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Revelation: One of the most pervasive themes throughout
Scripture is that of Babylon. The original, literal Babylon
foreshadowed spiritual versions repeated throughout history
until a final fulfillment in the Last Days as part of the book
of Revelation. In the Last Days Babylon is the last, great world
system before the return of Christ and has two major components:
in chapter 17 the emphasis is on the religious aspect of the
system while in chapter 18 the commercial aspect is stressed.
Religious Babylon will be overtaken by the Beast while
commercial Babylon will be destroyed by God. Perhaps one of the
most important things to keep in mind about Babylon is that it
is a system so perverse and corrupt that it cannot be saved…
When something takes on the nature and character of Babylon it
cannot be reformed or saved from within, but inevitably leads to
the wrath of God’s final judgment. |1Then one of the seven
angels who had the seven bowls came and spo