(April 14, 2008) According to Fox News, a prominent Hamas cleric gave a sermon that declared “The capital of the Catholics, or the Crusader capital” would soon be conquered by Islam. (Hamas Cleric Predicts ‘Rome Will Be Conquered by Islam’) He goes on to say that Islam will sweep across Europe followed by the Americas.
Whether or not this cleric is correct is up to God’s plans for the End-Times. It is interesting that the book of Revelation speaks of something called “Mystery Babylon” and describes it as a whore who rides upon a scarlet covered beast with seven heads and ten horns:
“1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2 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 fornication. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. 7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. 8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. 15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. 18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.” (Revelation 17:1-18)
Babylon is located in the Islamic country of Iraq. It is the place where the false religion of human worship began at the tower of Babel when humankind wanted to become like God (Genesis 11:1-9). The passage above describes the whore as a great city which sits on seven mountains. This may be an allusion to Rome which sits upon seven hills. If Islam were to conquer Rome in the End-Times many Christians would be slaughtered as this scripture indicates: “6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.”
Starting in verse 10 the angel refers to the beast or Antichrist. In the context of this passage, it may be that the Antichrist will initially rule from Mystery Babylon which may be referring to Rome. From there he will attain power and make war against the followers of God eventually leading the armies of the world in the battle of Armageddon to fight against Jesus Himself. However Jesus will destroy these armies with the “brightness of His coming” (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12).
Of course, Islamic leaders have a tendency to proclaim empty boasts as their defeats in the wars against Israel have demonstrated. Yet in the current world situation, Islamic terrorists seem determined to destroy non-Islamic cultures.
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