Who ( or what ) is spoken of as: " The Whore Of Babylon " or " Babylon The Great "... and, indeed, why are God's Own People unknowingly in her midst?

Babylon is The Cause Of Confusion.

One of the greatest mysteries to ever be found in The Bible are those scriptural passages which refer to: " The Whore Of Babylon " and/or " Babylon The Great ".

After all, most people aren't really interested in End Time Biblical Prophecy; they've never learned much about The Symbolism Employed; and nothing is more boring than examining Our Own Recent History.

 And, far more importantly, ' The Nature Of That Subject Matter, Once Properly Exposed, Is Quite Honestly Incendiary '... and, indeed, It Points Its Own Finger Right Back At That Church! Consequently, therefore, it isn't really a surprise that most of the clergy are now terrified to speak anything about it.

Remember, folks, what it says in Ephesians Chapter 6 [ verse 12 ]:

" For we do not wrestle against mere Flesh And Blood [ other people and just regular individuals ]; but against Principalities [ Those Notable Nations And Kingdoms ], against Powers [ Other Secret And Hidden Organizations ], against The Rulers Of The Darkness Of This Age [ Those Who Have Intentionally Hidden That Truth From Everyone ], and against Spiritual Hosts Of Wickedness Within Those Heavenly Places [ Those Countless Workers Of Iniquity Who Have Been Working From Within All Of Those Misguided Churches ]. " - Ephesians 6:12.

- and, subsequently, there are a whole lot of people with a significant vested interest in keeping: " The God's Honest Truth " - from, ever coming out....

Pope Benedict XV wearing The Papal Tiara.

After all, it isn't without reason that Those Prophetical Scriptures have already now ( long ago ) told you: ' Once You Know The Truth, Then That Truth Shall Set All Of You Free '!

Now, let's just carefully examine those mysterious passages about: " The Whore Of Babylon " and " Babylon The Great ".

In Revelation Chapter 17, it ( very plainly ) says:

" Then one of The Seven Angels who had The Seven Bowls came and talked with me, saying to me:

' Come, I will show you The Judgment of The Great Harlot Who Sits Upon Many Waters [ In Fact, She Is Now Found Upon Every Continent On Earth ], With Whom The Kings Of The Earth Committed Fornication [ Remember, Those Principalities In Ephesians Chapter 6? ], and The Inhabitants Of The Earth Were Made Drunk With The Wine Of Her Fornication [ Since, She Is Behind Of All Of Those Ongoing Lies ]. '

So, he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw A Woman [ A Large Church ] sitting upon A Scarlet Beast [ Or, A Blood Covered Nation ] which was full of Names Of Blasphemy [ Names Claiming That Specific Authority Belonging Only To God ], having Seven Heads [ 7 Political Leaders Over Its 7 Continental Unions ] and Ten Horns [ Those Ten Physical Nations Then Firmly Supporting It ]. 

The Woman was Arrayed In Purple And Scarlet [ The Color Of Her Own Spiritual Vestments ]; Adorned With Gold, Precious Stones, And Pearls [ In All Of Her Own Glorious Cathedrals ]; and Having In Her Hand A Golden Cup Full Of Abominations [ To Serve Up To Her Own Spiritual Congregants ] and The Filthiness Of Her Fornication [ With All Of Those Nations Who Are Now In Bed With And Also Support Her ]. 

And, upon her forehead, a name was written:' MYSTERY [ The Very Epicenter Of The Occult ], BABYLON THE GREAT [ The Source Of All Spiritual And Political Confusion ], THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS [ The Universal Church From Which All Others Have Been Born ], AND OF All THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH [ And She Who Controls All Other Religions ]. '

I saw The Woman [ That Particular Church ], drunk with The Blood Of The Saints [ Those Common People Just Going About Trying To Do Good And Providing Valuable Assistance To Others ] and with The Blood Of The Martyrs Of Jesus [ Those Spiritual Ones Attempting To Restore A Correct Form Of Worship ].

And, when I saw her [ For What She Essentially Was ], I marveled with great amazement [ Since, She Represented All That Was Opposed To God While Blatantly Proclaiming Herself Otherwise ]. " - Revelation 17:1-6.

If you want to know The Modern Day Descendants Of Phoenecia, then the answer is ( actually ) as easy as: " ABC... ", or " 123... "

Who ( actually ) were: " The Phoenecians "?

While, the various nations known collectively as: " The People Of Phoenecia " - quite honestly, included a large number of nomadic tribes - for instance: The People Of Tyre [ A Nation Of Truly Exemplary Shipbuilders And Sailors ], The People Of Sidon [ A Nation Of Bankers, Merchants, And Administrators ], and The Assyrians [ A Great Nation Of Horsemen And Warriors ] among so many numerous others....

The two things that they have all shared in common was: The Phonetic Alphabet [ Utilized Throughout All Of Their Own Languages ] and A Standardized Numerical System [ Which Facilitated Their Abilities At Trade ].

And indeed, while languages may often change dramatically over time, The Building Blocks That Are Now Securely Underlying Them rarely ever do. Or, to just put it another way: " Words May Often Change, Meanings Frequently Change, And Spellings Always Change - But, The Alphabet Upon Which It Is Built Honestly Never Does " - since, before you can ever teach your own children any newly valuable language, ' They Have To Learn The Alphabet Now Already Being Utilized By Their Own Fathers '.

The Phonetic Alphabet is A Product Of Phoenecia.

In fact, you can now be absolutely certain that if your own language is " Phonetic " in origin, then your own ancestors were originally Related In Some Way To Those Highly Nomadic People Of Phoenecia....

Bear in mind, however, that ' Those Enslaved By All Of Those Nomadic Phoenecians Were Taught Those Very Same Languages As Well '... since, they were then: Living, Serving, and Working Among Them... because, that's just how it works.

Are any of those Churches honestly serving God? In fact, I challenge you to find even just one that follows The True Scriptures!

It's Pretty Early... so: " This Is Really Gonna Hurt ".

Having spent my entire life In Search For The Truth, in the first half of which examining all of those: Sun Worshiping and indeed ( also ) Sabbath Keeping Churches - I have never found one of them: That Taught The Honest Word Of God, Didn't Defy The Clearly Stated Teachings Of  Biblical Scripture, Were Capable Of True Spiritual Growth Now Moving Forward, or ( even ) Displayed The Real Fruits Of: Obedience, Humility, Repentance, And Love.

Of course, had you studied All Of Those End Time Biblical Prophecies [ Which Fully Apply To All Of Those Who Have Not Been Raptured ], you might have just noticed Even Some Of The Following....

1. God Never Planned On Rapturing Anyone Out Of Their Own End Time Events. 
2. There Are A Whole Number Of Events Which Come After Those Seven Church Eras.
3. We Are Now Within The Process Of Actually Going Through The Third One Of Them.
4. Meanwhile, God's Own People Are Still Living Spiritually Within Babylon!

Who is: " The Harlot In Purple & Scarlet "?

And, consequently, ' The Actual Message That Is Found In Revelation Chapter 18 ' - might prove to be, for you, of some actual value '...

" After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. 

And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying: ' Babylon The Great Is Fallen, Is Fallen, And Has Become A Dwelling Place Of Demons, A Prison For Every Foul Spirit, And A Cage For Every Unclean And Hated Bird '! 

For All Of The Nations have drunk of The Wine Of The Wrath Of Her Fornication; The kings of the earth have committed Fornication With Her; and The Merchants of the earth have become rich through The Abundance Of Her Luxury.

And I heard another voice from heaven saying: ' Come Out Of Her, My People, Lest You Share In Her Sins, And Lest You Receive Of Her Plagues '. 

For Her Sins Have Reached Up To Heaven, and God Has Remembered Her Iniquities. 

Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her. In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart: ‘ I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow. ’ 

Therefore, her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is The Lord God who judges her. " - Revelation 18:1-8.