Our Bible study the next two weeks in Chapters 17 and 18 covers the end of Babylon.  The demise of Babylon is happening during the time frame of the 7 trumpets.  Our compassionate, loving God is still trying to save as many people as possible, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

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Babylon back in Bible times was portrayed by Daniel as full of pride and defiance toward God.  Their idolatry and pagan worship led them to destruction.  The armies of Cyrus the Persian defeated and took over Babylon.  It was King Cyrus than that set the captives free to return to Israel and rebuild.  BUT, even when they were free to return, only a remnant returned, the rest were too comfortable living in Babylon, they remained there.

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So Babylon, the historic oppressor of God’s people, now ends up in Revelation as the new oppressor of Christ’s Church.  This Mystery, Babylon the great, is well defined as Papal Rome, referred to as the city built on seven hills.  In the last days of earth’s time, the Gospel message will be sent out specifically to “every nation, tribe, language and people”.  Followed by “Babylon the Great has fallen”, “Come Out of Her My People”. 

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Right now many people are being drawn into Babylon with this new “Unity” movement.  Unity is the new catchphrase in religious circles. Through the charismatic movement and the efforts of the Vatican, Protestant denominations are putting aside their differences and focusing on conformity rather than strong doctrine.   It is acknowledged that all people have a spiritual dimension, but all religions, regardless of what they believe, are seen as one—a kind of smorgasbord of spiritual choices to fill the spiritual needs of the individual.

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In light of this, how are we to interpret the drive towards Christian unity in the ecumenical movement, (the unity of all religions) and the wider goal of religions culminating in one world religion? Can all religions really be one? If every religion believes whatever they want, that directly affects the existence of truth. They can't all be true, can they? If so, then truth is just an opinion and nothing more.  Compromise may seem like a good way to avoid conflict, but is impossible if we are to follow God’s call to stand for truth.

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Religious unity, or ecumenism, is a movement leading toward Babylon.  If ecumenism were simply a call for religious groups to stop the violence and hatred that has become much too common, then it would be a good thing. However, ecumenism is in fact a movement towards supremacy of the Papacy—a most violent religious persecutors of all time.

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