I have heard it said...
"Bible prophecies [...] indicate in Revelation 18 and elsewhere that Iraq/Babylon will be incredibly wealthy and prosperous in the "last days" and a magnet for commerce by merchants from all over the world."
I have heard that some evangelical Christians are expecting a literal Babylon to rise up again and become a great kingdom. But how can a literal Babylon rise up again, in light of what God said in Isaiah 47? Ancient Babylon in Isaiah 47 cannot rise up again because God said so.
| "Come, Babylon, unconquered one, sit in the dust. For your days of glory, pomp, and honor have ended [past tense]. O daughter of Babylonia, never again will you be the lovely princess, tender and delicate... |
| "O daughter of Babylonia, sit now in darkness and silence. Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms. | |
| For I was angry with my chosen people and began their punishment by letting them fall into your hands. But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy. You have forced even the elderly to carry heavy burdens. [my comments in brackets] |
On the contrary, Isaiah 13 says Babylon is about to be completely destroyed just before the Day of the Lord's wrath. Iraq will not flourish; peaceful democracy will not reign.
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so who do you think rev 18 is talking about when it refers to babylon?
when i read 18:11-17 my first thought was an atomic attack on america....
If you read Ellis Skolfield's work, such as Islam in the End Times or The False Prophet, he concludes that Babylon is in fact the church. I know that may seem crazy, but it does have validity.
Think about it, what does God care most about? Probably the spiritual realm. Israel is described as the "bride" that "fornicated".
Rev 18
"...the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her..."
Most churches are obviously corrupt in some fashion, many extremely corrupt. The church is supposed to be the bride of Christ and yet here she is fornicating with the state, with merchants, and so on.
I won't say this is my final answer, but it definitely is a good one.
This is the most convincing explanation of the Whore of Babylon that I have heard:
A City of Seven Hills
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