"As we have already shown there are two cities and two women presented in the book of Revelation. One of the cities is the holy city, New Jerusalem. The other is called Mystery Babylon. They are symbols and symbols are not what they are called, therefore neither of the two cities is a literal city somewhere on earth. If they are not cities, what are they? They are symbols of something else. If they were real cities, as many commentators suppose, they would not be among all the beautiful symbols of the book of Revelation, which is entirely a book of symbols. Most of the preachers today have the first city confused with other things. The vast majority think that New Jerusalem is a description of heaven; therefore they talk about the city as heaven, having golden streets and mansions over the hill-top. But New Jerusalem cannot be heaven because John sees it coming down from God out of heaven! Church theology today has the Holy City, Heaven, and the Kingdom of God all mixed up and confused. Confused -- oh, yes, that is the mark of Babylon! It is obvious they do not know what the New Jerusalem is, nor what Heaven is, nor what the Kingdom of God is!"
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"Here was a situation where the true brethren were put out of the church, and only a corrupt minister and his followers were left. Where is the true church in any generation or age? Expelled and scattered! Where is the false church? It is the remaining "establishment." Here is a plain scriptural illustration of how a false church comes to be! It happens when the true church goes bad! I mentioned earlier that harlots are not born -- they are made! Women grow up and begin to prostitute themselves, becoming harlots. This same great truth is revealed in the Spirit's command, "COME OUT OF HER, my people…" Ah, it is "His people" who are brought "out" of the systems of religion. Those who come out are the bride of Christ; the system left behind is Babylon. Sometimes those who come out are led forth by the sovereign illumination and dealings of the Lord; at other times they are vomited out of the system as Jonah was vomited out of the belly of the whale. Sometimes those who "come out" truly come out unto the Lord, and they become the bride of Christ. Others come out only to repeat the same sins as the false system they came out of, thus becoming just another of the "harlot daughters" of the mother. Oh, yes! We see both of these realities in John's visions of Mystery Babylon. There are the daughters who are born of their mother, and there are the Lord's people who are called out unto Him! It is an ever-present, continuous process. God is always calling a people out unto Himself!"
Aye. And now begins the scary part. We must obey The Lord's commands. Still there are a lot of people who call themselves Christians but do not want to eschew The Whore's enticements in order to abandon her. And what are these enticements? Delicate items. Products. An abundance of delicacies unable to be easily found anyplace else. Most of all convenience. Convenience is America's greatest weapon, as anyone who has lived overseas away from her knows within 90 days. It is HARD to dwell away from that convenience. Its yoke can control your soul if you let it. It is my firm belief Christians in America will need to abandon these enticements and obey our Lord and flee Babylon, soon: or partake in all of her plagues, which by the way, cough cough Monkeypox aka The Noisesome and Grievous Sore, are already beginning.
Time to wake up, people. The Lord didn't say take a break from her. He didn't say hide within her. He didn't say yeah just remain there and wear the cross and declare my Son as Saviour and things will be okay fr fr no cap bussin'.
He said explicitly come out of her or partake in her plagues, so now what does that mean? (Edited to correct typos.)
What if you use the internet to exclusively read God's Words or minister to others? Are we condemned because of an occasional NASCAR race?
John 3:15 KJV That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
There won't be any believers in the tribulations. We are already sitting at the right hand of God, in Jesus Christ.
That first question keeps me awake at night. I wonder how lenient God is and whether He understands, or cares, how difficult it is today to avoid the www mark. If He sees it in strict black and white, we're in trouble.
If you believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins and rose again on the 3rd day, you have nothing to worry about. This is a great description of what happens and lists the scriptures backing it.
https://www.gotquestions.org/circumcision-of-the-heart.html
Short story, when you believe, you are filled with the Holy Spirit. Before the Spirit can enter you, your heart is cut away from your flesh. The Holy Spirit then "fills" your heart with His Presence (the flesh is sinful and is in everlasting conflict with God.) You have been claimed/adopted as a son of God, in His Son, Jesus Christ. You are eternally secure in salvation.
This is a great place to begin, read one chapter of the Gospel of John a day and reflect on it. The Lord will take it from there.
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/John-Chapter-1/