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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem






Here is another Chapter in the Book of Revelation that elicits a whole lot of controversy, as well as LOTS of pictures (most of them inappropriate!). The speculation over the identity of the Harlot that Rides the Beast has caused a great deal of acrimony throughout the ages.

One thing that is certain, though. She gets her power from the Beast, who, we have agreed, represents the Nations, that is, the World's Political Power.

We also see that she is wealthy with her ill-gotten gains. The name "Mystery Babylon" indicates occultism and false religious power that is derived from evil rather than good. Babylon was the kingdom God used to punish Israel and Judah for their idolatry, even though the Babylonian Empire was far more wicked, idolatrous, and brutal than the Israelites were. God used a far more wicked nation to chastise the People Whom He had called out of darkness into His Light. Because we have the Light, we should have KNOWN BETTER!

To bring us to the current times, many Biblical Scholars are now rethinking the identity of the Harlot. For centuries, the reigning political and religious power rested in Rome. Even after the Fall of the Roman Empire, The foundations of Western Civilization were rooted in Rome. An even cursory glance at the architecture and interior decor of our Nation's Capital reveals Roman design, and our system of laws hearken back to Roman jurisprudence. Because of this, some people thought that the harlot was the USA, or Western Christianity, or some kind of occult offshoot including New Age Spirituality.

Now, however, more and more people are looking toward Arabia, at a very rich religion that has been manipulating the nations with her incredible wealth, which oozes out of the ground in the very area of the original Babylonian Empire. This religion despises God's People with a passion, and persecutes them daily, yet the nations kow-tow to her because of...OIL.

The religious book of this group actually calls for the slaughter of Jews and Christians, and instructs the "faithful" in world domination. Your mileage may vary, but, when we read tomorrow's Lamentation over the Destruction of Babylon, you may see it the same way.

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

3 posted on 08/30/2016 7:15:34 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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Praying for Israel and Peace that only Yeshua Himself can bring!


5 posted on 08/30/2016 7:52:35 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (*Convicted of thought crimes by the Left and the Right*)
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Prayers up


7 posted on 08/30/2016 9:06:52 AM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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WOW!
Praying in earnest for Israel and our Nation. God bless.


8 posted on 08/30/2016 9:16:45 AM PDT by etabeta
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PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH FOR
THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM!
And for the Preservation of the Valiant
Israeli Nation!



"Revelation 17 - The Whore of Babylon"
Ottheinrich Bible
Matthias Gerung, c. 1531


_ ND there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

6 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.

7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.

17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

__________________________________________Revelation 17:1-18 (KJV)



PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For ML In This Time Of Tribulation.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For the Repose of the Soul of ML's Mom.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For A Rapid Recovery For Our Own Yorkie.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For A Rapid Recovery For Our FRiend Uri'el2012.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For The Safety Of Our Gallant Troops And For The Success Of Their Vital Mission.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For The Repose Of The Souls Of Our Embassy Staff In Libya Who Were Assassinated 11 September 2012.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For The Deliverance Of Our Beloved Nation From The Lion’s Mouth.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For Our Brethren Of All Faiths Throughout The World Suffering Persecution.
We pray in particular on behalf of our brothers and sisters in Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Libya and throughout the Mideast. The members of the oldest of our Christian Communities, some of which date from the days of the Apostles, suffer under cruel, merciless and unrelenting persecution. They are Orthodox and Catholic, Protestant and Evangelical, Coptic, Pentecostal, and Baptist. To the persecutors, we are all "Nazarenes."

9 posted on 08/30/2016 9:28:28 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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The world powers are rooted in Edom. Which ties into Rome, Christianity, Western Civilization, and Uncle Sam (the government, the head, the world superpower). The sar (prince) of Edom: the satan, Samael. That would be one Jacob overpowered. It was there he was called/renamed Israel.

God, or mammon; Jacob, or Esav. Israel, or Edom. Or in terms of America's political theatre being a live-action parable, "We the People" vs. Fedzilla.

Genesis 25:27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

Matthew 13:36-40

36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

Jacob vs. Esav. Israel vs. Edom. Wheat vs. tares. One healthy and productive; the other choking out the good - void of good fruit. Kind of like seeds of Monsanto. ;)

The distinction between these two individuals could not be any clearer: Eisav, the penultimate rasha, Yaakov, the paradigm tzadik. 

Soon after, the Torah tells us (ibid, 27) that the two became older. Rashi (ibid), again citing a Midrash, offers an interesting analysis:

As long as they were little they were indistinguishable by their deeds and no one could know their exact character. Once they turned thirteen, one [Yaakov] went his way to houses of study and the other went his way to worshipping idols.”

This presents a clear contradiction to the previous statement by Rashi. Before they were even born, Yaakov and Eisav were being identified based on each one’s particular ideological identities. And yet when they were born, and until the age of thirteen, it seems as though there was nothing whatsoever distinguishing the two. Which was it then?

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Read on for the explanation...

http://www.mesora.org/ToldosGinsberg.html

Interesting that is at the sale of the birthright, where Esav is called Edom. The place of making a conscious decision to act out his innate "admoni" traits. From David (the only one other described as admoni), however, comes the Messiah. Admoni is admoni, but out of the dust of the earth (admat aphar) one goes to shame and everlasting contempt, the other to life everlasting..

What was going on such that Esav was named Edom, verses what was going on such that Jacob was named Israel. Something to do with their actions. Note also, that at birth, Jacob was named Jacob for his outward action, whereas Esav was named Esav for outward appearance. Yet catch the paradox, for the root of "Esav" is the verb for action (to make, to do, to act).

Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field:

Empty Heads Held High

The woman is a harlot. The name on her forehead is "the mother of harlots..". The name on her forehead is her mother's. Father, tribe; mother, religion. Well if the daughter is only known by her mother's name, where's the father? The daughter of Babylon has daddy issues. No self-respect for starters. It causes all sorts of problems, for example her hooking up with that bad actor. At least if the daughter of Zion behaves badly, that's not her innate character, and her father loves her, so she can be cleaned up. She just needs a good bath (Isaiah 4).

Micah 4:10-13; 5:1-2

10 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
11 Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.
12 But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah [fruitfulness], though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

Zechariah 2:7-10

7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
9 For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.
10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

the tares are gathered and burned in the fire

Obadiah 1:15-20

15 For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.
19 And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
20 And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.

Malachi 4:1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

Revelation 14:1-8

1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

Fallen fallen = indeed, surely fallen. Doubled, as is the pattern for that which is certain to occur.

Also from the Mesora link:

It is man’s choice to be the tzadik or rasha, not some sort of pre-determined fate. It is no coincidence that the Midrash focuses on the age of thirteen. As we all know, it is at this age that a young man becomes obligated in all mitzvos. His intellectual and psychological developments are at the point that he can benefit from the ideas of the mitzvos, a monumental step in his life. At this stage in life, the ability to make these decisions, to exercise his bechira, comes to the forefront. So too with Yaakov and Eisav. They were not “forced” to become the future of the Jewish people or the paradigm of evil – they were conscious decisions by each of them.

Goes a long way in explaining Romans chapter 9 (must see the whole chapter).

Romans 9:13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
Romans 9:14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

Not all Israel is Israel; not all Esav is Esav.

On whom does the Lord show mercy? On the one who repents.

the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God

There's always a remnant. Of Isaac.

As for Babylon, fallen fallen = indeed, surely fallen. Doubled, as is the pattern for that which is certain to occur.

And on the subject of redundancy:

1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

He could have just written "musicians playing harps", but no, he really had to harp on that particular point.

What can I say, these posts just sort of grow. That's always the way with this stuff. :)

13 posted on 08/30/2016 9:55:57 AM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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Joining in prayer, left that other site, for Israel, our beloved America, and all God’s people.


18 posted on 08/30/2016 1:48:46 PM PDT by NEWwoman (God Bless America)
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Lord of Mercy, we pray for the Peace of Jerusalem, for our families and friends, for our persecuted, our for our nations, In JESUS NAME. Amen.


24 posted on 08/31/2016 1:59:19 AM PDT by Jeanbl
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