The first phase of this “sudden destruction ” is the attack against“ Babylon the Great, ” the world empire of false religion, also known as “the harlot. ”
فَحَتَّى تِلْكَ ٱللَّحْظَةِ ،‏ سَتَكُونُ ٱلْعَاهِرَةُ لَا تَزَالُ تَعْتَبِرُ نَفْسَهَا بِكُلِّ ثِقَةٍ ‹ مَلِكَةً لَنْ تَرَى نَوْحًا أَبَدًا › .‏