Seal is
placed upon their 'Forehead'!
Ezekiel says these Islamic nations are led by Russia who with all their armies will invade Israel who must be
living at peace, according to Ezekiel, at the time of this final Gentile rule. [Thus describing the first half of
the Tribulation living in peace]. Ezk 38:8-12. President Bush and Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair stated
on the 16th of March that Israel and the Palestinians must make a peace agreement and Palestine must
become an
independant State. This would be part of the New Agenda for the Middle East after Iraq has been
overthrown and a "Democratic Government" established . . . which hopefully will have a dominno effect.
Y 3
But remember, Iron and Clay will not adhere to each other!
Y BABYLON IS LITERAL
& THE NATIONS ARE LITERAL
000 NOT SYMBOLIC 000
Y Saddam Hussein made the statement that he intended to "move the Capital of the World back to
Baghdad." Is he saying that New York is presently the Capital of the World having the United Nations high
rise there? Or is he referring to Nimrod's Babylon ... the first political power and religious rebellion. Babylon
was and is a literal place.
All the nations mentioned in Scripture pertaining to the end-time Beast "are not symbolic but literal
kingdoms." Y Nimrod ruled over all the inhabitants of the world . . . until God came down and overthrew it.
Nimrod's tower symbolized false religion and the city Babel the political power [economy] . . . the first United
Nations. Here we have "two Babylons" . . . Religious and Political.
Y The book of Revelation is the unveiling of the Tribulation period, the Antichrist; the judgements; the
Coming of Christ Jesus'
to earth; the Millennium; the Great White Throne Judgement; the new heaven; the new earth; and the New
Jerusalem coming down
from heaven. Y Babylon is mentioned more than any other subject in Revelation. Y The Euphrates River is
addressed as being dried up for the kings of the east with their armies to cross over. Y God's prophecies of
destruction against Babylon are by a host or assembly of nations. Y In 539 B.C. Babylon was overthrown by
the Medo-Persians . . . however, Isaiah and Jeremiah's prophecy is the future end-time period as revealed in
John's Apocalyspe for total ruin. Y There have been several historical days of the Lord in the Old
Testament. They are types and shadows of the Final Day after the Lord Jesus' first coming fulfilling God's
salvation plan and anouncing His Kingdom and Coming again to destroy them who are destroying the earth.
Y Corruption destroys the earth. Y President Bush anounced that Baghdad and Iraq would be "rebuilt". Y
Does this fulfill the Scriptures . . . since Babylon is busy with her political commerce and religious activities
pictured in Revelation? Y She is truly centrally located for a World Capital and the relocating of the United
Nations. . . moreso than New York.
Y Please note Saints, all this activity of Satan is because he is cast out of heaven with his angels by Michael
and his angels. Y The dragon is after the "Woman, her offspring, who keep the commandments of God [not
Allah] and have the testimony of Jesus Christ," Y to make WAR with them! Y It's all about making war
against the Lamb and His followers! Y "Here is the patience [endurance] of the saints." Y "Here is the
patience of the saints; Y here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." Y The
Beast, with seven heads and ten horns, Y "These will make war with 'the Lamb', and the Lamb will
overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen,
and FAITHFUL".
Rev 12:17; 13:10; 14:12; 17:13,14.
Y As the Lord Jesus addressed the Churches in the beginning of the Apocalypse
. . . the individual saint must be a faithful bond-servant, an overcomer, he cannot be "lukewarm" and in bed
with the world as the saints are today! they must be faithful even unto death if necessary. Satan is putting us
to
the test. Y Who is he angry with, saints?
Y 4
Y It is all about Israel nationally and Israel spiritually . . . Y God is "watching over His Word to perform it!"
Y "Yahweh no longer has His right Hand behind His back . . . Y but His Arm is out-stretched to establish
His Kingdom for Y He comes in truth and in righteousness to judge and make war with the last earthly
Gentile rule.Y The Christian's work of service today, as a bond-servant, is to give a Y clear and holy life
presentation of our Lord's salvation of repentance from sin and Y entrance into the Kingdom of Light of
God's dear Son. Y We are not to establish the Kingdom . . . Jesus is coming to do that! Y Yeshua/Jesus calls
it "The Resurrection of the Just and the Times of the Kingdom." Y According to the Lord, "those who
overcome are those who are . . . . . . Y "KEEPING HIS COMMANDMENTS AND ARE FAITHFUL."
Y What we are seeing today is a "prelude" to the Tribulation and it's end bringing in fully the Messianic
Millennium Kingdom! It is Yahweh, our God, who is commanding His own Word to fulfill it!
Y SheepShed
ALSO Babylon 2-3-4-5 please email us for more info.
"1 Babylon"
Lesson One
Part One
Y BABYLON
OLD & NEW TESTAMENT
The New Webster's Collegiate Dictionary,
defines Babylon as 'a city devoted to materialism and the pursiut of senual pleasure.'
Literal places can also become symbolic of some nature or personality of a place or historical event. We use
symbolic jesters all the time. Mother Babylon has "many, many daughters."
Y Babylon's Parallels In Jeremiah & Revelation:
1) Compared to a golden cup
Jer 51:7.....Rev 17:3-4; 18:6.
2) Dwelling on many waters
Jer 51:13....Rev 17:1
3) Involved with nations
Jer 51:7b.....Rev 17:2
4) Named the same
Jer 50:1.....Rev 18:10
5) Destroyed by fire
Jer 51:30.....Rev 17:16
6) Never to be inhabited
Jer 50:39.....Rev 18:21
7) Punished according to her works
Jer 50:29.....Rev 18:6
8) Fall illustrated
Jer 51:63-64.....Rev18:21
9) God's people flee
Jer 51:6, 34.....Rev 18:4
10) Heaven rejoices
Jer 51:48.....Rev 18:20
Revelation 17 shows us a Religious Babylon.
Revelation 18 is a literal Commercial City
situated on the Euphrates River. Babylon is the Trade Center of the World.....as New York City is today.
Y Babylon's Parallel's in Zechariah &
Revelation.
1) Woman sitting in a basket
Zech 5:5-11.....Woman sitting on the beast, seven mountains, and many waters
Rev 17:3, 9, 15.
2) Emphasis on commerce,
a basket for measuring grain.....Rev 18:13
Emphasis on commerce, merchant of grain.
3) Woman's name is wickedness Zech.....
Woman's name is Babylon the Great, Mother of Harlots and of the Abominations of the Earth.
4) Focus on false worship
a temple [house] is built for the woman
.....Rev 17:5 Focus on false worship.
5) Woman is taken to Babylon.....
Rev, Woman is called Babylon.
Two Wicked Women.
Where it began...it also ends. She is seen being returned in her own appointed time to her original place. It
must be literal because Rev 16:12. shows us the sixth bowl judgement is poured out and dries up the
Euphrates River to prepare the way for the kings of the east. This tells us something important and evil is
happening there....
Y 2
Y TODAY'S NATIONS
& ANCIENT NAMES
Y "SEE MAP OF
PRE-PATRIARCHAL PERIOD
& TABLE OF NATIONS"
"The Apocalyptic Nations"
Genesis 10
describes how the nations of the then-known world were derived from Noah's three sons...
Japheth, Ham, & Shem, the ancestral heads of the clans & nations that bore their names.
1) Rosh [Ancient Sarmatians...known as Rashu, Ros, & Rus]. Japheth's descendant.
Today's Russia.
2) Magog [Ancient Scythians].
Today's Central Asia. Former Soviet Union...now Islamic southern republics.
Afghanistan may be included?
Magog Japheth's descendant.
3) Meshech [Ancient Muschki & Musku in Cilicia & Cappadocia...]
Today's Turkey in central Asia Minor ...
House of Togarmah.
Meshech Japheth's descendant.
4) Tubal [Ancient Tubalu in Cappadocia]
Today's Turkey.
Tubal Japheth's descendant.
5) Persia [Ancient Elam [Medes] & Persia. Name changed to Iran in 1935]. A nation just coming into
prominence at the time of Ezekiel.
Date: 593 B.C-573 B.C.
Today's Iran. Elam descendant [son] of Shem.
6) Ethiopia [Ancient Cush, south of Egypt].
Today's Sudan.
Ham's descendant.
7) Put [west of Egypt].
Today's Libya in Africa.
Ham's descendant.
8) Gomer [Ancient Cimmerians from seventh century B.C.]. Is the Assyrian northwest of of Meshech in
central Asia Minor, House of Togarmah Assyrian on the upper Euphrates in Cappadocia [eastern Asia
Minor] north of Tubal. Please note: Far North.
Today's Turkey...but some say Germany?.
Gomer another of Japheth's descendant.
9) Beth-togarmah [Til-garimmu...between ancient Carchemish & Haran].
Today's Turkey.
A descendant of Japheth.
Y Mosul, northern city in Iraq, is ancient Nineveth . . . FYI.
Y Ezekiel 38 & 39 Unveils the Mysteries of Todays World Line-Up as is represented in the Apocalypse of
the Apostle John . . . revealed to him by the LORD Jesus Christ.
John addresses his letter to the seven churches of ASIA . . . even though the last days involve the whole
world . . . "FOUR WINDS" [meaning universal] are held back by four Angels until God's servants are
sealed on/in their "foreheads".
Rev 7:1-4 are the twelve Tribes of Israel...minus Dan... And other peoples who overcome the Beast during
the Great Tribulation are also sealed. This is a different seal than that of salvation's Holy Spirit. This Seal is
placed upon their 'Forehead'!
Ezekiel says these Islamic nations are led by Russia who with all their armies will invade Israel who must be
living at peace, according to Ezekiel, at the time of this final Gentile rule. [Thus describing the first half of
the Tribulation living in peace]. Ezk 38:8-12. President Bush and Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair stated
on the 16th of March that Israel and the Palestinians must make a peace agreement and Palestine must
become an
independant State. This would be part of the New Agenda for the Middle East after Iraq has been
overthrown and a "Democratic Government" established . . . which hopefully will have a dominno effect.
Y 3
But remember, Iron and Clay will not adhere to each other!
Y BABYLON IS LITERAL
& THE NATIONS ARE LITERAL
000 NOT SYMBOLIC 000
Y Saddam Hussein made the statement that he intended to "move the Capital of the World back to
Baghdad." Is he saying that New York is presently the Capital of the World having the United Nations high
rise there? Or is he referring to Nimrod's Babylon ... the first political power and religious rebellion. Babylon
was and is a literal place.
All the nations mentioned in Scripture pertaining to the end-time Beast "are not symbolic but literal
kingdoms." Y Nimrod ruled over all the inhabitants of the world . . . until God came down and overthrew it.
Nimrod's tower symbolized false religion and the city Babel the political power [economy] . . . the first United
Nations. Here we have "two Babylons" . . . Religious and Political.
Y The book of Revelation is the unveiling of the Tribulation period, the Antichrist; the judgements; the
Coming of Christ Jesus'
to earth; the Millennium; the Great White Throne Judgement; the new heaven; the new earth; and the New
Jerusalem coming down
from heaven. Y Babylon is mentioned more than any other subject in Revelation. Y The Euphrates River is
addressed as being dried up for the kings of the east with their armies to cross over. Y God's prophecies of
destruction against Babylon are by a host or assembly of nations. Y In 539 B.C. Babylon was overthrown by
the Medo-Persians . . . however, Isaiah and Jeremiah's prophecy is the future end-time period as revealed in
John's Apocalyspe for total ruin. Y There have been several historical days of the Lord in the Old
Testament. They are types and shadows of the Final Day after the Lord Jesus' first coming fulfilling God's
salvation plan and anouncing His Kingdom and Coming again to destroy them who are destroying the earth.
Y Corruption destroys the earth. Y President Bush anounced that Baghdad and Iraq would be "rebuilt". Y
Does this fulfill the Scriptures . . . since Babylon is busy with her political commerce and religious activities
pictured in Revelation? Y She is truly centrally located for a World Capital and the relocating of the United
Nations. . . moreso than New York.
Y Please note Saints, all this activity of Satan is because he is cast out of heaven with his angels by Michael
and his angels. Y The dragon is after the "Woman, her offspring, who keep the commandments of God [not
Allah] and have the testimony of Jesus Christ," Y to make WAR with them! Y It's all about making war
against the Lamb and His followers! Y "Here is the patience [endurance] of the saints." Y "Here is the
patience of the saints; Y here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." Y The
Beast, with seven heads and ten horns, Y "These will make war with 'the Lamb', and the Lamb will
overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen,
and FAITHFUL".
Rev 12:17; 13:10; 14:12; 17:13,14.
Y As the Lord Jesus addressed the Churches in the beginning of the Apocalypse
. . . the individual saint must be a faithful bond-servant, an overcomer, he cannot be "lukewarm" and in bed
with the world as the saints are today! they must be faithful even unto death if necessary. Satan is putting us
to
the test. Y Who is he angry with, saints?
Y 4
Y It is all about Israel nationally and Israel spiritually . . . Y God is "watching over His Word to perform it!"
Y "Yahweh no longer has His right Hand behind His back . . . Y but His Arm is out-stretched to establish
His Kingdom for Y He comes in truth and in righteousness to judge and make war with the last earthly
Gentile rule.Y The Christian's work of service today, as a bond-servant, is to give a Y clear and holy life
presentation of our Lord's salvation of repentance from sin and Y entrance into the Kingdom of Light of
God's dear Son. Y We are not to establish the Kingdom . . . Jesus is coming to do that! Y Yeshua/Jesus calls
it "The Resurrection of the Just and the Times of the Kingdom." Y According to the Lord, "those who
overcome are those who are . . . . . . Y "KEEPING HIS COMMANDMENTS AND ARE FAITHFUL."
Y What we are seeing today is a "prelude" to the Tribulation and it's end bringing in fully the Messianic
Millennium Kingdom! It is Yahweh, our God, who is commanding His own Word to fulfill it!
Y SheepShed
ALSO Babylon 2-3-4-5 please email us for more info.
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