The Abomination of Desolation - St. Marys Coptic Orthodox Church

BABYLON THE GREAT WHORE
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weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any
more: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of
pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine
wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most
precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, And cinnamon, and
odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine
flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and
slaves, and souls of men. (Rev 18:9-13)
The world leaders who are guilty of the same sins as Babylon herself,
who committed spiritual fornication by following her lifestyle (lived
deliciously with her) will lament her destruction when they see the
smoke of her burning. Notice two things here, first, that they stand afar
off for fear of her torment, and second that the destruction is sudden
“In one hour is thy judgment come”. If we put these two together, we
can theorize that Babylon will be destroyed by a surprise nuclear attack
by the 10 kings (The European Union?) Only such an attack can
destroy a mighty world power like Babylon and accomplish this in one
hour. Only a strong alliance like the European Union can deliver such
a devastating attack. But never forget that this happens according to
God’s plan for punishing Babylon for her sins.
We are also told that the merchants of the world will weep over her
“for no one buyeth their merchandise any more.” A list of merchandise
follows, all of them are luxury items. From this we understand that
Babylon is the world’s largest importer of luxury goods, consuming the
great majority of these, since, after her demise, no one will buy these
items anymore.
The list includes “chariots” (cars?) It also includes slaves (the Greek
original translates as ‘bodies’). This means that Babylon is an importer
of able bodied people, which can be interpreted as a country that allows
and benefits from immigration. The reference to “souls of men” may
be interpreted as being engaged in “brain drain” or acting like a magnet
for the upper crust of thinkers in other nations.
The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand
afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, And saying,
Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and
scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in
one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and