What is the meaning of the "Babylon the Great" found in the Bible?

Question

The "Babylon the Great" is found in the book of Revelation

Answer 1

Its new babylon, as it should be great material power based on defience againts God, I believe its USA..
And nation of Israel is whore of babylon

Answer 2

EEK , what a lot of misinformation.

Babylon the great is the world empire of false religion.
Not a physical country or people , but instead ALL religions that don't teach the truth about Gods will and purposes.

One of the main features of the original Babylon was its gross false religious following., so it is the same of Babylon the great.

Babylon the great is soon to be destroyed along with other parts of Satan the devils world system of things.

The requirement for all true Christians today is, flee from Babylon the great.
In a practical way this means abandoning all unChristian false teachings, such as the trinity doctrine , immortal soul concept and hellfire.
All of which are not found in the Bible.

Instead we must follow what truly is taught in the pages of the Bible and follow the one true God -- Jehovah.

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Answer 3

It could not be the ancient city of Babylon. Revelation was written at the end of the first century C.E. and describes events that would reach down to our day. The Encyclopedia Americana says: “The city [Babylon] was taken by the Persians under Cyrus the Great in 539 B.C. Later Alexander the Great planned to make Babylon the capital of his eastern empire, but after his death Babylon gradually lost importance.” (1956, Vol. III, p. 7) Today the city is an uninhabited ruin.

In the symbolism of Revelation, Babylon the Great is referred to as a “great city,” a “kingdom” that rules other kings. (Revelation 17:18) Like a city, it would have many organizations within it; and like a kingdom that includes other kings in its domain, it would be international in scope. It is described as having relations with political rulers and contributing much to the wealth of men in commerce, while itself being a third element that “has become a dwelling place of demons” and a persecutor of “prophets and of holy ones.” (Revelation 18:2, 9-17, 24.)

Babylon the Great is the world empire of false religion, embracing all religions whose teachings and practices do not conform to the true worship. Following the flood of Noah’s day, false religion had its beginning at Babel (later known as Babylon). In time, Babylonish religious beliefs and practices spread to many lands. So Babylon the Great became a fitting name for false religion as a whole.

Answer 4

The real meaning of Babylon the Great in the bible is that it stands for the World Empire of False Religion

Answer 5

To students of the Scriptures, the expression "Babylon the Great" is symbolized by a woman dressed in red and purple garments sitting upon a scarlet colored "beast." Babylon carries a cup in her hand from which she has inebriated everyone with her pornography and immorality. All nations are corrupted from the example of this woman.

In the Book of Revelation chapter 17, the symbolic meaning of this woman is explained to the apostle John. But, when exactly is the "fall of Babylon"?

Answer 6

Babylon stands symbolicly for a pseudo organization. There are two mentioned in Rev. There is a political Babylon, and a religious Babylon. Some believe the USA is the political and the Roman Catholic church is the religious.

Answer 7

Babylon the great as mentioned in Rev. is discussing a great deceiver, a harlot. Some think it will be a literal place for it talks of ship captains watching it burn from their ships in the harbor. Some think it will end of being New York, I can't say for sure cause I do not know. It is a great place, with countless people. It is where great wealth is made, and sin is abundant. People who have made their fortunes there will be in great sorrow. I will be destroyed in an instant, which sounds very much like a nuclear weapon.

Answer 8

Babylon back in the early time of the Jews [ whop then were God's chosen people] was a pagan nation/city, worshipping gods like Baal. Virtually anti-God.
The current Babylon the Great mentioned in Revelation is the world empire of false religion, including all religions that are not doing exactly what God wants.
These are the ones that God warns people to get out of...
(Revelation 18:4-5) And I heard another voice out of heaven say: “Get out of her, my people, if YOU do not want to share with her in her sins, and if YOU do not want to receive part of her plagues. 5 For her sins have massed together clear up to heaven, and God has called her acts of injustice to mind.

"She" is pictured as a ' harlot' having immoral dealings with both the ' Kings of the Earth' [ governments] and the ' travelling merchants' [ big business]
This raises the question. What religions have dealings with governments and big business?

Answer 9

Babylon was one of the most powerful, decadent empire in the Middle Eastern ancient world. They took the Jewish people captive and burnt down Jeruselem during the 5th century BCE. Revelations is a symbolic book, and Babylon the Great stands for all the decadence present in the world.

Answer 10

Nobody knows exactly.
It is a matter of opinion.
Some say Babylon is modern day Iraq, which of course was ancient Babylon.
Some say it is the Catholic Church/the Vatican.
Some say it is the U.S.A.
What do you think it means?
And, who or what is the Whore of Babylon?