Most fail to focus, the references to Mount Seir and the land of Seir
(or Idumea) are real places and not some pie in the sky allegory. These
references to the land where Esau and his descendants, the Edomites,
made their home. This would embrace a great part of Saudi Arabia, the
birthplace of not just Islam, but the Antichrist it produced: Muhammad,
the world’s leading heresiarch.
Ezekiel stresses that the whole of Idumea (“all Idumea, even all of
it”) will be caught up in this massive conflict and will be made
desolate by the Messiah which will stretch from Teman, in today’s Yemen,
to Dedan, an ancient city in central Saudi Arabia:
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt
against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly
offended, and revenged himself upon them; Therefore thus saith the Lord
GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man
and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of
Dedan shall fall by the sword. (Ezekiel 25:12-13)
And what do we see today? The stage is set where Iran is set against
Saudi Arabia (see Isaiah 21) and in Yemen a revolution is brewing.
Everything is working in accordance to the clock of God which even His
cosmos reminded the wise men long ago and it reminds the wise men of
today, embrace yourselves and be ready.
Note that Ezekiel 35 mentions their “perpetual hatred” against
Israel. This hatred of the Church and the Jewish people, which is so
characteristic of Islam, extends back to the earliest times – a truly
perpetual hatred. The Messiah will eventually come to slaughter vast
numbers of the army of the Antichrist in this region because they tried
to take “these two nations” or “these two countries” which belonged to
the LORD, a reference to Israel (northern kingdom) and Judah (southern
kingdom).
Ezekiel says also that the LORD heard all the blasphemies that the
people of Idumea had directed against Him, how they had “multiplied”
their blasphemies and their boasts against the LORD. Such endless stream
of blasphemies came in particular from one city in Saudi Arabia –
Mecca, the city where the black stone is worshipped by millions of
Muslims from around the world and from which endless invective is poured
out upon Israel. It is the city of seven towers which was constructed
this decade while the Bible every time mentions Babylon in end times
context, it gives the names of cities and vicinities within Arabia, not
Iraq. This is truly amazing. For folks who want to examine the difficult
to refute argument and read more (see below at the end I included a
whole study Why Is Arabia Mystery Babylon)
There
is no place on earth today where stands the largest structure in the
world, used for a religious purpose, all worshipping in one tongue
regardless of pilgrims mother tongues, they all babel in Arabic in Mecca
which is holy to more than 1.5 billion people on earth. The seven
structure towers are built upon what is literally called Mount Babel
Isaiah takes up this theme, the total destruction of Saudi Arabia, in a remarkable passage in chapter 63:
Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments
from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the
greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to
save. Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him
that treadeth in the winefat? I have trodden the winepress alone; and
of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine
anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled
upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. For the day of
vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. (Isaiah
63:1-4)
Bozrah is south east of the Dead Sea, a town one would normally pass
through when travelling from Saudi Arabia into Judea. Isaiah depicts the
Messiah coming north out of Saudi Arabia, his clothes drenched with the
blood of his victims, whom he has trodden down in his “anger” and
“fury.”
The modern born-again Christians have focused so much on God’s love
that they have largely forgotten that it is bound up with his judgment
and righteousness. The LORD has stated categorically that he will come
and defend his people. The church is uncomfortable with the Messiah in
his role as King and Conqueror. They confuse the meekness of Christ in
his First Coming with the judgment of Christ in his Second Coming. They
find it hard to accept that the Lamb will dispense bloody judgment on a
truly grand scale. As a result they fail to see what ought to be
obvious, that the intense anti-semitism and hatred by the Islamic
nations, the descendants of Ishmael and Esau, will ultimately culminate
in the appalling attempt on the destruction of Israel which they have
long promised to carry out.
Everything I write here is consistent in what we know is happening in
the Middle East. The other part of Christ’s campaign against the
confederacy of the Antichrist will be conducted in Egypt.
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift
cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved
at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight
every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour;
city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. (Isaiah 19:1-2)
But they [Judah and Ephraim] shall fly upon the shoulders of the
Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together:
they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them. And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea;
and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and
shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
(Isaiah 11:14-15)
These passages from Isaiah suggest that the Israeli airforce, led by
the Messiah, will fly over Gaza (“the shoulders of the Philistines”) and
attack Egypt, where they will wreak devastation. The chaos will be so
great that the Egyptians will even turn upon themselves. Isaiah also
includes in his description a reference to the Nile delta which will all
dry up. The Euphrates River and the Nile, both on the news and both are
predicted to dry up causing cataclysmic events on the nations that
depend on them. The Bible predicts that the Euphrates will stop the flow
of water so that 200 million man army enters to make its way to invade
Jerusalem and how the Aswan Dam in Egypt will be completely destroyed.
We have
written on a coming major drought and hunger that will also take place.
Also, expect Lebanon to fall and the Christians there to nearly be
annihilated. The following passages from Isaiah show that the Antichrist
will invade Lebanon and deal savagely with the Christian population of
that country. The references to “after the manner of Egypt” and the
slaughter of Midan would suggest that the attack upon Lebanon takes
place after the above-mentioned events in Saudi Arabia and Egypt:
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people
that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian [i.e the
Antichrist]: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff
against thee, after the manner of Egypt. For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease,
and mine anger in their destruction. And the LORD of hosts shall stir
up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of
Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the
manner of Egypt. (Isaiah 10:24-26)
Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror:
and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall
be humbled. And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron,
and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one. (Isaiah 10:33-34)
So it is persecution first (yet a very little while, and the
indignation shall cease), then the second coming where this “mighty one”
in verse 34 is a reference to the Messiah as King, vanquishing the
enemies of the Church. Similar references may be found elsewhere in
Isaiah:
Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty
One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of
mine enemies: (Isaiah 24:1)
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their
own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet
wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy
Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. (Isaiah 49:26)
The Muslims will eat the flesh of other Muslims and turn into
cannibals out of hunger. It should be remembered that the slaughter that
the Messiah will visit upon these various Muslim nations is in
recompense for the awful crimes which they will have committed against
the Jews of Israel and the Christians of Egypt and Lebanon. For example,
Joel says:
And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a
boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink. Yea,
and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Philistia?
will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompence me, swiftly and
speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head (Joel 3:3-4)
Note that Tyre, Zidon (Lebanon) and Philistia (Gaza) are the very places where Hezbollah and Hamas are based today.
Jeremiah 25 and Ezekiel 28-32 gives a chilling inventory of the
nations which the Messiah, in person, will either destroy or subjugate
in these cataclysmic End Time events and they are all Muslim.
So remember tomorrow, to go outside as instructed:
Tomorrow, Christians need to reflect, right after the sun sets
(9:26pm eastern time, 8:26pm Central Time and 7:26 Mountain Time) head
outside and look west. Just above the horizon, you’ll see a bright
object in the night sky as Jupiter and Venus come within 1/3 of a degree
of each other. This is what they call “The Star of Bethlehem”
conjunction because Jupiter and Venus did something similar near the
star Regulus in 3/2 BC, more than 2000 years ago. Many astronomers
say that this ancient celestial event is the one recorded in the Bible’s
Gospel of Matthew.
On
the evening of June 19–21, Venus and Jupiter — already close together
in the evening sky — are joined by a thin crescent Moon. Click on this
image for a high-definition version, or click here for a version without
labels. Sky & Telescope diagram
On
the evening of June 30th, all eyes will be on Venus and Jupiter as they
create a dramatic “double star” in the western sky after sunset. Click
on this image for a high-definition version, or click here for a version
without labels. Sky & Telescope diagram
Indeed, Jesus’s second coming is around the corner. How many years
from now, no one can tell for certain, but it seems to be getting closer
by the day. Until then, embrace yourselves and have joy for persecution
is at hand.
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Special thanks to zephaniah.eu in summarizing my analysis (
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WHY ARABIA IS MYSTERY BABYLON
The reference “Babylon is fallen, is fallen” is not only in Revelation, but is also in Isaiah:
“The burden against Dumah” (Isaiah 21:11)
“The burden against Arabia” (Isaiah 21:13)
“All the glory of Kedar will fail” (Isaiah 21:16)
These are all in Arabia, which is destroyed by Iran “Elam” (Isaiah 21:2).
And again, a few chapters before, the destruction of Babylon is described as being absolute. Isaiah speaks of this event:
“For I will rise up against them, says the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Babylon its name and remnant, and offspring and prosperity, says the Lord … I will sweep it with the broom of destruction” (Isaiah 12:15).
The broom of destruction! Anyone who has seen footage of a nuclear
explosion has seen the fury and the power of the ominous cloud that
sweeps up everything in its path and is why we have been correct the
last two decades; Iran will gain the nuke and everyone else wrong.
So why do folks skip the name “Arabia” in Isaiah 21 when they read
Scripture? To mythically superimpose an imaginative “Rome” on top of the
text says one thing; prejudice is more powerful in the heart of a
sinner than truth and no matter how much they say that they “love
Jesus”, they don’t.
Why has there been an immense oversight by many in the field of
biblical eschatology; that when it comes to the destruction of end-days
Babylon, Scripture makes no mention of any of the ancient Babylonian
cities: Nineveh, Ur, Babel, Erech, Accad, Sumer, Assur, Calneh, Mari,
Karana, Ellpi, Eridu, Kish, or Tikrit. All of the literal references in
Scripture are in Arabia?
Why is it that they still insist on accusing Rome, regardless that
the use “MOTHER OF HARLOTS”, while it is commonly attributed to the
Vatican’s Mariology with the worship of Ishtar, they ignore that history
records that the worship of Ishtar “Kilili”, or “Queen of Harlots”
originated from Arabia, not Rome?
In fact, when Muslims roam roundabout the black stone, it is a
throwback to the worship of Ishtar, whom they called Athtar and
Allat. (see Patricia Turner and Charles Russell Coulter, Dictionary of
Ancient Deities, Page 242, Ishtar, Oxford University Press US, 2001.)
When it comes to the Harlot woman, the Kaaba is a
perfect match. The black tarp is considered by Muslims to be a woman’s dress (Kiswa) as Edward Gibbons elaborated:
“…the kuswa of the magnificent Kaaba, is what is used for
clothing of a [virtuous] covering, on top of it, it is written, the
Kaaba’s dressing, meaning ‘we have dressed her her dress.” (see Edward
Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire, Volume 6, Chap. 1,
Page 211., Little, Brown, and Company, 1855.)
Everything that the harlot is described it fits the Ka’ba; dress,
pearls, jewels, gold, silver and even the blasphemies etched in silver
threads with golden inlays across her attire. Just the doors of the
Ka’ba alone has 280 kilograms of pure gold.
The reference to a prostitute in Revelation 17 regarding the “Whore of Babylon” is no coincidence:
“And the woman (whore) was arrayed in purple and scarlet color” (v. 17)…
…resembles the near copulating with the Ka’ba’s Black Stone, which
historically was dedicated to Aphrodite, the prostitute goddess that was
called “Aphrodite Porne” (Aphrodite the Prostitute), “the goddess
adorned in purple”, similar to the depictions given in Revelation 17:4,
which the Ka’ba has a scarlet-colored inner garment. John of Damascus
notes:
“After the Hajj was preformed by Muhammad, the ‘rubbing and kissing the [of the Black Stone]…was extremely passionate.’”
Muslim tradition even perpetuates the blasphemy that:
“Abraham had sexual intercourse with Hagar on it” (Sahas. Heresy, Pages 88-89).
Francis Burton writes regarding the Ka’ba:
“the part of the cover (Kiswa), covering the door, is
called [a Burka] just like the veil the Arabic women are wearing in
front of their face…in fact, Arab mystics even compare the Ka’ba to a
virgin, adorned with her finest wedding dress.” (Vol 3, page 295)
Even today during their Hajj pilgrimage, Muslims kiss, rub and caress the Black Rock.
Furthermore, it is impossible to even consider that Isaiah 21 was
referring to an historic battle between Persia and ancient Babylon since
the multiple references throughout are not connected to ancient Iraq
but to Kedar, Tema, Dedan and Dumah (all referenced prophetically),
which are all in Saudi Arabia near Yathrib (Medina), and today is known
as “Dumat el-Jandal.” Dumah, one of the sons of Ishmael, is also
associated with Edom and Seir in Isaiah 21:11. It is believed by many
that Kedar, Ishmael’s son, is the line from which Muhammad descended.
Even Muslims recognize when they read Isaiah 21, they see Isaiah
21:14-15 as the story of Muhammad when the Muslims emigrated from Mecca
to Medina (Tema) in which they were fed and rescued from the sword. No
westerner was able to interpret:
“The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him
that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. For
they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow,
and from the grievousness of war.” (Isaiah 21:14-15)
The Bible depicts that in this time, it will not be like the time
when Muhammad fled; all Arabia – including the Glory of Kedar (Mecca) –
will be destroyed. How else can anyone interpret:
“No Arab will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flocks there” (Isaiah 13:20)
Arabs pitch tents in Arabia, not Rome. The ultimate fulfillment of
this verse is the destruction of the Last-Days Babylon. We know this
because the passage speaks about: “the day of the Lord” (v. 9) with the
“heavens not giving light” (v. 10). This is not historical, but
End-Times related.
Then we have the Red Sea:
“The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.” (Jeremiah 49:21)
The Red Sea is a geographic indicator as to where the Last-Days
Babylon will be located. Look at Mecca on any map and you will see that
it sits near the Red Sea. Some may object, saying that Jeremiah 49 is
speaking about Edom, which was primarily located in modern day Jordan.
Yet, in Ezekiel 25, “Edom” stretches from Teman (Yemen) to Dedan (Saudi
Arabia)” (v. 13). Greater Edom included all of the west coast of the
Arabian Peninsula.
Notice the description of her destruction:
“‘As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown, along with their
neighboring towns,’ says the LORD, ‘so no one will live there; no man
will dwell in it,’” (Jeremiah 49:18).
It is no surprise that Iran is focused on Saudi Arabia, since the
Bible predicted that the harlot is destroyed by the beast she rides,
that is, the nations she deceieved with her spiritual harlotry—Islam.
Our latest finding here is infinitesimal. We have gathered much to
shed a new light to show the differences between Vatican and Mecca; the
evidence is overwhelming, Mecca fits biblical Babylon and Vatican
doesn’t. For example (out of hundreds), where in Vatican do we have
“Mount Babel” which is also an observatory to monitor the movement of
the moon and is called “Seven Towers of the House” reminiscent to the
ancient name of Babel, which was called “The house of the seven lights
of the earth”?
Where in the Vatican did they erect the largest tower on earth topped
with a crescent and has observatories to monitor the planets and the
moon? Where on Vatican hill, do they have an edifice decked with gold
and silver, littered with statements that are biblically considered
blasphemous, treated as if it was a woman, and has a massive gate made
of pure gold that is literally called Bab-Illah (Babel) “The Gate to
God”?
There is no place on earth that matches such requirements than Mecca.
Bab-Illah (The Gate of Allah) is the Gate to the Ka’ba (made of pure gold)
In what is probably the least examined sources in Islam by westerners, that discusses the Ka’ba as Babel “The Gate to God,” or
Bab-Illah in Arabic, and is mentioned in the highest authority in Islam, the Hadith:
“… the Kaaba is the house of God and God’s sanctuary is
Bab-Illah (the gate to God), so when they went there, they stood by the
door in supplication …”
Babel, the English pronunciation, and Bab-Illah are identical in meaning. The difference is simply in the accent.
This Bab-Illah (Babel) is also depicted as a woman in Islam, exactly
as John stated in Revelation 17:3. One Muslim writes a poem depicting as
if the Ka’ba is a lover and is literally Bab-Illah (Babel) “the Gate to
Allah”. He titles it “Look at my lover and your lover as she changes
her dress”:
“I tremble in Thy beauty
Yearning to Thy black silk
Thy excellent belt a verse included
From the Quran a splendid writ
Granting Thee from Allah’s throne a high esteem
Which should suffice
He named Thee His Gate
He even loosened from Thy splendid robe pride
To dress Thee in splendor and majesty”
*http://www.startimes.com/?t=32625937 translated by Walid Shoebat*
Another Muslim describes a Turkish pilgrim’s experience in the Hajj:
“Ahmed says that he had an eerie feeling when he saw the
Kaaba in Mecca at first glance: “This is the house of Allah!”, These
words were on his mind as he looked to the Black Stone and beside it was
the door of the house of Allah: “Is there any door besides Bab-Illah
(Gate to God)”
The most famous of Muhammadan poetry by Al-Bosayri in the eleventh
century and then the most prominent poet in Arab history, Ahmad Shawqi,
who is considered the Prince of poetry, describes Muhammad as “owning
the key to Bab-Illah (the gate of Allah)”.
Muslim scholar Muhammad Said Ramadan Al-Buti, prior to his
assassination by the Free Syrian Army explained the Hajj Pilgrimage as
following:
“You go around the house of Allah, and you are in His
hospitality. You are standing at His door, floating around on the
doorstep. You are not on the door of the king, nor a great man. You are
at the door of the Lord of kings. You are standing before the door of
the creation in humiliation and indignity. You stand at Bab-Illah (the
door of Allah’s) pride and His dignity. Weep since weeping is joyful
there, but you do not cry, beg to creature, nor weep in humiliation in
front of a creature. It’s difficult for the man that cringes to a
brother or to anyone else. But on Bab-Illa (the door of Allah) what is
the most enjoyable is to seclude myself and drench my forehead on the
cusp of Allah Almighty, because my soul in his hand, and my whole self
is his and my breath is in his hand and I’m on His doorstep, I tour
around his home saying: “There is no god but Allah alone …”
For years, I had to endure listening to lectures on why Rome is the
Harlot since it sits on seven hills, when truth is that Vatican City—the
city where the Catholic Church is headquartered—is not built on seven
hills, but on a hill separate from the seven hills of Rome: Vatican
Hill, which is not even one of the seven upon which ancient Rome was
built. Those hills are on the east side of the Tiber river; Vatican Hill
is on the west.
Other cities are known for having been built on seven hills as well.
Istanbul is known as the City on the Seven Hills, which – consciously
following the model of Rome – was built on seven hills too. There are
about seventy cities that claim to be on seven hills, some of which are
Jerusalem, Amman, Tehran, Brussels, Kiev, Moscow and Madrid.
Yet none of these (including Rome) were destined for destruction in the Bible, yet Arabia is (Isaiah 21).
The Bible is also precise and pinpoints a geographic location for
this “Babylon” as was predicted in Jeremiah 49:21, literally, “the Red
Sea” which confirms Arabia’s destruction. This is also confirmed in
Revelation 18 regarding the harlot city:
“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” (Revelation
18:9). “And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What
[city is] like unto this great city!” (Revelation 18:18).
And once one studies Isaiah 34, there should be no doubt. In nearly
identical language concerning Mystery Babylon in Revelation 17, 18:
“Its streams shall be turned into pitch and its dust into
brimstone; its land shall become burning pitch. It shall not be
quenched night or day; its smoke shall ascend forever” (Isaiah 34:8-10).
Incredibly, almost three millennia before the discovery of fuel oil,
Isaiah predicted the burning of the very thing that was used in Babel to
build a name for the rebellious ones – the pitch. Pitch is bitumen and
tar, which technically is simply crude oil.
This judgment is not against Rome but “Edom” which extends from Teman to Dedan:
“Thus Says the Lord GOD; ‘Because that Edom hath dealt
against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly
offended, and revenged himself upon them. ‘Therefore thus Says the Lord
GOD; ‘I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cutt off man
and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of
Dedan shall fall by the sword’” (Ezekiel 25:12-13).
The Lord vindicates Rome, but does that mean she will not be
chastised? It is likely just as Israel will or even the United States.
But one cannot use the Scripture and twist it just to sell books. Here
on Shoebat.com we explain it free of charge.
God has made the geographical location of Mystery Babylon quite clear for anyone who would seek it out.
This destruction of Arabia is complete and fits the description made by
several prophets whose prophecies correlate with Isaiah 34:
“Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her:
death, mourning, and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for mighty is
the Lord God who judges her. When the kings of the earth who committed
adultery with her and shared her luxury see the smoke of her burning,
they will weep and mourn over her. Terrified at her torment, they will
stand far off and cry: ‘Woe! Woe, O great city, O Babylon, city of power!
In one hour your doom has come! … Every sea captain, and all who travel
by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea, will
stand far off. When they see the smoke of her burning, they will
exclaim, ‘Was there ever a city like this great city?’” (Revelation
18:8-10, 17-18).
Apart from Sodom and Gomarrah, this type of utter destruction has
never been seen in any other city, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
“After her destruction, Babylon will merely be a home for demons, evil
spirits, and scavenging desert creatures” (Revelation 18:1-2).
This is in line with the ancient Eastern perception that desolate
desert wastelands were the dwelling place of demons and unclean spirits.
The point being emphasized is that after Babylon is destroyed, there
will be absolutely no human life ever found there again. Jeremiah
agrees; he describes this:
So desert creatures and hyenas will live there, and there
the owl will dwell. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from
generation to generation” (Jeremiah 50:39). Isaiah confirms a similar
fate: “It shall be a habitation of jackals” (Isaiah 34:14).
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thought
it’d be interesting to take a deeper look into the other flightless
birds found in the group ratites. Though ostriches are the largest
living ratite, it wasn’t always that way. Some extinct species were
actually twice their size! 
Isaiah 11:6 The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the
goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little
child will lead them.
