A Mystery Babylon
A sack of Constantinople in 1204. Is fallen again in 1453 to Islam. “Babylon is fallen, is fallen”, a prophecy fulfilled in history. That includes a thousand year empire where they “reigned with Christ” and its capital Constantinople. Babylon the Great is still a mystery and likely to remain so. In the end it will be revealed.
A Recognition Of A Great Man
A saint. It only took 35 years but in 438 the remains of Chrysostom were brought to Constantinople and honored. All his enemies were dead. The crusaders in 1204 moved his remains to Rome 250 years before Constantinople fell to Islam and in 2004 John Paul the Great returned them.
A Misleading Attribute
A single characteristic that was no mystery. Peter knew all about Babylon. The real mystery was Constantinople that only had six hills until Theodosius II extended the walls to include the seventh one thus making it the New Rome. Babylon the Great is Constantinople.
A Mother Of Harlots
A “mystery” and likely to remain so. Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire that lasted a thousand years where they reigned with Christ. It can “be found no more at all”, had “merchants”, had “many waters”, and “is fallen, is fallen”. No other city has all these characteristics.
A great city that can “be found no more at all”. Constantinople is the “mystery” and likely to remain so. It has all the characteristics. No other city has them. “Many waters”. “Seven mountains”. “Is fallen, is fallen”. “Merchants of the earth”. It has all the numbers. 1000, 666, 10, and 7. Count them. You can count on them.
A Christian Empire
A “reign with Christ”. The Byzantine Empire has all the parts. It started with the seven dynasties of the Roman Empire and ended with the tenth dynasty of Islam, the Ottoman Empire. Constantinople, its capital, is a perfect fit for Babylon the Great. There are other parts that can’t be ignored.
A Big Part
A key to understanding the Apocalypse. They reigned with Christ a thousand years. The Byzantine Empire has all the pieces. Babylon the Great. Seven Heads. Ten Horns. Two Beasts. All the pieces fit. The numbers fit. They fit with Daniel. This is where you start.
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A Great City
A capital of an empire that lasted a thousand years. It has many waters, seven hills, and world trade. It is fallen, is fallen, and can be found no more at all. It is a mystery and likely to remain so. It is Constantinople. No other city fits like this great city. You can’t go back to Constantinople. It can be found no more at all.
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A Great City
A fallen city that can be found no more at all. Constantinople. A mystery and likely to remain so. No other city has all the characteristics: many waters, merchants, is fallen, mystery, and can be found no more at all. The capital of a Christian empire that lasted a thousand years. The Byzantine Empire. –
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A Great City
A mystery and likely to remain so. Constantinople can be found no more at all and the merchants of the earth shall weep over the city with many waters and seven hills. Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen. 1204 and 1453. No other city has all these characteristics. Babylon the Great is Constantinople.
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