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America, The Babylon : America's Destiny Foretold in Biblical Prophecy

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I am amazed at how a book can trigger such hatred and animosity by those who simply cannot accept its conclusions. Numerous reviews here and elsewhere on the internet and on radio talk shows about this subject stirs up a hornet's nest of emotions.

America, The Babylon is praised by some as the epitomy of scholarly research and ripped by others as the absolute antithesis of scholarship. How can this be? How can one book generate such exactly extremely emotional and opposite opinions especially the negative emotions that come from patriotic Americans who wear blinders and refuse to see unpleasant facts.

How can this be? Because the book and its author have presented information that claims America is about to be destroyed by God because America is the most evil nation in human history. These assertions are made from the original ancient Biblical writings that contained precise written predictions given by God.
Those who claim to be true, American patriots will automatically reject such a notion. If GOD Himself came down and made such a claim face-to-face, then the negative reviewers of this book that are found here would also reject God's face-to-face assertion and they would find any kind of an excuse to do so.

Meanwhile, the reviewers who have positively reviewed the book have done so on the basis of the material presented in the book. Some state their case more eloquently than others, but both sides are quite emotional in this regard. What is it about this book that triggers such emotional reactions? Upbringing?

I found the book to be very scholarly with multiples of references to ancient Hebrew and Greek words and their ancient definitions. More than that though, the author uses Strong's numbering system so that anyone can verify much of the author's claims but albeit not all of them because some reference works are too advanced for even Strongs. Now this aspect is extremely scholastic and clearly the negative reviewers who claim the author is an idiot and not scholastic, merely reveal their own extreme biases. Such reactions underscore the fallacious arguments of these emotionally vitriolic critics.

There are some who even deride the author's writing style. Well there's nothing like attacking a "straw man" -- like Hitler and his cronies would do. Well, its an easy way to try and win an argument I suppose but it doesn't affect the truth of the matter at all. Such reviews though fail to give a good picture of what a reader should expect to discover in the book.

America, The Babylon provides a plethora of documented assertions that point to America's coming destruction by Divine decree. It uses the ancient Old Testament Hebrew prophetic texts and New Testament Greek prophetic texts to expose the hidden mystery behind the term "mystery Babylon."

The author does a decent job in making his case. It would be better if the typesetting style had used actual Hebrew and Greek letters instead of an English equivalent. That's the only real criticism that I find valid, albeit a minor one about the book. Oh there are a few minor editing issues missed or created in typesetting perhaps, but the content of the material itself is quite compelling and well documented but its not the conclusion that I wanted to read. Too bad but the truth is not what I/We want it to be but rather the truth is what it is regardless of whether we like it or not. I'd really like to think America is not Babylon.

The evidence in this book has proven otherwise to me. It dragged me screaming and kicking to that conclusion. Will it drag you to that conclusion or will you drag yourself to the opposite conclusion. No matter which way you go, your fingernails will be clawing at the factual ground trying to get away from the haunting facts found in this book.

Warning: If you consider yourself to be a "true" American patriotic Christian with a "love it or leave it" mentality then this book will be too disturbing for you to read. Save your money and don't buy it. You're too biased to rationally approach the book.

If you still think its a book you would like to have, it is out of print but maybe one of those negative reviewers will sell you their copy. Amazingly no one wants to part with a copy and there must be a lot out there because its fairly high ranked at Amazon.com out of say 6 million books handled. It has been out of print for a couple of years, yet most people do not wish to part with their copy. Yet Amazon.com apparently has sold bunches, not to mention in bookstores around the country.

But no one is selling their copy.

I give it 5 stars out of 5 just because of the material itself and not because of stylistic or typesetting complaints.

Until I read this book I staunchly refuted anyone who dared to besmirch our beloved America. But that all changed when I found out that our nation was clearly founded on Freemasonry as laid out in "America the Babylon". Coombes shows how most of our cherished icons, such as the Statue of Liberty, Capital building, our dollar bill and even the way Washington DC is laid out is Masonic in origin--which itself has its origins in Babylonian symbolism. He also shows how the Babylonian religion is the basis of all other pagan religions and how the names of the god's changed but not their main elements. This is not one of those books you should lay down and read. If you want to thoroughly get a grasp on this book you will need to sit at a table with a concordance, or lexicon, in one hand and your Bible in the other to check everything Coombes says like a good Burean. "America the Babylon" is actually an in-depth Bible study that digs into the original languages and gives us 21st century meanings to many of the words relating to Mystery Babylon. It is the meaning of these words that clearly affects which country is being spoken of in these passages. Richard Coombes shows how the prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the future destruction of Babylon are tied to similar prophecies in Revelation and were never fulfilled in the past nor can they be fulfilled by Rome or Iraq or any other entity in the present except for America. He also shows how all these scriptures clearly lay out the fact that Mystery Babylon is not only a city, but a country as well. The 66 question Babylon Quiz in the back of the book should belay any doubts that any other country but America qualifies for the distinction of being Mystery Babylon. This book has some problems with grammar and editing but the phenomenal amount of research that went into this book far outweighs these insignificant details.ELE

There hasn't been a book like this since "The Late Great Planet Earth." That is the magnitude of this book. From one scholar to another my hat goes off to this author. It's a great read that reaches out to not only the scholar but to the average reader so that all can understand. Yet it provides the data for serious researchers to follow up in their own research. Those who stubbornly cling to the notion that Mystery Babylon's identity is Rome, or Iraq, or the Catholic Church or the UN are left gasping for breath as this book's data just destroys the other theories claims. It is an exhaustive presentation of all the facts. But those facts are analyzed within the context of the ancient Hebrew and Greek texts of scripture. The author's analysis is truly without parallel on these issues. He seems to have left no stone unturned. Unquestionably, America is Mystery Babylon. If the scriptures aren't enough for the reader, the author presents empirical support showing extensive Babylonian roots in America's very beginnings. He presents the facts we didn't learn in school. Like the US Capitol building (where our lawmakers meet) is a replica of the Roman Pantheon who had in turn replicated the Babylonian Pantheon! The author documents this with Internet web links to the US Library of Congress website. Then there's the stunning revelation that the Statue of Liberty and also the Statue of Freedom were representations of the Babylonian chief goddess Ishtar who was called the Mother of Harlots, just like Revelation 17:4-5 describes. But there's a lot more. This book is an eye-opener but not all want to have their eyes opened. If the prospective buyer has an unbiased viewpoint he will conclude that Mystery Babylon is America just as the book demonstrates. The book is bound to created further controversy on the subject despite its ironclad documentation. Why? People will reject out of hand what they refuse to accept. This is one scholar who is glad that this book is out for public consumption. It is much needed.

Are you interested in history, ufos, The Bible, prophesey, or the unexplained? If you are interested in any one of these, then America, the Babylon should be by your reading lamp. Mr. Coombes has written a book that offers an engrossing narrative that you will find hard to put down. The writer produces astounding evidence in support of what many readers may find to be incredible conclusions about what has happened, what is happening, and what is yet to come. Students of history will be interested in the author's interpretation (supported with facts) of several historical events. Those readers interested in ufos, cosmic events, and unusual phenomena will find connections to historic and future events that will shed new light on whatever beliefs the readers may have previously held. The author has given serious and amateur students of The Bible and prophesey some new fat to chew. Those of faith, and those needing it, will both be praising Mr. Coombes work after they read this book.

It seems as if Richard Coombes did a very extensive research into that topic. Don't wait for the City of Babylon to be rebuild. Don't be afraid that Iraq will become a powerful Land of Babylon again. Don't look for Babylon in the figurative sense. Babylon exists - nowadays! If you have not been satisfied with the explanations of Babylon until yet - take this book. And if you ever wondered where in the biblical world does such an important country as America fit in - take this book. But I warn you - this book will broaden your horizon. It is a very important book. It is a very exiting book. It is a very serious book. I appreciated it very much. The Great Mystery solved. J.S.K.

I have not read the book, but ordered it and look forward to reading it. I do not have to read the book to know that the author is absolutely correct in that America is Mystery Babylon the Great. I know it is true without a doubt, because in April 1993 I was given a prophetic word by the Holy Spirit. America shall be totally destroyed. Her fate is sealed. The word that I was given is: "The abortions, the blatant homosexuality, what they're teaching the little children in the schools. It's gone too far, there's no stopping it. America is Sodom and Gomorrah. Judgment is going to come down on America." It was not until 2008 that I found in the Old Testament the identity of Mystery Babylon the Great. It is America. It is all there, search and you will find it. It is clearly all there; the Lord is very descriptive. I also found in the Old Testament, that the Lord God says, Mystery Babylon the Great will burn as Sodom and Gomorrah! When I found that I was shocked. It confirmed the word I had been given in April 1993.

The Lord is marvelous, His word is without error. I smile when I think why the Lord God calls End Time Babylon the Great, "MYSTERY". Down through the ages, thousands of years, scholars would never be able to identify Babylon the Great, because she would not even exist until the Time of the End, therefore She would remain a MYSTERY until the last days when she would arise to be the "Hammer of the whole earth" and the last and youngest nation, as Scripture says.

Here are just a couple of Scriptures I found, however, there are many more of America/Babylon: End Time "Babylon the Great" is a nation and the final, last, of the nations and she has a mother. Jeremiah 50:12 "Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost [final, last] of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert." End Time Mystery Babylon is the Final, Last, great nation and she has a mother. Which nation has a mother? America has a mother--ENGLAND.

Ezekiel 38:13 Ezekiel speaks of Tarshish....... Who is Tarshish with all the young lions? If Tarshish has young lions then Tarshish must be the MOTHER LION. The English Crown has the symbol of the LION. England is America's mother and England has other young lions; Canada, Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea.
Daniel 7:4 "The first was like a lion [England] and had eagle's [America] wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it."
Daniel 7:4 refers to her as a LION. The eagle wings on top of the lion IS AMERICA, HER DAUGHTER. [The wings (Babylon) were plucked from the lion (England). Her daughter America separated from her mother England and became independent.]

Mystery Babylon the Great has the symbol of the EAGLE, and the prophets Obadiah and Jeremiah both say, Babylon mounts up to heaven. Obadiah further says, SHE BUILDS HER NEST AMONG THE STARS. (America's space program)
Jeremiah 51:53 "Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD." Obadiah 1:4 "Though thou exalt thyself as the EAGLE, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord."

It was America who landed on the moon in "The Eagle"!

"VOICE FROM MOON: THE EAGLE HAS LANDED" (1969) Dictionary of American History

This book had so much detail in it,the author painstakingly researched his study! He breaks down the meaning of the original language that the New Testament was written making it easy to understand. It was great to see some one who sees that it is not the EU,for a change!

If you've always believed that Mystery Babylon is Rome or the re-built Babylon of Iraq, you need to read Coombes' book. He makes it clear that the "city" of Babylon mentioned in prophecy is what we would call a "nation" in today's terminology. The book includes a "Babylon Quiz" and numerous identifiers that will challenge your preconceived ideas about the identity of the Bible's Mystery Babylon. Read the book and decide for yourself!

I agree with the author but I don't do so blindly. While reading the Bible, I came to the same conclusion and found it so disturbing that I pushed the thought aside. Besides, I thought, I had never heard any minister say such things. It's very unsettling then to read that this author has come to the same conclusion (only he was smart and wrote a book). I will read this book with more than just idle curiosity.

A must read for anyone interested in Biblical Prophecy and end times events!! With Concordance and Lexicon in hand, Mr. Coombes takes the reader along on a journey of discovering for yourself that America may very well be the "Mystery Babylon" spoken of in Scripture. Backed by Mr. Coombes' 30 years of theological study and 10 years of extensive research, the book opens up a new door for those of us who have never studied the original languages of Hebrew and Greek. And ultimately it offers a new understanding and deeper appreciation of God's ONLY plan of salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ.