"Jane and I both agreed that your presentation on Babylon was the best we had ever heard on the subject. The biblical exegesis you did was clear, systematic, comprehensive and captivating... doctrinally sound"
Mike Gendron, Proclaiming The Gospel Ministries, June 4, 2019
Will the literal city of Babylon, in modern Iraq, be Rebuilt? Is Babylon, Iraq, that "great city" of "Babylon" mentioned 5 times in Revelation 18? Will original Babylon rise up again to exist as the leading city of the Antichrist at the End Time?
PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF THAT BABYLON OF CHALDEA
MUST RISE AGAIN
After its Final Destruction, Babylon of Chaldea, “will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation…”
(Isa 13:19-20
If you believe in the Literal interpretation of Bible prophecy,
1. then there is nothing more Literal when you affirm that,
2. since the Bible says there will never again be Inhabitants at Babylon of Chaldea after its Final Fall,
3. yet there are PHOTOGRAPHS of Inhabitants at Babylon,
4. then Literal Babylon must Rise Again to meet its Final Fall in the future.
This Photograph below is...
PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF THAT BABYLON OF CHALDEA
MUST RISE AGAIN
This study will focus on Babylon of "CHALDEA". Prophecies about Babylon in Jeremiah (and the entire Old Testament) specify "Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans" (Jer 50:1; Isa 13:19, etc.). That identity of Babylon never changes in the Old or New Testament.
Since there are a number of prophecies yet to be fulfilled regarding Babylon of Chaldea, then that is the "Babylon" we are focused on in this study--one may talk about other "Babylons", but it is Babylon of Chaldea that must rise up again to fulfill its Biblical prophecies.
One may take PHOTOGRAPHS of Inhabitants , etc. , at "Replacement Babylons" such as Rome or America TODAY. But if Babylon of Chaldea (Iraq) has already met its prophesied Final Fall, then it would be impossible to take a photograph of any inhabitants since that "Fall". Yet TODAY such pictures exists. That's why it is an "interpretation-imperative" that we quit skipping over the word "Chaldea" ? The Bible doesn't.
RIGHT: A photograph of Inhabitants in Babylon of Chaldea
The Title, Source & Official Archive Record is noted below:
Title-- "INHABITANTS OF BABYLON, MESOPOTAMIA"[actual, original inscription on back of photo]
Underwood & Underwood, stereoscopic photo, 1899-1908
UC Riverside, California Museum of Photography archives
[Location] Asia, Iraq, Babil, Latitude: 32 33 00 N, Longitude: 044 24 00 E, Babylon
EDITORS NOTE: These early-stage photographs were not taken in pursuit of a Biblical agenda, but by secular sources-- explorers, archaeologists, and travelers-- with a focus on documenting the Middle East.
BELOW: A closer look at the inscription on the back of the photograph.
"And Babylon... the Chaldeans' pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation;" (Isaiah 13:19-20; Jer 51:37, 62) This prophecy is Simply and Literally stated. Therefore...
After its Final Fall, there can be NO MORE Photographs of Inhabitants at Babylon. This, then, is PHOTOGRAPHIC-PROOF that Babylon has NOT YET met its Final Destruction.
Therefore Babylon of Chaldea MUST Rise Again. Babylon of Chaldea has not been "REPLACED" by another "Babylon".
PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF
that not only one--but six (6)-- prophecies about Babylon of Chaldea (Iraq) remain Unfulfilled
Babylon must be Rebuilt so these six (6) prophecies can be literally fulfilled.
AFTER the FINAL FALL of Babylon, the site will never again have...
1. Inhabitants
4. Desolate Desert (no greenery; trees, gardens, groves)
5. Shepherds
CHART BELOW: Here is a visual look at these unfulfilled prophecies.
BABYLON'S FINAL FALL Chart: It cannot be shown where a single one of these prophecies has been fulfilled. History shows that every single one of these prophecies remains unfulfilled.
Why I Expect Babylon to be Rebuilt in the Last Days
6 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOFS plus documented proofs (follow link to each page)
1. FACT #1-- After the FINAL FALL there will Never Again be any Inhabitants
It will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation; Isaiah 13:20
DID THAT HAPPEN? NOT YET!
No-- the complete absence of Inhabitants at Babylon has never occurred. ...Therefore, Babylon's FINAL FALL is yet to happen in the Future. Here is...
More PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF of Inhabitants at Babylon...
SEE ALSO 2500-year Timeline of Inhabitants at Babylon
2. FACT #2-- After the FINAL FALL there will Never Again be any Arab Dwellers
It will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation; Nor will the Arab pitch his tent there... Isaiah 13:20
DID THAT HAPPEN? NOT YET!
PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF of the Arab dwellers at Babylon...
...Therefore, Babylon's FINAL FALL is yet to happen in the Future.
3. FACT #3-- After the FINAL FALL Babylon’s Stones will Never Again be Used
"And they will not take from you even a stone for a corner, Nor a stone for foundations,
But you will be desolate forever," declares the LORD. Jeremiah 51:26
DID THAT HAPPEN? NOT YET!
PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF of the RE-use of Babylon's Stones since the First Fall of Babylon...
...Therefore, Babylon's FINAL FALL is yet to happen in the Future.
4. FACT #4-- After the FINAL FALL Babylon will be a "DESOLATE DESERT" Forever
But she will be completely desolate... A parched land and a desert.. Jeremiah 50:13; 51:43
DID THAT HAPPEN? NOT YET!
PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF of the flourishing of Trees & Greenery (Gardens, Groves) at Babylon...
...Therefore, Babylon's FINAL FALL is yet to happen in the Future.
5. FACT #5-- After the FINAL FALL of Babylon there will never again be any "SHEPHERDS"
Nor will shepherds make their flocks lie down there. Isaiah 13:20
DID THAT HAPPEN? NOT YET!
PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF of Shepherds and Sheep at Babylon...
...Therefore, Babylon's FINAL FALL is yet to happen in the Future.
6. FACT #6-- After the FINAL FALL of Babylon there will never again be any "PASSERS-BY"
Her cities ... A land in which no man lives, And through which no son of man passes. (Jeremiah 51:43
DID THAT HAPPEN? NOT YET!
PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF of Visitors "passing through" Babylon...
...Therefore, Babylon's FINAL FALL is yet to happen in the Future.TWO MORE REASONS...
Why I Expect Babylon to be Rebuilt in the Last Days
1. The Bible says that at its FINAL FALL Babylon will be "Utterly Destroyed"... as Sodom
2. The Bible says that the FINAL FALL of Babylon will occur in the "Day Of The Lord".
THEREFORE...Babylon of Chaldea Must Rise Again
1. On the Date that Babylon is Finally Destroyed, for ever-after there will be no more Photographs at Babylon of Inhabitants, Arab Dwellers, Recycled Stones, Trees and Gardens, Shepherds and Sheep, or Visitors.
2. Yet, in every case, there exists PHOTOGRAPHS. Furthermore, the prophecies of Babylon's "utter destruction" and "complete desolation" have never been fulfilled. (Jer 50:13, 26)
3. Therefore, Babylon of Chaldea, Iraq, must Rise Up to meet that Final Destruction.
7 QUESTIONS That Deserve An ANSWER... BELOW
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ON BABYLON
LEFT: Workers, Inhabitants, Arabs, begin work on excavating the Ishtar Gate in 1902.
(click the underlined word)
1. How will Babylon, Iraq, be converted to the "Great City" of Revelation 17-18?
2. Why is it an "interpretation-imperative" that we quit skipping over the word "Chaldea" ?
3. Has Babylon of Chaldea (Iraq) been Replaced?
4. What is the Place & Time of Babylon's Ultimate Destruction?
5. Is America Babylon?
6. Is Babylon, Iraq, the "Mother" of all religious "Harlots"?
7. Who are some of the Bible-prophecy experts who expect Literal Babylon to Rise Again for its Final Fall?
The GOSPEL in Revelation:
The 5th verse from the beginning,
Jesus Christ...To Him who loves us, and released us from our sins by His blood, (Revelation 1:5
The 5th verse from the end,
"... And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost." (Revelation 22:17
The Book Of Revelation, apocalyptic and foreboding, is actually "FRAMED" by the GOSPEL OF SALVATION in Jesus Christ. Here's how you can be saved...
NOTES:
My "lying eyes" & Babylon
We often hear from certain political circles (in 2022) that the economy is great, crime is under control, and the border is closed. When we say "Whaaaaaaaaat"!, that is not what my eyes see", we're told "not to believe our lying eyes".
It reminds me of the feeling I get when a Bible Study on Isaiah 13:19-20 concludes that "Original Babylon on the Euphrates River in Iraq has disappeared like Sodom and Gomorrah". That is "not what my eyes see" in light of the actual data.
I see 150-years of photographs and demographics, and I read current and historical accounts of Babylon. They clearly contradict the scene in Isaiah 13:19-20, where we read,
And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans' pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation; Nor will the Arab pitch his tent there, Nor will shepherds make their flocks lie down there. (Isaiah 13:19-20
When I lead a prophecy study on Isaiah 13:19-20, I cannot teach what my eyes do not see. Therefore, I cannot teach...
1. that Babylon was overthrown and erased from existence like Sodom and Gomorrah,
HERE...
and HERE...
2. that Babylon is without inhabitants today, remaining in that situation "from generation to generation" for centuries,
HERE...
and HERE...
3. that Babylon has no Arab dwellers today, and has been devoid of them "from generation to generation",
HERE...
and HERE...
4. that Babylon is without shepherds today, and has had none grazing their flocks "from generation to generation".
HERE...
and HERE...
My eyes simply don't see that, either today, or throughout history "from generation to generation", as prophesied in the passage.
What my eyes do see--literally-- in both photographs and historical accounts, is human habitation and vibrant life far removed from Isaiah's description of post-'Final-Fall' Babylon.
Therefore, I must go with my eyes and conclude that, according to Isaiah 13:19-20, literal Babylon is prophetically programed to be Revived.