Revelation 11:8, Who is Babylon? Part IV of IV
Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.
//We're discussing the identification of Babylon in the book of Revelation, and why it should be recognized not as Rome but as Jerusalem. Yesterday, I pointed out how Babylon is called "the great city." A few more verses should settle the argument once and for all that Babylon, the "great city," equates to Jerusalem.
Today's verse speaks of the death of two witnesses in the city of Jerusalem. They are killed and left in the streets of the "great city," where also their Lord was crucified. How could any identification be more clear than this? So let's nail this down tight, by discussing every verse in Revelation that refers to "the great city."
[1] Today's verse explicitly identifies the great city as Jerusalem.
[2] Yesterday's verse, 16:19, tells of the destruction of the great city. I propose that this happened in 70 CE, during the Jerusalem war.
[3] Verses 14:8 and 18:10 label the great city as Babylon.
[4] Verse 17:18 says BABYLON THE GREAT, MOTHER OF HARLOTS is that great city. This leads to a tirade against the harlot, and closely parallels Ezekiel chapter 16 about Jerusalem.
[5] The only other reference in Revelation to "the great city," verse 21:10, refers to her replacement: The New Jerusalem.
Revelation depicts a great city gone wrong, who flirts with the Beast (Rome), and who is destroyed for her iniquities. Unquestionably, this city is Jerusalem itself. John of Patmos witnessed that destruction, and wrote about it in his famous apocalypse. This is the single most important insight to understanding Revelation.
You can read more about Revelation's historical connections in my book: http://www.thewayithappened.com
//We're discussing the identification of Babylon in the book of Revelation, and why it should be recognized not as Rome but as Jerusalem. Yesterday, I pointed out how Babylon is called "the great city." A few more verses should settle the argument once and for all that Babylon, the "great city," equates to Jerusalem.
Today's verse speaks of the death of two witnesses in the city of Jerusalem. They are killed and left in the streets of the "great city," where also their Lord was crucified. How could any identification be more clear than this? So let's nail this down tight, by discussing every verse in Revelation that refers to "the great city."
[1] Today's verse explicitly identifies the great city as Jerusalem.
[2] Yesterday's verse, 16:19, tells of the destruction of the great city. I propose that this happened in 70 CE, during the Jerusalem war.
[3] Verses 14:8 and 18:10 label the great city as Babylon.
[4] Verse 17:18 says BABYLON THE GREAT, MOTHER OF HARLOTS is that great city. This leads to a tirade against the harlot, and closely parallels Ezekiel chapter 16 about Jerusalem.
[5] The only other reference in Revelation to "the great city," verse 21:10, refers to her replacement: The New Jerusalem.
Revelation depicts a great city gone wrong, who flirts with the Beast (Rome), and who is destroyed for her iniquities. Unquestionably, this city is Jerusalem itself. John of Patmos witnessed that destruction, and wrote about it in his famous apocalypse. This is the single most important insight to understanding Revelation.
You can read more about Revelation's historical connections in my book: http://www.thewayithappened.com
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Mar 28, 2012 05:43AM
John certainly witnessed Jerusalem's last days and how divided the Jews were, to the point of murdering one another. (Of course one must remember too that Roman power was so evident and strong that it would have been difficult for the Jews to channel their energies in a concerted way. When the revolt came in 70, it was quickly and ruthlessly crushed.
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:) Now you don't have to read my book! Just dig up all the blog posts about Revelation. I do wish that when they post here from Blogger they would be a little better formatted, easier to read.
Lookin' forward to doing so! A terrible theological error into which too many fall is to look at Revelation as if it is prophecy relating to "these times." Like, they miss the point that ""No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."Worse, through political activism they think they can bring about the End of Days (God forbid! For when it does happen, they are going to be in seriously profound excrement!)
