The judgment on the ship, captain and the merchant in Rv 18

The Figurative Sea, Ship & Captain


Main reference: Rv 18


What are the figurative sea, ship, and captain? 
And what is the truth? 

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In Revelation it says that something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood. A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. What is the difference between this ship and the ship in Rv 18?

It is as follows.
The figurative 'sea' is the world (Dan 7:3, 17), the 'ship' is the church, and the 'captain' is the pastor. The ship of Rv 8:8 is the tabernacle church of the chosen people, and the ship of Rv 18 is the church of false pastors who are the Gentiles’ beast. Revelation 8 and 18 are words about the fall of the church of the chosen people and the church of the Gentile Babylon.

According to what is written in Daniel 7, the beast in the sea was the king (pastor) of the world. The sea was the world and the beast that came out of the sea was a man. Likewise, the sea, ship and captain in Rv 18 do not have a literal meaning but they represent the world, the church of the world and the pastors that belong to the world. The wine of adulteries, which the merchants trade with are commentaries and lies.

In Rv 8, the captain is the pastor and his merchandise is represented by the wine of adulteries that the pastor testifies are proven to be false. The captain, the false pastor is lamenting in Rv 18.

Lies are not revealed words from God but what was given by the devil, the liar. To those who receive lies the spirit of the devil goes in, which is like getting married to the devil (Rv 18). By adopting their organization and doctrines, they are judged and lose all the merchandise, and they are lamenting and crying for not being able to trade without any merchandise. By not getting merchandise from the devil, the marriage is over. This is the judgment on the ship, captain and the merchant in Rv 18.

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