John Hagee is nothing more than a spineless coward.

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He’s brought the Catholic lie.

History proves him wrong, The Bible proves him wrong. He’s nothing to me anymore. Just another compromising Evangelical.

Let’s look at some historic stuff, shall we?

Let’s break down the verse in Question, shall we? This is going to be a very long post… so, let’s finish after the jump…

Okay, now that were down here, past the jump, let’s continue, shall we?

The Bible verse in question:

Revelation 17:1-18 KJV
(1) And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
(2) With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
(3) So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
(4) And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
(5) And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
(6) And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
(7) And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
( The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
(9) And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
(10) And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
(11) And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
(12) And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
(13) These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
(14) These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
(15) And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
(16) And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
(17) For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
(1 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

Okay, let’s look at some historical commentaries on said verse, that being verse one…:

“(1) And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:”

The first commentary that I want to quote from is Matthew Poole, which was written in 1840.

“This whole verse is but a preface to a new vision which John had; not new, as to the matter revealed in it; for it plainly revealeth matters relating to antichrist; and the matter of it contemporizeth with the three last vials, about the final ruin of antichrist, who was before described under the notion of a beast, here under the notion of a

great whore. A whore properly signifies one that is married, and is false to her husband’s bed; and so very well suits the Church of Rome, (if they yet deserve that name), whose faith was formerly spoken of throughout the world, Rom_1:8, but is long since turned idolatrous (idolatry, in the prophetic style, being quite through the Scripture called whoredom). She is said to

sit upon many waters, either because she exerciseth a jurisdiction over much people, or with allusion to old Babylon, (which gave her her name), which was situated near Euphrates, a river in which there was a great collection of waters. John is called to hear the counsels of God concerning her destruction, which though more generally and shortly revealed before, yet God here designs to reveal to John more fully, particularly, and plainly.”

The thing one must understand, this was all written only 229 years after the completion of the King James Version of the Bible was completed. England was still being ruled by Kings at that time. The Church of England, which was Roman Catholic, was heavily involved in matters of Government. People like Matthew Poole were not just speaking out, they were putting their lives on the line, for saying stuff like this in print. This is why the Pilgrims left Great Britain to get away from that sort of control.

The facts are, that protestant Christians, were protestant for a reason, because they recognized the Roman Catholic Church for it truly was.

There were others as well:

I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore; that noted and famous one, known before to John by the names of Jezabel and Babylon, who taught and caused many to commit fornication, Rev_2:20 Rev_14:8 and is no other than Rome Papal; for that a city or state is meant is clear from Rev_17:18 and it is usual for idolatrous or apostate cities to be called whores or harlots, see Isa_1:21 Eze_23:2 and she is called a “great” one, because of the largeness of the Papal see; and because of the multitude of persons, the kings of the earth, and the inhabitants of it, with whom the Romish antichrist has committed spiritual fornication, or idolatry: her “judgment” signifies either her sin and wickedness; in which sense the word is used in Rom_5:16 and which is exposed, Rev_17:5 namely, her idolatry and cruelty; or else her condemnation, and the execution of it, suggested in Rev_17:8 and more largely described in the following chapter:

that sitteth upon many waters; which in Rev_17:15 are interpreted of people, multitudes, nations, and tongues, subject to the jurisdiction of Rome; and so several antichristian states are in the preceding chapter signified by the sea, and by rivers and fountains of water: and this is said in reference to Babylon, an emblem of the Romish harlot, which was situated upon the river Euphrates, and is therefore said to dwell upon many waters, Jer_51:13 her sitting here may be in allusion to the posture of harlots plying of men; or may denote her ease, rest, and grandeur, sitting as a queen; and is chiefly expressive of her power and dominion over the kings and nations of the earth, Rev_17:18. — Dr. John Gill (1690-1771)

More….:

Like those who would wear the number of the beast upon their forehead and in the palm of their hands, so would this woman be identified by the working of her mind. Babylon[1] the great. This woman has not changed identification. It must be concluded that she is either Rome, or she is Jerusalem. She does not switch identification. In Re 11:8, she is spiritually called Sodom and Egypt, “where also our Lord was crucified.” This is the terrible condition of Jerusalem that she should be called the mother of harlots. Spiritually, she is in the same league with Sodom and Egypt. Wickedness prevailed at every turn, so much so that Jesus called her religious leaders hypocrites. - Primitive Baptist Commentary (on Verse 5)

Even More:

Of the great whore - It is not uncommon in the Scriptures to represent a city under the image of a woman - a pure and holy city under the image of a virgin or chaste female; a corrupt, idolatrous, and wicked city under the image of an abandoned or lewd woman. See the notes on Isa_1:21; “How is the faithful city become an harlot!” Compare the notes on Isa_1:8. In Rev_17:18, it is expressly said that “this woman is that great city which reigneth over the kings of the earth” - that is, as I suppose, papal Rome; and the design here is to represent it as resembling an abandoned female - fit representative of an apostate, corrupt, unfaithful church. Compare the notes on Rev_9:21. - Albert Barnes (1798-1870)

More:

The characters of Babylon are first portrayed. Like the beast, she is only one thing in the judgment but morally she is more important than all the rest. The general character is the great active idolatress that has gained influence over the mass of the nations; next, that the kings of the earth have lived in guilty intimacy with her, seeking her favors, while those that dwell on the earth have lost their senses through her pernicious and inebriating influence. This is the general idea first given, a character plain enough to mark the Roman or Papal system.- John Nelson Darby (1800 - 1882)

I think you all get the point here. John Hagee is nothing more than a spineless coward. Historically, Christians of old, knew that the Roman Catholic Church was and still is, to this day, The Great Whore of Babylon. By the way, what to know what Babylon means?

Here is some good definitions from some very excellent Bible dictionaries and other various items….:

First off, know that Babylon was a city, where the infamous tower of Babel was built. In short the word means confusion. Because that is where God came down and confounded or confused the people’s language, here’s the story:

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech. So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. — (Genesis 11:1-9 KJV)

It goes on simply to list the generations. The person who built Babylon his name was Nimrod, He was a nasty man.

I would go on here, but this Blog entry would go on forever…. A good book to read about this whole thing and Believe me, it’s a great book, is…:

Babylon Religion

It’s a great book and it’s packed full of information on the Roman Catholic Church.