Quote Originally Posted by Barry Smith
The 3 parts of the great city split up in Rev. 16.19 are New York representing economy, Washington representing politics, and religion Rome.
Though it is true religious Rome is going to fall and so will political Rome which is centered in Rome, not Washington, that is not what Rev. 16.19 is referring to about the 3 parts. Yes, the shipping merchants will mourn because they will no longer be able to sell their goods to USA, but economics is not one of those 3 parts.

"And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath" (Rev. 16.19). The nature of Babylon is buying and selling, not giving and receiving.

"The great city" means Jerusalem (not the same great city as in Rev. 14.8 pointing to the city of Rome's religious aspect) which is divided up pretentiously by the armies of the world into 3 parts and settled on by the nations (perhaps 1/3 to the European Union, 1/3 to Israel and 1/3 to the Islamic nation). The Babylon cited here points to the actual Babylon (14.8 "fallen, fallen is Babylon" happens before battle of Har-Magedon and is syncronized with 17.16-18. "Babylon the great" is actually politically and economically centered Babylon in Rome whose fall is complete after the battle of Har-Magedon, and so it coincides with the latter half of Rev. 18). The verses in 14.8 and 16.19 give a sketch concerning Babylon while chapters 17 and 18 furnish the details.