ay back in Daniel 2 we were introduced to God's perspective concerning the kingdoms of this world. In a dream, the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar saw a statue. It had a golden head, a silver chest & arms, a brass belly & thighs, iron legs, & – representing the revived Roman Empire under the Antichrist – a mixture of clay & iron for its feet. In Nebuchadnezzar's dream, a stone (representing Jesus) slammed against the feet of the statue & destroyed it completely. Well, here we are (finally) at Revelation 17 & we are at long last face to face with the actual destruction of Babylon. Religiously, economically, politically, philosophically, & literally: Babylon is going to fall.
Now, the title "Babylon" is at the same time very broad & highly specific. There is a sense in which all of the human ingenuity, imagination, & organization throughout history has ultimately been aimed at accomplishing success in life apart from God. At least from the tower of Babel on, men & women have been organizing against God (Genesis 11:4 & Psalm 2:2-3). So, Babylon is more than just an ancient empire or a specific city (although those perspectives are true too). Babylon is a system & philosophy. Babylon is a way of living & a manner of judging value. Babylon is the outward earthly expression of a satanic conspiracy that is as old as human governance. Everything that God starts, Satan emulates & pollutes.
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