Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Spiritual Babylon - Today's Church


Revelation 18
After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor. 2With a mighty voice he shouted: "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a home for demons and a haunt for every evil[a] spirit, a haunt for every unclean and detestable bird. 3For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries. The kings of the earth committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries."
4Then I heard another voice from heaven say: "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; 5for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes. 6Give back to her as she has given; pay her back double for what she has done. Mix her a double portion from her own cup. 7Give her as much torture and grief as the glory and luxury she gave herself. In her heart she boasts, 'I sit as queen; I am not a widow, and I will never mourn.' 8Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her: death, mourning and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.
9"When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her and shared her luxury see the smoke of her burning, they will weep and mourn over her. 10Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry: " 'Woe! Woe, O great city, O Babylon, city of power! In one hour your doom has come!'
11"The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes any more— 12cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble; 13cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and bodies and souls of men.
14"They will say, 'The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your riches and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.' 15The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand far off, terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn 16and cry out: " 'Woe! Woe, O great city, dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet, and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls! 17In one hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin!'
"Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea, will stand far off. 18When they see the smoke of her burning, they will exclaim, 'Was there ever a city like this great city?' 19They will throw dust on their heads, and with weeping and mourning cry out: " 'Woe! Woe, O great city, where all who had ships on the sea became rich through her wealth! In one hour she has been brought to ruin! 20Rejoice over her, O heaven! Rejoice, saints and apostles and prophets! God has judged her for the way she treated you.' "
21Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, and said: "With such violence the great city of Babylon will be thrown down, never to be found again. 22The music of harpists and musicians, flute players and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again. No workman of any trade will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again. 23The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. Your merchants were the world's great men. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray. 24In her was found the blood of prophets and of the saints, and of all who have been killed on the earth."


The USA is physical Babylon, the church in the USA is spiritual Babylon and she is about to be dealt with accordingly.

"She has become a home for demons and a haunt for every evil[a] spirit, a haunt for every unclean and detestable bird. 3For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries. The kings of the earth committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries."

The churches have literally become a haunt for every type of evil spirit imaginable. A church I attended in Dallas for a year had a coven of witches and warlocks who were very, very close to the leadership and who, literally, controlled the spirit of the church. In most churches the people have brought in all types of evil spirits with them and the churches have become so spiritually polluted that it is difficult for most of the sheep to differentiate between holy spirits and evil spirits. There is no discernment in the Body of Christ and the shepherds are blind. Holiness is not preached nor even known about in today's churches.

The "unclean and destestable birds" are the false doctrines and abominable teachings that fill the churches today. The church is the Great Whore of Babylon who has spread her legs to every imaginable doctrine that comes along. She has slept with every wind and wave of doctrine that has arisen out of the depths of hell. She has become pregnant with all these abominations and God is about to destroy her. She has preached every false doctrine you can think of in order to get more members into the churches who will give more money, so that they can hire more staff, have more programs and build bigger churches - all to the glory of the pastors. Then they say "See what a great church we have!! See how great we are!! Come join us and give us your tithes so that we can become even greater!"

The nations have drunk her false doctrines, her wine that makes them feel good. The kings of the earth (the pastors) have committed adultery with her in teaching her lies in order to make the people feel important and powerful so that they will give even more money to the church. The merchants of the earth have become rich by all the books that the churches have bought from them and sell at the church, all the CDs, all the t-shirts, all the signs, all the bumper stickers. The merchants have become rich from everything that has been needed to build bigger churches and develop greater programs. The churches have become like the money changers in the temple.

4Then I heard another voice from heaven say: "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; 5for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes

God is calling His holy remnant, His bride, out of the churches today and cleaning them up from the filth that is in the churches. He is preparing His holy remnant for the hard times that are about to come upon the USA. He is giving them the faith necessary to make it through those times. He is purifying His bride and making her ready for Jesus' imminent return. He is pulling his holy remnant out of the whore so that they will not share in what God is about to do to the so-called Body of Christ.

Give back to her as she has given; pay her back double for what she has done. Mix her a double portion from her own cup. 7Give her as much torture and grief as the glory and luxury she gave herself. In her heart she boasts, 'I sit as queen; I am not a widow, and I will never mourn.'

The churches are about to be judged very, very severely. They are about to be destroyed. The evil that God is about to unleash upon them will make even the holy remnant quake from afar with fear. Demons will be released in untold numbers in these churches. Church members will be absolutely terrified by what they see happening. Remember the "Exorcist"? What God is about to unleash upon the churches will make that movie look like child's play. It will be a time of incredible terror! They will learn that they are not queens who sit high in the heavens, and they will mourn night and day. There will much weeping and gnashing of teeth and fear like man has never known.

8Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her: death, mourning and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.
9"When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her and shared her luxury see the smoke of her burning, they will weep and mourn over her. 10Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry: " 'Woe! Woe, O great city, O Babylon, city of power! In one hour your doom has come!'
11"The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes any more— 12cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble; 13cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and bodies and souls of men.
14"They will say, 'The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your riches and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.' 15The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand far off, terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn 16and cry out: " 'Woe! Woe, O great city, dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet, and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls! 17In one hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin!'
"Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea, will stand far off. 18When they see the smoke of her burning, they will exclaim, 'Was there ever a city like this great city?' 19They will throw dust on their heads, and with weeping and mourning cry out: " 'Woe! Woe, O great city, where all who had ships on the sea became rich through her wealth! In one hour she has been brought to ruin."


This is self-explanatory and needs no further words regarding it.

20Rejoice over her, O heaven! Rejoice, saints and apostles and prophets! God has judged her for the way she treated you.' "
21Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, and said: "With such violence the great city of Babylon will be thrown down, never to be found again. 22The music of harpists and musicians, flute players and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again. No workman of any trade will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again. 23The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. Your merchants were the world's great men. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray
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Yes, we will rejoice over her destruction because we know the lies she has told, the people she has led astray and the abominations she has committed. There will be great joy in Heaven and among the saints here on earth when the whore is thrown down and burned up. No music will ever be heard in her walls again. Never again will workman build these "great monuments to God". Never again will light ever shine in her again. Never again will God inhabit her buildings. In fact, He has already left most of them. They are like empty tombs.

"In her was found the blood of prophets and of the saints, and of all who have been killed on the earth"

God has sent prophets to her for years, but she has persecuted them, kicked them out and tried to destroy them. I speak from many years of personal, first-hand experiences when I say that. The wounds that the churches have inflicted upon me and other prophets like me have been grevious. God is about to vindicate His prophets. The great whore is about to be destroyed!

Revelation 3:14-18
14"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. 15I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked

Substitute "the church in the USA" for "the church in Laodecia.

hilbertcliff@yahoo.com

16 comments:

  1. I am with you 110% Brother!....

    God knows it is time for a serious wake up call in this nation. I mean serious wake up call for the CHURCH FIRST.

    Amen..

    Alicia

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  2. Business has been very good for the religion industry in bed with another kingdom,political America. Babylon.501c3 is a tag of whom they serve before God.
    Idol worshipers of America have the same end as they did in Israel.
    The church whore business will be shut down.
    No more Caananites in the house of God.

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  3. Amen! His Church is not called 'christian', for the Christian church is a counterfeit of His true Church, the Apostolic Church which is the Bride.
    His word states the 'Gates of Hades' will not prevail against My Church. Hmmm, hell has prevailed over the Christian church hasn't it?
    The Bride is speaking forth, the final witnesses of His Truth in this time of the end. We are lights of truth in the darkness and judgement will come upon America (Canada/USA), but firstly upon those who claim Him.
    Who are the virgins without oil in their lamps? It is Not His Church. Christianity will find soon they are a widow and they do not have a husband.
    In His Service,
    S. Leach
    Lexington, SC
    prguy@windstream.net

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  4. God's Word shall be fulfilled. Thank God for His remnant of HOLY people. Those that HAVE the Spirit of the True Christ. There may be just a few (God knows), but we thank God for the few. There may be as well a lot more than we think (remember Elijah?). Many Third World nations have believed what America has rejected.

    He is able to make us to stand. Stand fast in the liberty wherein Christ has made us free.

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  5. I look forward to holiness coming back to the church, as it is written the highway of holiness is prepared for Christs return. Let the Shamans of religion recieve their share of dissapointment
    as we go into captivity because of their sins. They have led the flock astray and that is a big time sin in Gods eyes. And many have been kept from the church due to religiousity ad marketing. Yaeh, let the good times ( supernatural) roll in Christ , the father and the holy spirit. Remember God is awesome and able to protect that which is his and committed to his hands, Thank God we are preserved in this generation. Selah...........

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  6. We all have slightly different perspectives, but God is revealing the same truth to us all. He is calling forth His Remnant! God bless and keep speaking the truth!

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  7. AMERICA has become the EVIL EMPIRE..The righteous are few.The vile are many.The perfect storm is on the horizon

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  8. What more can be said to a great article, and the previous comments. Those who have ears...
    Sadly, we are preaching to the choir.
    Apparently, no one else will hear.

    I look forward to one day meeting people who fear God. The peace of God be with you.

    I Pe 5:14.
    Sean

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  9. Does anyone else see that judgment is coming to those who take part in the dividing of Israel? Isa 13, Jer 51:11, Isa 34:8, Zech 14


    The U.S.A. fits characteristics of Babylon

    1. Babylon is an end-time nation who is judged by the G-d of Israel "in those days and in that time" and in the "day of trouble." This is a reference to the time of Jacob’s trouble or the birth pangs of the Messiah (Chevlai shel Mashaich) (Isaiah 13:8, 13, 21:3, Jeremiah 50:4, 20, 51:2, 43).

    2. Babylon is a rich and economically prosperous country (Jeremiah 50:37, 51:13, Revelation 18:3, 19).

    3. Babylon is a land of "mixed/mingled people" (Jeremiah 50:37).

    4. Babylon is a world military power (Jeremiah 51:53).

    5. Babylon is a country that has defeated mighty kingdoms through war (Jeremiah 50:23, 51:20-21).

    6. Babylon is a land that sits among many waters (Jeremiah 51:13).

    7. Babylon is a country that has a heritage in the G-d of Israel but has sinned and has turned from the G-d of Israel (Jeremiah 50:11, 14, 24, 29, 38, 51:7).

    8. The G-d of Israel would have healed the land of Babylon if she would have repented but she will not repent (II Chronicles 7:14, Jeremiah 51:8-9).

    9. The good news of Messiah is going forth from the land of Babylon but it will be "cut off" in "the time of harvest" which is the end of the age (Jeremiah 50:16, Matthew 13:39).

    10. Babylon is a country that does not believe that it will experience the wrath and judgment of the G-d of Israel (be a widow) (Isaiah 47:5, 7-10, Revelation 18:7-8).

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  10. God has not given us a spirit of fear. I don't know what tommorow holds, but I will not live in fear. God is faithful! He will never leave or forsake His own. We are all Americans and we should pray for God's mercy and that His spirit will fall on this nation! There is FREEDOM in walking with Jesus! Just pray and ALWAYS be prepared! God Bless you all and I encourage you to walk in love. The greatest gift we can possess is LOVE...and thank GOD it covers a multitude of ALL our sins!

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  11. Babylon means confusion or mixture.
    I believe the reason America (spiritual Babylon)will be spewed out of Gods mouth,is because we have become double minded in the old and new covenants.Hot and cold are covenants,not behavior! If they were behavior then luke warm would be better than cold. Jesus is our holiness.( as he is so are we in this world.)If we would behold his finished work at the cross then we would be changed into that image from glory to glory.
    But satan by the secret societies infiltrating our churches has made us like every other pagan religion in the world. We try to change self by self effort, through self examination, instead of laying aside every weight and sin by looking unto jesus, the author and finisher of our faith (heb ch. 12). America is guilty of GALATIONISM!

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  12. I knew something was wrong with church long before the internet came to be. And the way pastors guilt trip you into going to church and going to church is somehow akin to drawing close to Jesus. What a joke.
    Jesus is outside of the church, and outside of the church is where the true christians ought to be. Out in the street ministering to the sick, the homeless, those in prison, the hungry and poor, as it says in Matt 25.

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  13. The Bible says to"come out of her,my people,that
    you be not partakers of her sins,and that you recieve not of her plagues".He( GOD) was speaking of Babylon the Great( America )Rev.18:4 I think
    in the future sometime the LORD will call his people out,I just hope I have the faith to leave.

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  14. He is speaking of both the USA and the Babylonian churches. He has been calling many out of the churches in the past few years so that they will be able to objectively look at them and see the deceit in their worship, their teachings, their ceremonies and their shepherds. The ones He has called out are His holy remnant. Now, let me be clear on this - He has not called ALL of His holy remnant out of the churches. Some He has left in for purposes only He knows. The important thing is to pray, pray and pray some more to know that you are where He wants you.

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  15. God knows everything.We should follow the rules of Gd.We have to respect our creator.thanks a lot!
    Spiritual Comics

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  16. god is calling out a regnant who is a believer and a follower of his word.through prayer supplication to god and a zeal to live his word we would be transformed into the likeness of Christ,then as the scripture as said, how father i delight to do thy will.spiritual is-real just like is-real of old has disobey gods laws,bringing down swift destruction on themselves.

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