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Do The Prophets Teach That Babylonia Will Be Rebuilt In The Eschaton, Homer Heater
Do The Prophets Teach That Babylonia Will Be Rebuilt In The Eschaton, Homer Heater
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)
Dispensationalists have traditionally argued that "Babylon" in Revelation 14 and chaps. 17-18 is a symbol indicating some form of reestablished Rome. * In recent days a renewed interest has been shown in the idea that the ancient empire of Babylonia and city of Babylon will be rebuilt.2 This conclusion comes from a reading of the prophets—Isaiah and Jeremiah in particular—in a manner that requires the rebuilding of the city and empire of Babylonia in the eschaton.
My approach to this question is from three different perspectives: (1) to study the context of the oracles against the nations (OAN) found in …