B3 Chapter 8: Prophecy of the Statue of Liberty

(1) The Woman in A Basket

There is a prophecy in the book of Zechariah that no one is even trying to interpret. It is a vision the prophet had of a woman placed in a basket with a thin metal cover. I had previously tried to understand this vision without success. Then one day I was watching a video and saw all the pieces being explained to me in a documentary about the most famous woman in American history; she is mounted on a pedestal high in the air, the Statue of Liberty.

Let’s examine the prophecy in detail to see what it shows:


6 I asked, “What is it?” He replied, “It is a basket.” And he added, “This is the iniquity [literally, appearance] of the people throughout the land.”




11 He replied, “To the country of Babylonia [literally, Shinar, a plain of Babylon] to build a house for it. When the house is ready, the basket will be set there in its place.” (Zechariah 5:5-11)

Ok, we know that a woman cannot fit into a basket of this size, which is only a few gallons or liters in size. Therefore, we know this is symbolism. What we have here is:

  • * Two women with wings
  • * A thin metal covering
  • * A woven basket
  • * A woman
  • * Lifted up between heaven and earth (v.9)
  • * This woman is set in place, literally set on a base; some translations actually say pedestal (HCSB, NASB)

The two women that lift and carry the basket represent the two nations that took part in the construction of the statue and its base, France, and America. The statue was paid for and built in France, but the pedestal was paid for and built in the United States.

The metal lid represents the thin metal covering that makes up the body of the statue, which is made of 310 sheets of copper, molded into the shape of a woman. Even the type of metal is significant; the lid is said to be made of lead, which is a soft metal. The metal of the statue, copper, is also a soft metal, though not as soft as lead, but a lot softer than iron.

The question has been asked, then why did it not say, copper? For the same reason it did not say “I saw a great statue.” Dreams and visions do not give direct information, but 99% indirect information, which requires interpretation.

Notice that the woman in a basket is to be lifted up “between heaven and earth.” Lady Liberty is 151 feet tall on a pedestal that is 89 feet tall and built on a larger earthen foundation that is 65 feet tall. This makes the tip of her torch 305 feet in the air, taller than any structure in the Western Hemisphere at its construction, probably the world.

The above photo shows wood slats which are very much like the weaving of a basket. The wood was only used during the first stage of the construction, for shaping the copper sheets of the exterior. But even in the final construction as it now stands, there is metal weaving inside the statue, similar to basket weaving. (See photo below; there is a video on my youtube channel, Truth Finder.)

Thin metal bands that form a loose weave all through the statue on the inside of the copper sheets. These bands hold the copper sheets together and hold them to a metal framework.

But, you may say that is not exactly like a basket because you cannot pick it up and carry it around. It is not meant to be the size of a basket because a woman cannot fit into such a basket. It is not exactly like a basket because the weave is loose, but when interpreting symbolism it does not have to be exact, just close, and it is very close.

The last part of the passage even describes the pedestal of the statue, and the ESV is more literal on these verses:


The Modern English Version says, “the basket will be set there on a pedestal.” I was surprised to find the following statement in the notes of The New Oxford Annotated Bible; “On its base, as though the ephah [basket] were an image.” Yes, it is an image, a colossal statue.

This passage says that the woman in a basket is taken to the land of Shinar, “to build a house for it.” This means it is taken to the land of Shinar before the house is built. So, it actually says that the statue will be ready before the base is ready, and that “when this is prepared” then it will be placed on the base. And this is exactly what happened.

Lady Liberty arrived in June of 1885, but the base was not ready because the funds had not been raised. When the funds were finally raised, the base was built, but it was not finished until April of 1886, then the body of the Lady was assembled on the base.

Notice that a house is built for it, but then the wording changes to base or pedestal; “to build a house for it. And when this is prepared, they will set the basket down there on its base.” The concrete foundation covered with earth contains many rooms that house the Statue of Liberty Museum, this is the house. Above the house is the pedestal, so Lady Liberty sits on the base and the house. An astonishing prophecy!

Not all translations read the same as the ESV above, so I consulted many different translations, and the most literal translations, including the KJV, refer to a house and then a base. (See the photo below.)

However, what about the two statements about the woman in a basket being wickedness? Some translations say iniquity. The original Hebrew is difficult to correctly translate. Here is what a few other translations of 5:6 say:

  • And he said, This is their form in all the earth. –LIT
  • This is their eye in all the land — JPS
  • This is their aspect in all the land. –Young’s Literal Trans.

The KJV says, “This is their resemblance.” The Geneva says, “This is the sight of them through all the earth.” The CEV says, “And it shows what everyone in the land has in mind.”

The Hebrew is (5869)עין)  ‛) (ayin); the BDB dictionary says:

1) eye 1a) eye
1a1) of physical eye
1a2) as showing mental qualities
1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (figuratively)
2) spring, fountain

Strong’s dictionary says:


Gill’s Bible commentary says, “‘this is their eye’ – what they are looking at, and intent upon . . .” However, K&D says, “does not mean the eye, but adspectus [aspect], appearance, or shape.

Since this is a vision, which is like a dream, it is hard to know how that word should be translated. However, based on the above information, and knowing what the woman in a basket represents, we can more easily ascertain the meaning of the word.

So, it is telling us that the woman represents what is in the mind and thoughts of the people of America, our point of view. What does the Lady represent to us? In one word, Liberty, which is clearly the word that best describes America and all those who come here seeking freedom. It is also the name of the statue.

The final information to note is that the angel made a point of telling Zechariah that the basket was being taken to Shinar, which was a plain in Babylonia. This is absolute proof that America is the Bible’s end-time Babylon.

Lastly, the prophecy proves that the doctrine of the imminent return of Christ is totally false (see BK1) because the end could never arrive before this prophecy was fulfilled; that is, before the Statue of Liberty was constructed.

(2) The Future Destruction of the Statue of Liberty

A poem mounted inside the base of Lady Liberty, written by Emma Lazarus, is titled, “The New Colossus.” The original Colossus of Rhodes was also a large statue at the harbor of Rhodes, one of the Greek islands. It stood 110 feet tall for 56 years, then it was felled by an earthquake in 226 B.C. Even so, people continued to travel long distances for centuries to see the fallen Colossus.

About 1500 years ago, before the end of the 5th century, Rabbi Pinhas lived in the village of Baram in upper Galilee. He was known as a holy man; his wife, Rachel, was also devoted to God, but the couple was childless. After much fasting and prayer, she gave birth to a boy named Nahman. With a crowd of people gathered around the infant, he began speaking, or so the story goes.

The boy reportedly spoke about heaven, 2nd heaven, 3rd heaven, all the way through the 7th heaven, and spoke about the Throne. And when he began to speak about God, his father told him to be quiet; he did not feel that those present were worthy to hear the secrets of heaven. After twelve years of not speaking, the boy’s mother asked the Rabbi to allow the boy to speak. He agreed, as long as he did not speak clearly about the secret things.

The boy then proceeded to give forth five prophecies in a mixture of Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, and possibly some Greek, making them very hard to know what they say or what they mean. When he finished, he told his parents that he would soon die. His grave is known to this day under the name Rabbi Nahman “Katofa.”

The prophecies, which are called “The Child’s Prophecy,” were written down and published several times in books over the centuries, such as “Naggid uMetzave” in the 20th century, and included in “Otzar HaMidrashim.” The prophecies have always been thought of as genuine. About 500 years ago, a commentary was written about the prophecies by Rabbi Avrabam Ben Eliezer HaLevi that was recently republished.

As a result of this newly republished commentary, an American Hassidic Jew named R’Yaakov Nathan studied the prophecies. He discovered a way to translate the prophecies, and to understand them. From the 4th prophecy we have these interesting lines:

When the idol of Rhodes will be destroyed,
Know that the end of the
Wicked Kingdom is near.

Since the original Colossus fell more than 700 years before this prophecy was given, it cannot refer to the original Colossus, but to The New Colossus, the Statue of Liberty.

In all probability, the Statue of Liberty will be destroyed when the huge tsunami of the 2nd Trumpet hits the east coast of the U.S., which is shortly before the rise of the beast. The “wicked kingdom” could refer to the wickedness of Babylon the Great, or to the beast of Revelation that will come out of the Abyss shortly after the destruction of the Statue of Liberty. This power is now in the world and will come to an end only a few years after the destruction of the statue. (see BK2 for more details).


(Sources for the Jewish child prophecy:




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