Why would kings hate the harlot that they desired to fornicate with? They would NOT!

Why would kings hate the harlot that they desired to fornicate with? They would NOT!

Why would the kings and merchants hate, make desolate, make naked, burn and eat the flesh of the harlot when it is clear in other scriptures that they give their power to her, that they fornicate with her, live luxuriously because of her, and that they will weep and mourn for her?

The scriptures in Rev 18:9-19 clearly show that the kings and merchants glorified and worshipped the woman.
· All nations drank the wine of fornication with this woman
· Kings of the earth committed fornication with this woman
· Merchants were enriched through the power of her luxury
· The Kings who live luxuriously and fornicate with this woman, will weep for and bewail this woman
· The merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her
· The merchants who were enriched ...will weep and mourn for her
· Merchants cried (root out)...What city great it was!
· And they (merchants) cast upon their heads and cried weeping and mourning

On the other hand, it is clear that the only ones that will rejoice at the death of the woman are described in Rev 18:20-23 and Rev 19:1.
· Rejoice over her, O heaven and holy apostles and prophets, for did judge God your judgement upon the woman
· ...for by her sorcery (deception) she misled the nations and in her is the blood of prophets, saints, and of all the innocent slain on the earth
· ...a multitude in heaven saying “Hallelujiah” (praise God) ...for the glory of Our Lord and God....for the righteous judgement on the harlot great...for avenging the blood of the bondmen

Therefore, it is obvious that the translation of Rev. 17:16-18 is incorrect. Closer study of the Greek words is required to understand the true meaning of these scriptures within the context of the message that Christ gave.

Rev. 17:16-18,

Και τα δεκα κερατα …α ….ειδες …επι .το θηριον ουτοι ….μισησουσιν 1……….την πορνην
And the ten…horns which you saw upon the beast these shall hate (lust, greed) 1 the harlot

Και ηρημωμενην2 …………….ποιησουσιν3………………αυτην .και γυμνην4
And desolate (gentle) 2… shall make (observe, celebrate) 3… her …and naked (unarmed) 4

Και ………..τας 5………………………σαρκας6………αυτης …φαγονται
And…her (determine, appointed) 5…flesh (mockery) 6….her…. ..shall eat

Και….αυτην…κατακαυσουσιν7…………εν………πυρι8
And…..her….shall burn (glory in) 7.. .in… fire (passion, warmth) 8

Ο γαρ…..θεος ………εδωκεν 9 …………….. εις …………τας5 ……καρδιας αυτων ποιησαι την
Therefore God… gave (eat/destitute(vain)) 9 to the…her (determine) 5… heart their to do the

Γνωμην……αυτου10…………..και…ποιησαι………μιαν11 …………..γνωμην
mind….. his (exactly, very) 10 …and …to do ……one (pollute, defile) 11… mind

και…δουσαι…την βασιλειαν..αυτων..τω θηριον
and …to give.. the kingdom…their….to the beast

αχρι……..τελεσθη………..τα……….ρηματα ……………………του θεου
until…should be fulfilled…the… sayings (command, promise) …of God

και…η….γυνη…..ην……ειδες εστιν…η…………..πολις12 ………………..η μεγαλη13
and .the..woman whom sawest…is…the…city (inhabitants,way of life)12…the great (worshipped,sacred) 13

η….εχουτα βασιλειαν..επι..των βασιλεων…της…γης
the…has…..kingship..over the….kings…..of the earth

Let us read these scriptures in light of these alternate Greek definitions.

v And these ten kings, that you saw upon the beast, will lust and desire for this harlot woman and will celebrate her unarmed gentleness (message of peace and righteousness).
v And these kings will consume and embrace with passionate warmth and glory this determined/appointed belief and way of mockery and hypocrisy.
v Therefore God will give (determine and appoint) man over to this defiled and destitute desire (heart) for and belief (mind) in vanity, self-interest, self-righteousness.
v And these kings will give their kingdoms to the beast until the promise of God will be fulfilled.
v And the woman that you saw represents the sacred way of life worshipped by all the peoples and this belief /way of life has ruler-ship and pre-eminence over all kings and their beliefs (fortresses) on the earth. .....Comment: In other words, It is their “god of fortresses” (ref.: Dan : 36-45).

As you can now see, the message supports the scriptures in Rev. 18:9-19.
It is in line with all other scriptures. It is the truth.

Today, this “god of fortresses” is being advanced to all nations. It is being embraced by all nations.
There is only one belief that is “universal” and worshipped by all people...it is the belief in freedom of rights.

The Belief in Freedom of Rights... freedom to one’s definition and choice of belief/religion/god, freedom to say what you think is right for your own interest, freedom to have and justify any sexual behaviour with whatever consenting person, freedom to live by one’s own definition of happiness.

In all this, the True Creator God and His Christ are made into a religion amongst other religions. They have been made in to a “personal choice” of faith. They have been made part of interfaith cooperation.

However, the True God is not a religion. He is not a “personal choice” of faith amongst others. He is not equal in validity to, on the same level as other “gods”, beliefs, or ways of life.

The True Creator God is the One and Only. There is no other creator.
Christ, His Anointed Son Who is Like Him, Our Saviour, is the Only True Way of Life to Our Father.

Christ will be the Only One who will return to rule the earth...and put in place God’s kingdom and His True and Only Way of life.

Our work is to stand for Christ, to communicate this truth, and to do good to our neighbour and enemies.

It is not our work to control, impose, or force this belief and way of life on anyone. But it is our work to witness and stand, without compromise, for Christ, for this Only Truth, for the Only Creator God and Father. It is also our work not to embrace, live by, or worship the belief in freedom of rights and religion, for it is the mark and image of the beast. It is the χξς.

The time is close as the hand of the king of the north has entered the glorious land and has been stretched out to Egypt, and Libya and Ethiopia are following at his heels. Soon he will plant the tabernacle of his palace, this world belief - this abomination in the eyes of the True God, above the seas and the Holy Mountain (the Truth of God and of Christ). It will be declared to be the universal and pre-eminent way of life above all other beliefs. This will become law and part of a new “muscular democracy”. It will be considered to be divisive, anti-rights, anti-democratic, and illegal to declare to society at large that Christ is the Only True Way. However this message will be declared by the remaining uncompromising and faithful elect, as foretold by Our Father.

Christians will be pressured to place the belief in freedom of rights and universal values before Christ. Note that they will not be forced to forsake their ”personal religious belief”....but just to serve and live by the belief in self-rights before worshipping the word of Christ and the Creator God.

I pray that your faith in the truth will not fail, that you will not compromise.

John Stefanyszyn

Reference: Greek-English Lexicon, H.G. Liddell and R. Scott, 1996, Clarendon Press Oxford
1... μισησουσιν : can also mean... lust, greed, insatiate
2... ηρημωμενην: can also mean... gentle
3... ποιησουσιν: can also mean... observe, celebrate
4... γυμνην: can also mean... unarmed
5... τας: correct meaning... determine, appointed
6... σαρκας : can also mean... mockery (i.e. sarcasm, hypocrisy)
7... κατακαυσουσιν: can also mean... glory in
8... πυρι: can also mean...warmth, passion
9... εδωκεν: can also mean...εδω:eat κεν: destitute(vain) ......to eat destitution/vanity
10...αυτου: correct meaning... exactly, very
11... μιαν: correct meaning....pollute, defile
12... πολις: can also mean... inhabitants...i.e. their way of life
13... μεγαλη: can also mean... wonderful, noble, sacred, worshipped