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 BABYLON THE GREAT

The Bible book of Revelation mentions a symbolic harlot named ""Babylon the Great."  (Revelation 17:5)   What does the harlot represent? the evidence points to its being a religious entity.

Ancient Babylon was an extremely religious city, having over 50 temples dedicated to various deities. The Babylonians believed  in trinities of gods and an immortal soul that at death would descend to a dark netherworld.  There,  "human existence beyond the grave is at best only a dismal, wretched reflection of life on earth," says Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia. 

In time, those teachings spread throughout the world. Today, they, or modified versions of them can be found  in the the religions of Christendom  (false religion).  Together, these religions  make up a major part of the global religious entity Babylon the Great!

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