From
the desk of
Bill Ramey
5/12/15
COMMENTARY & OPINION
SPECIAL REPORT
Greetings friends around the world:
I share this with you as a light shining into
some dark corners I have not explored before.
I hope you find it as exciting as I did. R
A NEW LOOK AT THE STATUE OF LIBERTY THROUGH
THE EYES OF PROPHETS
REASONS WHY AMERICA IS MYSTERY BABYLON
Posted:
December 19, 2013
There are some prophecy
“experts” who have proposed the theory that Rome or even Iraq is the location for
the “Mystery Babylon” of Prophecy. That theory considers the ancient prophecies
of Revelation chapters 17 and 18 primarily. Some of those experts also refer to
other prophecies of Isaiah 13, 14, 18, 47, and Jeremiah 50 and 51. That is the main
line of proof for such a view.
The site of ancient
Babylon can be the only literal rendering of this prophecy according to those theorists.
They proudly claim that they are the only, holy LITERAL interpreters of the text.
To take the text LITERALLY one must assume then, that ancient Babylon is the LITERAL
Babylon of the prophecies written by the Old and New Testament authors. Such a view
assumes way too much, particularly in the translation work. Is it possible that
there could be a different and more literal view based on a sharper rendering of
the original Hebrew and Greek texts? Yes. Why?
The results however
indicate that the “America is Mystery Babylon” theory is correct and valid. Why?
It is really very simple. Follow the exact rendering of the original Hebrew and
Greek texts for themselves and you will find numerous character traits for the future
nation of Mystery Babylon. Yes, I did use the term “nation” because again, what
seems to be merely a city being described is not just a city. Most literally, the
prophecies not only refer to a city but to cities, PLURAL. Also the prophecies refer
to farming and the farmers of Babylon. There are no farms in a city.
There are numerous character
traits listed for this city/state/nation that is referred to as either “Babylon
#1. The Jewish Population
Issue: Jeremiah 50:8, 25; Jeremiah 51: 6, 45; Isaiah 48:20 and also Revelation 18:4.
These are all references to Jewish people living in this future “Mystery Babylon”
in the ancient Babylon, from the 6th Century BC till well into the early Church
Age, the majority of the Jewish population lived in ancient Babylon. It was the
home to most of the world’s Jews even in the time of Christ. Today, the largest
population of Jewish people is found in the United States. The next two nations
combined, Israel (home to the 2nd largest Jewish population) and Russia (home to
the 3rd largest Jewish population) do not equal the population of Jewish people
living in America. Iraq on the other hand has only a relative handful of Jews living
within its borders. Some estimate the Jewish population in Iraq at perhaps 10,000.
That is not very many people, particularly in regards to the population of most
other nations hosting the Jewish remnant. This character trait of being the lead
host for Jewry is indicative that America today fulfill’s the prophecies of “mystery
Babylon.” Therefore, this trait alone qualifies the theory of “America = Mystery”
Babylon.
#2. The chief city of
Mystery Babylon is a “DEEP WATER PORT CITY”!!! Revelation 18: 17-19. This passage
tells us that merchant ships are standing off the shoreline of Babylon. These ships
have either just unloaded in the port city of Mystery Babylon, or are waiting to
dock when the fiery judgment hits. These ship captains, crew and passengers are
witnesses to the destruction.
Question: Why would
these folks be standing on deck of merchant ships unless there were port facilities
in this city?
Answer: The city is
a port city. In this day and age, especially by virtue of the list of commodities
that are traded in “Mystery Babylon,” (see Revelation 18:11-13) there must be at
least one deepwater port in the nation of Mystery Babylon. One thing can be noted
regard to modern day port facitilites. In order for Babylon to have the kind of
merchandise (described in Revelation 18:11-13) coming by ships then those ships
must be going to and from a DEEP WATER SEA- PORT CITY. Why? For today’s ships to
bring such merchandise requires them to be large commercial freighters with DEEP
drawing drafts. These ships require deep-water port facilities to dock and load/unload
because their hulls are so deep. They are BIG ships.
Now here is knowledge
– America has deep water seaports!!! That’s right, there is DEEP Water port facility
in all of America.
#3. It is the KEY Commercial
Nation and Engine of Wealth for the World’s Economy: Isaiah 47:15. Revelation 17:2;
Revelation 18: 3, 9, 11-13, 15, 16, 17-19, 22, 23, & 19:2. In these passages
we see just what relationship Babylon enjoys with the rest of the world. Here she
is clearly the critical factor in the world economy. When she goes down in flames…what
is the lament? “What was like unto this mega city? Who will buy our goods now that
she is gone”? The answer is that no one will be able to buy the products of the
world’s merchants. What does this tell us??? It should be a clear warning indicator
that whoever this nation is… the rest of the world depends on her for buying their
merchandise. With her destruction, there is no one left to buy these goods. That
tells us just how vital this nation is and it means this nation is the engine of
wealth for the world. Now, America does fit that role.
#4. It is the principal
Commodities Trading Center: These are all commodities in a list that are the chief
trading products as cited in Rev 18:11-13, for which the merchants and sailors later
lament that no one will buy these products anymore. This includes Gold, Silver and
Copper. Now on these items alone… there is more Gold traded in New York City on
the COMEX in one day than in all the rest of the world combined !!! The same is
true for Silver and Copper and Crude Oil. In fact, the volume of trade is so heavy
that in one day alone there is more gold traded than had been traded in all of human
history up until 1974 when gold trading was allowed on a futures contractual basis.
That is how massive and dominant the USA and NYC are in the commodities trading
markets. Revelation 18: 12 & 13, lists many other commodities as well, including
grains and livestock. Now, Chicago is the Host City for such record trading in that
arena. It too is a port city on as it sits on Lake Michigan. The fact of the matter:
America is an economic power… it is the economic engine of wealth for the whole
world. If America vanished from the face of the earth today it would cause a ripple
in the world’s economy.
However, if the USA
vanished today it would decimate the world’s economy and bankrupt every nation on
earth, instantly. In essence, there would be no one left to buy the foreigner’s
goods. That’s because no one else wants to import goods. They only want to export
not import. The USA is the big promoter of international trade and promotes imports
plus free trade.
#5. A Leading center
of imports and consumption: Revelation 18: 11, 17-19. These passages tell us the
economic picture of this nation. Note that this nation is not only involved in the
trade of these products, but that she is also the leading importer… because when
she is destroyed…”no one buys”… their merchandise anymore. The folks doing the lamenting
are the international merchants who export goods to this mystery Babylon. Therefore,
she is the leading import nation. She is therefore, by virtue of her importer status,
the chief consuming nation. This also is a description of America. America has such
status in the world today, tomorrow and the foreseeable future! It is this aspect
which negates the Rome theory…because the contention is that we are living in the
“last days” and the fulfillment of the end-times prophecies are at hand. IF this
is true, and I assert that it indeed is true, then how can Rome match these character
traits in so short a span of time??? Answer: she can’t. Rome is not the nation being
described. There is only one nation that fits these traits, and more. That nation
is the United States of America.
#6. She is also a manufacturing
nation: Revelation 18: 22. This passage tells us manufacturing is no longer found
in her after the judgment. This tells us that she was a manufacturing nation prior
to her destruction. Rome is not a nation noted for manufacturing.
#7. Center for Merchandising
and Marketing. Revelation 18: 3, 23; 19:2. Her merchants were the mega-merchants
of the earth. This again does not fit the character traits of Rome. It does, however,
fit the picture of America.
#8. Known as the World’s
“policeman”: Jeremiah 50:23 gives us a Hebrew idiom, “hammer of the whole earth.”
It had been used at one time to describe the way the empires of Persia, Greece and
Rome had applied their power to keep the world at peace. Today, after the decline
and fall of the Iron Curtain, major news media refer to America as the world’s policeman,
in the same kind of role that the Hebrew idiom references. Rome does not fit this
role.
#9. Known for “showing
the flag” or “gunboat diplomacy”. Isaiah 18:1-2 Here we have two Hebrew idioms for
the idea of a nation’s navy showing its power. The phrase in verse 1 relates to
the idea of “air travel.” The first phrase of verse 2…”that sends ambassadors by
the sea,” another Hebrew idiom for when ancient naval powers would send warships
to “show the flag” of friendship or threaten war to unfriendly nations or cities.
Today, one nation engages in such actions: The USA sends out naval units usually
as aircraft carrier battle groups. The notion of verse 1 with air travel, combined
with verse 2 and the naval aspect, thus combines to send a notion of naval and air
power… or suggesting aircraft carriers!!!
#10. Noted for its elegant,
luxurious, refined and rich lifestyles: Isaiah 47: 1-8; Revelation 17: 4-5; 18:
2 –24. This does not match up with Rome, as it is not capable of reaching such levels
of wealthy living standards in our lifetime.
#11. Extremely Wealthy:
Jeremiah 51:13… Revelation 18: 2-19
#12. Sensual, Materialistic
lifestyle: Isaiah 47: 8; Revelation 18:14
#13. The Highest Living
Standards: Isaiah 47:1 Revelation 18: 14
#14. Intoxicating high-society
lifestyle as a world example to emulate: Revelation 17:2; Revelation 18: 3, 14,
23.
#15. Elegant, Sumptuous
lifestyle. Revelation 18: 14, 23.
#16. Noted for its bright
gaudy-colored lights and nightlife with round the-clock partying. Revelation 18:14.
Note the words “dainty” and “goodly.” Dainty is a word in Greek that connotes to
24-hour parties, and is connoted with orgies and debauchery. The word for “goodly”
is the Greek word “lampra” from which we get the English word for lamp. In this
case it carries the idea of bright, gaudy-colored lights, with idea of “glitzy”
lights. Could it be the bright lights of Broadway, Times Square or perhaps even
Las Vegas???
#17. Noted for its Drugs
and Drug use: Isaiah 47: 9, 12. Revelation 18:23 Do we even need to comment on this
one??? I think not…the text clearly speaks for itself on this one.
#18. Noted for exporting
its culture abroad: Revelation 18:14, 22
#19. Noted for being
Wasteful and Extravagant: Rev 18: 3, 7, 9, 14, 15; implied in Rev 17: 2.
#20. Massive Population:
Rev. 18:15. And Revelation 17: 1, 15.
#21. A land of immigrants:
Jeremiah 50:16; 51:13; Rev. 17:1, 15.
#22. Unique and awe-inspiring
from its birth right up to its demise: Isa. 18: 2
#23. A remarkably different
heritage. Isaiah 18:2
#24. Respected-envied
and yet HATED by the whole world also. Isa. 18:2
#25. Powerful and Oppressive.
Isaiah 18:2
Other unique character
traits America IS mystery Babylon:
*Cosmopolitan and Urban.
Jeremiah 50:32
*A Land of Agriculture.
Jeremiah 50: 16
*An International City.
Revelation 17: 18; 18:15
*Architecture, Buildings
and Skyline. Isaiah 13:22
*Land of Many Waters
(fresh waters)> Jeremiah 51:13, 36, 42; Isa 18:1,2
*Where the world’s leaders
“stream” to meet. Jer. 51:44; Rev. 17:18
*Last of the Super Powers.
Jeremiah 50:12; Rev 17:18, 19; and in the Revelation 18:18 passage “what city is
like the ‘mega’ city”…
*No Fear of Invasion.
Isaiah 47:5, 8; Revelation 18: 7
*Defenses reach up to
Outer Space Jeremiah 51:53
*Occult aspects, especially
within the governmental leadership. Isaiah 47: 9, 12,13.
*Alliances/Treaties
allowing physical military bases of operation for the Satanic forces. Revelation
18: 2.
*Its national symbol:
Rev 17. Robed woman with a cup-like container in one hand that smells like natural
gas odors inside the container…and the woman is connected to water and immigration…and
is considered to be a mother-figure of spiritual prostitution…a.k.a. Ishtar, the
mother of ‘literal’ and ‘physical’ prostitutes within religious worship centers.
[That is what the Babylonian goddess Ishtar was–the promoter of physical prostitution…
salvation by sex… have sex with a temple priest or priestess and you are purified
from sin. And of course you pay a ‘gift offering’ for this salvation activity. Ishtar
was never a physical ‘mother’… but rather a ‘madam’ over the priestesses. Ishtar
was never married and never had a child but she was called “mother” of the temple
priestesses. Now having said all of this… I am referring to the Statue of Liberty.
Babylonians first worshipped
Ishtar the goddess of Babylon and the Romans also adopted her but they changed the
name to Libertas in Latin, (Liberty
Speaking of natural
gas …did you know that the torch-cup of the Statue of Liberty burns an eternal flame…fueled
by smelly natural gas? Also of course, the Statue is referred to as the Mother of
Exiles … an immigrant connection…just as the woman of Rev. 17: 1, 15 is also connected
to immigrants. So too was Ishtar. She was the goddess of personal freedom … and
an encouragement to immigrants.
*America
is radioactive
America is now extremely
“radioactive” because of America’s use of ammunition that uses depleted uranium,
the same basic component used for nuclear weapons, only in lesser strength in and
of itself. Rifle bullets and artillery shells were packed with small amounts of
radioactive, depleted uranium. Once fired, the shells and bullets spread small doses
of radio-activity throughout much of America and especially in hot spots like ancient
Babylon. Each bullet or shell, was thought to be seemingly harmless in terms of
radioactivity. What was not anticipated was the voluminous use of such radioactive
materials scattered across the battlefields of America. Such voluminous use has
created large quantities of low-level radioactivity that in volume has created a
dangerous atmosphere and environment for virtually all of America.
The radioactive dust
has found its way into the soil and water supplies, contaminating every-thing it
comes into contact with. The radioactivity levels are high enough that America is
experiencing contamination levels much like that of a “nuclear dirty-bomb” in terms
of the after-effects. Not only are Americai’s dying from exposure but so are US
and allied soldiers.
Uranium is a very reactive
metal, easily oxidising to U3O8 and UO2.
A single 120mm Abrams
tank DU shell contains 3kg of U-238 (111MBq of activity) and there is 275g (10.1MBq)
in a 30mm GAU-8A A-10 Thunderbolt cannon shell. These ‘penetrators’ explode on impact,
with up to 80% conversion to tiny long-lived glassy beads of Uranium Oxide from These ‘hot particles’ can travel for very large
distances, even hundreds of miles, under the influence of wind, fire and are easily
resuspended. The smaller particles can easily pass through the lung into the blood
and lymphatic system.
Depleted Uranium has
a half-life of 4.5 BILLION YEARS! Radiation levels in America are between 1,000
and 1,900 times above normal. That’s 1,000x to 1,900x more than normal.
* In some studies of
soldiers who had normal babies before the war, 67 percent of the post-war babies
are born with severe birth defects – missing brains, eyes, organs, legs and arms,
and blood diseases.
* In southern America,
scientists are reporting five times higher levels of gamma radiation in the air,
which increases the radioactive body burden daily of inhabitants. In fact, America,
Yugoslavia and Afghanistan are uninhabitable.
* Cancer starts with
one alpha particle under the right conditions. One gram of DU is the size of a period
in this sentence and releases 12,000 alpha particles per second.
*The Messianic Covenant
To Abraham Included Babylonia and Babylon
*America Conquered Iraq
in 2003 and retains strategic control of that land and will retain that control
most likely until America, the Babylon is destroyed in Divine Judgment as the Mystery
Babylon. Regardless of such, the fact that America retains strategic control of
the land means that from a prophetic standpoint, America IS Babylon. But if you
don’t wish to believe even this, consider …
THE MOST LITERAL OF ALL
*A
Populated city named Babylon is in New York
Revelation 17:18; &
18: 11-19… Did you know that when ships coming in to the harbor facilities of New
York City make their final approach to the Harbor channel shipping lanes…they have
to come in from the south… heading due North straight for a spot on Long Island
called … BABYLON !!! That is right. The city of Babylon, New York features a tall
water tower that ship captains use to navigate directly into the harbor channel.
They come within view of Babylon before turning west to head into the ports of New
York City. It is from this vantage point that I believe Revelation 18: 17-19 takes
place.
From this vantage point…on
the deck of a ship…one could quite easily read the letters of the name Babylon on
the city water tower!!! Talk about literal?? Now that is indeed literal. This is
something that theorists who promote the America = Babylon idea can’t match, because
ancient Babylon is not a deepwater seaport. It’s so far away from the ocean that
it can not possibly fit the description of Revelation 18: 17-19… in no way. But
the USA can… and especially its chief city… a seaport named NYC/Babylon. Also, Babylon
on Long Island derived its name because immigrant Jews founded it in 1872. The group’s
rabbis chose the name almost prophetically, because they believed it would be home
to a new diaspora.
Why would they think
this? Because rabbinical opinions had held that ancient Babylon’s power would be
moved… Zechariah 5: 5-11… and Isaiah 18:1 tells us what direction it would be moving.
Isaiah 18:1 says that the spirit of Babylon would move west of the most outermost
boundaries of ancient Babylon’s western-most border, beyond the rivers of Ethiopia
and Egypt. [That is what is meant by the KJV term “Ethiopia
Thus, scripture itself
negates the “America = Babylon” theory. Why will our “expert” scholars not accept
the scriptural passages on this? Is it due to Pride? Is it due to ignorance? However,
it seems to me that their hypocrisy shows. Clearly, the only logical interpretation
from scripture is that it literally cannot be America because the text tells us
it moved. Isaiah 18:1-7 and Zechariah 5:5-11.
Early rabbinical writers
commented on this well before the time of Christ. They made note that the “mystical
woman of Babylon” had moved out of the Babylonian Empire and had been taken westward
beyond the ancient boundaries of Babylonia. Those most westward boundaries were
considered to be Egypt and Ethiopia. The woman was taken west of those two countries.
They noted that the woman would not be found in its old location of Mesopotamia
for the fulfillment of the final prophecies, which would be fulfilled at the coming
of Messiah.
These rabbinical commentators
believed that a future Babylon that was prophesied by Isaiah and Jeremiah would
be located west of Egypt and Ethiopia. They believed the woman of Zechariah 5 was
headed west of those boundaries and hence out of uttermost regions of Babylonia/Shinar/Chaldea.
Yes, they believed she was being taken west of Egypt and Ethiopia in that basket.
Why? Note that the observer’s vantage point was already in the land of Shinar.
Shinar is yet another
term for the ancient nation of Babylonia or Chaldea. Therefore we must pay attention
to that scriptural direction and realize that it must be a new nation that carries
the old Babylonian character traits. You’ll note that the verse is indicating it
is a different Shinar than the Chaldean or Babylonian land called Shinar. How do
we know that? Isaiah 18:1-2 tells us from the observer’s vantage point of Jerusalem
that the phrase beyond the rivers of Ethiopia is an ancient idiomatic reference
to the farthest borders of Babylon at the time of Cush, father of Nimrod. Nimrod
inherited that land from his father and so that Egypt and Ethiopia were the extreme
western border of Babylonia or Shinar or Chaldea.
Now, Isaiah is telling
us that a future Babylon would exist at the time of the coming of Messiah and it
would be located beyond the old Babylonian Empirical boundaries of Egypt and Ethiopia,
which was the Cush empire that Nimrod inherited. It too was Shinar. Zechariah is
then referencing that the woman is being flown out of Babylonia/ Chaldea/Shinar
to a new land of Shinar. This confirms what the prophet Isaiah had written earlier
concerning a future Babylon being located west of the old Babylon.
There is reportedly
a team of archaeological experts preparing to publish the results of many years
of work in which they claim to have documentation that the Babylonians occupied
North America and Mexico as colonies as early as around 3,000 BC. If this were true
then it may further highlight and underscore the reason for these statements made
by the prophets and the rabbinical commentaries.
We do know this…that
the nation being referred to is none other than ——-> America.
Greetings
friends around the world"
We watch,
horror stricken, as our world leaders proceed down the path to Armageddon. And it isn't like this is going to happen ---
it is happening! Its like being in a movie that is too horrible
to watch and too "attention commanding" to walk out on. I say this as one who is not a movie watcher. I find movies insulting to even average
intelligence.
Are we
watching as escape avenues are being sealed in America? Are we watching as all those with even remote
ties to human decency are being branded as enemies of the state? Are we watching as the "man of sin"
makes his play for world dominion? Are we
aware that the New World Order envisioned by men is not to be realized? This world is about to undergo the biggest changes
since the flood of Noah's day. This event does not need congressional approval or
an executive order for it to happen as we shall soon see.
The four
world ruling empires shown to the prophet Daniel have had their day and we live
today in the time of #4 which is the final days of the Roman Empire. We live today in the time of the feet (and perhaps
the toes) of the dream image of King Nebuchadnezzar of ancient Babylon (Daniel 2).
Can we
begin to understand the times we are living in?
It is terrifying times when governmental assassinations are commonplace. It is the time just preceding the intervention
of the Elohim. Few in the world today understand
this because we live in the age of idolatry.
There is an escape hatch which has not been sealed (and cannot be sealed)
and it is the exodus noted in Isaiah 52:10-12.
You can see that it is going to be witnessed by "... the nations". Will this be broadcast by CNN, ABC, NBC, FOX? Not likely.
They have their orders and we can be sure this will not be included. They support such lies as MH-17, MH-370, 911 and
the JFK assassination. Those lies are about
to be exposed. All of the world's deceptions
and knowledge hoarding for the past millennia are about to be exposed. Politicians are about to go into hiding and the
world is about to be re engineered. But we
can see in the following article, it is not to be without "growing pains."
By Lisa
Haven
The world’s armies are readying themselves for an epic Armageddon
battle! From Canada’s Project Maple, to Americans Jade Helm, to Europe’s NATO drills,
to Chinese and Russian naval war games. Countries are drilling and preparing their
troops for battle, and these drills are among the LARGEST drills yet to be initiated!
They are preparing for something
MAJOR!
America’s Jade
Helm 15 drills are breaking records as forces deploy to occupy 10 different
states across America.. Preparations include practicing for gun confiscation, martial
law preparation, war, and readiness for any type of crisis or cataclysmic scenario.
In Canada Project
Maple is also breaking military records as it occupies different parts of the
country practicing gun confiscation, martial law, war, and crisis/cataclysmic readiness.
In Europe, NATO is hosting the largest drills in history. Tens of thousands
of troops are preparing for war. Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Scotland, Belgium,
Poland, Netherlands, Finland, Lithuania, UK, Estonia, all involved.
In the Mediterranean Sea China and Russia Naval vessels are
conducting their own live fire war games.
In Japan they are hosting navy drills.
“…And these are the beginnings
of sorrows…” Mark 13:8
“…You shall hear or wars
and rumors of wars…” Matthew 24:6
Even more disturbing,
check out this video by NextNewsNetwork….
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