This passage also reveals further insights to show us that the harlot represents this world’s system, for the angel tells us that the seven heads, which represented the seven kings that we have already discussed, were seven mountains on which the woman sits. We have seen that the seven kings listed, started with king Nebuchadnezzar whose reign began in 605 BC and ended with the destruction of the Sasanian Empire in 651 AD. And so we see that the harlot was present throughout that period. But not only was she present at the start of the reign of king Nebuchadnezzar but she had been there long before king Nebuchadnezzar was manifested in the earth, for the scripture tells us that the woman was sitting on the beast, referring to the Anti-Christ. And as we will see in the section when we look at the Anti-Christ, he was present on the earth long before the flood in Noah’s time. And so it is very clear that the harlot has been present on the earth throughout all the ages. It is also clear that she is still present on the earth today, for the scripture says that the woman still “reigns over the kings of the earth”. Another clear indication given to us to show us that Babylon the great is in fact referring to this world’s system, is that the waters where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. In other words, every nation on the earth falls under the influence of the harlot called Babylon the great.
Michael E.B. Maher
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