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NASB | Revelation 18:4 ¶ I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 18:4 ¶ And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not be a partner in her sins and receive her plagues; [Is 48:20; Jer 50:8] |
Subject: Who's the "her" ? |
Bible Note: Greetings, Nation ... city ... that's simply an oversight on my part. I didn't take Revelation 18:10 into account. As for the "she" in 1 peter 5:13, I think that is referring to the church, which is feminine in the greek language and often referred to as a female. Why I believe this is the way Peter refers to her as "chosen". With that said, I think that is different than the "She" and "Her" used in Revelation 17 and 18, which I think is specifically referring to Babylon. I think Peter's use of Babylon is to identify his location at the time. As far as what the Babylon in Revelation 17 and 18 is referring to, I still think that it is a nation, or a city acknowledging the above oversight. It would be a large, influential, and corrupting place, where the heads of governments come to meet. Now, with this being prophecy, we can't say for certain what this is referring to in terms of an identity, but one place that comes to mind right now would be New York City or Washington DC, but that is merely opinion. Now, one thing to take into consideration, the battle of Armageddon takes place before this, which I don't think has happened yet. This is getting into something I try to not speculate on. Right now, all we can do is try to interpret the signs given in the scriptures. Trying to establish identities to the symbolic images provided in these prophecies can lead to danger. I even have a book from the late 80s that goes into detail to explain why Mikhail Gorbachev was the Antichrist. Obviously he wasn't, but I hope it clarifies what I'm trying to say. We should be careful about trying to go further than what the scriptures provide. Jalek |