Bible Question:
Hello it's me again, (Rev 18:4 KJV) And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. Who is the "her"? Why is the feminine pronoun used? And what do we do with, "Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins"? What association are we to have with her? Very explicitly, compudex |
Bible Answer: Greetings Compudex! The 'her' of Rev. 18:4 is used because the pronous is the third person feminine pronoun in Greek. It's antecedent is Babylon, which is a feminine noun in form. I checked out the website that you provided for CDBJ and contrary to many popular interpretations, there is nothing in the context of this passage which indicates that Babylon is the Catholic Church. There have been many attempts over the years to identify who or what Babylon is, the view that it is the Catholic Church is just one such attempt. We simply do not know who or what it is. One can make a pretty strong case for Babylon being a reference to Rome, but this is a far cry from being a reference to the Catholic Church. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |