I find that I am compelled once again to try and get the this message out to the American people. I know there are very few left who will hear the truth but there is a reason and that may be just one person out there who receives this message and is compelled to action of some sort, I just do not know but I do know that when I am compelled to pass along a Scriptural Truth then that is what I am going to do.
O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for
purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed
his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea.
America is the greatest most blessed nation in all the
earth. Where does America fit in the prophetic scheme of things? Is America
mentioned in the Bible? Will it have a role to play in the end-times scenario?
Many say that America is not mentioned in the Bible. I disagree and strongly
believe that America has been prophesied about in the Bible and that it will
play a major role in the end times. How could the greatest nation in the world,
the only super power, not have a role to play? Of course, it will. America has
been mentioned many times in scripture. The clearest mention is found in
Revelation 18. This chapter describes the end-times Babylon and the judgment
that it will receive. I believe America is the end-times Babylon talked about
in this chapter.
I believe that America is the Babylon talked about in Revelation
18 because of several verses that, when considered collectively, lead us to
conclude that America is the only country that fulfills all of the parameters
listed in the verses. Let us examine what the scriptures say about this modern
day end-times Babylon and see how they undeniably point to America.
1. End-times Babylon
is a great nation that receives judgment for its many sins.
“And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon
the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the
hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.” (Rev.
18:2)
2. This nation is a
superpower and has world dominance and importance. It has also spread its
corruption to the world.
“For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her
fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her.”
(Rev. 18:3)
3. The merchants of
the world are made rich through trading with this nation. This nation consumes
huge amounts of goods.
“And the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the
abundance of her delicacies.” (Rev. 18:3)
“And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over
her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold, and
silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and
silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and
all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil,
and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and
slaves, and souls of men.” (Rev. 18:11–13)
4. This nation is
proud and arrogant and considers herself to be invincible and the greatest
nation on earth.
“How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously,
so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen,
and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.” (Rev. 18:7)
5. This nation is
typified by an extravagant lifestyle.
“And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed
in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious
stones, and pearls!” (Rev. 18:16)
6. Other nations are
controlled by her and given great riches by her.
“And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication
and lived deliciously with her.” (Rev. 18:9)
7. This nation is a
coastal nation, with deep water ports and much international trade.
“And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and
sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off.” (Rev. 18:17)
8. This nation has
defenses in the heavens.
“Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she
should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto
her, saith the Lord.” (Jer. 51:53)
Which nation is the
only one in the world that meets all those qualifications? America! We are the
greatest country in the world. We are the only remaining super power. We
dominate world politics and dictate much of what happens in other countries
through whom and what we fund in those countries. We have the largest Gross
National Product (GNP) in the world, far surpassing all other countries. We buy
huge amounts of goods from other countries. In fact, the economy of many
countries would collapse without our trade dollars. We are a proud and arrogant
people and feel that we are invincible and that we are the greatest nation in
the world. America, as a whole, lives in luxury compared to the rest of the
world. America has many deep water ports, and the vast majority of goods
entering this country come by way of ship. And, yes, we now are the only
country that has offensive and defensive weapons in space. The only country
that meets all of the qualifications above is America.
Yes, America is
described in Revelation 18 as the end-times Babylon. R.A. Coombes, in his book
America the Babylon, sums it up like this:
“So if not America, what nation will be the ‘mystery
Babylon’ spoken of in Revelation, chapters 17 and 18? I submit that there is no
other nation that could or will, and that therefore America must be the “super”
nation mentioned in Revelation…..Empirical data suggests that it is America,
not Rome, or London, nor some resurrected Iraqi empire, nor the United States
of Europe. Textually, from the scriptures, there is overwhelming evidence that
is ironclad in its data pointing only to the identity of ‘mystery Babylon’ as
being that of the United States of America. Revelation chapters 17 and 18 give
us 65 major identifying data points, which are identifying markers, that point
out the identifying characteristics that point out the identity of this
‘Babylon’, and what its future will be.”
Ancient Babylon was a world power that encompassed the
ancient “mystery” religions, hedonism, and materialism. America also embraces
the ancient “mystery religions,” hedonism, and materialism, and in many ways is
similar to ancient Babylon, and ironically, now controls the land it once
occupied.
Some think that the end-times Babylon mentioned in
Revelation 18 is Rome. They base their reasoning on Rev. 17:9: “And here is the
mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman
sitteth.” Through the centuries, Rome has been called the city of seven hills;
thus, they make the connection that end-times Babylon is Rome. But Rome does
not sit on 7 mountains but 7 hills. This does not meet the qualifications of
the great nation that has control over the world during the end-times as
outlined above. Here is what author Stewart Best said about this:
“Rome is usually pointed at as being Babylon the city, if a
literal city is even recognized. Rome, however, does not come close to being
able to fulfill the parameters of God for the identification of the city,
Babylon. It fails in almost all aspects. Because it does not meet the
requirements of God, Rome cannot be the “great city” Babylon. This is not to
say that Rome is not important in prophecy, for it is - it plays a major role
and is part of the Babylonian system!”
The argument goes that Rome is a city-state, and the Vatican
is in reality a nation, which it is, but beyond that fact, it utterly fails all
of the parameters for Babylon the Great. Babylon the Great is a large nation,
with many cities. It has many huge warm water seaports, a huge military, a
space program, etc. Rome does not fulfill any of these. Therefore, believe God
and not man.
Here is what another author has to say about the
Rome/Babylon connection:
Some Bible expositors make a big deal of the fact that
Revelation 17 refers (verse 9) to the seven heads of the Beast as “seven
hills”. (Rome was apparently built on seven hills.) A momentary allusion to
Rome was appropriate at the time, but everything else in the same chapter makes
it clear that even the hills are not literal hills, but rather “seven kings”.
So there are circles within circles here (as there are is so many prophecies)
that are easily missed if one becomes obsessed with only one aspect of a
prophecy.
So if one pays close attention to the language of Revelation
17 and 18, one can easily see that Rome does not meet the qualifications of
end-times Babylon; nor does ancient Babylon itself, located in Iraq. Still not
convinced that America is the end-times Babylon? Here are some verses that
prove it conclusively.
“Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you
shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness,
a dry land, and a desert. Because of the wrath of the Lord it shall not be
inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon
shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.” (Jer. 50:12 ,13)
These verses in Jeremiah speak of the destruction that
end-times Babylon will receive. It refers to end-times Babylon as having “a
mother.” What country has a “mother?” America! Its “mother” is England.
Consider the words of Author Stewart Best again:
“This latter day Babylon has a mother, which is also a
nation. This mother was responsible for “birthing” this mighty Babylon of the
End Times. If Iraq is Babylon as some try to claim, who is the mother of Iraq?
If you read this verse carefully, it says that the mother nation preceded
Babylon, gave birth to her, watches her rise to full power, and watches her die
in fire. Again, who is the mother of Iraq? Iraq has none.
Who is the mother of Rome, which is often presented as
Babylon? Rome is not a nation, but a city. Further, she has no mother. Who is
the mother of the EC, which is often presented as Babylon, the Revived Roman
Empire? In point of fact, she will have no mother, and further, Babylon the
Great is always shown as a single nation from her birth to her rise to full
power and glory. The EC does not qualify. Each parameter must be fulfilled. You
cannot pick and choose that which you wish to present to prove your case.
However, America has a mother. This mother was directly
responsible for her birth. That mother preceded her. England has been around
awhile. England gave birth to America, and England is still around, and England
will watch America burn. England is further confirmed as the mother of Babylon
the Great by Daniel the Prophet in Daniel 7:4 (the lion). Ezekiel also mentions
it in Ezekiel 38/39 as “Tarshish”, who gives birth to “young cubs”. Tarshish is
a cryptic reference to England and her young cubs are America, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, etc. Daniel refers to her as a lion. The national
symbol of England is a lion. The eagle wings on top the lion is America, her
daughter. America’s national symbol is the eagle with outstretched wings.”
America is the country with “a mother” and America meets the
other scriptural qualifications. Thus, the clear scriptural interpretation is
that America is the end-times Babylon.
More Indications
There are more
indications that America is the end-times Babylon, as well. For example, at the
gateway to our nation stands the Statue of Liberty. Free Masons in Paris gifted
it to America in 1886. They commissioned fellow Mason Augusste Bertholdi, who
was seeking a commission to create a robed statue of the goddess Isis, the
Egyptian Queen of Heaven, holding a torch. Her connection to Babylon is easily
seen in the next quote.
The Babylonian heritage of the “Statue of Liberty” should
come as no real surprise to God’s people. Her identity is written in her shape.
She stands on a base patterned after the Babylonian stepped-pyramids, or ziggurats,
of old — which themselves were designed by the “tower” woman Semiramis and her
architects. She stands literally on a base patterned after the tower of Babel!
She wears a turreted crown, like Rhea, Cybele, Diana, and the pagan goddesses
who were counterparts of Semiramis. She stands as a universal symbol of
“liberty,” apart from the laws and commandments of God. She represents the “emancipation”
of mankind, and “immigration” and “unity” and the coming together of many races
to become one universal mankind, all peoples coming together to one land,
uniting the nations as “one,” with one language.
In her poem “The New Colossus,” Emma Lazarus calls the
“Statue of Liberty” the “Mother of exiles.” But the truth is, she is the
“Mother of harlots and abominations of the earth” (Rev. 17:5)
Arguments against America as Babylon
Even though the
evidence points to America as being end-times Babylon, some reject this
hypothesis, citing Rev. 17:6 and 18:24: “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. And in her was found the blood of
prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.” What you
must remember is that the United States of America will no longer be the
country where you grew up, it is becoming, before your eyes by a slow moving coup
d’état, a very powerful centralized state government which does not follow any
law or constitution but rather takes action and implements decrees by sheer
power and the exercise of this power, which we just witnessed as a pure failure
in the Syria affair, will generally begin to worry the other nations of the
world and thereby helping to coalesce them into a force opposing the sitting
power brokers in Washington D.C. Once the financial collapse of the dollar
occurs this realignment of powers happens rapidily.
They assert that America cannot be end-times Babylon because
she has not participated in murdering Christians. The future leader of the New
World Order, America will also be the one responsible for the martyrdom of Jews
and Christians during the 70th Week of Daniel. As a matter of fact, the U.S.
Senate has just passed legislation that paves the way for Christians to be
arrested for hate crimes for preaching anything negative about any race,
religion, sexual gender or “sexual orientation.”
Not only is end-times Babylon talked about in Revelation 18,
but is also talked about in Revelation 17 and other parts of scripture such as
in Jeremiah 50–51 and several chapters in Isaiah as detailed by R.A. Coombes:
“Babylon as a city and nation is perhaps the most mentioned
gentile city/state/nation in the Bible. Only those cities in Israel, such as
Jerusalem receive greater mention. There are approximately 359 direct
references to the name Babylon in the Old Testament. Of these references, many
are simply tied to historical accounts of events in past history. However, the
2 major prophets of the Old Testament, Isaiah and Jeremiah received from God
information about a future Babylon yet to come. This future Babylon is separate
and distinct from the Babylon of their day. The message of the prophets is that
a latter-day Babylon would arise that would carry on the ‘spirit’ of the old
Babylon. Hence, these two prophets present significant data concerning the
identity of the future Babylon and its destiny. The prophets explain what will
happen to this later Babylon along with data on who will be involved, where it
will take place, when and how…along with why it takes place. These two prophets
account for more than 80 direct references to this future city/state/nation. 64
of those are found in two chapters of Jeremiah. Those chapters are chapters 50
and 51. Isaiah accounts for two dozen more in chapters 13, 14, 18 and 47. These
chapters provide a substantial insight into what happens to this latter day
Babylon of the future.”
Jeremiah 50 and 51 is a large section of scripture
concerning end-times Babylon that describe its destruction. I will not list
them in full here, but I would encourage you to read them. Here are a few key
verses from the text.
“Because of the wrath of the Lord it shall not be inhabited,
but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be
astonished, and hiss at all her plagues. Put yourselves in array against
Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows:
for she hath sinned against the Lord. Shout against her round about: she hath
given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it
is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do
unto her. Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in
the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn everyone
to his people, and they shall flee everyone to his own land.” (Jer. 50:13-16)
“How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and
broken! How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! I have laid a
snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware:
thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the Lord.”
(Jer. 50:23, 24)Note: Hammer means the policeman of the world.
“Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the
Lord God of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee. And
the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will
kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.” (Jer.
50:31,32)
“As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour
cities thereof, saith the Lord; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any
son of man dwell therein. Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a
great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy:
their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one
put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.”
(Jer. 50:40-42)
These verses paint a
gloomy picture of the end-times Babylon and the destruction that it will
receive. How do we know that Jeremiah chapters 50 and 51 are talking about the
end-times Babylon? One of the main reasons is that ancient Babylon was not
destroyed in the way described in the passages above. Consider again the words
of Mr. Coombes.
“The future-Babylon prophecies of Isaiah and Jeremiah have
over the centuries been misunderstood and misapplied. Until recently, many
commentators considered many of the prophecies to have already occurred. It
does seem that some of the predicted results do apply to the ancient Babylon.
Those results speak of Babylon becoming a desert, where desert animals live and
no man resides there. In reality, ancient Babylon—the city, has been deserted
for nearly a thousand years. It did not occur in the manner described in the
future prophecies! Furthermore, the old national empire of Babylon has remained
inhabited by man, yet the prophecies speak of no habitation for the
nation/state as well as the city. Additionally, the events in question indicate
that the demise of this Babylon will occur in … one…that’s 1…1 hour. Yes, that
is 60 minutes of time…for complete annihilation of not just a city but also a
city/state/nation. That never occurred for ancient Babylon. She just slowly
dissolved into nothingness. Therefore, the prophecies of Isaiah and Jeremiah
are indeed still for the future.”
Here is one of the
prophecies that show that ancient Babylon was not destroyed in this manner.
“The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the
waves thereof.” (Jer. 51:42) Was ancient Babylon covered with waves? Did the
sea come up upon it? No! Ancient Babylon was not destroyed in that way. Thus,
these scriptures have to be talking about the end-times Babylon. In Isaiah 18,
we have further proof that the end-times Babylon is different from ancient
Babylon: “Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of
Ethiopia: That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes
upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and
peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out
and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!” (Is 18:1, 2)
Once again, notes
Coombes:
“Finally, we have Isaiah 18:2, where we find a reference to
the future Babylon’s location as being beyond the land and rivers of Cush. This
‘rivers of Cush’ reference is relating to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers of
Mesopotamia. Therefore, we find the verse trying to tell us that future Babylon
is BEYOND the old Babylon by a great distance!!! The implication is that the
future Babylon is nowhere close, geographically, and requires a long sea voyage
to get there from anywhere in the then known world.”
If America is the end-times Babylon, which I am convinced that
it is, then as you can see from these passages, America-Babylon is slated for
destruction. America has lifted her fist in the face of God. Our sins have
reached unto heaven. The murders, especially of babies, the sexual perversions,
the child abuse, the pornography, the drug abuse, the witchcraft (includes TV
shows that go after or lift up all things that God has proclaimed evil at its
inception and evil in its pursuits) that this country is involved in, are
deplorable. The worst sins are yet future, however, in which America will be
instrumental in bringing about the New World Order and persecuting Jews and
Christians. As a result, God’s judgment will come upon America swiftly and
decisively.
America, as a whole, has shown God in recent years that it
does not want Him. The nation has removed prayer from school, defamed the
sanctity of marriage, and is removing the scriptures such as the Ten
Commandments from being displayed publicly. America is shaking its fist in
God’s face and saying “We do not want you!” Unfortunately, that is what we will
get. God has begun and will continue to remove His blessings and hand of
protection from our nation. 9/11 was just the start, and we can see from the
language employed in Revelation 18 that America will eventually suffer a
terrible destruction.
“And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon
the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the
hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.” (Rev.
18:2)
“Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and
mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is
the Lord God who judgeth her.” (Rev. 18:8)
“Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying,
Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy
judgment come.” (Rev. 18:10)
Two-Stage Destruction
Scriptures in Jeremiah and Revelation tell us that the
attack is likened to what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah and will involve a
sudden destruction with fire and a destroying wind that will happen in one
hour. The noise of the destruction will move the earth; and the shipmasters
will not want to come near us for fear. I ask, for fear of what? What type of
destruction is swift, involves smoke, wind, fire, burning, moves the earth, and
will cause shipmasters to not want to come near? Nuclear, Asteroid, Comet
Debris, Coronal Mass Ejection they are all bad.
I am sorry to say that whether you believe it or not,
America as a nation is due to be judged in the 70th Week of Daniel.
“Because of the wrath of the Lord it shall not be inhabited,
but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be
astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.” (Jer. 50:12-13)
“Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild
beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and
it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from
generation to generation. As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour
cities thereof, saith the Lord; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any
son of man dwell therein.” (Jer. 50:39, 40)
These verses indicate that, as a result of the first destruction,
America will become uninhabitable and likened to a desert. The second and final
judgment upon America will come near the end of the 70th Week as recorded in
Revelation 16:
“And the great city was divided into three parts, and the
cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God,
to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And every
island fled away, and the mountains were not found. And there fell upon men a
great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men
blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was
exceeding great.” (Rev. 16:19-21)
“And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone,
and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city
Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.” (Rev. 18:21)
So we see that this
second judgment will occur at the return of Christ at the end of the 70th Week
and will result in America not being found any more. This final destruction
will probably occur as a result of the horrendous earthquake that will shake
the world, causing every island to disappear and every mountain to be leveled,
and America will sink into the ocean and be covered over by the waves forever:
“The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the
multitude of the waves thereof.” (Jer. 51:42)
“Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown
down, and shall be found no more at all.” (Rev. 18:21)
O America, I wish it
were not true. Your sins have reached unto heaven and you will be smitten. The
country that we love so dear, that was founded upon Christian principles and
used to stand for righteousness, now promotes wickedness and will receive her
just deserts.
The American people have allowed this coup d'état by not
paying close enough attention to what our leaders have been doing and closely
examining their efforts and seeing to where they lead. Unfortunately, there are not many Christians in America
these days and the tipping point has been reached and passed so it is now time to
see the results of our lack of knowledge.
Hosea 4:6 “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou
hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest
to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy
children.”
This truly sad because the knowledge has been given but few
accepted it and believed God.
