Ancient Babylon is the key to many of Revelation's Symbols
| Ancient Babylon: | Modern Babylon: | ||
| had supreme rulers who thought and acted like they were Gods. Daniel 1, 2, 3, 4 | has a supreme leader who thinks and acts like he is God. Revelation 13:5-6, 18 | ||
| set up an image. Daniel 3:1 | "an image was set up" Revelation 13:14 | ||
| forced people to worship the image. Daniel 3:5 | forces world to worship the image. Revelation 13:15 | ||
| was a Great City. | is called a Great City. Revelation 17:18, 18:10 | ||
| was a golden cup. Jeremiah 51:7 | holds a golden cup. Revelation 17:4 | ||
| made its inhabitants drunk. Daniel 5:3-4 | made all nations drink. Revelation 14:8, 17:2 | ||
| sits on the river Euphrates. | sits on many waters. Revelation 17:1 | ||
| had its river, the Euphrates, dry up before its final overthrow. | has its "river Euprhates" dry up in its final destruction. Revelation 16:12 | ||
| fell in one night. Daniel 5:30-31 | will fall in one night. Revelation 18:8 | ||
| could not understand God's prophecies. Daniel 2, 4, 5 | cannot understand God's prophecies. Daniel 12:10 | ||
| was one of the seven wonders of the world. | is "wondered" after by all the world. Revelation 13:3 | ||
| reverenced the sun. | also reverences the sun. Revelation 16:8-9 | ||
| was known for it's abundance of gold. | decked with gold. Revelation 17:4 | ||
| said, in its heart, that it will never be a widow. Isaiah 47:8 | also thinks it shall not be a widow and "see no sorrow" Revelation 18:7 | ||
| after it's fall would never rise again. Isaiah 13:19-21 | shall not rise again. Revelation 18:21-23 | ||
| What Ancient Babylon did to literal Israel on a local level, Modern Babylon will do to "Spiritual Israel" on a worldwide level. - More coming soon! | |||
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