Yeah, I’ve released my speculations about New York City, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo as Babylon.
In terms of the revived Roman Empire . . . I think the globalist puppet masters fill that role precisely in all respects. That’s their origin and composition. And their notions of autocratic, authoritarian, socialistic, demonic tyrannical global rule was originally ensconsed within the confines of the Old Roman Empire.
Hal Lindsey was now, is not the fool many make him out to be.
Until the past year or so I’ve agreed with the Hal Lindsey scenerio... and have ever since I found my mom’s copy of Late Great Planet Earth in the early 80s when I was like 8.
But lets not lose sight that in his first editions he placed a lot of influence on Communism. And at the time Islam’s 3rd Jihad on the world was not as clear as a global movement as it is now.. so since everyone interprets these things in the context of one’s current historical trends , I’ve found myself reexamining my past opinions.
Islam has too many hooks into Israel and too many (false) connections to God for it to be dismissed in favor of some European political resurgance... heck.. demography says Europe will be weaker than ever in a few decades and Islamisizing.
In Rev John states that there is one more World Empire of the Babylon System that had yet to be at the time Rev was written:
17:9 (This requires a mind that has wisdom.) The seven heads are seven mountains the woman sits on. They are also seven kings: 17:10 five [Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greek] have fallen; one is [Rome] ,26 and the other has not yet come [The Islamic Caliphate that took over the Eastern Roman Empire] , but whenever he does come, he must remain for only a brief time. 17:11 The beast that was, and is not, is himself an eighth king and yet is one of the seven, and is going to destruction.
The End Time King is described in Daniel 8 as coming from one of the quarters of the former Greek empire... the South East quadrant... the Middle East... not Europe. Note the spiritual power this small horn has... I think Islam is powerful enough to meet this description. Europe has no spiritual power any more.
8:9 From one of them [the components of the Greek empire] came a small horn. But it grew to be very big, toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land. It grew so big it reached the army of heaven, and it brought about the fall of some of the army and some of the stars to the ground, where it trampled them. It also acted arrogantly against the Prince of the army, from whom the daily sacrifice was removed and whose sanctuary was thrown down. The army was given over, along with the daily sacrifice, in the course of his sinful rebellion. It hurled truth to the ground and enjoyed success.
In Dan 8:23, Gabriel explains the symbolism above:
8:23 Toward the end of their rule [the end of the Greek empire], when rebellious acts are complete, a rash and deceitful king will arise. His power will be great, but it will not be by his strength alone. He will cause terrible destruction. He will be successful in what he undertakes. He will destroy powerful people and the people of the holy ones. By his treachery he will succeed through deceit. He will have an arrogant attitude, and he will destroy many who are unaware of his schemes. He will rise up against the Prince of princes, yet he will be broken apart – but not by human agency.The vision of the evenings and mornings that was told to you is correct. But you should seal up the vision, for it refers to a time many days from now.”
For Europe to be the land where all this is going on just seems to be future ahistorical ... Europe is dying.. it is in no position to impose the types of things that the End Time beast empire must do.