Is Mystery Babylon Rome or New York City?
1) Mystery Babylon cannot be a future city where the Anti-Christ rules the world from, because in Revelation 17:15-18 the Anti-Christ destroys Mystery Babylon by fire. 2) While most of the description of Mystery Babylon in Revelation fits New York City, there are two verses in it that do not: Rev 17:6 – “…and I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her I wondered with great admiration.” Rev 18:24 – “…and in her was found all the blood of the prophets, and the saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.” I’ve received emails pointing this out, and I have to say this: There is no nation on earth that can claim the blood of all the prophets, and the saints, and all who were slain on earth, nor will there be a ‘future’ country that can make that claim. This must represent some kind of ideology: For example, “Power”. Or, “Greed”. Or “Envy”. In Matthew 27:18 and 27:31, the Bible reports that Jesus is handed over
