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“And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”  Revelation 17:5. 

The Catholic Church. The Mother Church, which gave birth to harlots. The word “church” first appears in the book of Matthew: “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18.  Peter means a (piece of) rock, the foundation of this spiritual church. Paul, however, would lay his own foundation— a foundation of sand, upon which every Christian Church has been built. The Church is synonymous with the Temple.  Let’s take a look at who built the first temple.  It was not David.  Solomon built the first house of the Lord.  He had 700 wives and 300 concubines, which equals 1000— a number that points us to Saul, not David. “Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.” 1 Samuel 29:5.  Paul is the Saul of the New Testament.

When the children of Israel were taxed to make a choice between Samuel, which means heard of God and Saul, which means to demand, they chose Saul. They wanted to be like the other nations, demanding a king rule them, rather than be led by God through direct communication.  “And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people, in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.” 1 Samuel 8:7.  How Saul rules the people reveals how the Church rules its people: “He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.”  The sheep symbolize the flock or congregation. To take the tenth is requiring them to pay ten percent of their income to the Church. Paul, aka, Saul, was chosen Apostle to the Gentiles, not Apostle to the Jews.  He was not chosen to be among the twelve so that we may see that two foundations that have been laid. One foundation has twelve pillars, the twelve apostles— the foundation upon which Jerusalem is built. The other foundation has one pillar, Paul— the foundation upon which Babylon is built. The word Babylon means confusion.” Paul laid his foundation through the words he spoke, mixing carnal law with spiritual truth— mixing milk with meat, which is unlawful. It is the cause of all of the confusion in the Church, which is why we have so many Christian denominations. The Church, founded upon Paul’s false doctrine, is Babylon the Great, whose judgment has come: “And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached into heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.”  Revelation 18:4,5

Written by Sandra L. Butler © 2016