"The Secrets of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revealtion of Christ, chapter 19:1, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.

We have arrived at the great sound of rejoicing in the heavenlies, let us drop in to see why shall we.

Rejoicing in Heaven

Revelation 19:1-8 "And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, "Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand." And again they said, "Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever." And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, "Amen; Alleluia." And a voice came out of the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great."
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, "Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white:" for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints." (KJV)

Revelation 19:1-8 "After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants." Once more they cried out, "Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up forever and ever." And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, "Amen. Hallelujah!" And from the throne came a voice saying, "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great." Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; It was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure"— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints." (ESV)

Revelation 19:1-8 "With this I heard a great multitude singing as with one voice in the heavens, saying, "Hallelujah! Salvation, glory and power belongs to our GOD!" (The Great Hallel (a title from Psalm 113-118) is sung chiefly at the feats of the Passover and Tabernacles. In this context, John reminds his Israeli audience of triumphant praise as the voice celebrating the great Salvation wrought at the Passover of the Lamb of GOD who has become our permanent Tabernacle and habitation! The days of wandering around in a wilderness, outside of the Promise, are forever over! Also, in leading up to the great wedding feast of the Lamb, this introduction of the praise sung during Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles, are most significant. See the commentary of the City-Bride at the close of this chapter.) For every one of his [1]judgments are established in righteousness and truth. He has sentenced the great Harlot-systems who have caused the world to [2]shrivel up and pine away with the poison of her prostitution and vindicated by the blood (death) His servants out of her hand. The spell of her judgment upon the earth was broken! ([1] John's Jewish audience here are familiar with this fact, and are reminded, that Psalm 89:14, as well as Ps. 97:2 speak of righteousness and truth being the foundation/habitation of His Throne! Rev. 15:3 Righteousness and truth are your trademarks!
The word, [2, G5351 phtheirō, translated as corrupted, strengthened from φθίω phthiō] phteiro, used here means to pine or waste away, to whither. Any idea of separation causes one to whither away in loneliness! Prostitution can never substitute for true marriage! See 2Cor. 11:3, I am concerned for you that you might pine away through the illusion of separation from Christ and that, just like Eve, you night become blurry-eyed and deceived into believing the lie about yourselves. The temptation was to exchange the truth about our completeness (I am) with the idea of incompleteness (I am not) and shame; Thinking that perfection requires your toil and all manner of wearisome labor! ( The word, phteiro, means to pine or waste away, to whither, like old fruit still on the dead vine. Any idea of separation causes one to whither away in loneliness! The word, (G572 of verse 3, is translated simplicity, is from G573, haplous, from G1 (as a particle of union) and the base of G4120 ) haplotes is from (G1) hama, a particle of union, and (G4120) pleko, to braid or plait together; Sometimes translated, simplicity or unmixed. The Greek word, ophis is translated serpent and comes from optomai, to gaze, in this case, to present a visual idea through illusion. The word (G1818 from G1537 and G538) exapatao is from (G1537) ek, meaning source (G538) +apateo, apathy is the source of deception, to be without faith, believing a lie about ourselves! Hebrews 4:6, Israel died in the wilderness because of their unbelief. [Both Adam and Israel believed the same lie about themselves. Num. 13:33, Josh. 2:11, 2Cor. 4:4] The word (G3834 from G3835 panourgos, crafty, from G3956 and G2041) panourgia, translated as subtitly, is from the word, (G3956) pas, all, and (G2041) ergon, to work or toil,  where our entire existence is reduced to wearisome laborings. The word is often translated, cunning or craftiness. See also 2Cor. 4:2, "We have renounced hidden agendas [employing a little bit of the law in an attempt to "balance" out grace]; We have distanced ourselves from any obscure craftiness to manipulate GOD'S word to make it mean what it does not say!") Yet again they would say, "Hallelujah! For the smoke of her destruction rises up as a trophy-testimony for all times and ages." And the twenty four Elders and the four living creatures fell on their faces in worship of GOD upon the Throne, saying, "Amen; Hallelujah!" And a voice proceeded from the environment of the Throne saying, "[1]recount the amazing stories of GOD'S praise to all His bond-servants small and great, everyone who is awed by Him!" ( The verb, [1] aineo, is from ainos, meaning story; Thus, tell the story. See Phil 4:8, Study stories that celebrate life - epainos, commendable, praise worthy, from epi, indicating continual influence upon, and ainos, story.) Then I heard the voice of an innumerable mass of people exploding like a thunderous torrent of mighty cascading waterfalls, bellowing, "Hallelujah! The LORD our GOD has claimed His kingdom and established His sovereign rule over everything!" This is the climax of the ages! Celebrate His glory with ecstatic joy and extreme delight, for the wedding feast of the Lamb has come (of full age, fit)! The day didn't catch her by surprise! His bride has prepared herself appropriately! She is ready and fully [1]fit for the occasion! (The word, [1, G2090 from G2092] hetoimasen, is in the Aorist Active Indicative tense pointing to what already exists. This word derives from an old word, (G2092) heteos, fitness. She has gotten herself ready! Verse 8 tells us how she did it! See the extended notes on the City-Bride.) She [1]was given the finest linen to clothe herself; There she stands, wrapped in radiant white - dressed in [2]spotless, saintly innocence. (The verb, edothe is from (G1325) didomi, was given, Aorist Passive Indicative. The word innocence, [2, G1345 from G1344 dikaioō, to render, from G1342 dikaios, equitable, innocent, from G1349 dikē, right from G1166 deiknuō, to show] dikaioma, stems from (G1349) dike, two parties finding likeness in each other (Genesis 1:26-27, 2:6-7). Dike is also the root for the word dikaiosune, righteousness. Sadly, many translations have it completely wrong here! This is not the righteous "deeds" of the Saints! This innocence gives testimony to the merits of the Redeemer. Paul says in Phil. 3:9, "And be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is of GOD by faith." In Zech. 3:4, "And the Shepherd-Messenger said to those who were standing before Him, "Remove the filthy garments (of their ignorance and religion from them, the grave clothe of John 11) him." And to him he said, "Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you and I will clothe you with (My) righteousness." Aramaic Targum. See notes on the City-Bride at the end of Rev. 3.) (The Mirror, with editing.)

We have been loaded with thought, to take us to the seeking more of Him. Until our next visit may the LORD reveal all to you and yours.

"The Secrets of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revealtion of Christ, chapter 18:21, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.

We shall close this chapter that records the "Fall of Babylon."


The Fall of Babylon

Revelation 18:21-24 "And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, "Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; And the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." (KJV)

Revelation 18:21-24 "Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, and will be found no more; And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will be heard in you no more, and a craftsman of any craft will be found in you no more, and the sound of the mill will be heard in you no more, and the light of a lamp will shine in you no more, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will be heard in you no more, for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery. And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on earth." (ESV)

Revelation 18:21-24 "And a huge Shepherd-Messenger lifted a stone like a massive millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, "So shall Babylon the great city be hurled into the ocean and not a single trace of her existence shall ever be found again. (Matthew 18:6, 'But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.') Never again will the festive sounds of harpists, singers, flutists and trumpeters be heard in you. Not even a trace of any art or creative skills and crafts will remain to remind of days gone by! The familiar grinding sound of the millstone will be silent forever. Not even a hint of a candlelight or any lamp will ever bear testimony to your forgotten night-life again. The voice of the bridegroom and bride will forever be silent in you. Her merchants were the great untouchable tycoons of the world who seduced all the nations with her pharmaceutical potions and spells. The blood of the Prophets and the Saints and every one [1] slaughtered in the scapegoat-sacrificial system of the world order were evidenced in her." (The word, [1, G4969] sphazo is the verb, slaughtered used of the slain Lamb.) (The Mirror, with editing.)

This brings chapter 18 to its close. Until our next visit may the LORD of ALL increase our understanding and knowing of Him.

I might here say this, The words and teaching of this chapter stand out as a reflection on the world and especial here in America these days. When it all comes down to this: Come out of her, My people - These words appear to be taken from Isa. 48:20; Jer. 1:8, 51:6, 45. The poet Mantuanus expresses this thought well: - "Vivere qui sancte cupitis, discelite; Romae
Omnia quum liceant, non licet esse bonum. “Ye who desire to live a godly life, depart; for, although all things are lawful at Rome, yet to be godly is unlawful." Meaning to me that we are to acquire a renewed mind or as it has been put by others; Acquire the Mind of Christ! I will say it with this quote from Paul as he stated it in: Romans 12:1-2, as written in the KJV, with my editing; "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to GOD, which is your reasonable service.  And be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of GOD!"

"The Secret of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revelation of Christ, chapter 18:9, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.

Again the kings of the earth are brought to center stage as they hold sway over humanity.


The Fall of Babylon

Revelation 18:9-10, 11-20 "And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, "Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come."
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, and cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. "And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all." The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, and saying, "Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought." And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, and cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, "What city is like unto this great city!" And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, "Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness!" For in one hour is she made desolate. Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her." (KJV)

Revelation 18:9-10, 11-20 "And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning. They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, "Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come."
And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls. "The fruit for which your soul longed has gone from you, and all your delicacies and your splendors are lost to you, never to be found again!" The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud, "Alas, alas, for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls! For in a single hour all this wealth has been laid waste." And all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning, "What city was like the great city?" And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out, "Alas, alas, for the great city where all who had ships at sea grew rich by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been laid waste. Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment for you against her!" (ESV)

Revelation 18:9-10, 11-20 "And the kings of the earth, the executives of the mindsets of the Beast system, her faithful fornicating friends and clients, are weeping and wailing bitterly while the smoke of her burning rises. They stand completely detached from her, embarrassed by their association with her in her [1] exposed, pretentious identity, crying, "Alas! Alas! The mighty city of Babylon is doomed in one hour!" ( Repeat note of verse 7; The word [1, G929] torment basanismos is from basanizo, to test metals by the touchstone.)
Also the money-power emperors of the world who control the global trade-routes, the merchants and economists were wailing and mourning because their cargo anymore! The touchstone currency of GOD has exposed the fake currency system of the world economy! (Rev. 17:15) Suddenly no one shows any interest in their most precious cargo of gold, silver, rare gems, pearls, fine linen fabrics, purple, silk, scarlet, all kinds of scented wood, ivory carvings and articles, expensive hard woods, bronze, iron, and marble. The list goes on and on! Cinnamon, spices, incense, perfumes, frankincense, wine, olive oil, flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, wagons and slaves! No buyers! The entire economy crashed! None of the sought after seasonal fruits or any delicacy associated with their luxurious living were available any longer. Not even a trace of these could be found! The once mighty merchants and money brokers who gleaned their wealth from her, were standing (social distancing) afar off, afraid and disorientated! They weep and wail bitterly since the touchstone currency of their economy has been exposed as fake! Alas the great model city of the world is doomed! Dressed to perfection in the most expensive and elegant fashion. Draped in purple and scarlet fabric, festooned and sprinkled with golden glitter and ornaments; She was elaborately decorated with gold, precious stones and pearls. In a brief moment all this pomp has come to nothing! The great shipping tycoons of the world, their workforce and clients all stood in bewilderment, witnessing from afar the ruin of their entire enterprises as it  went up in smoke! They wept bitterly in lament, "Who would have thought that this great city of unequaled prominence could come to nothing!" In their sense of hopelessness and bafflement they cast dust upon their heads as if to wrap their minds around the ultimate reduction of their vibrant life to lifeless dust! They are weeping and wailing in shock for the great city which has fallen! "Oh, what a shame that the famous icon of prosperity who made every ship owner rich is now [1] left utterly desolate in just one hour!" ( The word, [1, G2048] eremos, means desolate; Also used of a woman neglected by her husband, from whom the husband withholds himself. The whore-city is now bereft of all her lovers.) A [1]deep sense of relief is felt in the heavens as all the Saints, the Apostles and the Prophets celebrate how GOD caused the whore's judgment of others to be her own judgment. (The word, [1, G2165 from G2095 and G5424 ] euphraino, to be delighted, (G2095) eu, plus (G5424 ) phren - innermost being; literally, has judged your judgment out of her - what she has judged concerning you.) (The Mirror, with editing.)

Now may our LORD and GOD raise us up in His goodness of mercy (Lam. 3:22 and Rom. 12:1-2) to His level of understanding of all things of Him.

"The Secret of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revelation of Christ, chapter 18:4, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.

There dose not seem to be a lot of discovery within the context of this chapter that lays bear "The Fall of Babylon." Which we shall soon discover is of all things.........the figure of all that is wrong in the powers that be. That require accountability.


The Fall of Babylon

Revelation 18:4-8 "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, "I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow." Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her." (KJV)

Revelation 18:4-8 "Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; For her sins are heaped high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed. As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning, since in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and mourning I shall never see.' For this reason her plagues will come in a single day, death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her." (ESV)

Revelation 18:4-8 "And I heard another voice saying out of the heavens, "Come on out of her grasp of her deception! (The seems to be over looked by most Bible scholars as is ithe repeats of of Israel's calling to come of Egypt and it is repeated yet again is 2Corinthinas 6:11-7:3 for those of the Ekklesiah of GOD.) You are Mt people; You have nothing in common with her distortions and need not participate in her plagues. Her perverted twistedness of GOD'S image in you has piled up and polluted every square inch of the earth and it's sky above. GOD cannot tolerate the presence of the unrighteousness she represents. (First Aorist (prophetic) active indicative of mnemoneuo, remember or tolerate, here with the accusative (adikemata, unrighteousness) instead of the genitive - thus, not her unrighteousness, but the unrighteousness that she represents.) The Lamb's suffering dealt a double blow to the whore and Beast-systems! The counterfeit cup she mixed turned on her and proved to be her defeat. (Give back to her as also she gave back to you, and double to her double, according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.)

Their apparent initial victory in the brutal unjust trial and crucifixion of the original Lamb turned against their tyranny double measure - not only were they outwitted in His death, when the document of humanity's guilt in the scarred body of Jesus was nailed to the cross, whereby every possible claim against the human race was nullified, but in His resurrection GOD presented the receipt, documenting the justification and redeemed righteousness of the entire human race!

This reminds of what the Prophet Isaiah saw, in Isaiah 40:2, "Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquities are pardoned, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins."

The judgment that sin has brought in its hellish torment as inevitable consequence upon humanity is now atoned for in double proportions in the Lamb's suffering and in the reversal of the lamb's judgment brought upon all principalities and powers.) This is a complete reversal of her self-inflated glory and luxurious lifestyle to the exposure of her falsehood - like when mental is [1]tested with a touchstone and proves to be fool's gold - and gladness is turned into sorrow. You said in your heart, I am established as a queen and not a widow - I will not know grief. (The word [1, G929 from G928 from G931 basanos, meaning through the notion of going to the bottom] torment basanismos from (G928) basanizo, to test metals by the touchstone, which is a black siliceous stone is used to test the purity of gold or silver by the color of the streak produced on it by rubbing it with either metal - a piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing the color of the mark which they made on it - thus, a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized. The cup Jesus drank of while on the cross is the touchstone! 'What shall I say? Father remove this cup from Me? NO! For it is for this hour I have come!'") Her calamity strikes in one day - death, sorrow and starvation - her entire dynasty is burnt to ashes in this fire of the passionate judgment of the LORD GOD." (See Isaiah 47:8-9, "Now therefore hear this, you lovers of pleasure, who sit securely, who say in your heart, "I am, there is no one besides me; I shall not sit as a widow or know the loss of children." These two things shall come to you in a moment, in one day; The loss of children and widowhood shall come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and great power of your enchantments.

All of her "offspring" are rescued out of her sway.) (The Mirror, with editing)

Now may the LORD increase our understand of Him and all that He IS!

"The Secret of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revelation of Christ, chapter 18:1, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.

We begin our look at the destruction of Babylon the mystery whore of the worlds economy, financial system or internet system and maybe the worlds religious systems, which till now were veiled by darkness. This may require a few days so please bear with me for a while on this, as I break it down into its parts, which are few in number.


The Fall of Babylon

Revelation 18:1-3 "And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies." (KJV)

Revelation 18:1-3 "After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory. And he called out with a mighty voice, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast. For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living." (ESV)

Revelation 18:1-3 "With this I saw another Shepherd-Messenger descending out of the heavenly sphere with blazing light beaming out of him. The light lit up the earth with the brightness of his glorious presence. He announced in a thunderous voice, "The great Babylon is utterly crushed - it has become a ghost town of demons, haunted by every unclean spirit, held in it like in a cage for eerie, spooky birds. The masses of humanity became intoxicated with the wine of her passion and adulteries while their kings flirted with her and the traveling traders of the world made their wealth with the powerful lure of her attractions." (The Mirror)

Now is the day of the LORD for all who hear His voice. As it has always been!

"The Secret of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revelation of Christ, between the chapter notes of chapter 17-4, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.

We have arrived at the forth of four notes discovered in our reading of chapter 17, this one it "Babylon is Fallen." The whore religion of the ancient world clothed in sheep's cloth to disguise it true identity, that of a wolf that has a devious appetite for unsuspecting humanity. In some clutches she looks like a virigin with her head bowed and arms out stretched in a downward fashion and fashioned in royal colors to give her some sort of dignity. Enough of that lets get into our search shall we?

Babylon has Fallen!

Revelation 17:18, "The women you saw is the great city which dominates the kings of the earth." (The Prostitute city-society of Babylon stands in contrast to the Bride of Christ as the New Jerusalem.)

The repeat of the same scene recorded in Revelation 14:6-8, "And I saw another Shepherd-Messenger soaring in mid heaven - this Shepherd was the carrier of good news and his mission was to announce these glad tidings of everlasting proportions to every single nation, tribe, language and people groupings of the earth! In a great voice he declared, "Be awestruck with the amazingness of GOD! Give Him Glory! The hour of His judgment has come! He is the Maker of the heavenly realm, the earth, the sea and the fountains of the waters." (This announcement echoes in Jesus' declaration in John 12:31-33, "'This is the judgment of this world; It is the moment where the authority of the world-systems are cast out! [This serpent's head is about to be crushed! Genesis 3:15; Colossians 2:14-15] When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all judgment to Myself! [The subject of the sentence as from the previous verse is the judgment of the world.] He would be lifted up on a cross (of Roman design not known to the ancients or the prophets, these described this as being hung from a tree and so it is), descend into the depths of our hell, then, according to the prophetic word of Hosea 6:2, after two days be lifted up as representative of the human race, out of the lowest parts of the earth and elevated to the highest heavens! Ephesians 4:8-9, also Ephesians 2:5-6 and Colossians 3:1-3. John 3:14, 8:28, Acts 2:33 and 1John 3:5. We have witnessed with our own eyes how, in the unveiling of the prophetic word, when He was lifted up upon the cross as the Lamb of GOD, He lifted up our sins (in His flesh, our humanity) and defeated its dominion and rule over us! [John 1:29, "Behold, the Lamb of GOD, who takes away [airo] the sin of the world! The word airo means to lift up.] This He said to point to the way in which he would die. See John 19:15 - "Lift Him up! Crucify Him!" was their cry!") And a second Shepherd-Messenger followed with more good news! Babylon the great city crashed and will never fly again! She who sold herself as a prostitute to all the nations and intoxicated them with the wine (of her false religions and their many and varied systems) of her passions. (The language is an echo of Isaiah 21:9, "Babylon has fallen! It has fallen! All the idols they worship lie shattered on the ground." Jeremiah 51:8, "Babylon will suddenly fall and be shattered." Babylon was used for Rome in late Jewish writings; see also 1Peter 5:13) In the imagery that follows, [in Rev. 15-17] John sees how the effect of the triune religious counterfeit of the Dragon, the Beast and the fake slain and risen lamb disguised as the great prostitute of Babylon is thoroughly stripped of their influence and dominion and brought to naught.
The same announcement of the utter defeat of Babylon continues in Chapter 18....!) Revelation 18:2, "He announced in a thunderous voice, The great Babylon is utterly crushed!" 

This completes our look into the author's notes on chapter 17, the LORD will, we shall begin chapter 18 in our next visit. Until then may He who IS bring us all through what is currently happening in the world of abstract darkness, a darkness of a great facade.

"The Secret of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revelation of Christ, between the chapter notes of chapter 17-3c, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.

We should be able to bring this section's look at "The Triumph of the Lamb" to its close with this post.

The Triumph of the Lamb

Revelation 5:5-6, 11-13, "Then one of the Elders said to me, "You need not weep anymore! The Lion has conquered! He who is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David! His victory qualifies Him to open the scroll and to break its seven seals!" ( Idou enikesen Behold! He has conquered! ho leon, ho ek tes phules Jodah, he ritza David, The Lion who is out of the tribe of Judah, the root of David. Rev. 3:7, I hold the key of David as prophesied by Isaiah in 22:22.

See Genesis 49:9-11, "Judah is a lion's whelp; The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between His feet, until He comes to whom it belongs; And to Him shall be the obedience of the peoples. Binding His foal to the vine and His ass's colt to the choice vine, He washes His garments in wine and His vesture in the blood of grapes.") So I looked to see the Lion, as if fused into one with the Throne and in unison with the four Living Beings, taking center stage in the midst of the Elders, I saw a little Lamb, alive and standing even though it seemed to have been violently butchered in sacrifice! It had seven horns and seven eyes which are the seven Spirits of GOD having been sent out to accomplish His bidding in all the earth. ( You cannot see the Lion until you see the Lamb! Mankind's innocence is the authority of the Throne of the Kingdom of GOD.) Then I saw [1]wave upon wave of innumerable Angelic Shepherd-Messengers [1]engulfing the Throne and the Elders and the Living Beings and I heard singing! It was a mass choir of [2]multi millions! (The word, [1, G2945] kuklo, encircle, is from (G2949) kuma, a swelling wave; Which also connects with the etymological value of the word muriades, from meu, like in waves of the sea. Countless [2] myraids-literally ten thousands times ten thousands and thousands of thousands! The largest number named in Ancient Greek was the myruad, myriad (written MM) or hundred million. In his Sand Reckoner, Archimedes of Syracuse used this quantity as the basis for a numeration system of large powers of ten, which he used to count grains of sand!

According to PIE, the etymology of the word myriad has been variously connected to meu- "damp" in reference to the waves of the sea and to Greek myrmex ("ant") in reference to their swarms. Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the linguistic reconstruction of the common ancestor of the Indo-European language, the most widely spoken language family in the world.) In their full capacity they exploded in song, proclaiming in unison, "The Lamb's worth is now fully [1]realized! [2]Having been slain in sacrifice, the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing [3]belong to Him! (The word, [1] labein, to have taken/realized, is from (G2983) lambano, to take, to grasp, to revive; Here in the Aorist Infinitive tense, which indicates prior completion of an action in relationship to a point in time. The word, [3] esphagmenon, is the Perfect Passive Participle of the verb, [2, G4969]sphazo, to slay in sacrifice. It is used to describe a state that exists at the time of the main verb. The basic thought of the perfect tense is that the progress of an action has been completed and the results of the action are continuing on, in full effect. In other words, the progress of the action has reached its culmination and the finished results are now in existence.) At that point the entire universe burst out in praise! I heard every created being in the heavenly realm and upon the earth and under the earth, and upon the oceans and everything within all these spheres, declaring to the One seated upon the Throne and to the Lamb: "The most [1]articulate language, the admiration, the supreme magnificence, the might until the ages of the ages!" (The word, [1, G2129 the same as G2127 eulogeō, a compound of G2095 and G3056  ] eulogia, is from (G2095) eu, good, well done, and (G3056) logos; Thus, polished language; Such language which is artfully adapted to captivate the hearer: fair speaking, fine speeches.) [It is almost unspeakable that of all the themes GOD could choose from to celebrate the central authority of the Throne Room, He chose the Lamb! Our redeemed innocence is the theme of the Throne of heaven, forever!] (The Mirror, with editing.)

This concludes this look into "The Triumph of the LAMB!" Our next visit, the LORD willing, we shall look into "Babylon is Fallen." Until then may our LORD lift us up as He is the great authority of the earth.