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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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