Revelation 18: the marriage with Satan who has led all nations astray

Question 1

What is the earth that is illuminated by the angel ?

Answer 1

The congregation that belongs to the flesh.

Question 2

What are 5 different definitions of spiritual Babylon ?

Answer 2

1) The prostitute (Rv 17:5)
2) The organization of the beast 7+10
3) The place of demons and evil spirits
4) The tree of the KGE (Dn 4:20-22)
5) The Mountain of destruction (Jer 51)

Question 3

What is the maddening wine of adultery ?

Answer 3

Doctrines that the prostitute received from the evil spirits.

Question 4

What does it mean that all nations have fallen ?

Answer 4

All churches have spiritually fallen because all pastors of the world have taught and deceived the congregation with commentaries.

Question 5

Who are the kings of the earth ? The merchants ? The excessive luxuries ?

Answer 5

Kings: pastors
Merchants: evangelists underneath the prostitute’s authority
Excessive luxuries: doctrine and practices from Satan

Question 6

Whose voice is the voice from Heaven heard ? Who are the people who hear it ?

Answer 6

Jesus’ voice (Rv 17:14)

The people of God who are captive under the group of the prostitute.

Question 7

What are the sins Babylon commited that “reached the heavens” ?

Answer 7

• she entered the Tab of Heaven and destroyed it (Rv 13)
• commited adultery with the kings of the Earth
• made people of the earth drunk with MWA
• deceived all nations

Question 8

What does Babylon pretend to be queen, not a widow ?

Answer 8

She was the highest of the pastors and pretended that Jesus was together with her.

Question 9

The death, pain, and famin striking the prostitute is the fulfillment of which verse in Rev ?

Answer 9

Rv 13:10 : paid back according to what she has done

Question 10

Why do the kings of the earth and the merchants lament ?

Answer 10

1) Because Babylon is judged

2) Because noone will buy their cargoes (ie believe their false doctrines)

Question 11

About the merchandise of Babylon, what are.. 
the gold, silver, jewels, pearls ? 
the clothes ? 
the incense ? 
The wood and precious materials ? 
The wine and oil ? 
The ox, sheep, horses ?

Answer 11

precious stones: Babylon’s commentaries
clothes: faith carried out in Babylon
Incense practices of Babylon’s praise
wood, materials: various organizations made from the people in Babylon
wine & oil: Babylon’s doctrine and testimonies
animals: people of duty

Question 12

What is the fruit that Babyon longed for ? Why is it “no longer” ?

Answer 12

Fruit: the people of God (fruit of the ToL) that used to be captive under Babylon, but were called and brought out by Jesus. (Rv 17:14, Rv 18:4)

Question 13

What is the sea, ships, sea captains, and those travelling by ship ?
Who are “those who earn their living from the sea” ?

Answer 13

sea: the world (Dn 7:3;17)
ship: churches of the world
sea captain: pastors
sailors: congregation
those who earn their living: those sent out through the world (evangelists)

Question 14

What are the harps ? The flute players and trumpeters ? The sound of instruments ? The millstone ? The workmen of any trade ?

Answer 14

harps: commentaries of the destroyers
sound: false doctrines
musicians: those who teach these false doctrines
millstone: false pastor (Cf Mt 24:40-41)
workmen: those who research Satan’s doctrines

Question 15

What is the light of Babylon ? The bridegroom and bride ?

What does it mean that they all come to an end ?

Answer 15

light: Satan’s doctrine, law
bridgeroom: evil spirit
bride: congregation who were one with evil spirit, under false pastors
- > as Satan’s doctrines disappear, there is no more prayer and worship to evil spirits

Question 16

What are the magic spells ? What does it mean that the blood of the martyrs was found in Babylon ?

Answer 16

prophesying falsely for the sake of money

it shows that the spirits that killed the martyrs reside in Babylon (same as FC Mt 23:35-37)