the fall of babylon
Pacific Union College, Warren S. Ashworth, Ph.D. Comparing the fall of the Historical Babylon and the Babylon of ReveltionTo understand the symbolism between the two Babylons of the bible, one must first understand the fall of each and how the two compare. There is a lot to be said about the events that took place during fall of the Historical Babylon how these events are related to the fall of the Babylon of Revelation. To begin with I will describe the fall of the Historical Babylon and then relate this to two mainstreams of thought regarding the fall of the Babylon of Revelation. These two ideas are the futuristic and the historical views of Babylon's fall. The reason for these two separate views is because there is certainly no book in the Bible that has given more difficulty to interpreters than the book of Revelation. Many things about it continue to puzzle the serious Bible student, and many points remain obscure.(ref.# 4, p.220)Babylon was an enormous city and thought by its inhabitants to be impregnable. Some estimates put the area of the city at as much as 200 square mile
The walls of Babylon are believed to have been around 80 feet thick, with some area being over 120 feet thick (ref. Thus 1831 would mark the beginning of the call of the first angel (Rev. And as its power floods the earth, whether directly or through man, it will finalize the removal of man's bondage to the physical world and set him eternally free. Others hold that Apocalyptic Babylon is the apostate church. Even if it could be shown that the desolation of Babylon and its land has reached a point that adequately answers to predictions of Scripture respecting it, a revival of Babylon would still be necessary in order for Scripture to be accomplished. And darkness will descend on mankind as the light of the world; the "candles" shine no more "at all in thee"(Rev. The angels continue to fly and the messages continue to be increasingly urgent until the climax in chapter 18. Christians are to live in the world, but they are not to be of the world. However diverse their explanations of the Apocalyptic Babylon may be, these interpreters are convinced that no reference to literal Babylon is intended.
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