Is there any sense in which NYC rests on "seven hills"? I ask, because that quoted above sounds to me like something the UN would come up with.
I’ve thought about that, too.
There are a number of things that make me think that Mystery Babylon is a false religious system. The line in Rev 14 about those who’ve not defiled themselves with women doesn’t make sense in terms of marriage, because the bible declares marriage to be undefiled (Heb 13:4?)
The bible does use “whoring” as a metaphor to describe idolatry throughout the Old Testament. What is telling is that, sure enough, the next few lines in Rev 14 introduce “Mystery Babylon.”
Since it is Satan worship, it is something occult and, in our present time, if it has already risen, it is hidden.
Secret, occult activity centered in the 7-hilled city.
No, but NYC *is* fairly geographically unique in that it rests substantially on four different land masses: Long Island, Manhattan Island, Staten Island, and North America.
How many hills is Geneva built on. (Trashing the UN, not Calvin ;^D)