Prophecy

Seminar

‘Babylon the
Great’
 Ancient Babylon

1. In connection with what event is

Babylon first mentioned? Genesis 11:1-9
 Genesis 11:4,9

“…Therefore is the name

of it called Babel; because
the LORD did there
confound the language of
all the earth: and from
thence did the LORD
scatter them abroad upon
the face of all the earth.”
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2. What did God do to the people of

Babel? Genesis 11:9
 Genesis 11:4,9

“…Therefore is the name

of it called Babel; because
the LORD did there
confound the language of
all the earth: and from
thence did the LORD
scatter them abroad upon
the face of all the earth.”
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3. What did ancient Babylon do to God’s

people? Daniel 1:1-2
 Daniel 1:1-2

“In the third year of the

reign of Jehoiakim king of
Judah came
Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon unto Jerusalem,
and besieged it. And the
Lord gave Jehoiakim king
of Judah into his hand, with
part of the vessels of the
house of God….”
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4. What defiant act did Babylon’s leaders

perform with the vessels from God’s
house? Daniel 5:2-4
 Daniel 5:3-4

“Then they brought the golden

vessels that were taken out of
the temple of the house of God
which was at Jerusalem; and
the king, and his princes, his
wives, and his concubines,
drank in them. They drank
wine, and praised the gods of
gold, and of silver, of brass, of
iron, of wood, and of stone.”
 Ancient Babylon

5. What spokesmen controlled the

theology of ancient Babylon? Daniel 2:2
 Daniel 2:2
“Then the king
commanded to call the
magicians, and the
astrologers, and the
sorcerers, and the
Chaldeans, for to show
the king his dreams. So
they came and stood
before the king.”
 Modern Babylon

6. How does the book of Revelation

describe modern Babylon?
Revelation 17:1-6
 Revelation 17:1

“And there came one of

the seven angels which
had the seven vials, and
talked with me, saying
unto me, Come hither; I
will show unto thee the
judgment of the great
whore that sitteth upon
many waters.”
 Modern Babylon

7. What is the great whore called?

Revelation 17:5
 Revelation 17:5

“And upon her forehead

was a name written,
MYSTERY, BABYLON
THE GREAT, THE
MOTHER OF
HARLOTS AND
ABOMINATIONS OF
THE EARTH.”
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8. How does the Bible describe modern

Babylon? Revelation 17:3
 Revelation 17:3

“So he carried me away

in the spirit into the
wilderness: and I saw a
woman sit upon a scarlet
coloured beast, full of
names of blasphemy,
having seven heads and
ten horns.”
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9. What does modern Babylon do to the

saints of God? Revelation 17:6
 Revelation 17:6

“And I saw the woman

drunken with the blood
of the saints, and with
the blood of the martyrs
of Jesus: and when I
saw her, I wondered
with great admiration.”
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10. How does Revelation describe the

acts of modern Babylon?
Revelation 17:2
 Revelation 17:2

“With whom the kings

of the earth have
committed fornication,
and the inhabitants of
the earth have been
made drunk with the
wine of her
fornication.”
 Modern Babylon

11. With what is modern Babylon

filled? Revelation 18:2
 Revelation 18:2

“And he cried mightily

with a strong voice,
saying, Babylon the great
is fallen, is fallen, and is
become the habitation of
devils, and the hold of
every foul spirit, and a
cage of every unclean
and hateful bird.”
 The Identity of
Modern Babylon

12. Into how many parts is Babylon

divided? Revelation 16:9
 Revelation 16:19

“And the great city was

divided into three parts,
and the cities of the
nations fell: and great
Babylon came in
remembrance before
God, to give unto her the
cup of the wine of the
fierceness of his wrath.”
 The Identity of
Modern Babylon

13. Who is the original power that

forms Babylon? Revelation 17:5
 Revelation 17:5

“And upon her forehead

was a name written,
MYSTERY, BABYLON
THE GREAT, THE
MOTHER OF
HARLOTS AND
ABOMINATIONS OF
THE EARTH.”
 The Identity of
Modern Babylon

14. How does the beast of Revelation

13 fit the characteristics of ancient
Babylon?
 Revelation 13:1:

Blasphemy

Verse 7:

War with the saints

Verse 4

Worshipped the beast

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Modern Babylon

15. How does the Bible describe the

other parts of modern Babylon?
Revelation 17:5
 Revelation 17:5

“And upon her forehead

was a name written,
MYSTERY, BABYLON
THE GREAT, THE
MOTHER OF
HARLOTS AND
ABOMINATIONS OF
THE EARTH.”
 The Identity of
Modern Babylon

16. How does the Revelation 13

describe the second part of Babylon?
Revelation 13:11-12
 Revelation 13:11-12

“And I beheld another

beast coming up out of
the earth; and he had two
horns like a lamb, and he
spake as a dragon. And
he exerciseth all the
power of the first beast
before him, and causeth
the earth and them which
dwell.”
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Modern Babylon

17. What is the third characteristic of

modern Babylon? Revelation 18:2
 Revelation 18:2

“And he cried mightily

with a strong voice,
saying, Babylon the great
is fallen, is fallen, and is
become the habitation of
devils, and the hold of
every foul spirit, and a
cage of every unclean
and hateful bird.”
 The Identity of
Modern Babylon

18. How does the second beast attempt

to rally the world around the first beast?
Revelation 13:12-14
 Revelation 13:13

“And he doeth great

wonders, so that he
maketh fire come down
from heaven on the earth
in the sight of men,
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Modern Babylon

19. What spiritualistic power does the

second beast exercise to deceive people
into worshipping the first beast?
Revelation 13:14
 Revelation 13:13-14

“And deceiveth them that

dwell on the earth by the
means of those miracles
which he had power to do
in the sight of the beast;
saying to them that dwell
on the earth, that they
should make an image to
the beast, which had the
wound by a sword, and
did live.”
 The Identity of
Modern Babylon

20. What is the great sign that this final

Babylon brings down from heaven?
Revelation 13:13
 Revelation 13:13

“And he doeth great

wonders, so that he
maketh fire come down
from heaven on the earth
in the sight of men,
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Modern Babylon

21. In the book of Revelation, of what is

fire symbolic? Revelation 4:5
 Revelation 4:5

“And out of the throne

proceeded lightnings and
thunderings and voices:
and there were seven
lamps of fire burning
before the throne, which
are the seven Spirits of
God.”
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Modern Babylon

22. With what is fire associated in the

New Testament? Luke 3:16
 Matthew 3:11
“John answered, saying
unto them all, I indeed
baptize you with water;
but one mightier than I
cometh, the latchet of
whose shoes I am not
worthy to unloose: he
shall baptize you with the
Holy Ghost and with fire:
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Modern Babylon

23. What do these spirits of devils do?

Revelation 16:14
 Revelation 16:14

“For they are the spirits

of devils, working
miracles, which go forth
unto the kings of the
earth and of the whole
world, to gather them to
the battle of that great
day of God Almighty.”
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Modern Babylon

24. What was the genuine manifestation

of the fire falling from heaven? Acts 2:1-
4
 “Acts 2:1-4

And suddenly there came a

sound from heaven as of a
rushing mighty wind, and it
filled all the house where they
were sitting. And there
appeared unto them cloven
tongues like as of fire, and it
sat upon each of them. And
they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost, and began to
speak with other tongues, as
the Spirit gave them
utterance.”
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Modern Babylon

25. What does God say about modern

spiritualistic Babylon? Revelation 18:4
 Revelation 18:2

“And he cried mightily

with a strong voice,
saying, Babylon the great
is fallen, is fallen, and is
become the habitation of
devils, and the hold of
every foul spirit, and a
cage of every unclean
and hateful bird.”
 The Identity of
Modern Babylon

26. What message does God send His

people in modern Babylon?
Revelation 18:4
 Revelation 18:4

“And I heard another

voice from heaven,
saying, Come out of her,
My people, that ye be not
partakers of her sins, and
that ye receive not of her
plagues.”
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glorious mountain.’ Looking at the
character of God’s final remnant people.