Cincinnati Zoo

Revelation 17: 9: And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

Revelation 18: 1 – 2: And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

The prophet of God visited a zoo in Cincinnati, and there witnessed a caged eagle beating itself against the bars, trying to break free and soar into the skies where it longed to be and was born to be. The eagle was in a terrible state, having beaten off the feathers from its head and wings whilst gazing to the heavens with its big weary eyes. The scene so affected the prophet to see a heavenly creature bound by some manmade cage, that it reminded him of a man who is made in the image of God and born to be free (John 8: 36: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.), but had become all caged-up by sin and become a bondslave to Satan.

The spectacle at Cincinnati Zoo is interesting for a couple of reasons; the first is that the city of Cincinnati in the state of Ohio is called the City of Seven Hills, just like the city of Rome (where the Vatican is) sits on seven hills. The second is that as an eagle was caged and battered in a zoo at Cincinnati, so the satanic Roman power is described as the habitation of devils, the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. What the prophet witnessed that day in Cincinnati, the imagery of which he could never shake off, and the story which he recounted numerous times, was a vivid portrayal of the spiritual state of a man who has been overtaken and bound by the powers of darkness.