The foundation of world culture promotes a life of slavery, epitomized by the Babylonian system that Jeremiah warned about. A golden cup is Babel in the hand of Yahweh, intoxicating the whole earth with material splendor, yet the wine she forces upon the nations will bring God's wrath upon them. As God's hammer, Babylon was strong, and as His cup of gold, she was rich and beautiful, but neither saves her from ruin. Babylon's perversion, audacity, and pride represent the height of defiance against Almighty God, embodying a humanly devised system of government, religion, education, and economics that controls the world today. This global scourge of slavery exists at its zenith in the last days, incorporating every expression of corrupt government and prostitution, including every corrupt economic system and idolatry, where even human beings are traded as cargo to fuel production, prosperity, and sinful pleasures. Jeremiah admonishes everyone to flee this perverse, world-ruling system, and God commands His people to escape Babylon the Great to avoid being lured into sin by her evil ways and caught in her looming destruction.

In the history of mankind, the course of the world did not begin in the original Babylon but in the Garden of Eden through the disbelieving conduct of Adam and Eve. However, it was in Babylon, first under Nimrod and then under Nebuchadnezzar, that its evil concepts were perfected and forced upon concentrated masses of people in a central location, who were then used to impose it forcibly on others through any necessary means. God dealt with these two Babylons by destroying them. With the first, as seen in Genesis 10 and 11, God directly intervened by destroying the Babylonians' ability to communicate, scattering them over the face of the earth. The second time, God raised up the Medo-Persian Empire to militarily destroy Babylon's powerful and evil influence. The first Babylon's influence was concentrated in a small area with relatively few people between the Tigris and Euphrates valleys, while the second Babylon's geographical reach was expanded within the Fertile Crescent in the Middle East, imposing anti-God ways upon many more people, including our ancestors, the primary inhabitants of the western world. Now, in the period known as the Last Days or the end-time, standing on the cusp of the Tribulation and the Day of the Lord, Bible prophecies foretell that Babylon will once again emerge on the scene of events, this time with its powerful influence felt worldwide. Unlike before, Babylon will not only wield dominant armies, economic and educational systems, and entrenched religions, but also extremely effective mass communication networks, disseminating its ways into the minds of men, always influencing them against their Creator and His people. Revelation 18 urgently warns to take action while one can, as Babylon's influence spreads through communication, including seeing overwhelming examples of misguided conduct by those already enslaved, and through subtle influences by hearing Babylon's words without monitoring the attitudes behind them. Above all, there is the inaudible yet attractive and powerful spiritual communication from Babylon's invisible leader, the prince of the power of the air, and his hordes of equally evil demons. God admonishes us to come out of Babylon, yet physically there is no place to escape because the influence, through Babylon's powers of communication, is everywhere. The battle to resist is almost entirely internal, fought right where we live and conduct our lives. The coming out will not be a physical leaving of a geographical area but a departure from Babylon's spiritual and psychological influence. While changing one's physical location may help in this spiritual battle, Babylon's influence can be carried anywhere on earth if not corrected in the mind. Cities are described as places of concentrated evil, with Babylon, the epitome of evil, depicted as a city in Revelation 17 and 18. Getting out of urban areas may be helpful, though the influence can still infiltrate through means like the Internet and television. In God's description, Babylon is painted as a dangerous place inhabited by predators, almost as if it is the generator and distributor of all evil on earth. Its influence has spread across the whole earth, yet its heart and core remain in one place: that city. God links demons with unclean and hateful birds in describing Babylon's evil qualities, symbolizing predatory and revolting characteristics, reinforcing the image of Babylon as a focal point of pervasive and destructive influence.

The founding of Babylon, as described in Genesis 11, occurred during the lifetimes of the generation that survived the Flood and the first two generations born after it. Nimrod, a major founder of Babylon, was in only the second generation following the Flood, descending from Noah through Ham and Cush. The Flood was a shocking event meant to be a vivid break in the way life was lived, yet soon after, the pattern of building cities for safety and control emerged, mirroring Cain's actions in Genesis 4. Babylon, as the first significant city post-Flood, became highly influential, symbolizing a fortified area where people sought protection from external threats while being subject to internal control by leaders. Babylon's historical and symbolic importance is evident in its continuous existence for about 1500 years by the time of Jeremiah's prophecy around 586 BC, foretelling its fall in 539 BC. Even after its fall, Babylon's influence persists as a symbol in Revelation 17 and 18, where it is named Babylon the Great, despite no longer existing as a city or nation. God uses this symbolism to connect Noah's descendants, the founding of Babylon, and end-time events, highlighting an enduring evil system that infects all who come into contact with it. In Jeremiah 46 through 50, God pronounces extensive judgments against Babylon, dedicating more words to it than to other nations combined, underscoring its significance to Israel's welfare and to God's children. The prophecies in Jeremiah apply to the period beginning in 539 BC, yet the spirit of Babylon continues to influence, as seen in Revelation 17 and 18, where the harlot woman represents a seductive and spiritually corrupt system affecting every person except Jesus Christ, who never submitted to its allure. Babylon is depicted as a system, powerfully attractive to the carnal mind and nearly irresistible without spiritual strength. Its appeal lies in sensory enticements and ambition, often tied to the development of cities and technology, though God is not against power or wealth but against the impurity in how they are obtained and used. Babylon's fruit reveals a self-centered drive outside God's purpose for mankind. From its beginnings in Genesis 11, through its interactions with Israel in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel, to its end in Revelation, God consistently warns against its ways, counseling to avoid or flee from it for one's own good. The harlot woman of Revelation 17 and 18 symbolizes the world apart from God, driven by false values and knowledge, with wine as a metaphor for its intoxicating influence that erodes spiritual powers and leads to immoral judgments. Babylon is portrayed as a prostitute committing fornication with cultural leaders in government and business, promoting faithlessness and spiritual corruption, which is culturally destructive as it spreads through society. This satanic culture fosters over-indulgence and self-centeredness, leading to a rejection of God in favor of wealth and personal comfort, with the woman boasting of sitting as a queen, untouched by sorrow. The spirit of Babylon remains active, guiding actions in the Western world where Israelitish nations reside, unknowingly controlled by its way of life, which God hates for its destructive nature. This spirit, perpetuated by satan, forms the basis of a conspiracy against God's purpose, as seen in Psalm 2 and Revelation 13 and 17, where it manifests as the Beast, an alliance of powerful nations. This conspiracy aims to destroy the current world order and establish a new one after Babylon's fashion, enslaving mankind under satan's influence until Christ's return.