FYI wrote:
Good Morning James,
No, your guess is based upon what you think I am saying, that I'm not. I wasn't looking for proof texts on plagues? Holding an historacist interpretation of prophetic scripture, I was looking at the time line of history. I believe the 6th trumpet (civil judgments on usurpers) and 6th vial (judgments upon false churches) is now effecting the eastern section of the former R. Empire, places visited in Paul's missionary journey's there. But that is why you ended your sentence with a ? isn't it?
On the Lord's day the topic's under my consideration began in Ezekiel 9 and Isa 6 but the application was relative to 1 Co 11:3,10 as I was trying to understand what the LORD was showing me in answer to prayer. The loss of the visible church Ephes 4:1-13 is the real judgment in the west, but that started long before the "virus".
I post here because of loneliness and a want of fellowship but not unlike other matters of choice it the best of 2 evils. Evil is not a choice for a Christian. There are many precepts violated.
Forgive my lack of modesty as the weaker vessel.

Heb 12:25-27 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: *Whose voice then shook the earth*: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.

I think the context of Haggai bares that out to be the case as well.

FYI wrote:
I believe we are still under the effects of the sixth trumpet and vial.
Who was Paul writing to? To them only?

Farmers in this valley are being pushed out.

Dr. Tim wrote:
1. The only city that had anything like worldwide dominion when Revelation was written, James, was Rome.

2. I think it still makes a convincing argument that the RCC system of worship is the offspring of the Babylonian one

3. And regardless of the conclusions reached by authors of various books, I always draw my own by studying THE Book as you suggested.

2. While I haven't read the book, I agree with the premise, mostly. Scripture teaches us that Babylon is a figure for Jerusalem under the curse. If you Compare Jer 51:37 They were under the curse and Jer 9:11, They were "not yet" under the curse, yet it was the same people spoken of.

3. Amen Tim, May God bless your desire to learn from Him!

Rev 17:18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

The woman is equated with that great city in the above verse as a figure. A figure for which city though?
Well, Scripture teaches us New Jerusalem is the bride of Christ, so its not a literal city-- but is an assembly of souls who love God, so it follows then the same with the first Jerusalem.

The first Jerusalem/ woman in rev 17:8 would be an assembly of souls who did love God but forsook Him for their own inventions.

They *changed* the ordinance of Faith alone(Deut. 6:5).
In Colossians 2:14 we see what Jesus nailed to His cross.
That which was in the way was The ordinances that came from whom?

Isa 24:5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, *changed the ordinance*, broken the everlasting covenant.

Who's the "they" in Isaiah 24?

Ezek 16:38 And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.

God is jealous of His holy name (Ezek 39:25) and this ties back to the song of Moses:

Deut 32:21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

Frank wrote:
Revelations 17:5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Isa 11:16 And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

We are, however, taught in the prophets that After the Assyrian exile of the northern kingdom, the house of Israel was considered "not a people of God" as they were without covenant with God.
Yes, They were cast off per 2 Kings 17:18\23.  They were strangers and aliens to the covenants. Therefore, they became as Gentiles (Called Uncircumcision by the Circumcision Eph. 2:11), uncircumcised in both flesh and heart. 

Paul identifies the Gentiles in his citing Hosea 1:9,10 in Rom. 9:26. Peter identifies the Gentiles as he cites the same prophet in 1 Peter 2:10.  

2 Kings 17:18 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

Only the house of Judah remained. What about the house of Israel?

2 Kings 17:23 Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.

Eph 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were *far off* are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Those who were far off are spoken of here.

Zech 6:15 And they that are *far off* shall come and build in the temple of the LORD,

The two are spoken of here.

Micah 4:7 And I will make her that halted a remnant{Southern Kingdom}, and her that was cast *far off*{Northern Kingdom} a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.

Eph 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both{Kingdoms} one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

FYI wrote:
The word crown brings to mind headship/kingship and glory brings to mind God.

Ezek 16:12 And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.
Ezek 16:15 But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.

So who wore the crown in Isa. 28? 

Isa 28:14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

It was the scornful men that ruled the people in Jerusalem who trusted in their own works of self righteousness(Rom 10:3) who changed the truth into a lie(Rom 1:25,Jer. 2:13) so God removed it. 

Dr. Tim wrote:
James, I was taking out some trash at our church recently and I saw that someone had thrown an Ugly Stik with a Shakespeare spincast reel in the dumpster. Suffice it to say it ain’t in there no more!

1 Tim 1:16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that *in me first* Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a *pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting*.

Eph 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, *who first* trusted in Christ.

Sure sounds a lot like the fulfillment of that next verse.

Isa 62:3 Thou shalt also be a *crown of glory* in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

AActs 11:26 And the disciples were *called Christians first* in Antioch.

I agree it is a reference, but for who?

I checked Jamieson, Fausset & Brown(Sounds like a Law firm) like you suggested and they provided some valuable cross references which I will paste here.
( Isa 11:10 42:1-6 49:7, 22, 23 60:3, 5, 16 ).
( Isa 62:12 Isa 65:15 Rev 2:17 3:12 ).

There's plenty to choose from but Lets look at the next verse for now.

Isa 62:3 Thou shalt also be a *crown of glory* in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

What is the crown of glory?

Paul spoke of a crown in 2 Tim and also mentions a group of people. Is it the same one?

2 Tim 4:8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but** unto all them also that love his appearing.**

Those that love His appearing were following Paul's example of what he said he was a "first of." in 1 Tim.