1.4.2. Mystery Babylon
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The primary issue among interpreters in regard to the Harlot is whether she is to be understood as being a separate but related entity to Babylon, the city. Many interpreters take her to be a separate ecclesiastic system at the time of the end which undergoes a separate judgment and destruction than Babylon, the city. This view is based on a number of points:
- Mystery is written on the womans forehead (Rev. Rev. 17:5+). Some take this as part of her title, denoting her mysterious nature and identity.
- Religious aspects of the harlot are thought to be more strongly emphasized in Revelation Rev. 17:1+, whereas Revelation Rev. 18:1+ emphasizes commercial aspects.
- If modern ecumenical liberalism continues, then it seems likely that disparate religious systems will eventually amalgamate into a one-world global religion at the time of the end.