The Mystery Babylon

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Rev. 17:5 “And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”

In Revelation chapters 17 and 18, John was given a vision of “Babylon” but in its “mystery” form. That is, he didn’t see the physical literal city/kingdom of Babylon that had long been the enemy of Israel, but this is a mystery religion that will exist right down through the ages and come to an end, in the last days. This mystery religion originated right back in the days of Babel and has existed since then in various forms.

David Guzik writes concerning this:

‘As a religious system, Babylon came into being long before Christianity, but in Satanic imitation it anticipated the coming true Messiah. According to religious history and legend, the Babylonian religion was founded by the wife of Nimrod (a great-grandson of Noah), named Semiramis. She was a high priestess of idol worship, and she gave birth to a son who she claimed was conceived miraculously. The son, named Tammuz, was considered a savior. Many ancient artifacts remain with the familiar motif of the mother Semiramis holding the savior-infant Tammuz, which predate Christianity. It was also said that Tammuz was killed by a wild beast and then miraculously brought back to life. Baal was the local, Canaanite name for the Babylonian Tammuz.’