What was this beginning? Genesis 10:8,10 gives us an answer: “And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. In the Bible, Babylon is described as young (Isa. This is why we need to be concerned about Babylon. The system that will make up modern Babylon will be the antitype. A final system will exist at the return of Jesus Christ. They are the fulfillment of the image in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. The political systems of this world are “in Babylon.” From the time of the Babylonian kingdom to the final manifestation at the time of the end, all the world-ruling powers are represented as Babylon.
When Christ returns, the final manifestation of the image will be destroyed and the Kingdom of God set up on the earth (Dan 2:44). This image represented the kingdoms of Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, had a dream that revealed what would take place in the “latter days” (Dan. The book of Daniel reveals a prophecy regarding Babylon. It underscores events leading up to the return of Christ. The book of Revelation-a prophetic book which has much to say about Babylon-takes us into the “Day of the Lord.” The Day of the Lord is a prophetic time period mentioned more than 30 times in the Old Testament. The whole world has of imbibed her philosophical wine and is drunk spiritually. Most views and beliefs in the world today have their origin in Babylonian concepts, including our religious views. “And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues” (Rev. God warns His people to come out of Babylon. the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication” (Rev. all nations drink of the wine the wrath of her fornication. Could this be referring to the biggest industry in the world today-dope incorporated-the illegal drug industry?īabylon has been the source behind much of the depravity found in the world today. The word sorceries in the original Greek is pharmakeia, which refers to the mixing and using of drugs. By her sorceries all nations have been deceived (Rev. Material benefits are derived from such unions (Rev. In order to survive economically, kings and rulers have entered into illicit relationships with Babylon. These institutions control these governments by means of debt capitalism. Governments depend on loans from great financial institutions. Cities represent financial power, so Babylon represents economic power.
“And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth” (Rev. Babylon is also described as a great city. So, Babylon is also represented as a religious system. In the Bible a harlot is a symbol of a false religious or philosophical system. MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH” (Rev. This entity, Babylon, controls the politics of the world. In the Bible a beast is a symbol of a kingdom or government (Dan. Babylon rides upon a scarlet colored beast (v. The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues” (Rev. the great whore that sitteth upon many waters” (Rev. Peace and happiness seem to be beyond the grasp of millions of people.īabylon is called “. The world today finds itself in a quagmire of seemingly insolvable problems-problems involving war and peace, crime and violence, disparity between the rich and poor, a damaged and dangerous environment, famine, poverty, disease epidemics, catastrophic weather conditions, immorality, the breakdown of the home and family, and the decline of established religions.
They do not know how to achieve happiness, or how to bring about true fulfillment in the lives of their peoples. The nations are unable to grasp or understand the plan and purpose of God. In brief, all nations of the earth have been made spiritually drunk by this entity called Babylon. Why should we be concerned? How does it affect us? Notice what we read about Babylon in the book of Revelation: “For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her. The Bible tells us that in “the last days” the pervading influence of a mysterious system known as Babylon will profoundly affect the entire world.