Revelation 18
After these things I saw another angel coming
down from heaven, having great authority, and the
earth was illuminated with his glory. 2 And he cried
mightily[a] with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the
great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling
place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and
a cage for every unclean and hated bird! 3 For all
the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of
her fornication, the kings of the earth have
committed fornication with her, and the merchants
of the earth have become rich through the
abundance of her luxury.”
4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying,
“Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her
sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. 5 For her
sins have reached[b] to heaven, and God has
remembered her iniquities. 6 Render to her just as
she rendered to you,[c] and repay her double
according to her works; in the cup which she has
mixed, mix double for her. 7 In the measure that
she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the
same measure give her torment and sorrow; for
she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no
widow, and will not see sorrow.’ 8 Therefore her
plagues will come in one day—death and
mourning and famine. And she will be utterly
burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who
judges[d] her.
The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall
9 “The kings of the earth who committed
fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep
and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her
burning, 10 standing at a distance for fear of her
torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon,
that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has
come.’
11 “And the merchants of the earth will weep and
mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise
anymore: 12 merchandise of gold and silver,
precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple,
silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every
kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most
precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; 13 and
cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and
frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat,
cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies
and souls of men. 14 The fruit that your soul longed
for has gone from you, and all the things which are
rich and splendid have gone from you,[e] and you
shall find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of
these things, who became rich by her, will stand at
a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and
wailing, 16 and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that
was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and
adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
17 For in one hour such great riches came to
nothing.’ Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship,
sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a
distance 18 and cried out when they saw the smoke
of her burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?’
19 “They threw dust on their heads and cried out,
weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that
great city, in which all who had ships on the sea
became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is
made desolate.’
20 “Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy
apostles[f] and prophets, for God has avenged you
on her!”

I know that so many people believe that the U.S. is modern day Babylon. But I seem to have quite a different opinion. Whenever I read Revelation chapter 18, I have only one picture on my mind... the INTERNET... www., the most modern city built by man with all the power, glory, riches, colors, lightings, trading and glitterrati highlighted in the book of Revelation, chapter 28.

HolyHolla: I know that so many people believe that the U.S. is modern day Babylon. But I seem to have quite a different opinion. Whenever I read Revelation chapter 18, I have only one picture on my mind... the INTERNET... www., the most modern city built by man with all the power, glory, riches, colors, lightings, trading and glitterrati highlighted in the book of Revelation, chapter 28.

America is largely dependent on the internet