Hi Cliff,

I believe there are two cities, one the city of commerce and a different city that houses the "throne of Satan", or the Mystery Babylon religion, as I also said:

"Many believe this religious system is the location of the "throne of Satan" (Revelation 2:13), which moved from Babylon, to Pergamos and many believe it currently resides in Rome."

Clarence Larkin explains it better than me in the excerpt from his book:

"Dispensational Truth Or God's Plan and Purpose in the Ages"

You can read the excerpt that talks about the history of the "throne of Satan" moving from Babylon to Pergamos to Rome (you may have to zoom in to read it).....click here.

Maranatha!
Amy Van Gerpen


Cliff Hughes (25 Feb 2012)
"Re: Amy VanGerpen "Mystery Babylon""

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You Said: The issue is that people fail to see that Revelation 17 is speaking of a religious system..... On the other hand Revelation 18 is about a city of commerce located in literal Babylon ....

　

My Response: Your statement above simply cannot be true because it contradicts itself. You claim that revelations 17 is a religious system and NOT a literal city. However it states in revelation 17:18

"And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth."

I'll therefore have to conclude that both Rev.17 and Rev.18 both speak of the same entity

--- a whorish woman(a great city) whose whoredom covers the face of the entire earth, and

thus is judged for her exceeding immoralities.