Abstain from every form of evil

1 Peter 2:21-22
For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps, who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth;

1 John 3:5
You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.

Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.

Daniel 2 - Nebuchadnezzar's Dream:
Daniel 2 - Nebuchadnezzar's dream about God's Kingdom Destroying the Kingdoms of Earth!
➥ Daniel 2:44
And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,
➥ Daniel 2
1 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.
2 Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.
3 And the king said to them, "I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream."
4 Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic,"O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation."
5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, "The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins.
6 But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation."
7 They answered a second time and said, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation."
8 The king answered and said, "I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm--
9 if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the times change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation."
10 The Chaldeans answered the king and said, "There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean.
11 The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh."
12 Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.
13 So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them.
14 Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Arioch, the captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.
15 He declared to Arioch, the king's captain, "Why is the decree of the king so urgent?" Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel.
16 And Daniel went in and requested the king to appoint him a time, that he might show the interpretation to the king.
God Reveals Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
17 Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,
18 and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
20 Daniel answered and said: "Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might.
21 He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;
22 he reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
23 To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king's matter."
24 Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: "Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation."
25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus to him: "I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who will make known to the king the interpretation."
26 The king declared to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?"
27 Daniel answered the king and said, "No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked,
28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these:
29 To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be after this, and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be.
30 But as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind.
Daniel Interprets the Dream
31 "You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening.
32 The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs of bronze,
33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.
34 As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.
35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
36 "This was the dream. Now we will tell the king its interpretation.
37 You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory,
38 and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the children of man, the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens, making you rule over them all--you are the head of gold.
39 Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.
40 And there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks to pieces and shatters all things. And like iron that crushes, it shall break and crush all these.
41 And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay.
42 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle.
43 As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage, but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay.
44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,
45 just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure."
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*Gracious*
The word means "to favor," "to show kindness" to an inferior and "to be compassionate.

GOD will show you Favor, GOD will show you kindness, GOD will be compassionate to you, and GOD will send His Anointed servants to you to show you FAVOR KINDNESS and COMPASSION, Those that come to you showing you LOVE care and concern, They heard the voice of GOD and OBEYED the
WORD of GOD.

*Countenance*
is another word for face or, more specifically, visage, meaning facial expression. It is the expression appearing on the face of the Lord as *(He looks upon His people)*.

The Face of GOD looks at you and sees within you the BLOOD of JESUS,
GOD face lights up SHINES when HE looks at you, for HE sees His Son living in your heart, He sees you that LOVE Him as the Apple of His eyes, GOD face SHINES upon you.

*Peace* is a stress-free state of security and calmness that comes when there's no fighting or war, everything coexisting in perfect harmony and freedom.

The war in your mind, in your Thoughts thats Troubling you, the fears, The doubts, the uncertainty that torments you, will CEASE now Immediately in the name of JESUS, you will be from this day forward (stress free)
(calm) everything every thought in your mind will be in obedience to the
WORD of GOD and you will live a victorious life in
PERFECT HARMONY and FREEDOM,
(PEACE).

for
JESUS said
John 14:27
King James Version
27 PEACE I leave with *YOU*,
*(my PEACE)* I give unto *YOU* : not as the world giveth, give (I unto you). Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Father I lift up and Pray for everyone worldwide, The widows the widower
Those that lost a child or children Those that lost a parent or Parents The single mothers The single Father's The children in foster homes The drug addicts.
Those on hospital beds and bed ridden Those on wheel chairs Those without a job and Those with a job and are facing difficulties. Those that are sick and need healing,
Those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by floods or fire, Those suffering silently, Those that are weeping, I ask wipe away there Tears O Lord,
I pray for Those affected by depression anxiety fear worry nervous Those that are worried about the future and fearful of what They are seeing on the daily news.
Your WORD says healing is the children's bread, and by HIS stripes we are healed, I AM sending the WORD of GOD to heal you.
Lord your WORD says GOD shall supply ALL our needs according to his riches in glory,
WE take you at your WORD O Lord supply all our needs according to your riches in glory.
Father I pray that You release to everyone reading this message a strong powerful outpouring of the
HOLY SPIRIT and that your
HOLY PRESENCE overflow upon Them
That They will FEEL your great mighty PRESENCE in measures They have never felt you before,
Father let your
LIVING WORDS come alive deep in there spirits and hearts that They will RISE above everything happening in the world and in the midst of there lives and your
Gracious
Countenance
PEACE, your Face SHINE upon ALL of US and BLESS US,
That WE ALL SEE FEEL and experience in the name of
JESUS The power of your ressurection.
Amen.
Fear not little flock the good Shepherd is with you and watching over you,
My brothers and sisters worldwide
MY
PEACE I LEAVE with YOU Today Tomorrow and Forevermore in
JESUS
name

4th Bowl of Wrath – “Sun” “Scorched!”

➥ Revelation 16:8-9
"The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. 9 They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory."
➥ Imagine how much the temperature will increase during GOD 4th Bowl of Wrath…….
Imagine the how HOT the earth will get, the intensity of the sun and the psychological & physical effect for humans….
Imagine the Global Terror! (Isaiah 2:21)
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GOD Instructions, Encouragement or “Food in due Season” (Matt 24:45-47) for the 4th Vial

➥ Jeremiah 10:2
2 Thus says the Lord: “Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; DO NOT BE DISMAYED AT THE SIGNS OF HEAVEN, for the Gentiles are dismayed at them.

➥ Psalm 121
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills– where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip– he who watches over you will not slumber; 4 indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD watches over you– the LORD is your shade at your right hand; 6 the SUN will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD will keep you from all harm– he will watch over your life; 8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
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Exponential Increase of Painful Sores in 2nd - 5th Bowls of Wrath:
The Harmful & Painful Sores received in the 1st Bowl of Wrath INTENSIFY in the 2nd & 3rd Vial where Gods turns ALL WATER SOURCES to Blood (Rev 16:3-4).
Generally one drinks lots of fluids keeping well hydrated when having Harmful & Painful Sores on skin.

The Pain Intensity of the Sores are EXPONENTIALLY MULTIPLIED in
4th Vial when GOD “pours out HIS Vial on the SUN, and it was allowed to SCORCH PEOPLE with FIRE.” 9 “They were SCORCHED by the FIERCE HEAT…” Revelation 16:8-9.
Imagine what an Extreme COOKING SUN BURN will do to someone who has “Harmful & Painful Sores” with NO drinkable water! Wow!
Revelation 16:8 says recipients of these Vials “cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues.”

In the 5th Vial, God brings Extreme Opposites.
INTENSE LIGHT to DENSE DARKNESS!
He takes the people’s “Painful Harmful Sores” from an Extreme Sun Scorching Fire & Heat to Pitch Black Darkness! Wow! At this point, God turns off the Magnified Sun and lets the Sun Scorched “Painful Harmful Sores” THROB in the DARKNESS. (Have you ever had a burn, went to sleep without the light, and felt the Throbbing, Cycling Pain in the Darkness?)

Revelation 16:10-11 captures the intense anguish & pain saying the, “…People GNAWED THEIR TONGUES in ANGUISH 11 and cursed the God of heaven for their PAIN & SORES.” Wow! Wow! Wow!

Revelation 14 describes the situation as:
They are”TORMENTED with FIRE & SULFUR” & have “NO REST, DAY OR NIGHT.”
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Scriptures in the Bible that share Similar Language to the 4th Vial of Wrath:

God Promises No More Sun or Heat for Great Multitude
➥Revelation 7:9,14-16
9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, … 14 And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. 16 They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the SUN shall not STRIKE them, nor any HEAT; 17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

God Promises In the Day of Salvation no more Heat or Sun
➥ Isaiah 49:8-13
8 Thus says the Lord: “In an acceptable time I have heard You, And in the day of salvation I have helped You; I will preserve You and give You As a covenant to the people, To restore the earth, To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages; 9 That You may say to the prisoners, ‘Go forth,’ To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ “They shall feed along the roads, And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights. 10 They shall neither hunger nor thirst, neither HEAT nor SUN shall STRIKE them; For He who has mercy on them will lead them, Even by the springs of water He will guide them. 11 I will make each of My mountains a road, And My highways shall be elevated. 12 Surely these shall come from afar; Look! Those from the north and the west, And these from the land of Sinim.” 13 Sing, O heavens! Be joyful, O earth! And break out in singing, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people, And will have mercy on His afflicted.

➥ Luke 21:25-26
25 “And there will be SIGNS in the SUN, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; 26 men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken.

MOON gives 7 Xs the Light of the Sun for Healing
➥ Isaiah 30
19 O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you. 20 Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. 21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” 22 Then you will defile your idols overlaid with silver and your images covered with gold; you will throw them away like a menstrual cloth and say to them, “Away with you!” 23 He will also send you rain for the seed you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the land will be rich and plentiful. In that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows. 24The oxen and donkeys that work the soil will eat fodder and mash, spread out with fork and shovel.25 In the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall, streams of water will flow on every high mountain and every lofty hill. 26 The MOON will SHINE like the SUN, and the SUNLIGHT will be SEVEN TIMES BRIGHTER, like the light of seven full days, when the LORD BINDS up the BRUISES of his people and HEALS the WOUNDS of the AFFLICTED. 27 See, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense clouds of smoke; his lips are full of WRATH, and his tongue is a CONSUMING FIRE. 28 His breath is like a rushing torrent, rising up to the neck. He shakes the nations in the sieve of destruction; he places in the jaws of the peoples a bit that leads them astray. 29 And you will sing as on the night you celebrate a holy festival; your hearts will rejoice as when people go up with flutes to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. 30 The LORD will cause men to hear his majestic voice and will make them see his arm coming down with RAGING ANGER and CONSUMING FIRE, with cloudburst, thunderstorm and hail.

God Stops the Sun & Moon from Setting until Israel Destroys Enemies.
➥ Joshua 10
8 The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you.” 9 After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise. 10 The LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great victory at Gibeon. Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon and cut them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah. 11 As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the LORD hurled large hailstones down on them from the sky, and more of them died from the hailstones than were killed by the swords of the Israelites. 12 On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O SUN, STAND STILL over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” 13 So the SUN STOOD STILL, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. 14 There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the LORD listened to a man. Surely the LORD was fighting for Israel! 15 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
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1st Bowl of Wrath - "Earth" or “Land!”

CONSEQUENCES for Having the Mark of Beast or Worshiping it’s Image!
➥ Revelation 16:2
“The first angel went & poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, painful, festering sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast & worshiped it’s image.”

Exponential Increase of Painful Sores in 2nd - 5th Bowls of Wrath:
These Harmful & Painful Sores INTENSIFY in the 2nd & 3rd Vial where Gods turns ALL WATER SOURCES to Blood (Rev 16:3-4).
Generally one drinks lots of fluids keeping well hydrated when having Harmful & Painful Sores on skin.

The Pain Intensity of the Sores are EXPONENTIALLY MULTIPLIED in
4th Vial when LORD “pours out HIS Vial on the SUN, and it was allowed to SCORCH PEOPLE with FIRE.” 9 “They were SCORCHED by the FIERCE HEAT…” Revelation 16:8-9.
Imagine what an Extreme COOKING SUN BURN will do to someone who has “Harmful & Painful Sores” with NO drinkable water! Wow!
Revelation 16:8 says recipients of these Vials “cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues.”

In the 5th Vial, God brings Extreme Opposites.
INTENSE LIGHT to DENSE DARKNESS!
He takes the people’s “Painful Harmful Sores” from an Extreme Sun Scorching Fire & Heat to Pitch Black Darkness! Wow! At this point, God turns off the Magnified Sun and lets the Sun Scorched “Painful Harmful Sores” THROB in the DARKNESS. (Have you ever had a burn, went to sleep without the light, and felt the Throbbing, Cycling Pain in the Darkness?)

Revelation 16:10-11 captures the intense anguish & pain saying the, “…People GNAWED THEIR TONGUES in ANGUISH 11 and cursed the God of heaven for their PAIN & SORES.” Wow! Wow! Wow!

Revelation 14 describes the situation as:
They are”TORMENTED with FIRE & SULFUR” & have “NO REST, DAY OR NIGHT.”
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God's 1st Bowl of Wrath is His CONSEQUENCES for those Having the Mark of Beast or Worshiping it’s Image!
➥ Revelation 14:9-11
9 And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he also will drink the wine of God's wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”
12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”
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God's 1st Bowl of Wrath resembles Egypt's 6th Plague of Boils!
The 10 Plagues in Egypt serve as a similar copy, shadow or pattern of God's 7 Bowls of Wrath in the Book of Revelation. There are many similarities as well as many differences.
Exodus 9:8-12
Boils - 6th Egyptian Plague
8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from a furnace and have Moses toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh. 9 It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, and festering BOILS will break out on people and animals throughout the LAND.” 10 So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering BOILS broke out on people and animals. 11 The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the BOILS that were on them and on all the Egyptians. 12 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said to Moses.

JESUS himself was very clear about it and the decision is yours, what are you doing ????

This OSAS is a dangerous unbiblical doctrine and has sent way to many already to hell, remember these scriptures are written to the assemblies and clearly warn us not to be involved in things like this.

CAN YOU DEFEND YOURSELF TO GOD ABOUT "LOVE SELF"

GOD'S CHALLANGE PUT HIM FIRST ..
SECOND YOUR NEIGHBOR

WHAT IS SAD IS WHEN WE FIRST LOVE OUR PARENTS OR SIBLINGS OR EVEN OURSELVES WE DON'T DESERVE IT ..

📙 Mark 12: 30-31
30. And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.
31. The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

We frequently hear it taught that "The Spring Feasts were fulfilled with Christ's first coming, death, and resurrection" ... But He Himself says that the first Feast, Passover, will not be fulfilled until He eats it with His disciples in the Kingdom of God:

BIBLE PROPHECY REVEALS THE W***E MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT!!!

"And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration." Rev 17:5,6

The important question to be answered is that of the identity of Babylon. We get a good idea of what Babylon really is by noting that she is a w***e.

"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." Rev 17:2

Now the question is, what does a woman, especially an adulteress represent in Scripture ? We are very clearly told that a woman represents a church. A pure woman represents God's church and a w***e represents an apostate church. In the OT the people of Israel were often collectively referred to as a woman. Sometimes it is as God's unfaithful wife. Hos 2:19-20, Eze 23 Isa 54:1-8 etc. At other times Israel is as a young pure woman (Eze 16:8:14) These two similar yet different metaphors are used to describe Israel in her apostate and pure states respectively. This metaphor is carried over into the New Testament, the church was often referred to as God's bride (2 Cor 11:2, Eph 5:21-23, Parable 10 virgins etc) So the metaphor of a woman is used consistently to describe a church.

In Revelation 12 we find a pure woman, representing God's pure church into which Jesus Christ is born, and which is then persecuted for a period of 1260 days (or years, Num 14:34, Eze 4:6 ) by a certain red dragon which we shall investigate a little further on.

In Revelation 17 we find however a harlot, an adulterous woman who persecutes God's saints. This can only refer to an apostate church, who appears to be God's church, but is in adultery with the things of the world. What does spiritual fornication/adultery represent. Adultery is an illicit relationship between two parties. Spiritual adultery is the mixing or the joining of the sacred and the profane, the holy and the worldly, the church and state.

“Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned my holy things they have put no difference between the holy and the profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my Sabbaths, and I am profane among them." Eze 22:26

"Ye adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God." James 4:4

We also note what this harlot is sitting on.
"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." Rev 17:3

How very interesting! Here we have this RED beast with 7 heads and 10 horns. Did we note in Rev 12 that it is a RED dragon with 7 heads and 10 horns that persecutes the pure woman (God's faithful church) for 1260 years? Beasts are always used in Scripture to represent the governments of the world—the state. Guess what! It is the apostate woman that rides on this very same dragon; in fact it is she that is directing the action because it is she that gets drunk with the blood of the saints being who are persecuted by the beast she sits on. What does the beast represent ?
Apart from effectively being the same beast that we find in Daniel 8, Rev 17 gives us some clues. The 7 heads are 7 mountains (v 9) on which the apostate church sits, and the woman is also a great city which would rule over the earth for a long time (v 18). How many cities of any long term consequence do you know are famous for being situated on 7 hills ? We also find this same 7 headed 10 horned blasphemous beast in Rev 13, to make matters more interesting.

We also note that Babylon has many daughters. What would this be but other churches which have arisen from her that have the same persecuting characteristics and doctrines as their mother.

Now I should say something about the pure church outlined in Rev 12. The beast (in conjunction with Babylon) is rather unhappy about the pure woman so...

"the Dragon was wrath with the woman and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God and have the faith of Jesus." Rev 12:17

This is fascinating because in Rev 14 we find an interesting message that is given to the world by some angels :
"And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication." Rev 14:8

So the whole world is going to partake of the spirit which the harlot Babylon has to offer and of course we are told in Rev 13 that "all the world wondered after the beast", and they worshipped the beast. We see the whole world going after and coming together in fellowship for a common worship. Interesting, isn't it. Any way, lets not get side-tracked.
"And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand…." Rev 14:9

Oh, yes, we all want to steer clear of that don't we!, but in the same chapter our attention is then brought back after looking at Babylon, to the pure woman, because we are told again:
"Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." Rev 14:12

Why then does the Scripture present this contention between the apostate woman and God's true bride ? In Rev 18 we find another angel with another important message regarding Babylon. and he says,
"And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies." Rev 18:2,3

So we find that all nations have followed after this woman and have merged the things of God with the things of the world, in an unholy matrimony, and worldliness and materialism has flooded in together with all sorts of uncleanliness and sin (such as idolatry). A big union, all in a common worship. What does God say ?
"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." Rev 18:4

Come out, of her, don't participate in that unholy system which claims to be God's spouse, and appears to be of Christ, while simultaneously enjoying the pleasures of worldliness and sin.
"Wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you." 2 Cor 5:17

Yes you are right, there is a true visible church, and its so visible that its easy to see, in fact the Scripture tells us what it looks like, to make sure we don't end up on the side of Ms B. drunk with the blood of the saints.
"The Dragon was wrath with the woman and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God and have the faith of Jesus." Rev 12:17