<p>18:24 <i>And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that have been slain upon the earth</i>- No one religious system is guilty for the blood of every martyr over time. The more sensible reference is to the blood of the believers slain in the earth / land promised to Abraham, during the latter day tribulation. &quot;The nations&quot; in view are those within the earth / land of Babylon's dominion: &quot;At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembles, and the cry is heard among the nations&quot; (Jer. 50:46). The nations in view are those of the earth / land. The deaths of all Jews and true Christians in the earth / land during the tribulation is the direct responsibility of the Babylon system.</p><p>The reference is also to Judaism and Jerusalem, in whom was found the blood of the faithful (Jer. 2:34). In the first century context, it is Jerusalem-based Judaism which is in view. But in the last days, it is Babylon-Jerusalem, in that the whore of Babylon and her beast makes its blasphemous capital in Jerusalem. </p>