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===Identity of the Spiritual Babylon=== | ===Identity of the Spiritual Babylon=== | ||
In Revelation 17, a great prostitute is introduced, bearing the name “Babylon the Great.” | In Revelation 17, a great prostitute is introduced, bearing the name “Babylon the Great.” | ||
{{quote5 |내용= One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters. . . .” The name written on her forehead was a mystery: BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER | {{quote5 |내용= One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters. . . .” The name written on her forehead was a mystery: BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2017%3A1%2C%205&version=NIV Revelation 17:1, 5]}} | ||
A prostitute refers to a woman who has committed adultery, and in the Bible, a woman symbolizes the [[church]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+5%3A13&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 5:13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A1&version=NIV |title=Matthew 25:1 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Spiritual adultery refers to having friendship with the world instead of with God.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+4%3A4&version=NIV |title=James 4:4 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Therefore, the prostitute seated on many waters<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+17%3A15&version=NIV |title=Revelation 17:15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>—symbolizing her dominion over nations and peoples—represents Babylon the Great, a false church that has turned away from God and become secularized. Babylon the Great is referred to as the mother of prostitutes, signifying that there are false churches that have emerged from it. | A prostitute refers to a woman who has committed adultery, and in the Bible, a woman symbolizes the [[church]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+5%3A13&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 5:13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A1&version=NIV |title=Matthew 25:1 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Spiritual adultery refers to having friendship with the world instead of with God.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+4%3A4&version=NIV |title=James 4:4 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Therefore, the prostitute seated on many waters<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+17%3A15&version=NIV |title=Revelation 17:15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>—symbolizing her dominion over nations and peoples—represents Babylon the Great, a false church that has turned away from God and become secularized. Babylon the Great is referred to as the mother of prostitutes, signifying that there are false churches that have emerged from it. | ||