Ancient babylon was a profoundly religious city, known for its use of spiritistic “spells” and “sorceries.” (isaiah 47:1, 12, 13 The nations that babylon the great has long seduced and influenced will turn on her and destroy her (see paragraphs 19, 20) 21 Jeremiah 50:1, 2, 38) in fact, the residents of the city practiced false religion in opposition to the true god, jehovah.
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Political and religious capital of the empire
Many jewish exiles were here tema
Apparently a second capital, established by king nabonidus, who left belshazzar in charge at babylon nineveh Assyrian capital, which fell to a coalition of chaldeans and medes in 632 b.c.e Nebuchadnezzar ii defeated egyptian forces here, establishing babylonian supremacy in syria jerusalem. The ruins of babylon extend over a vast area in the form of a triangle
Several mounds are scattered over the area Tell babil (mujelibe), in the northern part of the triangle, preserves the ancient name and is located about 10 km (6 mi) n of hilla, iraq The city lay on both sides of the euphrates river. Imagine how the jewish exiles in babylon must have felt
They had seen their homeland destroyed
Because of their sins and those of their forefathers, they had been taken from their homes and sent to a foreign land 36:15, 16, 20, 21) granted, in babylon the exiles had some freedom to carry out their daily affairs What happened to ancient babylon is more than bible history It is a remarkable prophetic parallel to a startling event soon to happen
Nebuchadnezzar takes daniel, shadrach, meshach, and abednego to babylon These four young men succeed despite being separated from their families. Chapter 30 “babylon the great has fallen!” 1 What does the second angel announce, and who is babylon the great
It is the hour of god’s judgment
Listen, then, to the divine message “and another, a second angel, followed, saying Babylon the great has fallen, she who made all the nations drink of the wine of the anger of her fornication!’” (revelation 14:8) for. Babylon sat on the euphrates river, which also filled moats surrounding the city’s massive walls —a combination of defenses that made the city seem impregnable
Upstream from babylon, cyrus’ men diverted the euphrates, causing the water level in the city to fall. Babylon’s fiery judgment and destruction will figuratively send up a plume of smoke that will go on rising forever
