Psalms 83:18 does say that Gods name is Jehovah. Is it possible the reason why so many other Christian religions have such hatred for Jehovah's witnesses is because by using his name as their title people feel as if what they have learned is not how god had intended it to be. If we are all children of Jehovah and Christians under his son Jesus Christ , shouldn't we all peacefully get along. God forgives us of our sins, but when we are baptized we are making a choice to dedicate our lives to the one almighty.
Every person has a surname and by saying just god is like calling john doe just doe ... sure he will know it is him, but if you are really close to him you will call him John. His family would not call him by his last name. I am not a practicing witness but as the times show more unrest and I turn to Jehovah for answers he is revealing to me his true message.
I have visited different churches and listened to the word, but it baffles me to think that some may only be partially relying on Jehovah to guide them and maybe that is why when they use Gods name they only go by God. I do not wish to accuse anyone of blasphemy, but only to rely on him who sent his only begotten son to die for our sins. We are all lost until we find our light from Jehovah and as I rely on him he reveals to me the truth. When the light of God is truly upon you , sin should not enter your life. Satan will always be knocking at your door but use Gods name as a tower and he will protect you. By wanting money and possessions is saying that what Satan has to offer in his system of things is better then what Jehovah has to offer in his kingdom. I am not proclaiming anything as being a true religion just interpreting the word how I understand.
Regarding Jehovah's witness belief in God: Scripture tells us that even the devils believe in God and they tremble. Yet they don't do what He says. They don't repent. Jesus is God. Jesus is not a created being.
Anyone who thinks removing Gods name Jehovah from the bible is a non issue or isnt important must reconsider that thought since it does take away a bit of trying to have a close personal relationship with him and is a bit impersonal. like calling a close friend person, since the word God is only a title. Not to mention the fact that diluting the bible is a sin itself that has a penalty of everlasting death as stated in revelation 22:19. So i wouldnt wanna be that guy. In my opinion they took the name out to support the trinity doctrine, since originally his name was in the bible over seven thousand times and would make a three in one God teaching a bit hard to swallow. It actually wasnt taught until the 3rd century, the way i understand it anyway.
I really appreciate this site. Someone at work said something that really bothered me. She said "Those Jehovah's Witnesses don't believe in God". I commented that "I know for a fact that they do believe in God". She said, "Well, maybe they do, but not the same God as everyone else." Work was not the place for that discussion, but my question is "What God does she believe in?" And I can almost guarantee she doesn't even know her God has a name and it happens to be JEHOVAH. The same one that the Jehovah's Witnesses believe in.
The newer king James versions have removed Gods NAME from the ENTIRE bible check it out some time. The bible makes it clear that The one and only TRUE God has a specific name. The bible also makes it VERRY clear that there are more than just one god,(Such as the god of the earth -which refers to satan.) Thats why you have to call on Jehovahs name specifically, in prayer. Remember that people pray to False gods all the time, through-out history. God much like Judge(Judy), DR.(Smith), Lord(Vanderbilt), and Captain(Stubeing), are all titles. A Name is specific to an individual and nothing else that ever has or ever will exist has the only TRUE Gods NAME. "Jehovah" ((or however its pronounced in Hebrew or Aramaic,,The languages that the bible was originally written in))
I never knew GOD's name was Jehovah or YHWH! I have been to baptist church, a pentecostal church. Been to churches that believe God Jesus and the Holy spirit are one and I've been to churches that believe the opposite. I'm finding now that there are missing books to the bible and I am confused!
ok i am responding back on some comments i understand now that God true name is Jehovah And i also understand the Lord's prayer. thanks for the comments but they also calls God Ali so why do he have so many names. I just know there is only one true God. I do belive that his name is Jehovah i thank you u for showing me the scripture in the Lord's prayer Thank you Jesus
I know u all wants Jehovah to continue to be in the bible but God is still God a he still the most high The word God stands alone and the word God is the most Power of all... Jehovah is still God's name and once again God is God. never dispute over God's word or name. because the word God stands alone the word God is so powerful
Since the scripture tells us that the bible was written by holy men as they were led by the Holy Spirit; then why can't we believe that God wrote just what he wanted no more and no less. Remember what the scripture says further, add nothing to and take nothing from so as to not endanger your name being taken out of the book of life.
It has always interested me that these "scholars" remove the name, Jehovah, from their translations but fail to do so with the false gods that are also mentioned in scripture. Molech (or Moloch) comes to mind as does Rephan (Remphan). Acts 7:43 I'm glad to see it here!
I remember hearing about a woman who learned about Psalms 83:18. She had no idea that God's name was indeed Jehovah or that it was in the King James Bible at all. She was greatly angered when she brought it up with her priest and he told her that he did know all about it. But it was his reply that angered her most..."What's in a name?" he said. On this point alone she decided to leave the church and asked that her name be removed from the prayer list, etc. The priest told her he would remove it but not until she paid her overdue "tithes." So she sent him a check. She soon got a call from the priest..."I received your check but you forgot to sign it so I can't remove your name until I receive a sigend one." Her response.. "Oh, really? Well what's in a name, anyway?"
I thought it to be a shame that other religions use the name of their gods regularly. For instance Muslims use Allah daily but most so called Christians do not even know the name of their GOD / JEHOVAH. Yet here it is in the Holy Bible for all to know and use.
God's name is Jehovah - Psalms 83:18, he is the most high over all the earth. Some Bible transations have taken out the name, but the original King James, and even Bay Psalms book reflects the name, as early as 350 years ago. Original writing presented God's name over 7,000 times. Hence, he wanted us to get to know him don't you think? He also everyone one who calls on his name, will be saved. Calling on him means more than calling out a name, it means we should get to know and understand his ways.
I appreciate that we still have the original King James VERSION available online to prove God's name IS Jehovah. It's a shame that all Bibles don't have his name in them, including the new King James Version, but that just goes to show how Satan has a hand in this. 2Co 4:4; 11:14, 15.
I am so happy alot of people now believe that God's name is Jehovah. i was more Happy to find Jehovah's name in the king James Bible it made my discusion with work mates more easier.
It CLEARLY states here what God's name is. I agree with some of you all's comments as regards to using the name and letting others know about it "Our Great God Jehovah".
Jehovah wants us to use his name and have our prayers directed to him NOT any other gods ( Exodus 20:4-6).
As an example lets say you have been married for several years now & your spouse knows your name....and when he/she instroduces you to others wouldn't you like for them to mention your name instead of saying this is my wife/husband, you would like for your spouse to show love & respect in introducing you properly(so if you happen to run into them they can remember your name and call you by that name) " This is MY Wife/Husband ____".... hense..... "MY GOD Jehovah".
Everyone has a name and we are glad when others remember it and use it when asking for us, if GOD would not have wanted us to know his name he would not have revealed it to us.
As for Maigyn's comment i guess this scripture would suffice "20 Bear in mind the word I said to YOU, A slave is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will persecute YOU also; if they have observed my word, they will observe YOURS also. 21 But they will do all these things against YOU on account of my name, because they do not know him that sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 He that hates me hates also my Father. 24 If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have both seen and hated me as well as my Father. 25 But it is that the word written in their Law may be fulfilled, ‘They hated me without cause." John chapter 15
Also Matthew 5 11 “Happy are YOU when people reproach YOU and persecute YOU and lyingly say every sort of wicked thing against YOU for my sake. 12 Rejoice and leap for joy, since YOUR reward is great in the heavens; for in that way they persecuted the prophets prior to YOU.
I believe in JEHOVAH.Jesus wanted his fathers name known. John :5:43, John 17:11, John 12:13,28 Lord is a tittle. 1Co 8:5,6 Mt6:9. Ex 6:3. Isa 42:8..( John 8:44)( John 4:24)Deuteronomy12:32 I believe todays versions are just that,a version. Matthew 15:9 and Ephesians 4:14 Doctrines of man. 1John 5:19.....
John :5:43, John 17:11, John 12:13,28 Lord is a tittle. 1Co 8:5,6 Mt6:9. Ex 6:3. Isa 42:8..( John 8:44)( John 4:24)Deuteronomy12:32 I believe todays versions are just that,a version. Matthew 15:9 and Ephesians 4:14 Doctrines of man. 1John 5:19.....
Babylon the Great as stated here is not the U.S, neither the ancient City of Babylon.BABYLON THE GREAT HERE IN REVELATION IS SYMBOLICALLY USE TO THE EMPIRE OF FALSE RELIGION.
Revelation was written at the end of the first century C.E and describes events that would reach down to our day. The city of Babylon was taken by the Persians under Cyrus the Great in 539 B.C. Later Alexander the Great planned to make Babylon the capital of his eastern empire, but after his death Babylon gradually lost importance. Today the city (near Baghdad Iraq, is an uninhabited ruin.
In the symbolism of Revelation, Babylon the Great is referred to as a "great city", a "kingdom" that rules other kings.(Rev.17:18) Like city, it would have many organizations within it: and like a kingdom that includes other kings in its domain, it would be in international in scope. It is described as having relations with political rulers and contributing much to the wealth of men in commerce, while itself being a third element that "has become a dwelling place of demons" and a persecutor of "prophets and of holy ones".- Rev.18:2,9-17,24
History of ancient Babylon was outstanding noted for its religion and its defiance of Jehovah God- the God of Hebrew.(see Exodus 6:3 and Psalms 83:18)
At Gen.10:8-10, " Nimrod...displayed himself a mighty hunter in opposition to Jehovah...And the beginning of his kingdom came to Babel [later known as Babylon].
At Daniel 5:22,23- Belshazzar-Babylonian king exalted himself against the Lord of heavens and 'have praised mere gods of silver and of gold," etc...."that are beholding nothing or hearing nothing". but the God who gave breath and everything to Belshazzar , he have not glorified.
Ancient cuneiform inscription reads; "there are Babylon 53 temples of the chief gods,55 chapels of Marduk,300 chapels for the earthly deities, 600 for the heavenly deities, 180 altars for the goddess Ishtar, 180 for the gods Nergal and Adad and 12 other altars for different gods"- Quoted in THE BIBLE AS HISTORY (New York, 1964), W. Keller,p,301.
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA COMMENTS: "Sumerian civilization [which was part of Babylonia] was dominated by priests; at the head of the state was the "LUGAL"(literally 'great man'), the representative of the gods."-(1977).Vol.3,p.9.
REASONABLY, therefore, BABYLON THE GREAT as referred to in REVELATION is RELIGIOUS.Being like a city and an empire, it is not limited to one religious group but includes ALL RELIGIONS that are in OPPOSITION to Jehovah, the true God.
ANCIENT BABYLONIAN RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES ARE FOUND IN RELIGIONS WORLDWIDE.
"Egypt, Persia, and Greece felt the influence of the Babylonian religion...The strong admixture of Semitic elements both in early Greek mythology and in Grecian cults is now so generally admitted by scholars as to require no further comments. These Semitic elements are to a large extent more specifically Babylonian."- THE RELIGION OF BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA (Boston, 1898) M. Jastrow, Jr.pp699,700.
THEIR GODS: There were triads of gods, and among their divinities were those representing various forces of nature and ones that exercised special influence in certain activities of mankind. (Babylonian and Assyrian Religion, Norman, Okla.; 1963, S.H.Hooke,pp.14-40).
" The PLATONIC TRINITY, itself merley a rearrangement of older trinities dating back to earlier peoples, appears to be the rational philosophic trinity of attributes that gave birth to the three hypostases or divine persons taught by the Christian Churches... This Greek philosopher's [PLATO] conception of trinity...can be found in all the ancients [pagan] religions."- Nouvea Dictionnaire Universe (Paris, 1865-1870), edited by M.Lachatre, Vol 2,p.1467
USE OF IMAGES: [In Mesopotamian religion} the role of the image was central in the cult as well as in private worship, as the wide distribution of cheap replicas of such images shows. Fundamentally, the deity was considered present in its image if it showed certain specific features and paraphernalia and was cared for in the appropriate manner."- Ancient Mesopotamia-Portrait of a Dead Civilization ( Chicago, 1964), A.L. Oppenheim,p.184
POSITION OF THE PRIESTHOOD; "The distinction between priest and layman is characteristic of this [Bayblonian} religion."- Encyclopedia Britannica (1948),Vol 2,p.861
BELIEF REGARDING DEATH; "Neither the people nor the leaders of religious thought [in Babylon] ever faced the possibility of the total annihilation of what once was called into existence. Death was a passage to another kind of life."- The Religion of babylonia and Assyria,p.556.
PRACTICE OF ASTROLOGY,DIVINATION,MAGIC,AND SORCERY: Historian A.H. Sayce writes: " In the religion of ancient Babylonnia...every objecy of force of nature was supposed to have its "zi" or spirit, who could be controlled by the magical exorcisms of the Shaman, or sorcere-priest." "The Chaldeans{Babylonians} made great progress in the study of astrology through an effort to discover the future in the stars. This art we call 'astrology."-says The Dawn of Civilization and Life in the Ancient East.
BABYLON THE GREAT IS LIKE AN IMMORTAL HARLOT, ONE LIVING IN SHAMELESS LUXURY;
Rev.17:1-5 says, "Come hither; "I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters[means PEOPLES]:With whom the kings [means political leaders] of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. ...And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. Rev. 18:7 adds that "she glorified herself and lived in shameless luxury."
*It is true that the dominant religious organizations have made it a practice to consort with political rulers for power and material gain, though this has resulted in suffering for the common people? Is it not also true that their higher clergy live in luxury, even though many of the people to whom they should minister may be impoverished?
WHY CAN RELIGIONS THAT PROFESS TO BE CHRISTIAN PROPERLY BE VIEWED AS A PART OF BABYLONIAN THE GREAT HARLOT, ALONG WITH THOSE WHO KNOW NOTHING OF THE GOD OF THE BIBLE?
JAMES 4:4 (please read the verse in your copy). So though they know what the Bible says about God, they make themselves enemies of God if they CHOOSE friendship with the world by imitating its ways.)
Also at 2 Corinthians 4:4; 11:14,15 (read in your copy) The god of this world is Satan and "Satan keeps on transforming himself into an angel of light" and so Satan's ministers also transforming themselves as ministers of righteousness... THUS< JEHOVAH"S chief adversary, Satan the Devil himself, is really being honored by all who do not worship the true God in the manner that He has appointed, even though they may claim to be Christian. See also 1 Cor.10:20 and Matthew 7:21-23
THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO GET OUT OF BABYLON THE GREAT WITHOUT DELAY:
Just as Rev.18:4,21 then compare Luke 21:36, (anyone serious of worshiping God of the Bible in spirit and truth) or people of God must get out of Babylonian type worship as NOT to receive the PLAGUES for her.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW THE BIBLE TRUTH BUT LIVED AND DIED IN THE PAST AS PART OF BABYLON THE GREAT?
ACTS 17:30 SAYS: "And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
i love that God's name is found here!!! if only everyone would acknowledge that God's name really is found in the bible.... JEHOVAH !!!!! peace everyone Jah bless!!! :)
Think about what the Bible says about the names of the One True God of Heaven and earth.
Genesis 3:13,14 - And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Isaiah 9:6 - For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Psalm 83:18 - That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
John 1:1,14 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Luke 1:31-33 - And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Revelation 19: 13,16 - And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God....And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Please use this time to think, about this people please our father jehovah wants us to know his name, he wants us to know him, ask yourself this question if everyone started calling you hey would you respect that.
Some interesting comments. The Lord of Heaven and Earth hear all who call on His name. Becoming legalistic about the "correct" name will lead us away from God's grace and the great commission to make disciples. Psalm 83 promises certain destruction to those who are pitted against the God of Israel. God shames them with the intention that they would seek Him and if they refuse they will certainly perish. True witnesses for Jehovah or Yaweh are those who give a testimony of salvation by faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ. Those who do not find themselves fulfilling verse 5 and will inherit verse 17.
Every person has a surname and by saying just god is like calling john doe just doe ... sure he will know it is him, but if you are really close to him you will call him John. His family would not call him by his last name. I am not a practicing witness but as the times show more unrest and I turn to Jehovah for answers he is revealing to me his true message.
I have visited different churches and listened to the word, but it baffles me to think that some may only be partially relying on Jehovah to guide them and maybe that is why when they use Gods name they only go by God. I do not wish to accuse anyone of blasphemy, but only to rely on him who sent his only begotten son to die for our sins. We are all lost until we find our light from Jehovah and as I rely on him he reveals to me the truth. When the light of God is truly upon you , sin should not enter your life. Satan will always be knocking at your door but use Gods name as a tower and he will protect you. By wanting money and possessions is saying that what Satan has to offer in his system of things is better then what Jehovah has to offer in his kingdom. I am not proclaiming anything as being a true religion just interpreting the word how I understand.
I remember hearing about a woman who learned about Psalms 83:18. She had no idea that God's name was indeed Jehovah or that it was in the King James Bible at all. She was greatly angered when she brought it up with her priest and he told her that he did know all about it. But it was his reply that angered her most..."What's in a name?" he said. On this point alone she decided to leave the church and asked that her name be removed from the prayer list, etc. The priest told her he would remove it but not until she paid her overdue "tithes." So she sent him a check. She soon got a call from the priest..."I received your check but you forgot to sign it so I can't remove your name until I receive a sigend one." Her response.. "Oh, really? Well what's in a name, anyway?"
Jehovah wants us to use his name and have our prayers directed to him NOT any other gods ( Exodus 20:4-6).
As an example lets say you have been married for several years now & your spouse knows your name....and when he/she instroduces you to others wouldn't you like for them to mention your name instead of saying this is my wife/husband, you would like for your spouse to show love & respect in introducing you properly(so if you happen to run into them they can remember your name and call you by that name) " This is MY Wife/Husband ____".... hense..... "MY GOD Jehovah".
Everyone has a name and we are glad when others remember it and use it when asking for us, if GOD would not have wanted us to know his name he would not have revealed it to us.
important as to separate him from all other gods
Good bye.
Also Matthew 5 11 “Happy are YOU when people reproach YOU and persecute YOU and lyingly say every sort of wicked thing against YOU for my sake. 12 Rejoice and leap for joy, since YOUR reward is great in the heavens; for in that way they persecuted the prophets prior to YOU.
Revelation was written at the end of the first century C.E and describes events that would reach down to our day. The city of Babylon was taken by the Persians under Cyrus the Great in 539 B.C. Later Alexander the Great planned to make Babylon the capital of his eastern empire, but after his death Babylon gradually lost importance. Today the city (near Baghdad Iraq, is an uninhabited ruin.
In the symbolism of Revelation, Babylon the Great is referred to as a "great city", a "kingdom" that rules other kings.(Rev.17:18) Like city, it would have many organizations within it: and like a kingdom that includes other kings in its domain, it would be in international in scope. It is described as having relations with political rulers and contributing much to the wealth of men in commerce, while itself being a third element that "has become a dwelling place of demons" and a persecutor of "prophets and of holy ones".- Rev.18:2,9-17,24
History of ancient Babylon was outstanding noted for its religion and its defiance of Jehovah God- the God of Hebrew.(see Exodus 6:3 and Psalms 83:18)
At Gen.10:8-10, " Nimrod...displayed himself a mighty hunter in opposition to Jehovah...And the beginning of his kingdom came to Babel [later known as Babylon].
At Daniel 5:22,23- Belshazzar-Babylonian king exalted himself against the Lord of heavens and 'have praised mere gods of silver and of gold," etc...."that are beholding nothing or hearing nothing". but the God who gave breath and everything to Belshazzar , he have not glorified.
Ancient cuneiform inscription reads; "there are Babylon 53 temples of the chief gods,55 chapels of Marduk,300 chapels for the earthly deities, 600 for the heavenly deities, 180 altars for the goddess Ishtar, 180 for the gods Nergal and Adad and 12 other altars for different gods"- Quoted in THE BIBLE AS HISTORY (New York, 1964), W. Keller,p,301.
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA COMMENTS: "Sumerian civilization [which was part of Babylonia] was dominated by priests; at the head of the state was the "LUGAL"(literally 'great man'), the representative of the gods."-(1977).Vol.3,p.9.
REASONABLY, therefore, BABYLON THE GREAT as referred to in REVELATION is RELIGIOUS.Being like a city and an empire, it is not limited to one religious group but includes ALL RELIGIONS that are in OPPOSITION to Jehovah, the true God.
ANCIENT BABYLONIAN RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES ARE FOUND IN RELIGIONS WORLDWIDE.
"Egypt, Persia, and Greece felt the influence of the Babylonian religion...The strong admixture of Semitic elements both in early Greek mythology and in Grecian cults is now so generally admitted by scholars as to require no further comments. These Semitic elements are to a large extent more specifically Babylonian."- THE RELIGION OF BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA (Boston, 1898) M. Jastrow, Jr.pp699,700.
THEIR GODS: There were triads of gods, and among their divinities were those representing various forces of nature and ones that exercised special influence in certain activities of mankind. (Babylonian and Assyrian Religion, Norman, Okla.; 1963, S.H.Hooke,pp.14-40).
" The PLATONIC TRINITY, itself merley a rearrangement of older trinities dating back to earlier peoples, appears to be the rational philosophic trinity of attributes that gave birth to the three hypostases or divine persons taught by the Christian Churches... This Greek philosopher's [PLATO] conception of trinity...can be found in all the ancients [pagan] religions."- Nouvea Dictionnaire Universe (Paris, 1865-1870), edited by M.Lachatre, Vol 2,p.1467
USE OF IMAGES: [In Mesopotamian religion} the role of the image was central in the cult as well as in private worship, as the wide distribution of cheap replicas of such images shows. Fundamentally, the deity was considered present in its image if it showed certain specific features and paraphernalia and was cared for in the appropriate manner."- Ancient Mesopotamia-Portrait of a Dead Civilization ( Chicago, 1964), A.L. Oppenheim,p.184
POSITION OF THE PRIESTHOOD; "The distinction between priest and layman is characteristic of this [Bayblonian} religion."- Encyclopedia Britannica (1948),Vol 2,p.861
BELIEF REGARDING DEATH; "Neither the people nor the leaders of religious thought [in Babylon] ever faced the possibility of the total annihilation of what once was called into existence. Death was a passage to another kind of life."- The Religion of babylonia and Assyria,p.556.
PRACTICE OF ASTROLOGY,DIVINATION,MAGIC,AND SORCERY: Historian A.H. Sayce writes: " In the religion of ancient Babylonnia...every objecy of force of nature was supposed to have its "zi" or spirit, who could be controlled by the magical exorcisms of the Shaman, or sorcere-priest." "The Chaldeans{Babylonians} made great progress in the study of astrology through an effort to discover the future in the stars. This art we call 'astrology."-says The Dawn of Civilization and Life in the Ancient East.
BABYLON THE GREAT IS LIKE AN IMMORTAL HARLOT, ONE LIVING IN SHAMELESS LUXURY;
Rev.17:1-5 says, "Come hither; "I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters[means PEOPLES]:With whom the kings [means political leaders] of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. ...And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. Rev. 18:7 adds that "she glorified herself and lived in shameless luxury."
*It is true that the dominant religious organizations have made it a practice to consort with political rulers for power and material gain, though this has resulted in suffering for the common people? Is it not also true that their higher clergy live in luxury, even though many of the people to whom they should minister may be impoverished?
WHY CAN RELIGIONS THAT PROFESS TO BE CHRISTIAN PROPERLY BE VIEWED AS A PART OF BABYLONIAN THE GREAT HARLOT, ALONG WITH THOSE WHO KNOW NOTHING OF THE GOD OF THE BIBLE?
JAMES 4:4 (please read the verse in your copy). So though they know what the Bible says about God, they make themselves enemies of God if they CHOOSE friendship with the world by imitating its ways.)
Also at 2 Corinthians 4:4; 11:14,15 (read in your copy) The god of this world is Satan and "Satan keeps on transforming himself into an angel of light" and so Satan's ministers also transforming themselves as ministers of righteousness... THUS< JEHOVAH"S chief adversary, Satan the Devil himself, is really being honored by all who do not worship the true God in the manner that He has appointed, even though they may claim to be Christian. See also 1 Cor.10:20 and Matthew 7:21-23
THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO GET OUT OF BABYLON THE GREAT WITHOUT DELAY:
Just as Rev.18:4,21 then compare Luke 21:36, (anyone serious of worshiping God of the Bible in spirit and truth) or people of God must get out of Babylonian type worship as NOT to receive the PLAGUES for her.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW THE BIBLE TRUTH BUT LIVED AND DIED IN THE PAST AS PART OF BABYLON THE GREAT?
ACTS 17:30 SAYS: "And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Also read Acts 24:15 and Job 34:12.
Genesis 3:13,14 - And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Isaiah 9:6 - For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Psalm 83:18 - That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
John 1:1,14 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Luke 1:31-33 - And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Revelation 19: 13,16 - And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God....And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.