Revelation Chapter 18
IN THIS LESSON
Another angel comes down and declares, “Babylon the Great has fallen!” But who is Babylon the Great? She drank the wine of the wrath of her fornication—and she wasn’t alone. Nations and kings were her partners in crime, sharing in the power and luxury she provided. Yet, even as her downfall approaches, she proclaims, “I’m a queen! I sit enthroned! I will never mourn!” (v. 7) Where have we seen this before in history—an empire or corrupt power that seemed invincible, only to collapse?
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N.T. Wright, Revelation For Everyone (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2011), 140-144.