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that they were beautiful to look upon; and they took themselves wives of all whom they chose, and they
bare unto them sons and they were giants. And lawlessness increased on the earth and all flesh
corrupted its way, alike men and cattle and beasts and birds and everything that walks on the earth -all
of them corrupted their ways and their orders, and they began to devour each other, and lawlessness
increased on the earth and every imagination of the thoughts of all men (was) thus evil continually. And
God looked upon the earth, and behold it was corrupt, and all flesh had corrupted its orders, and all that
were upon the earth had wrought all manner of evil before His eyes. And He said that He would destroy
man and all flesh upon the face of the earth which He had created.”

Lawlessness in the world is approving what is wrong in the sight of God. A prime example is making it lawful for
homosexual marriages, which is an abomination of God’s law for mankind. This is represented by Sodom’s
destruction. The above verses state that lawlessness increased on the earth and the ways and thoughts of all men
were to do evil continually. A similar scene will be replicated during the End Times. In those days giants were on
the earth. Giants died and became the demons or evil spirits. This evil intent is confirmed by a Genesis passage.

Genesis 6:4-5 “The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God
came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were
of old, men of renown. Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that
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every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
This verse states all intent of man’s heart was only evil continually. Demonic forces are with us in this world
today demonstrating their evilness through their influence and possession of humans. This includes evil kings
and rulers of this world. Is this evil, the mystery of lawlessness, referring to Babylon the Great in Revelation?

Revelation 18:2-3 “And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the
great! She has become a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a
prison of every unclean and hateful bird.
3 “For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the passion of her immorality, and the kings of the
earth have committed acts of immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become
rich by the wealth of her sensuality.”
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Babylon the Great

Scripture describes Babylon the Great as the dwelling place of demons and unclean spirits. It is Satan, the
Antichrist and the False Prophet, who use these demons to empower the kings of the whole earth to make war in
the battle of Armageddon. Satan is referred to as the dragon, and the Antichrist as the beast in this passage from
Revelation. It was these demonic spirits that performed the signs as well as the Antichrist to deceive mankind.

Revelation 16:13-14 “And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the
beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs;

14 for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to
gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.”
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We know that all three are ultimately destroyed by fire prior to Christ’s Millennial Reign: the Antichrist, the False
Prophet, and Babylon the Great. Satan will be bound for a thousand years in the abyss, so that he may deceive
the nations one more time on this renewed earth. But, Satan will finally be thrown as well into the lake of fire and

196 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Ge 6:4–5). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

197 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Re 18:2–3, Re 16:13–14). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.