Hmmm... the beast from the land (the Roman empire) burns up and destroys the whore-city that rode upon it? That's Jerusalem of 69 AD
John in 17:8 says that the 7 hills are the 7 heads of the beast the woman (Jerusalem) sits on) -
This links to Isaiah 1:21
Isaiah 1:21Ezekiel also echoes this
How the faithful city has become a prostitute,
She who was full of justice!
Righteousness once dwelt in her,
But now murderers.
Ezek 16:15And especially to Hosea
15 “But you trusted in your beauty and became unfaithful because of your fame, and you poured out your [a]obscene practices on every passer-by to whom it might be tempting.
| 2 The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord. |
This harlot-city, Jerusalem of 69 AD rode the first beast that arose out of the sea (gentile powers are depicted as arising out of the sea, while jewish powers are depicted as arising out of the land in the book of revelation) -- this is Rome of the 1st century. Jerusalem of 69 AD rides the Roman empire and is ultimately consumed by it
This whore-able city is also
8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.In which city was Our Lord crucified? Jerusalem of the first century, not Rome of the 21st
Then
18:24 "blood of prophets and saints"The last prophets were in the OT period - and many were murdered by the Jewish ruling powers.
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Finally read Rev 17:9 This calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven hills on which the woman is seated: 10 they are also seven kings, five of whom has fallen, one is and the other has not yet come -- this is the 7 (sign of completeness) hills are 7 heads - 7 kings. Out of those 7, 5 have fallen (Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius), 1 is (Nero) and 1 has not yet come and when he comes must remain only a little while (Galba)
The Revelation part was a city on 7 hills (Rome) that killed more saints than all religions put together (Rome), that Fornicates with all the kings of the world (Rome), ect, ect.Constantine started the church of Rome in the 4th century and started to change the calendar, Lev 23 Feasts, and the Sabbath all because he was antisemitic (that's Gods people). Doctrines of demons is to forbid Marriage. They worship idols and statues, the list is so enormous you can't miss it. Babylon started the poly theistic religions with Nimrod, Semiramis, Tammuz, and Thyatira. Whether you call him Isis, Zeus, or Jupiter, doesn't really matter. Each empire had their own gods. Rome just changed Jupiter to Christ, but added Maddona and child, Ishtar is Easter in English, and Tammuz was celebrated on Dec 25th, the winter solstice. Read Eze 8: for these abominations. Verse 14 speaks about the death of Tammuz which was supposed to be reincarnated as Nimrod. and verse 16 speaks of a sunrise service. Semiramis was connected with rabbits and eggs for fertility in the Spring and her and her child were called Madonna and child thousands of years before Christ. Nothing Biblical happened on Easter and Christmas so the RCC brought it from the pagans to keep the Romans happy. Easter and Passover are never the same day.
It's almost 4am so I'll leave it there, but there is a time limit for you to read your Bible and figure this out. Fashion you beliefs closer to a Messianic Jew to get closer to Jesus and what He requires. Jesus was a Jew, lived His life as a Jew, followed all their Laws, customs, and culture, died as a Jew, and sits on His throne in Heaven as the Lion of Judah. Look at the red and purple and the cup of blasphemies. Who does that? Who believes the Eucharist is real flesh and blood? Stop praying and bowing to statues, pictures, icons, Hanks of hair, finger bones, ect. Get the statues off you dashboards and out of your yards. Don't stop at a staue on the sides of the roads. Stop praying to Mary, Peter, Paul, and about 200 other dead people. Jesus is our only Mediator to God according to Paul. It goes on and on and on. It only fits the RCC. Did I mention how many Christians you murdered in 1600 years? Read your history. Its like telling a Mormon to look up Mountain Meadows. It's an eye opener.