The Whore of Babylon

[Rhyfelwyr]

Well, the Revelation says that people will be judged according to their deeds; it also says people can be removed from the Book of Life.

Ah, fair points. Although, comments in the same vein on both of those issues can be seen elsewhere throughout the scripture. The Epistle to James is practically dedicated to showing the importance of works and how they impact your judgment, and IIRC Moses asks not to be blotted out of the Book of Life at one point.

Also, the whole "Seven Hills" thing doesn't stand up too well when you consider the extreme, even by Biblical standards, the prophecy has for the number.

Aye, that is one thing that crossed my mind. Seven is one of those 'Biblical numbers', along with 3/12/40/70 etc. In the case of seven, I think it is generally used to signify the resurrection. Plus of course it is used a lot throughout Revelation with the seven seals etc.

But then it does specify the seven as referring to hills (or mountains in some translations)....