End Time Prophecy of Human Trafficking

I believe that the ancient city of Babylon, in Iraq (now a suburb of Baghdad), will be rebuilt and be the center for world trade in the coming "new world order" of Antichrist. Babylon, in the Apocalypse, chapters seventeen and eighteen, has two aspects. One is symbolic representation of all false religion since the beginning of the human race ('mystery' Babylon), and the other is a literal city on earth, describing a physical city in Iraq that is the center of world trade in the last days of this present evil age, being commercial Babylon. This is a view shared by many, especially among Premillennialists and Dispensationalists. 

In this short posting, however, I want to focus on what is said about the global Babylonian godless commercial system that will exist in the very last days. Notice these words which describe it:

"1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 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. 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies." (Rev. 18: 1-3 kjv)

"9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men." (9-13)  

"...for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." (23-24)

Who is meant by "slaves and souls of men"? Who trades in slaves today? Why simply those who traffic in "sex slaves" and such like. Interestingly, the word "slaves" is from the Greek word σωμάτων (sōmatōn) meaning "of bodies." Also, "the word used and rendered "souls" - ψυχὰς psuchas - though commonly denoting the "soul" (properly the "breath" or "vital principle"), is also employed to denote the living thing - the animal - in which the soul or vital principle resides; and hence may denote a person or a man." (Barnes Commentary)

Friends, people are being traded today as chattel and it is so very sad. 

Bengel's Gnomen says:

"the bodies are slaves, used for carrying merchandise or their masters: the souls of men are slaves, in so far as they are in themselves counted as merchandise."

Writes Pulpit Commentary:

"And souls of men. The accusative again. Not in the ordinary acceptation of the word "souls," but rather "lives of men," as the Revised Version margin; that is, "living men." It is probable that the two expressions, "bodies" (vide supra) and "souls of men," refer to two classes of slaves." 

Could this be what we see today in illicit trading of body parts? In selling the DNA of others? Etc.? I think so. What think ye?

P.S. Read Revelation chapter eighteen and see it as a giant supermarket (far bigger than Walmart) on a world wide scale, being the one center of trade between the nations of the world. Notice how meticulously John lists all the products bought and sold. Notice also the merchants of the nations (who control the ships) are the ones who are enriched by this global Babylonian commercial system that is now materializing before our eyes in anticipation of the coming of Antichrist.