America A Daughter of Babylon 1 LITERAL BABYLON A PLAYER? Is America Babylon prophesied about in scripture? There are many ideas about who/ what/ where Babylon / Daughter of Babylon / Mystery Babylon are located. There are many out there that say that the LITERAL Babylon will be rebuilt and rise up. But let s really look at that. LITERAL Babylon Today?? Now that the war has been over, the UN did not step in and help rebuild what Saddam was starting. The US has only given money helping rebuilding Saddam s palace into a hotel that sits on a hill overlooking the Babylon ruins. We read the following. Tempting Tourists by Rivers of Babylon - Couples honeymoon in Saddam suite of pillaged riverside palace. According to Ahmed Abd al-amir, the resort s executive director, some 3 billion Iraqi dinars (roughly 2.5 million US dollars) have been spent on renovating the complex, out of funds allocated for reconstruction work. Fifty rooms have so far been refurbished, he said. Among them is a suite overlooking the Euphrates river, said to have been used by Saddam Hussein and now offered for overnight rental to newlyweds. Among the first to take advantage of this offer were Yusuf and the woman he recently married. During the construction period, I would try and imagine where Saddam would sit in the suite but I never imagined I would end up married in the same room, he said. 1
Source - http://iwpr.net/report-news/tempting-tourists-rivers-babylon HILLAH, IRAQ, APRIL 21: Iraqis walk in front of Saddam Hussein's former palace on April 21, 2009 in the city of Hillah in Babil province about 50 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq. The Palace, which is adjacent to the remains of the ancient city of Babylon, was purged of anything of value by looters as Saddam's regime fell in April 2003 and then occupied by US and coalition forces until late 2006. The palace was opened to public who can visit it for about 85 US cents. Some of its surrounded villas have been converted into hotel rooms which can be rented for about USD170 a night. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO SEE MORE PICTURES OF THE BABYLON RESORT http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/z_cj7_spdkc/saddam+hussein+palace+turned+hotel+tourist/hmpfurzyas6 So Babylon today is not the mega business center that many of us believe it could be. Here is an actual picture from Google maps of Babylon today. 2
As you can see the round looking structure is Saddam s Palace, now a hotel. Using the round hill as a clock face, you can look at the 3 oclock direction and you will see one dot that says Ancient Babylon and another that says the Ishtar Gate. You can view this map here for yourself https://www.google.com/maps/@32.5427205,44.4213871,604m/data=!3m1!1e3 As you can see, there is not much here. No building taking place, no infrastructure and mega office complex like Saddam wanted. All we see is ruins, and tourist area. But, The Antichrist Can Rebuild Babylon This is something that I myself have been saying for a while, but nothing has come to fruition. We have to admit that it just isn t happening. As I have mentioned before, many of us claim that we are The Final Generation. So if that is the case, then we have to be honest with ourselves and say that time is running out. We are speaking biblically. Either we are the final generation or we are not. But the question that we need to ask, How long is a biblical generation? Scripture says Psalms 90:10 (KJV) The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. In other words, the number of years people live on the average is 70, possibly 80 if they are strong and of good constitution. 3
To back this up, Matthew in his reciting of Christ's generations follow the Psalms 90:10 definition of a generation, 70 years. Matthew 1:17 (KJV) So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. Matthew is using the Psalm 90 definitions of generation in order to tell a specific chronological time story of our Lord Jesus Christ. So if Matthew is using it pertaining to and qualifying our Lord, we should use it also. So with all that said, and just doing simple math, 1948 + 70 years comes to 2018. Today is September 18, 2015. 2018 is about 2.5 years away. Even looking at the building taking place in Duibai, which right now is where most of the world s high-rise cranes are located. The speed they are building with the bulldozers, cranes, workforce, ect; the building would need to start today if it was to be a global complex to rule the world. QUESTIONS Based on what we have seen here, what is the probability that literal Babylon is the same Babylon spoken about in scripture? How large is literal Babylon today? IF we are the Final Generation that is spoken about in scripture, approximately how much time is left till the end of the generation based on a 1948 date? What is the caveat to the 1948 date based on Psalms 90:10 If God chooses to put the caveat in play then when does the generation end in light of Psalms 90:10? 4
What is YOUR opinion on a literal Babylon, is it the same spoken about in scripture or could we possibly see a duel fulfillment where America is a player? PLEASE EXPLAIN Just A Few Clues Identifying Babylon In Jeremiah Last of the Super Powers. Jeremiah 50:12 A Land of Agriculture. Jeremiah 50: 16 A land of immigrants: Jeremiah 50:16 Known as the World s policeman : Jeremiah 50:23 Cosmopolitan and Urban. Jeremiah 50:32 Defenses reach up to Outer Space Jeremiah 51:53 Land of Many Waters (fresh waters) Jeremiah 51:13, 36, 42 Where the world s leaders stream to meet. Jer. 51:44 5