The Harlot of Babylon

[Kmon23]

I remember asking a hard-core fundamentalist preacher about how the Orthodox fit into this theory. His answer? The Orthodox are the “Eastern breast of the Harlot”.
Bottom line, these people are nuts and not even worth answering their bigoted statements.

May the Lord have mercy.

 

[KathleenGee]

I always thought the Orthodox got off the hook so to speak.

This preacher reminds me of my experience as a third grader when in Pre Vatican II we were forbidden to go to a protestant church. My neighbor was a baptist and always wanting my mother, a former baptist, and Catholic convert to go. So she asked me to go with her, and we sat with the neighbor.

I noted no sacred images anywhere but the American flag. The preacher man got up and was looking at us and began condemning the Catholic Church and yelling. I felt this was all the place of the devil and we left, never wanting to go back there. It was a frightening experience that made me see why we don’t go.

In time I went to a Methodist service when in college, and it was very good experience and good recognize their worship of the Lord and His presence with them.

 

[ericc]

I remember asking a hard-core fundamentalist preacher about how the Orthodox fit into this theory. His answer? The Orthodox are the “Eastern breast of the Harlot”.
Bottom line, these people are nuts and not even worth answering their bigoted statements.

Truly I say to you the truth is not in them.

 

[ffg]

For years I heard from preachers in the pulpit that the Harlot mentioned in Revelation 17 was the Catholic Church.
Why is that believed and what answer do Catholics give to it?

Some interesting answers.

I like this intro to the book of Revelation which includes the answer -

usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?bk=Revelation&ch=

Excerpt: “The book itself suggests that the crisis was ruthless persecution of the early church by the Roman authorities; the harlot Babylon symbolizes pagan Rome, the city on seven hills (17:9). The book is, then, an exhortation and admonition to Christians of the first century to stand firm in the faith and to avoid compromise with paganism, despite the threat of adversity and martyrdom; they are to await patiently the fulfillment of God’s mighty promises.”

 

[IGotQuestions]

I always thought this was the silliest teaching in my time among fundamentalists.
Thank you for your answers.

 

[KathleenGee]

It is very hurtful, too, when hearing it for the first time…then again…after awhile…then again so many years later…it is a cult mindset and many Christians who are not Catholic don’t believe it.

Yes…you have alot of things to read here…

God bless and keep you and thank you for working to find out what Catholics truly believe…you are following the Holy Spirit.

I just told one the other day I am no longer trying to explain…as they come back totally close minded and willful, and then put me down. I am learning to let Go and let the Lord teach them what it means to be a true Christian and not to be prejudiced.

Everybody wastes alot of God given time being prejudiced. There is so much to learn about Him and see His goodness around us.