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Ðare€used€as€instruments€of€God€judgment.И'4!$(#(# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò5óó€And€the€angel€answered€and€said€unto€me,€These€òòareóó€the€four€spirits€of€the€heavens,Ð p) #& Ðwhich€go€forth€from€standing€before€the€Lord€of€all€the€earth.€òòZechariah€6:5Ð\*ø#'Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XâDXX XâDN#ÔÌà  àÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÐ 4,Ð%) Ðà8  àòò1óó€And€after€these€things€I€saw€four€angels€standing€on€the€four€corners€of€the€earth,Ð d Ðholding€the€four€winds€of€the€earth,€that€the€wind€should€not€blow€on€the€earth,€norÐ Pì Ðon€the€sea,€nor€on€any€tree.€òòRevelation€7:1Ð<ØÐ Ð  ÐóóÌà8  àòò36óó€And€upon€Elam€will€I€bring€the€four€winds€from€the€four€quarters€of€heaven,€andÐ  ° Ðwill€scatter€them€toward€all€those€winds;€and€there€shall€be€no€nation€whither€theÐ  œ Ðoutcasts€of€Elam€shall€not€come.€òòJeremiah€49:36Ðì ˆÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò9óó€Then€said€he€unto€me,€Prophesy€unto€the€wind,€prophesy,€son€of€man,€and€say€to€theÐ Ä ` Ðwind,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Come€from€the€four€winds,€O€breath,€and€breatheÐ °L  Ðupon€these€slain,€that€they€may€live.€òòEzekiel€37:9М8 Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò2óó€Daniel€spake€and€said,€I€saw€in€my€vision€by€night,€and,€behold,€the€four€winds€ofÐ t  Ðthe€heaven€strove€upon€the€great€sea.€òòDaniel€7:2Ð`ü Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò8óó€Therefore€the€he€goat€waxed€very€great:€and€when€he€was€strong,€the€great€horn€wasÐ 8Ô  Ðbroken;€and€for€it€came€up€four€notable€ones€toward€the€four€winds€of€heaven.€òòDanielÐ $À Ð8:8ЬРР Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò4óó€And€when€he€shall€stand€up,€his€kingdom€shall€be€broken,€and€shall€be€dividedÐ è„ Ðtoward€the€four€winds€of€heaven;€and€not€to€his€posterity,€nor€according€to€hisÐ Ôp Ðdominion€which€he€ruled:€for€his€kingdom€shall€be€plucked€up,€even€for€others€besideÐ À\ Ðthose.€à8` Ð Ð àòòDaniel€11:4ЬH` x` x Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò6óó€Ho,€ho,€òòcome€forthóó,€and€flee€from€the€land€of€the€north,€saith€the€LORD:€for€I€haveÐ „  Ðspread€you€abroad€as€the€four€winds€of€the€heaven,€saith€the€LORD.€òòZechariah€2:6Ðp Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò31óó€And€he€shall€send€his€angels€with€a€great€sound€of€a€trumpet,€and€they€shall€gatherÐ Hä Ðtogether€his€elect€from€the€four€winds,€from€one€end€of€heaven€to€the€other.€Ð4 ÐÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòòMatthew€24:31Ð !¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò27óó€And€then€shall€he€send€his€angels,€and€shall€gather€together€his€elect€from€the€fourÐ ø"” Ðwinds,€from€the€uttermost€part€of€the€earth€to€the€uttermost€part€of€heaven.€à8@dƒàòòMarkÐ ä#€  Ð13:27óóÔ#†XâDXX XâD‘ #ÔÐÐ$l!Ð Ð  ÐÌò ò8.à0  àòòLocusts€=€the€northern€army€of€Joel€2:20óó€(òòRevelation€9:3óó,òò€Joel€2:25óó)ó ó€These€are€hideousÐ ¨&D # Ðcreatures€that€have€wings,€the€faces€of€men,€the€long€hair€of€women,€and€stingers.€TheirÐ ˜'4!$ Ðpurpose€is€not€to€kill,€but€to€torment€for€150€days.Є( "%(#(# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò3óó€And€there€came€out€of€the€smoke€locusts€upon€the€earth:€and€unto€them€was€givenÐ \*ø#' Ðpower,€as€the€scorpions€of€the€earth€have€power.€òòRevelation€9:3ÐH+ä$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÔ#†XâDXX XâDx-#ÔÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÐ4,Ð%)Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò20óó€But€I€will€remove€far€off€from€you€the€northern€òòarmyóó,€and€will€drive€him€into€aÐ d Ðland€barren€and€desolate,€with€his€face€toward€the€east€sea,€and€his€hinder€part€towardÐ Pì Ðthe€utmost€sea,€and€his€stink€shall€come€up,€and€his€ill€savour€shall€come€up,€becauseÐ <Ø Ðhe€hath€done€great€things.€òòJoel€2:20Ð( ÄÐ Ð  ÐóóÌà8  àòò25óó€And€I€will€restore€to€you€the€years€that€the€locust€hath€eaten,€the€cankerworm,€andÐ  œ Ðthe€caterpiller,€and€the€palmerworm,€my€great€army€which€I€sent€among€you.€òòJoelÐ ì ˆ Ð2:25ÐØ tÐ Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XâDXX XâD£.#ÔÌò ò9.à0  àòòSorceries€=€Drugsóó€(òòRevelation€9:21óó,òò€Revelation€18:23óó)ó óаL (#(# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò21óó€Neither€repented€they€of€their€murders,€nor€of€their€sorceries,€nor€of€theirÐ ˆ$  Ðfornication,€nor€of€their€thefts.€òòRevelation€9:21Ðt Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò23óó€And€the€light€of€a€candle€shall€shine€no€more€at€all€in€thee;€and€the€voice€of€theÐ Lè  Ðbridegroom€and€of€the€bride€shall€be€heard€no€more€at€all€in€thee:€for€thy€merchantsÐ 8Ô  Ðwere€the€great€men€of€the€earth;€for€by€thy€sorceries€were€all€nations€deceived.Ð $À ÐòòRevelation€18:23óóÔ#†XâDXX XâD)2#ÔЬРР ÐÌà0  àThe€word€ð ðsòòorceryóóðð€in€these€two€passages€is€based€upon€the€Greek€word€ð ðòòpharmakeiaóóðð.Ð è„ Ðð ðòòPharmakeiaóóðð€is€the€same€Greek€word€that€gets€transliterated€into€our€English€wordÐ Ôp Ðð ðòòpharmacyóóðð.€What€is€being€talked€about€here€in€òòRevelation€9:21óó€andòò€Revelation€18:23óó€isÐ À\ Ðdrugs.€Almost€without€exception,€drugs€are€associated€with€ancient€pagan€religions.ЬH(#(# ÐÌò ò10.à0  àòòThe€two€witnesses€=€the€two€olive€trees€=€the€two€candlesticksóó€(òòRevelation€11:3„4óó,Ð „  ÐòòZechariah€4:3„14óó)€=€the€two€anointed€ones€of€òòZechariah€4óóó óÐp (#(# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò3óó€And€I€will€give€òòpoweróó€unto€my€two€witnesses,€and€they€shall€prophesy€a€thousandÐ Hä Ðtwo€hundred€òòandóó€threescore€days,€clothed€in€sackcloth.€òò4óó€These€are€the€two€oliveÐ 4 Ð Ðtrees,€and€the€two€candlesticks€standing€before€the€God€of€the€earth.€òòRevelation€11:3„Ð  !¼ Ð4Ð "¨Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò3óó€And€two€olive€trees€by€it,€one€upon€the€right€òòsideóó€of€the€bowl,€and€the€other€uponÐ ä#€  Ðthe€left€òòsideóó€thereof.€òò4óó€So€I€answered€and€spake€to€the€angel€that€talked€with€me,Ð Ð$l! Ðsaying,€What€òòareóó€these,€my€lord?€òò5óó€Then€the€angel€that€talked€with€me€answered€andÐ ¼%X" Ðsaid€unto€me,€Knowest€thou€not€what€these€be?€And€I€said,€No,€my€lord.€òò6óó€Then€heÐ ¨&D # Ðanswered€and€spake€unto€me,€saying,€This€òòisóó€the€word€of€the€LORD€unto€Zerubbabel,Ð ”'0!$ Ðsaying,€Not€by€might,€nor€by€power,€but€by€my€spirit,€saith€the€LORD€of€hosts.€òò7óó€WhoÐ €("% Ðòòartóó€thou,€O€great€mountain?€before€Zerubbabel€òòthou€shalt€becomeóó€a€plain:€and€heÐ l)#& Ðshall€bring€forth€the€headstone€òòthereof€withóó€shoutings,€òòcryingóó,€Grace,€grace€unto€it.Ð X*ô#' Ðòò8óó€Moreover€the€word€of€the€LORD€came€unto€me,€saying,€òò9óó€The€hands€of€ZerubbabelÐ D+à$( Ðhave€laid€the€foundation€of€this€house;€his€hands€shall€also€finish€it;€and€thou€shaltÐ 0,Ì%) Ðknow€that€the€LORD€of€hosts€hath€sent€me€unto€you.€òò10óó€For€who€hath€despised€theÐ d Ðday€of€small€things?€for€they€shall€rejoice,€and€shall€see€the€plummet€in€the€hand€ofÐ Pì ÐZerubbabel€òòwithóó€those€seven;€they€òòareóó€the€eyes€of€the€LORD,€which€run€to€and€froÐ <Ø Ðthrough€the€whole€earth.€òò11óó€Then€answered€I,€and€said€unto€him,€What€òòareóó€these€twoÐ ( Ä Ðolive€trees€upon€the€right€òòsideóó€of€the€candlestick€and€upon€the€left€òòsideóó€thereof?€òò12óóÐ  ° ÐAnd€I€answered€again,€and€said€unto€him,€What€òòbe€theseóó€two€olive€branches€whichÐ  œ Ðthrough€the€two€golden€pipes€empty€the€golden€òòoilóó€out€of€themselves?€òò13óó€And€heÐ ì ˆ Ðanswered€me€and€said,€Knowest€thou€not€what€these€òòbeóó?€And€I€said,€No,€my€lord.€òò14óóÐ Ø t ÐThen€said€he,€These€òòareóó€the€two€anointed€ones,€that€stand€by€the€Lord€of€the€wholeÐ Ä ` Ðearth.€òòZechariah€4:3„14óóÔ#†XâDXX XâD»7#ÔÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔаL Ð Ð  ÐòòóóÔ#†XâDXX XâDB#ÔÌò ò11.à0  àòòThe€woman€clothed€with€the€sun€and€the€moon€with€a€crown€of€twelve€stars€upon€theirÐ ˆ$  Ðheadóó€(òòRevelation€12:1óó,€òòGenesis€37:9„11óó)ó ó€=€the€nation€of€IsraelÐt (#(# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò1óó€And€there€appeared€a€great€wonder€in€heaven;€a€woman€clothed€with€the€sun,€andÐ Pì  Ðthe€moon€under€her€feet,€and€upon€her€head€a€crown€of€twelve€stars:€òòRevelation€12:1Ð<Ø Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò9óó€And€he€dreamed€yet€another€dream,€and€told€it€his€brethren,€and€said,€Behold,€I€haveÐ ° Ðdreamed€a€dream€more;€and,€behold,€the€sun€and€the€moon€and€the€eleven€stars€madeÐ œ Ðobeisance€to€me.€òò10óó€And€he€told€òòitóó€to€his€father,€and€to€his€brethren:€and€his€fatherÐ ìˆ Ðrebuked€him,€and€said€unto€him,€What€òòisóó€this€dream€that€thou€hast€dreamed?€ShallÐ Øt ÐI€and€thy€mother€and€thy€brethren€indeed€come€to€bow€down€ourselves€to€thee€to€theÐ Ä` Ðearth?€òò11óó€And€his€brethren€envied€him;€but€his€father€observed€the€saying.€òòGenesisÐ °L Ð37:9„11М8Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XâDXX XâDlC#ÔÌò ò12.à0  àòòThe€great€red€dragon€with€seven€heads,€ten€horns,€and€seven€crowns€upon€the€headsÐ t Ðóó(òòRevelation€12:3óó,€òòRevelation€20:2óó,€and€11€more€times)€=€Satan€himselfó óÐ`ü(#(# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò3óó€And€there€appeared€another€wonder€in€heaven;€and€behold€a€great€red€dragon,Ð 8 Ô Ðhaving€seven€heads€and€ten€horns,€and€seven€crowns€upon€his€heads.€òòRevelation€12:3Ð$!ÀÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò2óó€And€he€laid€hold€on€the€dragon,€that€old€serpent,€which€is€the€Devil,€and€Satan,€andÐ ü"˜ Ðbound€him€a€thousand€years,€òòRevelation€20:2óóÔ#†XâDXX XâDwH#ÔÐè#„ Ð Ð  ÐÌò ò13.à0  àòòHorns€when€representative€of€menóó€(òòRevelation€12:3€óóand€seven€more€times)(òòDaniel€7:20„Ð À%\" Ð24óó)€=€political€and/or€military€leadersó óЬ&H #(#(# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò3óó€And€there€appeared€another€wonder€in€heaven;€and€behold€a€great€red€dragon,Ð „( "% Ðhaving€seven€heads€and€ten€horns,€and€seven€crowns€upon€his€heads.€òòRevelation€12:3Ðp) #&Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò20óó€And€of€the€ten€horns€that€òòwereóó€in€his€head,€and€òòofóó€the€other€which€came€up,€andÐ H+ä$( Ðbefore€whom€three€fell;€even€òòofóó€that€horn€that€had€eyes,€and€a€mouth€that€spake€veryÐ 4,Ð%) Ðgreat€things,€whose€look€òòwasóó€more€stout€than€his€fellows.€òò21óó€I€beheld,€and€the€sameÐ d Ðhorn€made€war€with€the€saints,€and€prevailed€against€them;€òò22óó€Until€the€Ancient€ofÐ Pì Ðdays€came,€and€judgment€was€given€to€the€saints€of€the€most€High;€and€the€time€cameÐ <Ø Ðthat€the€saints€possessed€the€kingdom.€òò23óó€Thus€he€said,€The€fourth€beast€shall€be€theÐ ( Ä Ðfourth€kingdom€upon€earth,€which€shall€be€diverse€from€all€kingdoms,€and€shallÐ  ° Ðdevour€the€whole€earth,€and€shall€tread€it€down,€and€break€it€in€pieces.€òò24óó€And€the€tenÐ  œ Ðhorns€out€of€this€kingdom€òòareóó€ten€kings€òòthatóó€shall€arise:€and€another€shall€rise€afterÐ ì ˆ Ðthem;€and€he€shall€be€diverse€from€the€first,€and€he€shall€subdue€three€kings.€òòDanielÐ Ø t Ð7:20„24óóÔ#†XâDXX XâDlK#ÔÐÄ `Ð Ð  ÐÌò ò14.à0  àòòThe€Beast€=€Antichristóó€(òòRevelation€13:1óó,€and€32€times€more)(òòDaniel€7:3„26óó)ó óМ8 (#(# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò1óó€And€I€stood€upon€the€sand€of€the€sea,€and€saw€a€beast€rise€up€out€of€the€sea,€havingÐ t  Ðseven€heads€and€ten€horns,€and€upon€his€horns€ten€crowns,€and€upon€his€heads€theÐ `ü  Ðname€of€blasphemy.€òòRevelation€13:1ÐLè Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XâDXX XâDÝQ#ÔÌò ò15.à0  àòòTHE€MARK€OF€THE€BEAST€is€mentioned€8€different€times€in€the€book€of€Revelationóó.Ð $À Ðó óTHE€MARK€OF€THE€BEAST€is€not€666.€Contrast€the€Mark€Of€The€Beast€in€òòRevelationÐ ¬ Ð13:16„18óó€with€the€mark€that€was€placed€upon€the€innocent€in€òòEzekiel€9:4„5óó€and€the€seal€thatÐ ü˜ Ðwas€placed€in€the€foreheads€of€the€innocent€in€òòRevelation€7:3„4óó€and€òòRevelation€9:4óó.€ThatÐ è„ ÐMark€Of€The€BeastÐÔp(#(# Ðà  àÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò16óó€And€he€causeth€all,€both€small€and€great,€rich€and€poor,€free€and€bond,€to€receiveÐ ¬H Ða€mark€in€their€right€hand,€or€in€their€foreheads:€òò17óó€And€that€no€man€might€buy€or€sell,Ð ˜4 Ðsave€he€that€had€the€mark,€or€the€name€of€the€beast,€or€the€number€of€his€name.€òò18óóÐ „  ÐHere€is€wisdom.€Let€him€that€hath€understanding€count€the€number€of€the€beast:€forÐ p  Ðit€is€the€number€of€a€man;€and€his€number€òòisóó€Six€hundred€threescore€òòandóó€six.€à8@ Ð Ð àÐ \ø ÐòòRevelation€13:16„18ÐHäÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò3óó€Saying,€Hurt€not€the€earth,€neither€the€sea,€nor€the€trees,€till€we€have€sealed€theÐ  !¼ Ðservants€of€our€God€in€their€foreheads.€òò4óó€And€I€heard€the€number€of€them€which€wereÐ  "¨ Ðsealed:€òòand€there€wereóó€sealed€an€hundred€òòandóó€forty€òòandóó€four€thousand€of€all€the€tribesÐ ø"” Ðof€the€children€of€Israel.€òòRevelation€7:3„4Ðä#€ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò4óó€And€it€was€commanded€them€that€they€should€not€hurt€the€grass€of€the€earth,€neitherÐ ¼%X" Ðany€green€thing,€neither€any€tree;€but€only€those€men€which€have€not€the€seal€of€GodÐ ¨&D # Ðin€their€foreheads.€òòRevelation€9:4Д'0!$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò4óó€And€the€LORD€said€unto€him,€Go€through€the€midst€of€the€city,€through€the€midstÐ l)#& Ðof€Jerusalem,€and€set€a€mark€upon€the€foreheads€of€the€men€that€sigh€and€that€cry€forÐ X*ô#' Ðall€the€abominations€that€be€done€in€the€midst€thereof.€òò5óó€And€to€the€others€he€said€inÐ D+à$( Ðmine€hearing,€Go€ye€after€him€through€the€city,€and€smite:€let€not€your€eye€spare,Ð 0,Ì%) Ðneither€have€ye€pity:€òòEzekiel€9:4„5óóÔ#†XâDXX XâD]U#ÔÐdÐ Ð  ÐÌò ò16.à0  àòò666€is€the€number€of€the€Beastóó€(òòRevelation€13:16„18óó)ó óÐ<Ø(#(# ÐÌò ò17.à0  àòòVoice€of€many€waters€=€the€Lord€Jesus€Christóó€(òòRevelation€14:2óó,€òòRevelation€19:6óó,€andÐ  ° ÐòòRevelation€1:15óó)ó ó.€Read€the€entirety€of€Psalm€29€to€get€further€insight€on€the€voice€of€theÐ  œ ÐLORD.Ðð Œ(#(# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò15óó€And€his€feet€like€unto€fine€brass,€as€if€they€burned€in€a€furnace;€and€his€voice€as€theÐ È d Ðsound€of€many€waters.€òòRevelation€1:15дP Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò2óó€And€I€heard€a€voice€from€heaven,€as€the€voice€of€many€waters,€and€as€the€voice€ofÐ Œ(  Ða€great€thunder:€and€I€heard€the€voice€of€harpers€harping€with€their€harps:€òòRevelationÐ x  Ð14:2Ðd Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò6óó€And€I€heard€as€it€were€the€voice€of€a€great€multitude,€and€as€the€voice€of€manyÐ <Ø  Ðwaters,€and€as€the€voice€of€mighty€thunderings,€saying,€Alleluia:€for€the€Lord€GodÐ (Ä Ðomnipotent€reigneth.€òòRevelation€19:6аРР ÐóóÔ#†XâDXX XâD _#ÔÌò ò18.à0  àòòGreat€whore€=€MYSTERY€BABYLON€THE€GREAT€=€THE€MOTHER€OFÐ ìˆ ÐHARLOTS€óó=€all€false€religious€systems€combined€into€a€one€world€religion€(òòRevelationÐ Øt Ð17:1,5,15„16óó;€òòRevelation€19:2óó).€ó óBabylon€is€the€fountainhead€of€all€false€religious€systems.Ð Ä` ÐIt€is€the€place€of€the€Tower€of€Babel€and€the€confusion€of€tongues.дP(#(# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò1óó€And€there€came€one€of€the€seven€angels€which€had€the€seven€vials,€and€talked€withÐ Œ( Ðme,€saying€unto€me,€Come€hither;€I€will€shew€unto€thee€the€judgment€of€the€greatÐ x Ðwhore€that€sitteth€upon€many€waters:€òòRevelation€17:1ÐdÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò5óó€And€upon€her€forehead€òòwasóó€a€name€written,€MYSTERY,€BABYLON€THEÐ < Ø ÐGREAT,€THE€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTS€AND€ABOMINATIONS€OF€THEÐ (!Ä ÐEARTH.€òòRevelation€17:5Ð"°Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò15óó€And€he€saith€unto€me,€The€waters€which€thou€sawest,€where€the€whore€sitteth,€areÐ ì#ˆ  Ðpeoples,€and€multitudes,€and€nations,€and€tongues.€òò16óó€And€the€ten€horns€which€thouÐ Ø$t! Ðsawest€upon€the€beast,€these€shall€hate€the€whore,€and€shall€make€her€desolate€andÐ Ä%`" Ðnaked,€and€shall€eat€her€flesh,€and€burn€her€with€fire.€òòRevelation€17:15„16а&L #Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò2óó€For€true€and€righteous€òòareóó€his€judgments:€for€he€hath€judged€the€great€whore,€whichÐ ˆ($"% Ðdid€corrupt€the€earth€with€her€fornication,€and€hath€avenged€the€blood€of€his€servantsÐ t)#& Ðat€her€hand.€òòRevelation€19:2óóÔ#†XâDXX XâDBd#ÔÐ`*ü#'Ð Ð  ÐÌò ò19.à0  àòòWoman€upon€the€scarlet€coloured€beast€=€that€great€city:€six€times€so€called€in€the€bookÐ 8,Ô%) Ðof€Revelation.óó€The€Woman€=€€Babylon€(òòRevelation€17:3„9óó,€òò17:18óó)€ó ó(Many€even€takeÐ d ÐBabylon€to€be€symbolic.€I€do€not€because€Babylon€has€not€been€destroyed€as€prophesied€inÐ Tð ÐIsaiah€chapters€13€and€14€and€Jeremiah€chapters€50€and€51.).€Note€that€the€city€called€ð ðthatÐ @Ü Ðgreat€city€(Babylon)ðð€is€to€be€distinguished€from€the€city€ð ðthe€great€cityðð[€JerusalemÐ , È Ð(Revelation€11:8)].Ð ´(#(# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò3óó€So€he€carried€me€away€in€the€spirit€into€the€wilderness:€and€I€saw€a€woman€sit€uponÐ ð Œ Ða€scarlet€coloured€beast,€full€of€names€of€blasphemy,€having€seven€heads€and€tenÐ Ü x Ðhorns.€òò4óó€And€the€woman€was€arrayed€in€purple€and€scarlet€colour,€and€decked€withÐ È d Ðgold€and€precious€stones€and€pearls,€having€a€golden€cup€in€her€hand€full€ofÐ ´P  Ðabominations€and€filthiness€of€her€fornication:€òò5óó€And€upon€her€forehead€òòwasóó€a€nameÐ  <  Ðwritten,€MYSTERY,€BABYLON€THE€GREAT,€THE€MOTHER€OF€HARLOTSÐ Œ(  ÐAND€ABOMINATIONS€OF€THE€EARTH.€òò6óó€And€I€saw€the€woman€drunken€with€theÐ x  Ðblood€of€the€saints,€and€with€the€blood€of€the€martyrs€of€Jesus:€and€when€I€saw€her,Ð d  ÐI€wondered€with€great€admiration.€òò7óó€And€the€angel€said€unto€me,€Wherefore€didstÐ Pì  Ðthou€marvel?€I€will€tell€thee€the€mystery€of€the€woman,€and€of€the€beast€that€carriethÐ <Ø  Ðher,€which€hath€the€seven€heads€and€ten€horns.€òò8óó€The€beast€that€thou€sawest€was,€andÐ (Ä Ðis€not;€and€shall€ascend€out€of€the€bottomless€pit,€and€go€into€perdition:€and€they€thatÐ ° Ðdwell€on€the€earth€shall€wonder,€whose€names€were€not€written€in€the€book€of€lifeÐ œ Ðfrom€the€foundation€of€the€world,€when€they€behold€the€beast€that€was,€and€is€not,Ð ìˆ Ðand€yet€is.€òò9óó€And€here€òòisóó€the€mind€which€hath€wisdom.€The€seven€heads€are€sevenÐ Øt Ðmountains,€on€which€the€woman€sitteth.€òòRevelation€17:3„9ÐÄ`Ð Ð  ÐóóÌà8  àòò18óó€And€the€woman€which€thou€sawest€is€that€great€city,€which€reigneth€over€the€kingsÐ œ8 Ðof€the€earth.€òòRevelation€17:18Ј$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò8óó€And€their€dead€bodies€òòshall€lieóó€in€the€street€of€the€great€city,€which€spiritually€isÐ `ü Ðcalled€Sodom€and€Egypt,€where€also€our€Lord€was€crucified.€òòRevelation€11:8ÐLèÐ Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XâDXX XâD‚l#ÔÌò ò20.à0  àòòAbominations€=€the€idolatry€that€is€abominable:€the€idolatry€as€one€of€several€thingsÐ $!À Ðthat€are€an€abomination€to€God.€The€word€ð ðabominationðð€occurs€176€times€in€theÐ "¬ ÐBibleóó.ó óÐü"˜(#(# ÐÌò ò21.à0  àòòWaters€=€peoples,€multitudes,€nations,€and€tonguesóó€(òòRevelation€17:1,15óó)ó óÐÔ$p!(#(# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò1óó€And€there€came€one€of€the€seven€angels€which€had€the€seven€vials,€and€talked€withÐ ¬&H # Ðme,€saying€unto€me,€Come€hither;€I€will€shew€unto€thee€the€judgment€of€the€greatÐ ˜'4!$ Ðwhore€that€sitteth€upon€many€waters:€òòRevelation€17:1Є( "%Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÔ#†XâDXX XâD¹v#ÔÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò15óó€And€he€saith€unto€me,€The€waters€which€thou€sawest,€where€the€whore€sitteth,€areÐ \*ø#' Ðpeoples,€and€multitudes,€and€nations,€and€tongues.€òòRevelation€17:15óóÔ#†XâDXX XâD@x#ÔÐH+ä$(Ð Ð  ÐÐ 4,Ð%) Ðò ò22.à0  àòòThe€ten€horns€=€tens€kingsóó€(òòIn€Revelation€17:12óó,€it€is€directly€stated€to€be€so)€(See€alsoÐ d ÐòòRevelation€12:3óó,òò€13:1óó,òò€17:3óó,òò€17:7óó,€òò17:16óó,€and€òòDaniel€7:24óó).ó óÐPì(#(# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò12óó€And€the€ten€horns€which€thou€sawest€are€ten€kings,€which€have€received€noÐ ( Ä Ðkingdom€as€yet;€but€receive€power€as€kings€one€hour€with€the€beast.€òòRevelation€17:12Ð °Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò24óó€And€the€ten€horns€out€of€this€kingdom€òòareóó€ten€kings€òòthatóó€shall€arise:€and€anotherÐ ì ˆ Ðshall€rise€after€them;€and€he€shall€be€diverse€from€the€first,€and€he€shall€subdue€threeÐ Ø t Ðkings.€òòDaniel€7:24óóÔ#†XâDXX XâDžz#ÔÐÄ `Ð Ð  ÐÌò ò23.à0  àòòThe€seven€kings€=€the€Seven€heads€that€reign€over€Seven€mountainsóó€(òòRevelation€17:9„Ð œ8  Ð10óó)à0` (#(#àó óЈ$ ` (#` (# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò9óó€And€here€òòisóó€the€mind€which€hath€wisdom.€The€seven€heads€are€seven€mountains,€onÐ `ü  Ðwhich€the€woman€sitteth.€òò10óó€And€there€are€seven€kings:€five€are€fallen,€and€one€is,€òòandóóÐ Lè  Ðthe€other€is€not€yet€come;€and€when€he€cometh,€he€must€continue€a€short€space.Ð 8Ô  ÐòòRevelation€17:9„10óóÔ#†XâDXX XâDÛ}#ÔÐ$ÀÐ Ð  ÐÌò ò24.à0  àòòThe€Seven€mountains€=€7€kingdoms€or€empiresóó€(Revelation€17:9).€ó óÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔIn€a€short€search€forÐ ü˜ Ðthe€word€ð ðmountainðð€I€found€at€least€10€cases€where€the€word€ð ðmountainðð€was€used€toÐ ìˆ Ðidentify€a€whole€nation€or€political€entity.€Mountain€has€been€used€figuratively€to€refer€to€atÐ Øt Ðleast€the€following€:€of€Babylon€the€destroying€mountain€in€òòJeremiah€51:25óó;€of€Israel€6€timesÐ Ä` Ðin€òòEzekiel€36óó;€of€Samaria€in€òòAmos€6:1óó;€and€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€twice€in€òòDaniel€2óóÔ#†XâDXX XâD €#Ô.€Ô‡ XâDXXXâDÔTheÐ °L Ðseven€mountains€in€òòRevelation€17:9óó€are€not€the€literal€mountains€or€hills€of€the€city€of€RomeÐ œ8 Ðor€any€other€city€for€that€matter.€Ô#†XâDXX XâD>‚#ÔA€consistent€interpretation€of€the€symbols€in€the€context€willÐ ˆ$ Ðnot€support€that€conclusion.€In€òòRevelation€17:9óó,€the€seven€mountains€are€not€literalÐ t Ðmountains,€but€rather€are€symbols€for€kingdoms€or€empires.€òòRevelation€17:10óó€clearly€statesÐ `ü Ðthat€five€of€those€kingdoms€have€fallen,€one€is,€and€one€is€yet€to€come.€The€five€that€wereÐ Lè Ðfallen€included€Egypt,€Assyria,€Babylon,€Media„Persia,€and€Greece.€The€kingdom€that€ð ðisððÐ 8 Ô Ðat€the€time€of€Johnððs€writing€was€Rome.€The€seventh€kingdom€that€was€to€come€will€be€theÐ $!À Ðkingdom€of€the€Antichrist.Ð"¬(#(# ÐÌò ò25.à0  àòòAnother€Mighty€Angel€=€the€Lord€Jesusóó€Christ€(òòRevelation€10:1óó,€òòEzekiel€1:28óó)ó óÐè#„ (#(# ÐÔ‡ XâDXXXâDÔÌà8  àòò1óó€And€I€saw€another€mighty€angel€come€down€from€heaven,€clothed€with€a€cloud:€andÐ À%\" Ða€rainbow€òòwasóó€upon€his€head,€and€his€face€òòwasóó€as€it€were€the€sun,€and€his€feet€asÐ ¬&H # Ðpillars€of€fire:€òòRevelation€10:1óóИ'4!$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòóóÔ#†XâDXX XâD‰†#ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò26óó€And€above€the€firmament€that€òòwasóó€over€their€heads€òòwasóó€the€likeness€of€a€throne,Ð p) #& Ðas€the€appearance€of€a€sapphire€stone:€and€upon€the€likeness€of€the€throne€òòwasóó€theÐ \*ø#' Ðlikeness€as€the€appearance€of€a€man€above€upon€it.€òò27óó€And€I€saw€as€the€colour€ofÐ H+ä$( Ðamber,€as€the€appearance€of€fire€round€about€within€it,€from€the€appearance€of€hisÐ 4,Ð%) Ðloins€even€upward,€and€from€the€appearance€of€his€loins€even€downward,€I€saw€as€itÐ d Ðwere€the€appearance€of€fire,€and€it€had€brightness€round€about.€òò28óó€As€the€appearanceÐ Pì Ðof€the€bow€that€is€in€the€cloud€in€the€day€of€rain,€so€òòwasóó€the€appearance€of€theÐ <Ø Ðbrightness€round€about.€This€òòwasóó€the€appearance€of€the€likeness€of€the€glory€of€theÐ ( Ä ÐLORD.€And€when€I€saw€òòitóó,€I€fell€upon€my€face,€and€I€heard€a€voice€of€one€that€spake.Ð  ° ÐEzekiel€1:26„28