In Revelation 18, God finally judges Babylon the Great. In this passage, Babylon is not just a physical city, but the system of economic and governmental control used by men and spiritual entities to rule the world for thousands of years. This is not the same as the judgment in the last chapter – which…
The Fall of Babylon and the destruction of false religion is a major precursor event to God’s final judgment and Armageddon. As I’ve noted many times, religion is probably the most destructive practice and institution to ever plague mankind. On an individual level, religion is man’s attempt to reach the divine under his own power….
The Mark of the Beast is the most infamous act in the book of Revelation – if not the entire Bible! This is the signature move of the Antichrist and the False Prophet. It fully consolidates their stranglehold on the entire world by shutting anyone who doesn’t take the Mark out of the economy. But…
The man/entity called the False Prophet has horns (authority) like a lamb (the sacrificed Christ), but speaks like a dragon (Satan). In our current world, there is one figure who fits this description – The Pope! He falsely claims the authority of a “Jesus” who perpetually suffers through the ritual of the Eucharist (even though…
Revelation chapter 13 continues John’s vision of the culmination of all history. This chapter features the Beast from the Sea who will rule the world and demand to be worshipped during the final 3 1/2 years of human dominance of the world. This Beast is the ultimate incarnation of the Antichrist. During the first 3…