Revelation of John 14:8

8A second angel followed the first one. He said, ‘God has destroyed Babylon! It is no longer a great city! It has been like a prostitute who makes men become drunk. Then she leads them to have sex in a wrong way. Like this, she has caused people from every country to turn away from God.’
14:8 Babylon was the capital city of a country that was the enemy of God’s people, Israel, many years ago. Babylon had ruled many other countries. The leaders in Rome ruled many countries when Jesus lived on the earth. John may really be talking about Rome here when he says ‘Babylon’. But ‘Babylon’ could mean any place that is against God and his people. That means a place where Satan rules.

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