My thoughts on the last comments in that post (498) was that if you read Isaiah 19 which is beginning now and Ezekiel 38-39 which will probably happen before the Rapture one can easily see where Islam is either wiped off the earth or greatly diminished prior to the Tribulation which would/could exclude it from being the whore.
Probably my favorite Book... It would be fun to have an FR study of the major and minor prophets, wouldn't it?
[...]and Ezekiel 38-39 which will probably happen before the Rapture one can easily see where Islam is either wiped off the earth or greatly diminished prior to the Tribulation which would/could exclude it from being the whore.
Agreed, at least generally... But Islam is being raised as a sword against apostate Christianity - Whether that falls on Europe or America (or both) is not yet clear - It SEEMS to be ready to conquer Europe on the ground, and is far away from doing so with Britain's daughters (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc)
I think the brunt of establishing the Caliphate will fall upon Europe, and quite likely, the Roman church, which is within their grasp (think Constantinople, the seat of the Orthodoxy).
What that does to Rome (the affliction) may well wear her out. If she is destroyed (or repents), and is no longer capable as a city-state, she drops off the map as the Whore, and a re-interpretation would be necessary.