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[[Image:7Hills of rome.jpg|thumb|230px|The seven hills of Rome]] | [[Image:7Hills of rome.jpg|thumb|230px|The seven hills of Rome]] | ||
=Babylon: A city by another name= | |||
Revelation 11:8 says, “the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.” This scripture is speaking of Jerusalem physically, but revealing its underlying immorality. When the book of Revelation speaks of Babylon, it is identifying the spiritual failures of historical Babylon - confusion, anti-god, idol worship – but is speaking of another city: Rome. | Revelation 11:8 says, “the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.” This scripture is speaking of Jerusalem physically, but revealing its underlying immorality. When the book of Revelation speaks of Babylon, it is identifying the spiritual failures of historical Babylon - confusion, anti-god, idol worship – but is speaking of another city: Rome. | ||