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There is a type of Babylon that exists today. When I say type, I mean it is not actual Babylon, but is a type of Babylon. The question then is who is this Babylon that exists today.
There was the Babylonian Empire and there was the city of Babylon. In Revelation there is Mystery or Secret Babylon. It is not the old Babylon, it is a type of Babylon. There are a number of different views as to who Babylon represents. Some have the prophesises to do with Babylon having occurred already, others view them as still to be fulfilled in the future.
There is a key verse in identifying the Secret Babylon of Revelation:
Revelation 11:8 And their corpses will be at the square of the great city which, spiritually, is being called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord, also, was crucified.” {CLV}
The great city of Babylon here in Revelation is spiritually called Sodom and Egypt, thus it is not actually Sodom and Egypt, but is spiritually those places. The corpses of the two witness were in the square of the great city. This city is âwhere their Lord, also, was crucified.â Who was their Lord, Jesus Christ was their Lord, where was Jesus crucified, ancient Jerusalem. While people can point to the Roman Catholic Church, the popes and the Vatican for crucifying the Lord, in different ways, none of these were the actually place. Jerusalem was the actual place where the Lord was crucified, which was destroyed in the war in 66-70 AD. More on the Babylon of Revelation is covered in this article: Who is Secret Babylon
While actual Babylon and the Babylon of Revelation, are long gone, there is another Babylon that exists today. It is not present day Jerusalem or present day Israel, nor is it anywhere in the middle east.
There is a present day Babylon that has been raised up to deliver judgement for a time against a people. The original Babylon was raised up to deliver judgment against Judah, but only for a time.
