Jim's Eschatological Info

Revelation’s Mystery Babylon is currently maturing as the dominant force attempting to control all aspects of human life on this planet. The apostle John recorded the angelic description of her as a “city” consisting as an evil class of people running the earth much like a shadow government or deep states controlling nation states, some more openly than others. In this post I’ll attempt to describe how that is accomplished and how to avoid your personal enslavement to their systems.

If you are a born-again bible believing Christian, you have all you need to avoid spiritual domination. It’s the economic control that’s ensnaring and subtly inuring the unsuspecting into submission. We’ve gotten used to the amazing convenience of simply swiping a piece of plastic or entering its number in an electronic device to purchase life’s necessities. But with that, along with other electronic conveniences such as cell phones, we have given up any semblance of privacy. The amount of information that can be accessed about an individual in today’s economy is staggering. Among them are real ID’s that now are world-wide. The systems for individual control in countries like India and China are quite advanced not to mention Europe and other developed countries. Add to that emerging technologies such as digital currencies and all sorts of AI that are being applied very quickly and you have a system that can impose total control of the greater population of this world. MB’s control mechanisms are centered around central banking systems that are prevalent in most of the world’s nation-states. These governments are largely indebted to these central banks that control their currencies and thus their economies. The Federal Reserve in the US is typical in that it consists of a private banking cartel responsible to no one but themselves. The major owners of these central banks are drivers (great men of the world) of MB.

Here are some things to consider when thinking about your own personal involvement in our modern economy. First, eliminate all debt. Indebtedness is dependency that leads to control. Second, prepare yourself for existence without credit cards or any type of electronic commerce. Third, consider life without electronic communication that can be monitored. That means cell phones, tablets, etc. All these are heavily monitored and can be used for nefarious purposes against you. It may be that a system of barter with like-minded Christians will be appropriate. Extreme off-the-grid prepping is probably not necessary at this point, but you should be giving it some thought. If economic controls in your country are banning cash transactions and beginning to decide for you when, what, and how much you can buy and sell and participate in society or otherwise be penalized, know that it is time to bolt the system and truly “come out of her my people”. This will be a difficult time for Christians who will not submit to MB’s directives. However, if we are to obey our Lord’s directive, come out of her we must and learn to truly rely on Him. Our world is soon headed into a time of intense tribulation.

We need to remember the fate of MB. She will be devastated by the antichrist and his allies whom she now rides. (Revelation 17:16-17, 18:8). She will crash and burn along with the economic systems she has built over the centuries. We do not want to be a part of her. Her replacement will be the economy of the antichrist, and we know what that will be. A system whereby we will need his mark (666) to buy or sell, the alternative being death.

Saints, Mystery Babylon is here now and maturing. We must come out of her or at least lay the groundwork to prepare to come out of her. This is our Lord’s command. The alternative is not pretty.

I hope these four posts have given you something to think about. MB is a topic not often addressed from our Christian pulpits. Mystery Babylon wants you to fixate on obtaining the earthly luxuries she can provide and thus dominate and control you. But Jesus knows our needs and how to provide them in these last days. He never said it would be easy. “In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)

Maranatha, Jim

In my last two posts I sought to establish that Revelation’s Mystery Babylon is not a geographical city located in a specific locale but is a world-wide consortium of wealthy business leaders and politicians who control the world’s economies with a pervasive system that dominates private transaction. Revelation calls them the great men of the earth. Through this economic leverage they also effectively control war and peace and the worlds religious entities. In this post, I’ll give you several biblical proofs that this MB has a strong identity with the city of Jerusalem.

First, Jerusalem, Israel’s eternal capital, is described as a harlot countless times in the scriptures, prostituting herself to gods other than Jehovah. Ezekiel 16:32 is an example. No other city comes close to being described as such. MB is called the “mother of harlots”. Second, there are only two cities called great (Gr.-mega) in the New Testament, Jerusalem (both old and new) and MB. (Revelation 11:8, 16:19, 17:5). Third, only twice in the entire bible is a city given a double portion of judgement for her sins, once for Jerusalem, and once for MB. (Isaiah 40: 1-2, Revelation 18:6). Fourth, and most importantly, Jesus said this: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her!” (Matthew 23:37). He had just finished stating: “that on you (Jerusalem) may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. Assuredly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.” (Matthew 23:35). Here, the word “generation” (equivalent with Jerusalem) means “wicked class of people”. Revelation 18:24 states: “and in her (MB) was found the blood of the prophets and of all who were slain on the earth.” This blood judgment will be carried out on MB (Jerusalem) in our near future just as prophesied by Isaiah 4:4. The comprehensive blood judgement on MB described in Revelation fulfills the prophecy that Jesus pronounced over Jerusalem. Their blood guilt covers all of human history from Genesis to today-all who were slain on the earth!

It’s this wicked class of people that was concentrated in Jerusalem during the ministry of Jesus that is still dominant and present in our day comprising Mystery Babylon. That Jewish leader class based in Jerusalem singled out for judgment by Jesus was dispersed into the world in 70 AD when Jerusalem was destroyed. Over the last 2000 years their descendants and influence have metastasized into the world’s gentile population in the Diaspora. Now, together with mostly gentiles this wicked class of people thrives in wealthy political and economic dominance worldwide. You can probably name many of them. “Your merchants are the world’s great men”. Their goals haven’t changed and are driven by the god of this world. Power, wealth, control, and lust for the luxuries of this world drive their ambition. No, geographical Jerusalem is not MB, but the historical location during Jesus’s ministry of that wicked generation was certainly Jerusalem. That’s why the only physical city that can be even somewhat associated with MB is Jerusalem. It’s a Jerusalem spread across the globe made up of powerful individuals who think only they have the wisdom to direct human affairs.

If you are a typical citizen of this world, whether Christian or not, whether you are aware or not, you are probably ensnared in the pervasive economic system of Mystery Babylon. So, what do we need to do to come out from under her control as God commanded? I’ll address that in my next post- part 4.

Maranatha, Jim

In my last post, I established the fact that Revelation’s Mystery Babylon is not a city in a specific locale as convention would dictate. When our bible talks about a city and events related to it, it’s primarily addressing the inhabitants of the city, not the brick, mortar, and streets that make up its material structure. Let me give you a couple examples. When Jesus said; “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, …. How often I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.” (Matthew 23: 37). Jesus was not wanting to gather the brick and stone of Jerusalem under His arms, but His people, including the rebellious leadership. Another example from Revelation; “Come, I’ll show you the bride, the Lambs wife…. and he showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem descending out of heaven from God.” Of course, Jesus is not betrothed to a bejeweled structure, but the inhabitants of that holy city. It’s the residents of that city that are the city. Many similar examples can be found throughout scripture.

Mystery Babylon is no different. Though it will burn with physical fire, it is the leadership and the inhabitants that make up this end-time city who will be judged wherever God finds them on this earth. And, as demonstrated, they will not be found in one central locale. Revelation describes the leadership of Mystery Babylon; “Your merchants were the great men of the earth.” (Revelation 18:23). It’s these “great men” (Gr.- Megastanies)-magistrates, lords, exceedingly great men) who conduct the business of MB. She (MB) is further described as a harlot and the mother of abominations of the earth. Her morals typify ancient pagan deities that were worshipped in Babylon during the days of Daniel and hence the association with that name. These “great men” are those wealthy businessmen and politicians who exercise control over the course of events in our modern world. Together they constitute a loosely knit class of people that collectively have power over the nations through political influence, control of monetary policy, and even religious enterprise. They are the inhabitants of this “city” that is ubiquitous on this earth. This class of men is being controlled by the sorcery of spiritual entities consistent with ancient Babylon carrying out Satan’s plan for mankind through a pervasive economic system. Remember, our battle is not against flesh and blood, but spiritual authorities in heavenly places. (Ephesians 6:12).

These great men are the merchants of Mystery Babylon who have created a system that has unknowingly enslaved mankind to the point where dependency on their system (MB) is dominant. Yet, we are commanded by our Lord to come out from her.

In my next post (Part 3), I’ll provide more detail about this class of men that constitute this “city”. We need all the information we can get so that we can accurately determine what we need to do to “come out of her”. To be continued in part 3.

Maranatha, Jim

This post and those that follow are of critical importance in understanding a critical scripture. Revelation chapters 17-19 describe “Mystery Babylon” as an end-time “city” that Christians must flee from. She is going to be severely judged and, if we don’t evacuate from her, we’ll be subject to the same judgment reserved for her. That’s why it’s vitally important to identify this entity. Over two full chapters of the book of Revelation are devoted to the description and fate of Mystery Babylon emphasizing her importance. And then we have this command directly from heaven: “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.” (Revelation 18:4). If you’re a Christian, you are one of God’s people and are charged with coming out of her. The implication of this verse is that we Christians are likely in her and must flee from her or be included in her plagues. Positive identification is absolutely necessary if we are to obey God’s command. We can’t come out of her if we don’t know who she is!

Virtually all prophecy teachers define Mystery Babylon as an actual end-time city because of this verse: “And the woman whom you saw is that great (mega) city which reigns over the kings of the earth.” (Revelation 17:18). However, they cannot agree on a specific city. They speculate on Rome, New York, Brussels, Mecca, Jerusalem, etc. The most common is Rome, due to the fact that Rome was the dominant city of the empire in control when John penned this verse in Revelation. However, John was pointing to a mystery city 2000 years into the future.

The first reason MB is not a specific geographical city is that there currently is no mega city that rules over the kings of the earth. Our world is comprised of hundreds of independent nation-states with no central city reigning. The second reason is this verse: “The waters which you saw (Chapter 17, verse 1), where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.” (Revelation 17:15). This indicates a world-wide pluralistic setting that cannot be attributed to a single geographical location.

So, if the apostle John is not referring to one future specific locale, just what is this “mystery” he calls Babylon and why did he call it a city, naming it after an ancient pagan empire-ruling city? In my next post (Part 2) I’ll prove to you that he is referring to a global class of people that is currently identifiable and has its origins in a city that certainly did exist in John’s day. If you can’t or won’t wait for that next post, you can click here to read a much more in-depth article I wrote about Mystery Babylon: A Biblical Tale.doc – Google Docs

Saints, it’s important that we get this right! Stay tuned. Part 2 in my next post.

Maranatha, Jim

Unless you’ve been living under a rock these days, I’m sure you’re aware of the Muslim dominance asserting itself across the world. Western Asia and Africa have already fallen with Europe not far behind. I’m writing this the morning after gigantic Islamic riots have virtually taken over Paris, France. Spain has already fallen. The large city centers of the UK are similarly dominated by Islamists enforcing Sharia law. Last night, massive demonstrations and public prayer filled the streets of New York city with a show of Muslim strength. This after the election of a Muslim mayor of the city. Western liberal politicians have largely turned their backs to this situation.

You might wonder why this is important. The answer is simple and should be concerning to all Christians. This rather sudden rise of Islam is a sign of the end-times in which we live. Islam is the religion of the antichrist. When he appears on the scene, these Islamic inroads will provide the political and religious backing he needs to establish control.

In this post I am updating content from a previous post back in March concerning the antichrists origins and religion. You can read it here: Islam is the Antichrist’s Religion – Jim’s Eschatological Info

Stay informed.

Maranatha, Jim

“For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.” (Isaiah 34:8-KJV).

This verse from Isaiah is all about the final judgment from God in the eschaton on a fallen world. And notice, it concerns the “controversy of Zion”. This controversy is something that is rampant in the news and social media, having exploded only recently, a sure sign that we are in the end times. The Jewish nation of Israel, Zionism, and Jews in general are reeling from a wave of antisemitism that seems to be pervading nations all across the globe, not the least of which is the US.

Joel Richardson does a good job of laying out this controversy in his recent teaching while tying it in with American politics. You can access it here: American Politics and the Emerging Controversy of Zion

This is an important topic that all Christians should be aware of. We need to be exposing Satan’s tactics is these last days.

Maranatha, Jim

“But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.” (Matthew 24:36).

Most prophecy commentaries point out the obvious parallels of an unsuspecting populace and complete moral decay of Noah’s day with our modern condition. Of course, that’s true; our moral decay is unprecedented in modern times, and judgment from God is the farthest thing from secular expectation. But there’s one thing these commentators ignore or completely miss. There was only one righteous man on the entire earth in Noah’s day, and that man was Noah. (Genesis 6:9, 7:1). And that righteous man knew beforehand what was about to come upon the earth and precisely when it was going to happen.

After many years of God’s direction, Noah completed the ark which God had told him to build as protection from the devastating flood He would use to judge and purge evil humanity from the earth. As it neared the time for God to act, He told Noah to enter the ark with his family and the animals God sent to preserve. He then told Noah: “For after seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights…” (Genesis 7:4). Noah was not in the dark so that this day would come as a “thief in the night”. He was given precise guidance as to the timing by God Himself. The righteous on the earth (even if it was only one man) was expectant, fully aware of what God was doing, and when He was about to do it.

Now let’s consider today. Are there any righteous on the earth? Yes! The Church of Jesus Christ is considered by God to be righteous because of Jesus’s sacrifice. If we’re in Christ, we’re righteous, not because of anything we did, but what He did. “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21). If we are to consider Jesus’s comparison of the time just before His coming to the days of Noah as accurate, we should assume that the righteous of our day will similarly, just as Noah did, know ahead of time when all the events leading up to and including His coming will take place. God’s people are not in the dark so that this day will overtake them as a “thief in the night”. (1 Thessalonians 5:4)

Noah was righteous in his day. Those in Christ are righteous in our day. As we draw nearer to God’s judgement of evil on this earth and the redemption of His saints, the righteous will know with increasing accuracy the timing of His return to set up His kingdom. “Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret to His servants…” (Amos 3:7). Stay tuned in to God’s prophetic Word. God has and will be sharing amazing things with His saints.

Maranatha, Jim

Ezekiel chapters 38 & 39 describe a war between the antichrist (Gog-chief prince of Magog and his allies) and Israel, resulting the culmination of this age and the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. At the end of the millennium, 1000 years later, Satan, who had been bound by God is released for one more battle also involving an enemy also named Gog and Magog. (Revelation 20: 7-9). Thus, there exists some confusion about whether these two wars are one and the same instead of one at the beginning and one at the end of Jesus’s 1000-year kingdom reign. This confusion is used by certain prophecy teachers to support their theologies such as preterism and amillennialism. A simple objective study of the scriptures involved, however, establishes clearly that these are two separate events.

Rather than going into detail here, I would refer you to a recent study given by Joel Richardson in his “Winepress” series. Joel does a good job of pointing out the significant differences between these two wars. His video is here: Ezekiel 38-39 Versus Revelation 20: NOT the Same Battle (Timing of Gog Magog)

You may also benefit by reading a previous post I published about Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39. Ezekiel’s GOG-Magog War is Armageddon – Jim’s Eschatological Info

Maranatha, Jim

Even the casual bible reader will remember the plight of Abraham’s nephew Lot. Lot was a righteous man living in the detestable cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, the entire population of which was given over to unspeakable sexual immorality. God destroyed these cities even after Abraham pleaded with Him to spare the cities if He could find even 10 righteous persons. He couldn’t. Lot escaped this destruction with the help of two angels sent from God. His two daughters escaped with him although his wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt. God did this as an example of what happens to those who live this way. “…turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly; and delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked.” (2 Peter 2:6-7).

Jesus compared this time of judgment to what it will be like at the time of His second coming. “Likewise, as it was in the days of Lot: They ate they drank, they bought they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be when the Son of Man is revealed.” (Luke 17:28-30). A recent news article in the Jerusalem Post caught my attention that attests to the fact that we are indeed approaching the time Jesus talked about. “FOUR DAY PRIDE FESTIVAL TO BE HELD AT THE DEAD SEA, LARGEST IN THE HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST”. It claims to be the largest LBGT gathering ever in the middle east taking place around the clock over a four-day period called “Pride Land”. Not only is this upsetting that it is taking place in Israel, but it is taking place near the Dead Sea where Sodom and Gomorrah were located! It seems as though the organizers are intentionally delivering a direct slap in the face to the God of the bible. You can read the article here: Four day pride festival to be held at Dead Sea, largest in Middle East history | The Jerusalem Post .

I hope you’re just as disgusted to read this as I am, but be reassured, it is a blatant sign that we are fast nearing the arrival of our Lord. Come Quickly Lord Jesus!

Maranatha, Jim

The antichrist has a charismatic aide whose primary purpose is to exalt and force worship of his nefarious boss. He comes to prominence mid Daniel’s 70th week when he deceives the nations by performing great signs, sets up an image of the beast (antichrist), gives life to the image, and enforces the beast’s economic system by requiring a mark of allegiance to the beast and his image in order to buy or sell. He is responsible for this “Abomination of Desolation” referred to by both Daniel and Jesus. (Revelation 13:11-17).

In the news lately, you may have heard from a controversial podcaster (I won’t mention Tucker’s name) who stated the following: “The people in charge don’t want you to know this, but Muslims love Jesus. Islam reveres him as a major prophet and messenger of the Lord, believes he performs miracles, and states he will return to earth to defeat the antichrist.”

What amazing ignorance!!

What Muslim eschatology teaches is that our Jesus of the bible is not who we think he is, but that he did not really die on the cross as atonement for our sins. What they teach is that Jesus (they call him Isa) is really a Muslim prophet of allah who will surely return shortly. When he comes, he will debunk traditional Christianity and proclaim allah as god and Mohammed allah’s prophet that came after him. Muslim eschatology seems to be a mirror reflecting anti-Christian eschatology. While we have Jesus returning to defeat the antichrist and his false prophet, Islam has their “Mahdi” (perhaps a restored Caliph ruling the Muslim world) returning to defeat their version of the antichrist (whom they call Dajjal), with the help of Isa. The actual returning Jesus they would term the antichrist (Dajjal).

If any of this Islamic eschatology takes place, we can easily envision this caliph (Mahdi) as the actual antichrist and Isa as the actual false prophet. So, what this podcaster is stating in ignorance is that who the Muslims call Jesus might in reality be the false prophet of Revelation. While the false prophet is the antichrist’s chief enforcer, Isa will be the Mahdi’s chief enforcer. We need to be alert if this scenario plays out.

Identifying both the antichrist and the false prophet as Islamic fits perfectly with Christian eschatology. For a detailed look at this theology, have a look at Joel Richardson’s books “Islamic Antichrist” and “Mideast Beast”. Both are available at Amazon or for free on his website. Joel’s Trumpet

Maranatha, Jim