The Great Harlot – Part Four
In the Biblical Book of Revelation, an angel appeared before St. John in a vision and showed him the judgment that would be visited upon “the great whore that sitteth upon many waters”. This “whore” was described by the angel as a woman arrayed in purple clothing and adorned with precious jewels, and upon whose forehead were written the words “Mystery, Babylon the Great“. (Revelation: Chapter 17)
Students of the Bible have long disputed the symbolism of the mystery woman, and the meaning of the term “Babylon”. As we have seen in earlier instalments, mainstream Christianity today interprets these as the rise of a future one-world religion that will be founded by, and presided over by a future Anti-Christ, who is predicted to appear on the world stage during the “last days” spoken of by St. John.
But in the book “The Last Days of Tolemac“, the Oracle makes it plain that the angel who appeared before St. John was not referring to a one-world religious movement, but to a future economic system that would be worshipped world-wide as a religion. The subsequent words recorded by St. John clearly illustrate this.
“And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power: and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and the cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
“For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.” (Revelation 18:1-3)
The references above to “the kings of the earth”, “merchants of the earth” and “waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies” should make it obvious that St. John is not writing about a religious movement led by some future Anti-Christ. Instead he is referring here to a mercantile system that has grown to world-wide proportions, but has become totally corrupted by materialistic pursuits and is devoid of spiritual qualities.
There is little doubt that our modern economic system comprising commerce, finance, investment and trade now fits the description of the mystery woman described by St. John. For it has not only seduced nations and kings, but has enriched merchants in every nation with its “abundance of delicacies”. But what makes this “Babylon” such an obvious threat to the true welfare of humanity, is that our entire economic system has now become irretrievably corrupt.
Not only has our modern economic system been subverted from within by greed and the lust for wealth, but it has been exploited by powerful interests whose main purpose has been to entrench themselves in positions of power, so that they might insulate themselves from accountability. This system has become so convoluted and complex that no single nation or institution has the power to reform it. And as has happened in the past, when the institutions of humanity become corrupted from within, they become ripe for destruction.
The destruction predicted by St. John will be terrible indeed. For just as our economic system has tentacles that reach out to the farthest corners of the globe, so the destruction that will be inflicted upon “Babylon” will also be universal in scope. As the angel described to St. John, this destruction would come at a time when the merchants of this world “glorified themselves and lived deliciously”, believing themselves to be secure in their wealth.
But according to the Bible, our entire system of finance and investment, relying as it does on a worldwide electronic web of communications together with an interlocking system of transportation and trade, will be destroyed in a single hour. The devastation will be unimaginable and it will leave merchants everywhere paralyzed in horror. As St. John wrote:
“Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned by fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning.
“Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour is thy judgment come.” (Revelation 18:8-10)
