A Tale of Two Cities Part 2 (Revelation 17:1-7; 16-17)
About this episode
The episode explores the narrative of history through the lens of Revelation, connecting it to the concept of a unified world system and the implications of 'Mystery Babylon'.
Share a comment History can feel like a pile of unrelated headlines, but Revelation frames it as a storyline with a destination. We follow the thread from Babel’s first push for a unified world system to Revelation 17’s shocking picture of “Mystery Babylon,” a global religious power that intoxicates nations, partners with kings, and sells spiritual confusion as unity. Along the way, we connect Daniel’s panorama of empires to the idea of one last human-ruled kingdom before Christ’s reign, so t...
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Host: Stephen Davey
Topics covered
- Revelation
- history
- spiritual confusion
- global religious power
- Babel
- empires
- Christ's reign
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Revelation, Babel, Daniel, Mystery Babylon
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