Lessons

The lesson on October 2, 2016 was part 36 of “The Apocalypse” study.  This lesson continued into chapter 17 of Revelation and takes time to study Babylon.  Traditionally, the Babylon of Revelation 17 has been taught that it is symbolizing Rome and the Catholic church, where the Pope is revealed at the Anti-Christ that fulfills the phophetic content of Babylon.  This lesson rejects that tradition and looks at Babylon as an actual city located in the Middle East. The scripture reading was from Isaiah 13:19-22 KJV

“19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. 21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. 22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.”