From Revelation: Why God Hates Babylon – The Original Spirits and the Final Apostasy
Orientation
The infiltration of spiritual deception into the church can undermine the assurance and purity secured by Christ's finished work.
- God's settled opposition is to the system of Babylon, not just a historical city.
- This system gathers ancient rebellion, from fallen angels to false teachers, into a unified entity.
- Its goal is to seduce God's people into spiritual adultery and counterfeit religion.
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; (2 Peter 2:4)
— 2 Peter 2:4
Clarification
God's judgment on deception is a positive act of justice, not merely punitive anger.
- The binding of fallen angels in Tartarus is God's restraint of evil, reserving them for final judgment.
- Jesus' command to 'kill Jezebel's children' is a righteous destruction of those who seduce believers.
- Many building this system are unwitting, caught in a hierarchy where deepest purposes are concealed.
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. (Jude 1:6)
— Jude 1:6
Structure
Biblical prophecy reveals a continuous thread of rebellion, from Genesis to Revelation, culminating in Mystery Babylon.
- The fallen angels of Genesis 6 are bound until the time of the fifth trumpet judgment in Revelation 9.
- The king of the abyss, Abaddon/Apollyon, is linked to the spirit of Nimrod and Babylonian rebellion.
- Jezebel's spirit, false teachers, and the 'leavened woman' all converge in the apocalyptic entity 'Mystery Babylon the Great'.
And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. (Revelation 17:5)
— Revelation 17:5
Weight-Bearing Prose
God’s hatred of Babylon is eschatological and theological, rooted in its role as the ultimate expression of spiritual deception. This system connects the original sin of the fallen angels (Genesis 6), bound in chains of darkness (Tartarus), to the false teachers infiltrating the church with Jezebel’s spirit. Jude and Peter draw a direct analogy: false teachers face the same judgment as those angels. This rebellion converges in the apocalyptic entity ‘Mystery Babylon the Great’ (Revelation 17:5). The fifth trumpet judgment (Revelation 9) sees a fallen star/angel open the abyss, releasing tormentors led by Abaddon/Apollyon—a figure scholarship links to the Hellenized retelling of Nimrod, the original Babylonian rebel. The infiltration is not peripheral; it strikes at Pauline categories of justification, inheritance, and sonship by seducing believers into spiritual fornication—participation in a counterfeit religious system. Jesus’ sovereign judgment (’I will kill Jezebel’s children’) exposes the true hearts of those involved, whether knowingly deceitful or unwittingly complicit. This is not about earning maturity but about divine exposure of a system opposed to Christ.
Integration
Your safety and assurance are found in Christ alone, not in your ability to untangle every thread of deception. God’s binding of the fallen angels and His promised judgment on Babylon are demonstrations of His justice and His protection of His people. The purpose of this revelation is not to create fear or pressure you to advance, but to anchor you in the certainty of Christ’s victory. He knows the hearts of false teachers and the depths of every system. Your standing is secure in Him—justified, a co-heir, sealed. The Bema seat for the believer is a celebration, not a fear. Let this knowledge re-anchor you in the finished work of Christ, who is your righteousness, sanctification, and reward. There is no hierarchy of maturity to climb; there is only Christ, in whom you are complete.