poured out against the ungodly, the sinner, the wicked, and the evil. The gulf war provided some startling parallels to the prophetic picture. And yet Isaiah went on to say that Babylon would never be inhabited, neither would it be dwelt in from generation to generation. The Arab would no longer pitch his tent there, nor would shepherds graze their flocks. It would become a dwelling place of wild beasts of the desert, and the habitation of every foul spirit. Interestingly, Revelation 18:2 also speaks of the complete destruction of Babylon. John saw an angel from heaven who declared with a strong voice that "Babylon the great is fallen... and is become the habitation [or the dwelling place] of every fowl spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird." This is very similar to the destruction described in Jeremiah. John tells us that Babylon will be destroyed in an hour, utterly burned with fire. We are told that the merchants of the world will stand looking at it, weeping and crying and wailing because they have been made rich by Babylon. By selling their merchandise to Babylon, they will have become wealthy, and then all of its beauty and all of its riches will be destroyed in an instant. We are told also that the sea merchants will stand back for fear of the torments of the destruction of the city of Babylon, and they also will be weeping because they had made so much money in bringing all of the merchandise to this commercial center. Again, these factors do not fit the current scenario. Today's Babylon could not be said to have enriched the merchants of the world. And yet, this appears to be its future destiny. Zechariah 5 presents a vision in which an ephah, an ancient symbol of commerce, was carried
poured out against the ungodly, the sinner, the wicked, and the evil. The gulf war provided some startling parallels to the prophetic picture. And yet Isaiah went on to say that Babylon would never be inhabited, neither would it be dwelt in from generation to generation. The Arab would no longer pitch his tent there, nor would shepherds graze their flocks. It would become a dwelling place of wild beasts of the desert, and the habitation of every foul spirit. Interestingly, Revelation 18:2 also speaks of the complete destruction of Babylon. John saw an angel from heaven who declared with a strong voice that "Babylon the great is fallen... and is become the habitation [or the dwelling place] of every fowl spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird." This is very similar to the destruction described in Jeremiah. John tells us that Babylon will be destroyed in an hour, utterly burned with fire. We are told that the merchants of the world will stand looking at it, weeping and crying and wailing because they have been made rich by Babylon. By selling their merchandise to Babylon, they will have become wealthy, and then all of its beauty and all of its riches will be destroyed in an instant. We are told also that the sea merchants will stand back for fear of the torments of the destruction of the city of Babylon, and they also will be weeping because they had made so much money in bringing all of the merchandise to this commercial center. Again, these factors do not fit the current scenario. Today's Babylon could not be said to have enriched the merchants of the world. And yet, this appears to be its future destiny. Zechariah 5 presents a vision in which an ephah, an ancient symbol of commerce, was carried
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