Most people do not recognize that everyone in the world is under some form of slavery, a condition epitomized by the Babylonian system. The global scourge of slavery is the essence of this Babylonian slavery system that the prophet Jeremiah warned about, existing in its zenith in the last days. Babylon's perversion, audacity, and pride represent the height of direct defiance against Almighty God. This humanly devised governmental, religious, educational, and economic system controlling the world today enslaves the whole world under its influence. Jeremiah sees the material splendor of Babylon, but the wine that she makes the nations of the earth drink will result in God's wrath coming down upon them. As God's hammer, Babylon was strong, and as His cup of gold, she was rich and beautiful, yet neither saves her from ruin. The merchants, who gained wealth and perverse pleasures from this world's system of religion and commerce, cry and lament over its fall. As the Babylonian system incorporates every expression of corrupt government, so its prostitution includes every corrupt economic system and idolatry, reducing even human beings to cargo, traded as slaves to drive production, prosperity, and sinful pleasures. God commands us to flee for our lives from Babylon the Great to avoid being lured into sin by her evil ways and caught in her looming destruction. He always gives people an opportunity to repent of their ways and forsake the world, urging His people to live in this world but not as the world does.

In the Last Days, or the end-time, as we stand on the cusp of the Tribulation and the Day of the Lord, the Bible's prophecies foretell that Babylon will once again emerge on the scene of events. This time, its powerful influence will be felt worldwide, not merely localized as in the past. Unlike the earlier Babylons under Nimrod and Nebuchadnezzar, which were dealt with by God through direct and indirect means, this end-time Babylon will wield dominant armies, economic and educational systems, and strongly entrenched religions, amplified by extremely effective mass communication networks. These networks will disseminate its anti-God ways into the minds of men, constantly 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 overwhelming examples of misguided conduct by those already enslaved by its evil, subtle influences through words and attitudes, and the powerful spiritual communication of its invisible leader, the prince of the power of the air, and his demonic hordes. God admonishes us to come out of her, yet physically there is no place to escape, for Satan's influence through Babylon's communication powers is everywhere. The battle to resist is almost entirely internal, fought right where we live and conduct our lives, though changing physical location may help in this spiritual struggle. The major difference with this end-time rising of Babylon, compared to previous instances, lies in the intensified availability and receptivity of its communication. Never before has mankind faced such twisted demonic persuasive powers through visible and audible influences like radio, music, movies, television, and the Internet, alongside shifts in thought and standards in religion, education, politics, and the military, all accessible worldwide at once. God commands us to come out of Babylon, not necessarily by leaving a geographical area, but by rejecting its spiritual and psychological influence, trusting that what He commands, we can achieve right where we are.

The spirit of Babylon, evident from Eden to the end of the age, embodies a defiant and blasphemous nature, depicted as a brazen woman in prophecies. This end-time Babylon, as described in Revelation 17 and 18, mirrors the ancient Babylonian goddess Inanna, being the mother of harlots and adorned with a prostitute's necklace of pearls. Just as Inanna's influence spread across the earth, so does Babylon sit over multitudes of peoples, nations, and languages. Revelation 18:2 declares Babylon as fallen, reflecting a diminished moral state, while verse 7 highlights her self-glorification and luxurious living, echoing Inanna's attitude with the words, 'I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.' This mirrors the daughter of Babylon's boast in Isaiah 47:8, claiming self-sufficiency and appropriating the divine title 'I AM,' revealing a spirit antagonistic to every institution of God. This pervasive spirit, present throughout 6,000 years of ungodly humanity, promotes self-determination and independence, rebelling against submission to anything but its own desires. In Revelation 18:4, a voice from heaven urges, 'Come out of her, My people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues,' warning that until God Himself silences it at the end of this age, the spirit of Babylon will only grow stronger as more embrace and spread it.