Chapter Ten

Mystery Babylon

by

Cary Goodwin

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As the time of the end draws closer we must understand those things that the Lord has revealed unto us.

In Revelation 3:7-10, To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

I would like here for the sake of understanding, to quote verse 9, from the Living Bible, Note this: I will force those supporting the causes of Satan while claiming to be mine (but they aren't--they are lying) to fall at your feet and acknowledge that you are the ones I love.

Here the Lord tells the Apostle John to write a letter to the church at Philadelphia. In this letter He reveals that there are a people who call themselves Christians who are not and they serve the cause of Satan. We still have these churches and people who go by the name of Jesus but do not know him, nor do they understand spiritual things, because they are not born again and cannot see the Kingdom of God.  

Walking in the flesh, they do serve the cause of Satan. But they have all the religious trappings making it hard, just by appearance to be recognized.

This situation has existed on the earth as long as Satan has rebelled against God. It was present in the House of Israel when Jesus appeared on the scene. It is a spirit of Satan that was present in the Pharisees and Sadducees. Jesus recognized it and spoke to it. When the Lord spoke such terrible judgements against the Pharisees was He speaking to these men in particular, who were not old enough to have done some of the things He accused them of. They were guilty, no doubt, for entertaining and yes even fighting to protect their doctrines of men and devils.

To paraphrase just some of the things that the Lord spoke to these men. You are of your father Satan. Your fathers killed the prophets and you dig their graves. This just shows that they are in agreement with those who killed the prophets. He tells them, that He will send them Apostles and Prophets and that they will slay and persecute them. In the Book of Revelation we do see who is responsible for the death of the martyrs and the Apostles and Prophets. It is Mystery, Babylon the Great, Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth.

We will see in this, how this is the Spirit that was influencing the Pharisees. We will see why the Lord was warning us to beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees. The Lord did reveal these truths to His people, so they would not be fooled. Therefore, we must understand this, that is called a Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth.

It is working in the Earth right now, to deceive the Nations of the Earth. To keep the inhabitants of the Earth from seeing God's Truth. It is an enemy to all mankind. It is an enemy of God. You and I must understand this enemy, so that we are not found in her. If we are deceived by this Harlot, dressed in religious splendor, we will be serving the cause of Satan, instead of the cause of Christ. We who love and serve the Lord can be deceived. If it were not possible, the Lord would not have warned us of this leaven and then revealed it to us. In Revelation 18:4 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. It is clear, the Lord is telling His people, that if they follow this spirit, they will be partakers of her sins and plagues. 

This spirit is first revealed in Revelation chapter 17. And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgement of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 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.

The key to understanding chapters 17 and 18 of Revelation is to understand that Mystery Babylon the Great, Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth, is all the Religions of the Earth. And in every Religion without exception, this Spirit works deception. When the scripture speaks of the kings of the earth committing fornication with her. It is speaking of the unholy alliance between these religions and the kings, to control the people of the earth. These kings have given their allegiance to this Whore. Throughout history, we can see that the kings were definitely in allegiance with religion to gain power, lands, and control.

The lands of the Vatican, for example, were given by a European King, in exchange for the Popes support and backing, to extend that kings, kingdom. This kind of allegiance is found in every religion of the world. It is not my intent here to teach history but to show the truth of these scriptures for understanding.

Revelation Chapter 17:3-4; 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. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: In these two verses, we see that the beast that she is sitting on, is Satan. This beast represents the kingdom of Satan. The ten horns representing the ten kings who give their power to the beast. These ten kings will hate the Whore, (religions) and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 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. And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. Rev. 17:16-18 We see in these scriptures that the kingdom of the beast when it comes to power will destroy the religions of the earth.

Which is also consistent with the knowledge that he will expect the people of the earth to worship him.

Until these judgements are exercised, we must come out of this Harlot and stay out of it.

At the Appropriate time of God. The Judgement will be swift and severe against this Spirit. In the writing of these chapters, we can see the opulence of Religion found in her.

Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. And the kings of the earth who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron and marble. And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men Rev. 18:8-15: This merchandise is the merchandise used by the religions of the world more than by any other. Consider just Thai Buddhism. They have a giant Buddha that is solid gold. They have one that is solid emerald. The Temples have been overlaid with gold. The colors of scarlet and purple have always been used in the color of materials by the religions of the world. I think with these examples you can see what the word of God is saying.

Rev. 18-22-24, And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; and the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee; For thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. We see here direct evidence that this is the Spirit that influenced the Pharisees. Every Martyr of the faith was slain at the hands of men under the influence of this Religious spirit. In the Living Bible it says, Rev. 18:24 -- And she was responsible for the blood of all the martyred prophets and the saints.

I encourage you to read Rev. Chapter 17& 18 again.

The Lord went to great pains in His word, to reveal this to us. He has told us to beware the leaven of the Pharisees, that we can see came from this Evil Spirit. He has told us in the book of Revelation to, come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. We will be responsible for who and what we follow and join ourselves to. Seek apostles, prophets, evangelist, pastors and teachers who are called of the Lord, not by men, or those who have presumed their own calling.

It is the Abominations of this Harlot, that plants doctrine of men and devils within the Churches, to cause the word of God to be of none effect and to deceive those who would follow Jesus. It is the Abominations of this Harlot, that does fight to hinder the Gospel of Jesus Christ from going forth in Truth, into all the earth. It is the Abominations of this Harlot, that does plant the doctrine of men and devils within the Churches to slay and persecute the Apostles and Prophets. Rev. 18:20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

This Harlot, that is of Satan has been at work since the creation to deceive the inhabitants of the earth. It has blinded the world so that they cannot see God. This harlot has been at work in the Church of Jesus Christ from the beginning to deceive us and rob us of all that God has given us, through Christ Jesus.

Recently, I heard a preacher on television speak with great authority, that there were no more Apostles. He said, no one has seen the Lord and he pointed to 1 Corinthians as his proof. When I heard this, I was grieved in my spirit. I spent the rest of that afternoon reading 1 Corinthians in several different translations. Paul was warning them not to receive false apostles, teaching false doctrine. He was defending his authority and Apostleship to them. Paul said, that he had seen the Lord. Yet we have no biblical evidence to suggest that Paul saw Jesus before His crucifixion. When a preacher stands up on television and makes such a strong statement with seeming great authority many do not question it. We must be on guard for such irresponsible and false teachings.

In the book of first Corinthians, Paul tells us some of the things that God has placed in the Church the Body of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:28-30 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Are all Apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all Interpret? Instead of 1^st Corinthians proving there are no more apostles the epistle states that apostles and prophets are set in the Church by God, as a normal part of His Order for the Body of Christ.

As you can see again, from this scripture, Satan through religious doctrine coming from Mystery Babylon, Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the earth, has worked hard at getting the Church to deny Apostles, to deny Prophets, to deny miracles, to deny gifts of healing. Are we to now believe in miracles and healing but continue to deny the presence of Apostles and Prophets? No, it won't work. For us to deny those things that God has placed in the Church, is to be a servant of this Harlot that has already been revealed to us, in the vision given to the Apostle John on the Isle of Patmos, that is called the Revelation.

You cannot walk in the power of God denying all that the Lord has placed in His Church and has given to us, for His Glory. We cannot prosper this way.

Consider this, on the day of Pentecost two thousand years ago, the Holy Spirit birthed the Church of Jesus Christ and the Order and Ways of God for the Church. For nearly two thousand years, Satan has been deceiving the Church into denying their inheritance. And totally trashing, throwing away, the Order of God, given by God, replacing it with a system of man.

The time of Restitution is now upon us, these are the very last days. In my walk with the Lord over the last eighteen years, I never gave much thought to Heaven or the Second Coming of our Lord. I felt that these things would take care of themselves and I was intent only on walking out my Salvation and obeying the Lord. But this last year, when the Lord spoke to me about Gathering His Apostles, He also told me that this is the time of the end. We must strive to restore God's Order, so He can move in His Glory upon the Church of Jesus Christ. If you have felt that this is not important or none of your business remember, the Lord has told us to come out of that Harlot so that we are not partakers of her plagues and sins. It is our responsibility to walk in God's Order for His Glory, not that of a deceiving spirit.

As I said, in Chapter one, this book is written on this premise of truth; that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. He is Alive! He is more empowered now, to teach His disciples and to reveal what He wants to reveal to us and in this time, Ordained of God.

For the last five years, while ministering in Asia, the Lord has been speaking to me about His Church and telling me to Call the Church to Order. He would talk to me when I woke up, when I was going to sleep and many times throughout each day. Yes, I wondered and questioned many times, why He was telling me all this. I can remember a day I went on my face in prayer and I said to the Lord, Lord I am not good enough to be called to the ministry, I don't understand why you are continually talking to me about your Church. He rebuked immediately, telling me that I was being very religious. Then He told me, He didn't have any good enough to fit in that religious thinking. It was very clear and I didn't know what to say. I knew He was right and telling the Truth. We have a tendency to get these ungodly religious ideas that no one can fit into. Not even the first Apostles, who were with him in person, throughout His temptations and ministry on the earth.

During the last year I was there, He was telling me to move towards the Vision He gave me back in 1979. I had no idea how to do that. When He spoke to me that morning, to Gather His Apostles from around the world into one place and time as has not been done since the days of Pentecost; I began to understand for the first time, how that vision was becoming a reality. I knew that it was imperative, that we the Body of Christ make this concerted effort to restore His Order, so that He can restore His Glory again upon His Church.

Everyone that is born again, following the Lord Jesus to learn of Him and from Him, are His disciples. The Lord, who looks upon the heart of man and knows all things from the beginning to the end, can and will choose whom He will, to be Apostles, Prophets, Evangelist, Pastors and Teachers. He can and does reveal what He wants to reveal, to each disciple. We need to be able to discern who is called of God.

There has been teaching in the past that many have just received without question. It says that if a man is a Pastor or in a position of authority in a Church that it must be the will of God. After all, if it was not the will of God, he wouldn't be in that position. We have seen that there are false apostles, prophets, evangelist, pastors and teachers that the Word of God warns us about. If you understand how this Harlot works to deceive, you will understand why this teaching cannot hold up. There are many who chose the ministry as there vocation. It is a career to them and they have no personal revelation of the Lord. They are birthed out of and educated by a system of men.

I have had the Lord reveal and manifest Himself to me in many different ways. I have seen Him in a Vision. I have had Him (several times) standing right in front of me, as He talked to me. I have seen rooms that I was in, fill totally with His presence, till there seemed that nothing else could be in that room.

One time as I was praying in Asia, the Lord was standing in front of me. I could feel His presence and see Him in my spirit. I never opened my eyes it wasn't important to me to see Him with my eyes. I could see Him in my spirit and knew exactly where He was standing. Someone else at the same time, praying in another room, saw in the spirit, the Lord standing in front of me, placing His hand on my head.

The book of Revelation was given to the Apostle John, nearly sixty years after Jesus's earthly ministry. John was the only apostle of the original twelve, to die of natural causes at an old age. So even as he received these visions, while in captivity on the Isle of Patmos, the other of the twelve were no longer on the earth. Jesus appeared to him in a vision, standing in the midst of His Churches, with messages to the Churches in Asia. The first message was to the Church at Ephesus. Revelation 2:2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

Jesus commended them for recognizing that these who called themselves apostles were not, but were liars. With all but John gone from the earth, the Lord could have commended them for recognizing that there were only twelve apostles and He would send no more. But He didn't. The Lord could have just said, Know ye not that there are no more Apostles. But He did not. A false Apostle will teach false doctrine. So will a false Pastor.

To the Church in Philadelphia He said, Rev. 3:9 Behold I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

I hope that from this Chapter, you can see how important it is that we embrace all that God has given to us. And come out of anything that is birthed from the Spirit of Mystery Babylon Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth.

Let's try to imagine the pain of so many, when they stand before the Lord and find that they had spent their entire lives, their tithes, their good works in what the Lord will call, of the synagogue of Satan. Suddenly, they realize that they have been lied to their entire lives. They realize that all of the Word of God was true for every generation. They were robbed and cheated even of eternal life, directly from the pit of hell disguised as Christian. Because they heeded not the revelation and warnings of the Bible, the plagues and sins of that great Harlot were unto them as well. This is not funny. This is not a light thing.

Who in their right mind, would want to knowingly join with this Harlot, Mystery Babylon in denying, slaying and persecuting Apostles and Prophets? Can you see how important this is?

Even as I write this, I know that there are many, who will attack this writing, determined to defend their doctrines of men. I know that this will not speak to everyone.

Rev. 18:20

Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

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