Revelation 17:1-6
Then One of The Seven Angels who had The Seven Bowls came and talked with Me (John), saying to Me (John), “Come, I (One of The Seven Angels) will SHOW YOU (John) The Judgment of The Great Harlot, who sits on many waters, with whom The Kings of The Earth Committed Fornication, and The Inhabitants of The Earth were made drunk with The Wine of Her Fornication.” So He (One of The Seven Angels) Carried Me (John) away, in The Spirit, into the wilderness. And I (John) SAW a Woman sitting on a Scarlet Beast, which was Full of Names of Blasphemy, having Seven Heads and Ten Horns. The Woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in Her Hand a Golden Cup full of Abominations and The Filthiness of Her Fornication. And on Her Forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. I (John) SAW The Woman, drunk with The Blood of The Saints (Believers) and with The Blood of The Martyrs (Believers) of Jesus (Jesus Christ). And when I (John) SAW Her, I (John) Marveled with Great Amazement.
Revelation 17:7-18
But The Angel said to Me (John), “Why did YOU (John) Marvel? I (The Angel) will TELL YOU (John) The Mystery of The Woman and of The Beast that carries Her, which has The Seven Heads and The Ten Horns. The Beast that YOU (John) SAW was, and is NOT, and will Ascend Out of The Bottomless Pit and go to Perdition. And those (Unbelievers) who dwell on The Earth will marvel, whose names are NOT Written in The Book of Life from The Foundation of The World, when they (Unbelievers) SEE The Beast that was, and is NOT, and yet is.
“Here is The Mind which has Wisdom: The Seven Heads are Seven Mountains on which The Woman (Babylon, The Great) sits. There are also Seven Kings. Five have FALLEN, One is, and the Other has NOT yet Come. And when He comes, He MUST continue a SHORT TIME. The Beast that was, and is NOT, is Himself also The Eighth, and is of The Seven, and is going to Perdition.
“The Ten Horns which YOU (John) SAW are Ten Kings who have received NO Kingdom as YET, but They (The Ten Kings) RECEIVE Authority for One Hour as Kings with The Beast. These (The Ten Kings) are of One Mind, and They (The Ten Kings) will GIVE Their (The Ten Kings) Power and Authority to The Beast. These (The Ten Kings) will make War with The Lamb (Jesus Christ), and The Lamb (Jesus Christ) Will OVERCOME Them (The Ten Kings and The Beast), for He (Jesus Christ) IS LORD of lords and King of kings; and Those (Believers) who are with Him (Jesus Christ) are Called, Chosen, and Faithful.” Then He (The Angel) said to Me (John), “The Waters which YOU (John) SAW, where The Harlot (Babylon, The Great) sits, are Peoples, Multitudes, Nations, and Tongues. And The Ten Horns which YOU (John) SAW on The Beast, These (The Ten Kings) will HATE The Harlot (Babylon, The Great), make Her DESOLATE and Naked, EAT Her Flesh and BURN Her with FIRE. For God (God Almighty) has Put it into Their Hearts to FULFILL His (God Almighty’s) Purpose, to be of One Mind, and to GIVE Their Kingdom to The Beast, until The Words of God (God Almighty) are FULFILLED. And The Woman whom YOU (John) SAW is that Great City (Babylon, The Great), which REIGNS Over The Kings of The Earth.”
Revelation 18:1-8
After These Things I (John) SAW Another Angel coming down from Heaven, having Great Authority, and The Earth was ILLUMINATED with His (The Angel) Glory. And He (The Angel) Cried Mightily with a Loud Voice, saying, “Babylon, The Great is FALLEN, is FALLEN, and has become a Dwelling Place of Demons, a Prison for Every Foul Spirit, and a Cage for Every Unclean and Hated Bird! For All The Nations have Drunk of The Wine of The Wrath of Her (Babylon, The Great) Fornication, The Kings of The Earth have Committed Fornication with Her (Babylon, The Great), and The Merchants of The Earth have become rich, through the abundance of Her (Babylon, The Great) Luxury.”
And I (John) HEARD Another Voice (God Almighty) from Heaven saying, “Come Out of Her (Babylon, The Great), My (God Almighty’s) People, lest YOU (God Almighty’s People) share in Her (Babylon, The Great) sins, and lest YOU (God Almighty’s People) receive of Her (Babylon, The Great) Plagues. For Her (Babylon, The Great) sins have reached to Heaven, and God (God Almighty) has REMEMBERED Her (Babylon, The Great) Iniquities. RENDER to Her (Babylon, The Great) just as She (Babylon, The Great) rendered to YOU (God Almighty’s People), and REPAY Her (Babylon, The Great) Double according to Her (Babylon, The Great) Works; in the cup which She (Babylon, The Great) has mixed, Mix Double for Her (Babylon, The Great). In the measure that She (Babylon, The Great) glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give Her (Babylon, The Great) Torment and Sorrow; for She (Babylon, The Great) says in Her (Babylon, The Great) Heart, ‘I (Babylon, The Great) sit as Queen, and am NO Widow, and will NOT see Sorrow.’ Therefore Her (Babylon, The Great) Plagues will Come in ONE DAY, Death and Mourning and Famine. And She (Babylon, The Great) will be Utterly Burned with FIRE, for STRONG IS The LORD God (God Almighty) who JUDGES Her (Babylon, The Great).
Revelation 18:9-20
“The Kings of The Earth, who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with Her (Babylon, The Great), will weep and lament for Her (Babylon, The Great), when they (The Kings of The Earth) SEE the smoke of Her (Babylon, The Great) Burning, standing at a distance for fear of Her (Babylon, The Great) TORMENT, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that Great City, Babylon, that Mighty City! For in ONE HOUR Your (God Almighty’s) Judgment has Come.’ “And The Merchants of The Earth will weep and mourn over Her (Babylon, The Great), for NO ONE buys their (the merchants) merchandise anymore: merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and BODIES and SOULS of Men. The fruit that Your (Babylon, The Great) Soul longed for has GONE from YOU (Babylon, The Great), and all the things which are rich and splendid have GONE from YOU (Babylon, The Great), and YOU (Babylon, The Great) shall find them NO MORE at all. The Merchants of These Things, who became rich by Her (Babylon, The Great), will stand at a distance for fear of Her (Babylon, The Great) TORMENT, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that Great City (Babylon, The Great) that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! For in ONE HOUR such great riches came to nothing.’ Every Shipmaster, All who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on The Sea, stood at a distance and cried out when they saw the smoke of Her (Babylon, The Great) Burning, saying, ‘What is like this Great City (Babylon, The Great)?’ “They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that Great City (Babylon, The Great), in which all who had ships on The Sea became rich by Her (Babylon, The Great) Wealth! For in ONE HOUR She (Babylon, The Great) is made DESOLATE.’ “Rejoice OVER Her (Babylon, The Great), O Heaven, and YOU, Holy Apostles and Prophets, for God (God Almighty) has AVENGED YOU (Holy Apostles and Prophets) on Her (Babylon, The Great)!”
Revelation 18:21-24
Then a Mighty Angel took up a STONE like a Great Millstone and threw it into The Sea, saying, “Thus with VIOLENCE, The Great City, Babylon, shall be THROWN DOWN, and shall NOT be found ANYMORE. The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall NOT be heard in YOU (Babylon, The Great) ANYMORE. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in YOU (Babylon, The Great) ANYMORE, and the sound of a millstone shall NOT be heard in YOU (Babylon, The Great) ANYMORE. The light of a lamp shall NOT shine in YOU (Babylon, The Great) ANYMORE, and the voice of bridegroom and bride, shall NOT be heard in YOU (Babylon, The Great) ANYMORE. For Your (Babylon, The Great) Merchants were The Great Men of The Earth, for by Your (Babylon, The Great) Sorcery, All The Nations were DECEIVED. And in Her (Babylon, The Great) was FOUND, The Blood of Prophets and Saints (Believers), and of ALL who were SLAIN on The Earth.”
Revelation 19:1-10
After These Things, I (John) HEARD a Loud Voice of a Great Multitude in Heaven, saying, “Alleluia! Salvation and Glory and Honor and Power, belong to The LORD, Our God (God Almighty)! For True and Righteous are His (God Almighty’s) Judgments, because He (God Almighty) has JUDGED The Great Harlot (Babylon, The Great), who CORRUPTED The Earth with Her (Babylon, The Great) Fornication; and He (God Almighty) has AVENGED on Her (Babylon, The Great), The Blood of His (God Almighty’s) Servants SHED by Her (Babylon, The Great).” Again They (The Great Multitude in Heaven) said, “Alleluia! Her (Babylon, The Great) Smoke rises up Forever and ever!” And The Twenty-Four Elders and The Four Living Creatures fell down and Worshiped God (God Almighty) who sat on The Throne (God Almighty’s Throne), saying, “Amen! Alleluia!” Then a Voice came from The Throne, saying, “Praise Our God (God Almighty), All YOU, His (God Almighty’s) Servants and those who fear Him (God Almighty), both small and great!”
And I (John) HEARD, as it were, The Voice of a Great Multitude, as The Sound of Many Waters and as The Sound of Mighty Thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For The LORD, God (God Almighty) Omnipotent REIGNS! Let Us be Glad and Rejoice and GIVE Him (God Almighty) Glory, for The Marriage of The Lamb (Jesus Christ) has COME, and His (Jesus Christ’s) Wife (Believers) has made Herself (Believers) READY.” And to Her (Believers) it was GRANTED to be arrayed in Fine Linen, Clean and Bright, for The Fine Linen IS The Righteous Acts of The Saints (Believers).
Then He (The Angel) said to Me (John), “Write: ‘Blessed are Those (Believers) who are Called to The Marriage Supper of The Lamb (Jesus Christ)!’” And He (The Angel) said to Me (John), “These are The True Sayings of God (God Almighty).” And I (John) fell at His (The Angel’s) Feet to worship Him (The Angel). But He (The Angel) said to Me (John), “See that YOU (John) do NOT do that! I (The Angel) am Your Fellow Servant, and of Your Brethren, who have The Testimony of Jesus (Jesus Christ). Worship God (God Almighty)! For The Testimony of Jesus (Jesus Christ) IS The Spirit of Prophecy.”
Fellow Believers, The Destruction of Babylon, The Great, occurs just BEFORE Jesus Christ ARRIVES on a White Horse to DEFEAT The Beast, The False Prophet, and Their Armies, afterwards The Beast and False Prophet are THROWN into The Lake of Fire and Brimstone, Alive, where there shall be endless weeping and gnashing of teeth for Eternity, Forever. As for the identification of Mystery, Babylon, The Great, I will leave that for YOU (Believers) to ponder. So many people have so many theories about the identity of Mystery, Babylon, The Great. My suggestion for YOU (Believers) is to read and study God’s Word, The Holy Bible, and God Almighty will REVEAL what He (God Almighty) wants YOU (Believers) to know. Amen.