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  • Fromnazareth on Revelation 17 - 11 months ago
    1. Phoenician Legacy and the Great Harlot

    Phoenicians (Tyre, Sidon, Carthage) = first great maritime trading empire, controlling colonies across the Mediterranean.

    Rome absorbed that legacy after Carthage fell.

    Later, Venice, Genoa carried it for a while.

    Thus Harlot = the modern Tyre + Rome's imperial heir.

    Revelation 17:18: "The woman is that great city which reigns over the kings of the

    The Seventh Kingdom (USA)

    Revelation 17:10: "Five are fallen, one is, the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space."

    Five fallen = Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece.

    One is = Rome (St John's time).

    Seventh = USA-led order (short-lived compared to Rome's centuries).

    Why USA?

    Global dominance after WWII (military, economy, culture).

    Short space compared to ancient empires (Rome = 500+ years, USA hegemony =



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