Scarlet (from the Persian سآقرلآت säqirlāt)
Babylon is Persia and Iran is PERSIA, not saudi arabia. Iran is trying to revive an islamist version of the Persian Empire which includes Iraq, (Babylon,) and they are succeeding.
From 2009:
U.S. TO HELP REBUILD CITY OF BABYLON IN IRAQ
obama was elected in 2008 and since he has been in office, Iran has been his pet.
This week, Iran and Iraq have signed 6 memoranda of understanding and our soldiers have returned to being cannon fodder thanks to Iran's very visible interference in Iraq. obama has allowed this, even mandated it by his policies.
As Americans shed their blood, Babylon rises. LITERALLY
Babylon is Iraq, is that not right?
Saddam Hussein considered himself to be the reincarnation of the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar.
http://www.atlastours.net/iraq/babylon.html
However, I will not debate this, as I do not claim to be any kind of expert.
I see, you already posted this... Iran and Iraq were both Persia.
Forgive my lack of reading comprehension. lol
First, thanks for responding with your input. You may be correct. I’m not claiming to be a Biblical scholar, just a Christian seeking to understand the Bible and my role as a Christian today. That includes end times prophesies.
My two comments are:
1) Revelation is a complicated book, filled with images and symbology. I don’t claim to have it completely understood, but I’m working at learning.
2) I used to think of the “Whore of Babylon” more along the lines of Rome/the Catholic Church/or the apostate Christian Church. This article along with some others have opened my eyes to a different angle. All in all, it’s very interesting.