PRAYER JOURNAL - A SIGN AND WONDER REGARDING THE FALL OF MYSTERY BABYLON!
Another sign and wonder today!! A woman with curly hair 馃懇馃徎馃Ρ drinking wine 馃嵎 on the nose of an angel that also looks like a whirlwind 馃尓️馃憖馃憖
REVELATION 14:8 ERV “Then the second angel followed the first angel and said, “She is destroyed! The great city of Babylon is destroyed! She made all the nations drink the wine 馃嵎 of her sexual sin and of God’s anger.”
The image number is 7511 馃憠馃徎 Hebrew 7511 馃憠馃徎 raphas 馃憠馃徎 to trample, i.e. prostrate
Psalm 68:30 reminds readers that every power must eventually bow before God’s rule.
Rebellious systems will one day yield to Christ’s dominion (Philippians 2:10-11).
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The image number on this photo is 7588 馃憠馃徎 shaon 馃憠馃徎 uproar (as of rushing), uproar, rumbling, tumult, roaring, big noise, clamor, destruction
The Hebrew word 砖ָׁ讗讜ֹ谉 occurs eighteen times in the Old Testament and conveys a spectrum of ideas centering on loud, disordered sound—whether the crashing of natural forces, the din of armies, the rowdy revelry of sinners, or the proud self-display of nations. In every setting Scripture contrasts this clamor with the unmatched power of the LORD to silence, judge, or rescue.
Psalm 65:7 celebrates God as the One who “stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the nations”. Creation’s mightiest noises are no match for His voice.
Isaiah 17:12-13 likens invading peoples to “roaring waters,” yet the LORD’s rebuke scatters them “like chaff on the mountains.” The metaphor illustrates both the terror of oncoming armies and the ease with which God subdues them.
These passages frame human commotion as a derivative, lesser echo of primordial waters; both are reined in by the same sovereign hand.
Isaiah 13:4 announces “an uproar among the kingdoms” as God musters forces against Babylon.
Jeremiah 25:31 warns that “the tumult reaches to the ends of the earth” when the LORD litigates against the nations.
Amos 2:2 pictures Moab dying “amid the uproar, with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.”
In every case the uproar is inseparable from divine judgment; military din becomes the audible sign that the day of reckoning has arrived.
Isaiah 24:8 laments that in the impending devastation “the noise of revelers has stopped.”
Isaiah 5:14 portrays Sheol enlarging its appetite for the “revelers” (shaon) who flaunted their sin.
Unholy festivity is thus linked to the grave; what feels like carefree celebration masks a march toward death.
Jeremiah 46:17 records the taunt against Pharaoh: “Pharaoh king of Egypt is only a noise; he has let the appointed time pass.”
Jeremiah 51:55 promises that God “will silence her loud voice” when Babylon falls.
Noise here stands for hollow magnificence. Empires trumpet their greatness, but God’s decree renders their pomp a momentary roar that soon dissolves into silence.
Psalm 40:2 depicts the psalmist lifted “from the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay.” The phrase “pit of destruction” (literally “pit of tumult”) recalls a life overwhelmed by chaos. Salvation is portrayed as firm footing replacing deafening confusion—a vivid image for every believer rescued from the din of sin and despair.
Isaiah 66:6 foretells “an uproar from the city… the voice of the LORD repaying His enemies.”
Shaon reverberates from Zion itself when God rises to judge. The holy city becomes the stage on which sacred noise drowns out profane clamor, anticipating final eschatological victory.
God alone quiets turmoil—whether in nature, nations, or individual hearts.
Every unchecked human noise turns out to be self-destructive.
Judgment and salvation are both heralded by sound: for the wicked, terrifying din; for the righteous, stilled waters and firm ground.
Revelation’s visions of harps, trumpets, and thunder echo Old Testament patterns: final judgment arrives with deafening sound, yet culminates in a new order where “there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain” (Revelation 21:4). The biblical trajectory moves from uncontrolled shaon to eternal shalom.
The image number on this photo is 7512 馃憠馃徎 rephas 馃憠馃徎 trampled down, stamp
The verb 专ְ驻ַ住 portrays the ruthless act of trampling underfoot. In Daniel’s apocalyptic vision the term intensifies the imagery of oppressive world power that crushes every obstacle without mercy. Though limited to two Aramaic occurrences, the word carries weight far beyond its frequency, framing the fourth beast’s character and setting the stage for God’s decisive judgment.
Daniel 7:7 records, “It devoured and crushed, and whatever was left, it trampled with its feet” (Berean Standard Bible). Verse 19 repeats the description as Daniel seeks clarification. In both verses 专ְ驻ַ住 is paired with “devoured” and “crushed,” forming a three-fold crescendo: consumption, pulverization, and trampling. The beast’s violence is not satisfied merely with conquest; it presses its victims into the dust, erasing any possibility of recovery.
Most conservative interpreters identify the fourth beast with the Roman Empire, whose iron legions subdued the Mediterranean world. Roman conquest often followed the very pattern Daniel foresaw—swift invasion, brutal suppression, and an iron-fisted occupation that left nations figuratively “trampled.” Yet Daniel’s vision reaches farther than one historical empire. By depicting a composite of horns, it anticipates later manifestations of the same domineering spirit until the time when “the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away” (Daniel 7:26).
Totalitarian Opposition: 专ְ驻ַ住 encapsulates the relentless hostility of world systems against the saints (Daniel 7:21).
Divine Timetable: The trampling is allowed only “for a time, times, and half a time” (Daniel 7:25). God’s sovereignty limits evil’s reach.
Ultimate Reversal: The very feet that trample are destined to be judged. “The sovereignty, power, and greatness of the kingdoms under all heaven will be given to the people—the saints of the Most High” (Daniel 7:27).
Thus 专ְ驻ַ住 underscores a pattern: oppressive force rises, appears invincible, then collapses before the Ancient of Days.
Dominion Under Judgment – Human empires misuse authority, but the true King calls every ruler to account.
The Suffering of the Saints – Temporary trampling refines faith and anticipates vindication.
The Son of Man’s Triumph – The contrast between beastly trampling and the gentle yet everlasting dominion of the Son of Man (Daniel 7:13-14) magnifies the glory of Messiah’s reign.
Cosmic Conflict – 专ְ驻ַ住 parallels New Testament language: Revelation 11:2 speaks of nations trampling the holy city, and Hebrews 10:29 warns against “trampling the Son of God.” Both Old and New Testaments present trampling as the ultimate insult against God’s people and God Himself.
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE 4TH BEAST OF DANIEL 7 MENTIONED ABOVE AND MYSTERY BABYLON THAT IS PICTURED IN THIS PHOTO I TOOK TODAY.
Daniel 7 and Revelation share a foundational prophetic connection. Daniel outlines a progression of four historical empires—culminating in an apocalyptic beast—while Revelation expands this final system into "Mystery Babylon." Both envision God ultimately destroying these earthly, oppressive kingdoms to establish an eternal reign.
Mystery Babylon (Revelation 17): John portrays "Babylon the Great" as a prostitute sitting on a scarlet beast with seven heads and ten horns (a clear echo of Daniel's Roman/fourth beast).
THIS IS PICTURED IN THE PHOTO!!! 馃憖馃憖馃憖
In Revelation, Babylon represents the ultimate worldwide system of political, economic, and religious opposition to God.
In Daniel 7, the Ancient of Days takes His seat in a fiery court of judgment, destroying the fourth beast and handing over an everlasting kingdom to the "saints of the Most High.
In Revelation, the same ultimate victory unfolds as Christ (the Lamb) defeats the beast and "Babylon" falls, leading to the ultimate establishment of the New Jerusalem.
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