The Abomination of Desolation - St. Marys Coptic Orthodox Church

126 BABYLON THE GREAT WHORE
that the prophesies of Revelation will be fulfilled very soon, and the
only country that resembled the prophetic Babylon was Rome.
On close examination however, we have to admit that Rome was not
destroyed in “one hour” but rather disintegrated slowly over decades,
which certainly differs from the sudden and complete destruction of the
Revelation’s Babylon.
Revelation makes it absolutely clear that the destruction of Babylon
will precede the destruction of the world and the second coming of our
Lord with a very short time. Rome has disappeared from the world
stage many centuries ago and the world is still intact and the Church is
still waiting for the second coming.
A third and most important point is that the destruction of Babylon
will be brought about by God by using “ten kings” who will be reigning
at the time of Antichrist. No one will doubt that Antichrist is yet to
come. And so, Babylon is NOT ancient Rome!
Now we are back to square one! So, who or what is Babylon? To
answer this question we have to look for a great world power that will
be found near the end of time, that will resemble the ancient Rome in
power, lifestyle and sinfulness.
To do this we have to glean through the Book of Revelation looking
for clues that will help us construct a model for Babylon.
WHORE ... FORNICATION:
Babylon is described as a whore (Rev 17:15, 17:16) and even
designated as “the great whore” (Rev 17:1 and 19: 2.) We are told that
she has committed fornication in many places, for example, (Rev 14:8,
17:2, 17:4, 18:3, 18;9 and 19:2.)
The “whore” is judged by God for corrupting the whole world with
her fornication as we are told in Revelation 19:2, “For true and
righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which
did corrupt the earth with her fornication.”
We are also told that the rulers of the world have committed
fornication with her! (Rev 17:2, 18:3, 18:9.)
This corruption of the world is likened to being drunk or intoxicated,
“Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations
drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.” (Rev 14:8) “With
whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the
inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her