Great whore's political influence

The spring equinox for 2023 begins on March 20.

"The return of the sun, the vernal equinox, is a very central ancient archetype. It hasn't changed since the very first civilization to today. They have different forms now, but they're still doing it. It is the celebration of the resurrected sun. I don't know of any archetype more central than that."

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"The word mystery in Revelation 17 is extremely appropriate in light of this invisible activity that IS taking place in human history," says Alex Kurz.

Verses 4-5: [4] And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
[5] And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

"What is the significance of this purple and scarlet color? Interestingly enough, in Matthew 27, do you remember what they did to our Lord Jesus Christ?

[28] And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
[29] And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

Mark 15: [17] And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

[18] And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

"If one verse says scarlet and another verse says purple what can we conclude? It was both. The color of the garment the whore has in both purple and scarlet. It was a robe that contained the two principal colors of majesty and royalty associated with being a king.

"In other words, that great whore has this political influence. That great whore is seating on a beast, which denotes the control she has upon that ten-nation confederacy.

"In the Old Testament there is a queen singled out and the Lord uses different terminology to describe this queen. She's not only a whore, she's also a virgin.

"Isn't that a contradiction? How can you be a virgin and a whore? Ah, when we study that Babylonian system we're going to learn some things about a woman who is viewed as a queen, who is both a whore and a virgin.

"Starting to sound familiar? A mother who's a virgin who gives birth to a child. All of that stuff precedes the birth of Jesus Christ by about 2-3,000 years. Nothing new under the sun, as we find out.

"Not only is this woman wearing the garments of royalty, but verse 4 also says she was 'decked with gold and precious stones and pearls.'

Revelation 18:11: [11] And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

[12] The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

"Who's buying from who? This city Babylon is importing these products."