Babylon
WHEN THE TEMPLE FELL
When Jerusalem’s temple fell in AD 70, the religious and economic order surrounding it came crashing down. Revelation 18 portrays that judgment through grieving merchants, silenced streets, and a city charged with the blood of prophets and saints. By connecting John’s vision with Old Testament imagery and Jesus’ warnings, this study explores Jerusalem’s identity as Babylon and why the merchants mourned when her market went silent.