Babylon the Great: The Great city
For these are days of vengeance, as a fulfillment of all that is written. Isa 63:4; Dan 9:24–27; Zech. 11:1 Lk 21:22 Come out of her, my people Then he shall confirm a covenant Is. 42:6 with many Matt. 26:28 for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolate.” Dan.9:27 Through the preaching of the Gospel he kept his promise —first to the Jews, and afterward to the Gentiles. Christ fulfilled this through his death and resurrection. This means that Jerusalem and the Sanctuary would be completely destroyed because of their rebellion against God and their idolatry; or, as some read it, the plagues will be so great that all will be astonished by them. (Geneva Bible: Notes, vol. 1 (Geneva: Rovland Hall, 1560), 363.) Babylon the great/the great city is the highest achievement of humanity, but it...