Babylon in Revelations

Blubayou · #1 03-03-2009, 09:17 AM

My husband and I were discussing the stock market this morning- Neither of us are prophecy buffs, but my husband is reading Revelations currently. He commented if Babylon in the Book of Revelations could possibly be the Stock Market. What do you think ?

Digging4Truth · #2 03-03-2009, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Blubayou

My husband and I were discussing the stock market this morning- Neither of us are prophecy buffs, but my husband is reading Revelations currently. He commented if Babylon in the Book of Revelations could possibly be the Stock Market. What do you think ?

In the Babylon found in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ it is stated that...

Rev 18:24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

Jesus clearly stated....

Luk 13:33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the [day] following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

tbpew · #3 03-03-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Blubayou

My husband and I were discussing the stock market this morning- Neither of us are prophecy buffs, but my husband is reading Revelations currently. He commented if Babylon in the Book of Revelations could possibly be the Stock Market. What do you think ?

IMO, it would seem to be a bigger system then any equity trading market since it would span most, if not all, of human history.

Whatever establishes "money markets" in any civilization's experience would be consistent with the imagery we read in Rev.

Just my 2-cents worth...and just a supposition at this point.

Your post and D4T's scriptural cite, stirred in my thinking, the possibility that the prophets and saints may have been draw into temptations (by their own lusts). The methaphor of a 'great whore" would be consistent with a seductive spirit capable of inticing those who still have a love directed toward possessing the things of this present world.

Blubayou · #4 03-03-2009, 02:59 PM

I think there is a possibility that Babylon is connected with money systems, and trading systems or world wide money systems. It is an interesting thought- Any more comments would be appreciated.

Digging4Truth · #5 03-03-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Blubayou

I think there is a possibility that Babylon is connected with money systems, and trading systems or world wide money systems. It is an interesting thought- Any more comments would be appreciated.

For the money system to be Babylon the great... the great whore etc it would have to fulfill the attributes laid out in the descriptive terms given in Revelation.

Any speculation without said system fulfilling those descriptive requirements would be moot and outside of the confines of the word of God.

tbpew · #6 03-03-2009, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

For the money system to be Babylon the great... the great whore etc it would have to fulfill the attributes laid out in the descriptive terms given in Revelation.

Any speculation without said system fulfilling those descriptive requirements would be moot and outside of the confines of the word of God.

thanks for the contribution and the perspective.

I will take some time this evening and attempt to list the 'descriptive requirements" and see if there is not a possible linkage to the attributes presented in a book of "imagery".

Digging4Truth · #7 03-03-2009, 03:31 PM

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thanks for the contribution and the perspective.

I will take some time this evening and attempt to list the 'descriptive requirements" and see if there is not a possible linkage to the attributes presented in a book of "imagery".

I look forward to hearing your results.

EA · #8 03-03-2009, 03:37 PM

"Revelation" is singular!!!!!!

Argh!

tbpew · #9 03-03-2009, 04:40 PM

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"Revelation" is singular!!!!!!

Argh!

for whatever reason, this post reminded me of my years as a bible quizzing coach.

3-part question might be:
Who gave what to whom according Revelation 1:1 (reminder...be careful of the pronoun rule!)

Digging4Truth · #10 03-03-2009, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tbpew

for whatever reason, this post reminded me of my years as a bible quizzing coach.

3-part question might be:
Who gave what to whom according Revelation 1:1 (reminder...be careful of the pronoun rule!)

Ahhhhhhhhhhh Bible quizzing...

Been there... done that. LOL