mjrhealth,"The great city" is symbolically called Sodom, a reference to Jerusalem, symbolically called "Sodom" in the Old Testament (cf. Is. 1:10; Ezek. 16:1–3, 46–56). We also know Jerusalem is the "the great city" of Revelation 11:8 because the verse says it was "where [the] Lord was crucified."
Revelation consistently speaks as if there were only one "great city" ("the great city"), suggesting that the great city of 11:8 is the same as the great city mentioned in the other seven texts—Babylon. Additional evidence for the identity of the two is the fact that both are symbolically named after great Old Testament enemies of the faith: Sodom, Egypt, and Babylon.
This suggests that Babylon the great may be Jerusalem, not Rome. Many Protestant and Catholic commentators have adopted this interpretation. On the other hand, early Church Fathers often referred to Rome as "Babylon," but every references was to pagan Rome, which martyred Christians. Hunting the Whore of Babylon | Catholic Answers BofL is correct, and I would add that persecution of Christians was not confined to one city.
Sick, twisted brain damaged funnymentalists cannot, or will not, tell the difference between pagan Rome and Christian Rome.
Extreme blind prejudice causes brain damage. They can't read and they can't think for themselves.
Revelation consistently speaks as if there were only one "great city" ("the great city"), suggesting that the great city of 11:8 is the same as the great city mentioned in the other seven texts—Babylon. Additional evidence for the identity of the two is the fact that both are symbolically named after great Old Testament enemies of the faith: Sodom, Egypt, and Babylon.
This suggests that Babylon the great may be Jerusalem, not Rome. Many Protestant and Catholic commentators have adopted this interpretation. On the other hand, early Church Fathers often referred to Rome as "Babylon," but every references was to pagan Rome, which martyred Christians. Hunting the Whore of Babylon | Catholic Answers BofL is correct, and I would add that persecution of Christians was not confined to one city.
Sick, twisted brain damaged funnymentalists cannot, or will not, tell the difference between pagan Rome and Christian Rome.
Extreme blind prejudice causes brain damage. They can't read and they can't think for themselves.