The Coincidence of Seven Crowns or Mountains

Five-Fold Reference to Seven (7) Crowns Heads:

1. … “And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” (Rev. 12:3). (Emphasis added).
2. … “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.” (Rev. 13:1). (Emphasis added).
3. … “So he carried me away in the spirt 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). (Emphasis added).
4. … “And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth here, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.” (Rev. 17:7). (Emphasis added).
5. … “And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.” (Rev. 17:9). (Emphasis added).

Commentary: Verse 17:9 clears up the symbolism of the seven heads. They are the seven (7) mountains where NEOM Babylon resides, sits or rests upon. These are mountains and not hills. Physical NEOM Babylon city rests nestled among seven (7) physical, geographic mountains. There are many verses in chapter 18 (15, 17, 19 and 21) which indicate that Babylon city is also within easy eyesight of sea(s) or ocean(s). As indicated, physical NEOM Babylon city rests within seven (7) mountains on nearby sea routes.

List of the Seven Highest Peaks in the Midian Mountains

“The Seven Crowns or Mountains of NEOM Babylon”

• The Midian Mountains are a range that extends from the Northwest of NEOM to the Southeast of NEOM, directly through the center of NEOM’s geographical footprint.
• Jabal Al-Lawz, is the central-most point (and highest mountain) in NEOM and of the Midian Mountains.
• Jabal Al-Lawz, the highest mountain sits at apx. 2,500 (5×5) meters.
• The Christ angle (from the great pyramid of Giza in Egypt) points directly to (and through) Bethlehem (birth place of Christ) and to (and through) the mountain known as Jabal Al Lawz in the MIDDLE of NEOM Babylon. Both Bethlehem and Jabal Al Lawz sit on EXACTLY the same point of longitude (35.2 East)
• Bethlehem (in Israel) latitude and longitude = 31°70’53”N 35°19’36”E
• Jabal Al Lawz (in NEOM Babylon) latitude and longitude = 28°39′16″N 35°18′18″E
• ALL seven (7) mountains of NEOM Babylon sit EXACTLY on the 35° latitude and form a straight line pointing North AND intersecting Bethlehem (birthplace of Christ) at 35°.
• Jabal Al-Lawz is debated as being the original Mt. Sinai of Biblical antiquity. Galatians 4:25 … “Mount Sinai in Arabia.” (Exodus 19:2, 19:11, 19:18, 19:20, 19:23, 24:16, 31:18, 34:2, 34:4, 34:29, 34:32, Leviticus 7:38, 25:1, 26:46, 27:34, Numbers 3:1, 28:6, Deuteronomy 33:2, Judges 5:5, Nehemiah 9:13, Galatians 4:24).
• Is it an ironic coincidence that this mountain is the largest mountain in all of NEOM?
• The Midian mountain range is described as ‘purple and scarlet’ because of the mineral contents and rock outcrops of volcanic origin.

The Coincidence of Being on the Red Sea

• A new vibrant destination on the coast of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
• Access to the Mediterranean Sea.
• The city will sit close to the maritime trade routes that use the Suez Canal.
• 50% of NEOM Babylon’s perimeter is coastline (either on the Red Sea or Gulf of Aqaba).

… “The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing. And saying, Alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! For in one hour is she made desolate. Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.” (Rev. 18:15-21). (Emphasis added).

NEOM Babylon: A Technological, Hedonistic, Humanistic, Rebellious and ‘Deliciously Decadent’ Paradise, no room for Christ. Just bring your investment and false religions of the world. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman envisions Neom as a “civilizational leap for humanity”. Loud echoes of ‘Nimrod’ … the first Antichrist. Man by Satan is the LAST Antichrist.

The New Arab. Stasa Salacanin.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s plans for a megacity called Neom are a thing of science fiction books and movies.

Built from scratch, it is envisioned to be a highest-tech urban living space, an innovative business hub, and an independent economic zone, all rolled into one.

More than twice the size of neighbouring Qatar, it is to have more robots than humans – some of them talking, a fully autonomous transportation, hydroponic farms, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing, bio-tech, media and airlines. It is also planned to be completely solar-powered.

Prince Mohammed pictures a megacity filled with skyscrapers, five-star hotels, and robots to free humans from repetitive labour and filled with excellent economic opportunities.

Neom is to be located furthest west of the country, overlooking the Red Sea and crossing the border both to Jordan and Egypt. It is also planned to feature the first bridge between Asia and Africa.

The area was chosen for its strategic location and proximity to international shipping routes. Egypt already signed a treaty to give the Saudis two islands essential for linking the project to the Sinai. But what is the rationale behind building a three-state city, given the political instability in the region and tensions between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Jordan due to their differing stance on the question of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the recent the detention of the Jordanian-Saudi businessman Sabih al-Masri?

Steffen Hertog, an associate professor at the London School of Economics, sees Neom as a soft power project to tie Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia together more closely.

“Should there be normalisation with Israel at some point, the city would be well-placed to extend economic integration northwards,” he said. “I am not sure that the Jerusalem and Sahib al-Masri issues are a particular driver – thinking about a new city on the coast had been underway before these issues came to the fore,” he told The New Arab.

James Dorsey, a Middle East specialist at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, shares his views. “A city like this is a long-term project, and these are short-term differences, that I don’t believe really matter. Especially as both Egypt and Jordan are economically dependent on Saudi Arabia (Beast),” he said.

$500 (5) billion+ adventure

The financial projections put the cost of Neom at $500 billion, but the consensus among experts is that it could cost twice as much or even more. And although $500 billion has already been committed to the construction of the megacity by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, which will also own it, there will be a need for foreign investment. A lot of it.

As far as bold city visions go, the Gulf is full of them. Most of them sit unfinished, underpopulated or abandoned altogether. King Abdullah Economic City, a metropolis and port, after 10 years houses fewer than 10,000 people of its projected population of two million.

King Abdullah Financial District, meant to rival Dubai as an economic hub, is still incomplete after more than a decade.

There is the now abandoned Waterfront project in Dubai, the Blue City in Oman and maybe the most infamous, Dubai’s The World, which is now sinking back into the sea. So does Neom offer anything that would keep it from the same fate?

Hertog points out that Neom is different in the sense that there is more consistent backing from a more centralised political leadership. So there will probably be less haggling between different government agencies about implementation and more political pressure to get things done.

“Neom is also likely to have more regulatory and licensing autonomy than previous projects,” he added. “That said, it has yet to provide a value proposition to private investors that will convince them that there is profit to be made.”

Dorsey sees two issues with Neom. One is Saudi Arabia’s track record with completing such projects. “But as Saudi government is quite a forceful one at the moment, this could enhance its possibilities to succeed,” he said, adding that on the other hand, Saudis are looking for foreign investment as well.

“And considering the developments in the country in the last months and particularly the purge that went on in November, there will be a lot of concern what the future of Saudi Arabia will be, what political balance will be.”

Another set of concerns, Dorsey noted, is even more fundamental – the question is whether these kind of cities are the way to go.

“The prince is trying to reform the country socially and economically, but not politically. So he will be creating an enclave in the country. If Neom succeeds, a lot of its practices could be emulated elsewhere in the country, but it still leaves a big question,” he told us.

There has been some foreign financial interest in the project so far. Russian Direct Investment Fund has announced that it would invest billions of dollars in Neom by establishing several companies in sectors of energy, artificial intelligence and high-speed transport.

Japan’s SoftBank Group announced it will contribute to building up the solar energy industry in Neom via direct investments of up to $15 (5+5+5) billion. And Richard Branson has spoken of building one or two hotels in the city. 

Initial ground-breaking will be in the last quarter of 2019, with phase one completed in 2025, according to a tour of the city given to delegates attending the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh.

There already are reports of the first contracts being awarded with a total value of SAR 15 (5+5+5)  billion. According to Reuters’ unnamed source, the palaces for the king, crown prince and other senior royals are among the first contracts awarded for Neom.

Saudi Binladin Group, the country’s biggest construction firm, has been mandated to build one of the palaces and banks have started offering financing. A project design document seen by Reuters showed luxurious buildings with modern and traditional Moroccan-style architecture featuring Islamic designs and colourful ceramic tiles. The complex of palaces will include helipads, a marina and a golf course.

How many hubs does the region need?

In projects like Neom, financial institutions conceive, design, and execute a completely new city as a private venture, then list it on the stock exchange. The city is thus specifically and systematically engineered and designed with the explicit aim of generating profits. But can one isolate a city from the inefficiencies of the host country’s economy?

It all depends on specifics, Hertog said. “Most of Dubai’s free zones have been very successful and Neom could in principle be insulated from the inefficiencies of the mainline Saudi bureaucracy.

“But it could be challenging to find sufficient high-skilled staff to run the place and most investors will first want to see proof of concept that they can turn a profit.” As he sees it, although Neom has a possibility of success, there are many ways to better spend that money.

Dorsey on the other hand, doesn’t believe Neom could function as an economically successful island in the desert.

“The assumption here is that it’s going to be a part of the economic and social environment that is being developed and will be inductive to economic development. So a city as an isolated unit cannot be successful, but a city integrated into a country’s economic system that works – that being a precondition – possibly.”

Another thing to keep in mind is its location, he said. The fact that it’s going to be located on the border with Egypt and designed to be a cross-border trading and investment hub could be of help. 

Neom is not supposed to rival Dubai, but is still presented as a future hub. Doha also has plans for becoming a hub for all number of industries. But how many hubs does the region need and, above all, is able to sustain?

“This is a good question and can be asked also about airlines,” Dorsey pointed out, adding it is also one we don’t know the answer to. “We also see it with region’s airlines, where there’s a lot of government support, and the competitive element is compromised.”

Saudi Arabia’s strength in the competition of hubs, he said, is obviously that it is the Gulf’s wealthiest country. But it also is a johnny-come-lately. Dubai has a tremendous first starter advantage, plus a port. Abu Dhabi and Doha have a significant advantage too. “It’s going to take quite some time before Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure, legal environment, and other systems get developed to the point where it can rival those hubs,” Dorsey noted.

A country within a country?

At least as important as all the high-tech Neom promises, is its lifestyle vision, and its tax and law landscape. The city will operate independently from the “existing governmental framework” with its own tax and labour laws and an autonomous judicial system.

The promotional video advertises autonomous regulations and social norms, created specifically to be in service of economic progress and the well-being of its citizens. It shows a Western lifestyle, with women jogging in leotards in public spaces, working alongside men and playing instruments in a musical ensemble.

But can Saudi Arabia, as a strongly traditional society, deliver on its promise of, what is from its side, extreme liberalisation?

“What we are essentially talking about is economic and financial incentives and confidence in the legal system,” Dorsey said, adding that to achieve that, one needs to establish it in the whole environment not just an isolated enclave.

According to Hertog, more liberal social rules for Neom are plausible because of the remoteness of the location, the recent centralisation of power in Saudi Arabia, and the crown prince’s clear social liberalisation agenda. However, he sees the challenges regarding administration and economic rationale as much more significant.

At the moment it seems that the building of Neom will almost entirely depend on the Saudi leaders’ determination to come through with the project the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman envisions as a “civilizational leap for humanity”. But maybe the second part of the vision – to create the kind of place that people would choose, not be forced, to live – is even more uncertain. 

The Coincidence of Great Wealth and Riches

Seven-fold Luxuries of Babylon City:

1. Luxury metals and stones (fine gold, silver, precious stones, pearls). (Rev. 18:12)
2. Luxury clothing (fine linens, silks, color dyes). (Rev. 18:12)
3. Luxury building materials (precious woods, ivory, brass, iron, marble). (Rev. 18:12)
4. Luxury produce (exquisite herbs, fragrances, ointments, wine, oil, flour, wheat). (Rev. 18:13)
5. Luxury meat products / animals (beasts, sheep, horses). (Rev. 18:13 )
6. Luxury cars and transportation (chariots). (Rev. 18:13)
7. Human slave trade and sex-trafficking (slaves and souls of men). (Rev. 18:13)

Commentary:This looks like today’s shopping list of the rich and famous, and of the political and financial elite of the world. I believe this covers everything materialistic that is generally valued around the world today (and in the future). There is nothing mundane, routine or common among these ‘delicacies’. Babylon is built on luxurious living and is the center of worldwide trade of these items and merchandise. These things are literally brought into Babylon by the ship loads (Rev. 18:17-19), “For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off.” (Empahsis added). These items are considered luxurious because they are extremely expensive! (Rev. 18:19, “the great city was made rich by all the ships of the sea by reason of her costliness.”) (Emphasis added). The people in Babylon are extremely materialistic and glorify themselves through their wealth, but are spiritually evil and bankrupt. Demand for luxury items is so great that merchants of the earth have become wealthy themselves by providing these luxuries (Rev. 18:3, “and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.” (Emphasis added). Both supply (merchants) and demand (people in Babylon) worship the created things and not God, the Creator. The worship of and reliance on luxury items plays right into the hands of the mystery religion of Babylon (Mystery Babylon). Keep in mind that all these players (merchants and Babylon citizens), all have the mark of the beast and his system. They are allowed to sell and buy through the complicity and authority of the antichrist’s economic machinations via having the mark. Hypothetically speaking, I wouldn’t be surprised if the wealthy in Babylon view the antichrist’s mark as a luxury brand symbol or something equivalent. Sad, very sad (understatement).

Interestingly, there is a parallel condemnation of wealth and materialism regarding the church of Laodicea (Rev. 3:14-22). During the time when John received the Revelation of Jesus Christ, Laodicea was a leading banking center, and known for manufacturing garments made from a soft, black wool. Additionally, Laodicea was also home to a famous medical school that specialized in the treatment of eye diseases. The city had a lot going for it economically. The Laodicea church also benefited financially from the surrounding strong economy. The city was so strong financially, that in AD 60 when it was destroyed by an earthquake, Laodicea paid for its own reconstruction instead of asking Rome for rebuilding funds. As a result of the Laodecian church’s self-sufficiency and affluence, they received a strong rebuke from Jesus. The church considered itself wealthy and self-sufficient, instead, Jesus viewed this church very differently. He saw this church as “wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked”, using metaphors from the local economy that surrounded the church. “Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing: and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.” (Rev. 3:17) (Emphasis added). While the church thought it had everthing, it had nothing. They confused material prosperity and comfort with spiritual health and security. The Bible teaches that the rich (and very rich, by today’s standards) are often tempted to rely upon themselves, while the poor often turn to the Lord for help. Jesus challenges his people to trust in him rather than in material possessions, and to use things to meet the needs of others (Deut. 8:10-14; Prov. 30:8-9; Matt. 6:19-24; Luke 12:13-21; 1 Tim. 6:6-10, 17-19). Physical wealth and comfort can foster spiritual complacency and self-reliance. Affluence tempts us to forget God. The message to the church of Laodicea illustrates the power of forgetting God, do to materialistic affluence.

From an economic point of view, the parallel between Babylon and Laodicea is staggering. The rebuke that Jesus gave the church of Laodicea is generally considered to be one of the stronger (est) rebukes given to the five churches who were in need of correction. Keep in mind that Jesus’ rebuke was to those members in his own house (church). Babylon has the same evil symptons, but on steroids! Citizens of Babylon and worshippers of Mystery Babylon are swimming in luxury, wealth, materialism and self-suffiency. Greed is rampant.  They are not members of Jesus’ church and they do not acknowledge or worship the Creator who made the material wealth they worship and enjoy. Revelation 18:7 indicates, “How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously. ” (Emphasis added). God is not remotely on their spending or spiritual radar. They are utterly deceived by their materialism and love of luxury and “delicious living”. Since Jesus strongly rebuked the Loadicean church members, how much more so will God pour out His wrath on Babylon, who openly rejects him for the love of wealth? The Loadicean church received rebuke from Jesus, Babylon will receive total destruction by God. This should be a message to today’s churches who preach the prosperity gospel. God is not against a person being properous, however, he is against the amount of prosperity that fosters complacency and self-sufficiency, or to the point of fostering wealth worship (greed) at the expense of foregtting one’s relationship with God and Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ’s Offer of Salvation:

The ABCs of Salvation through Jesus Christ (the Lamb)

A. Admit/Acknowledge/Accept that you are sinner. Ask God’s forgiveness and repent of your sins.

. . . “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23).

. . . “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).

B. Believe Jesus is Lord. Believe that Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be; that He was both fully God and fully man and that we are saved through His death, burial, and resurrection. Put your trust in Him as your only hope of salvation. Become a son or daughter of God by receiving Christ.

. . . “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:15-17). For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).

C. Call upon His name, Confess with your heart and with your lips that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.

. . . “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (John 1:8-10).

. . . “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (John 2:2).

. . . “In this was manifested the love of god toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:9, 14-15).

. . . “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:8-10).

. . . “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23).

. . . “Jesus saith unto them, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6).

. . . “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” (Romans 1:16).

. . . “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts: 4:12).

. . . “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth for there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:4-6).

. . . “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).

. . . “But as many as received him, to them gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” (John 1:12).

True Church / Bride of Christ Spared from God’s Wrath:

 Romans 5:8-10. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”

Romans 12:19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 1:10. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Jeremiah 30:7. Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.