2 And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!

A. Babylon is one of the terms studied in the previous chapter. This announcement from the angel adds some information about Babylon.

B. She has already been called the “mother of harlots” and guilty of fornication.

C. Notice the terms added to this description.

 She has become a dwelling place of demons.

 She is a jail for foul spirits.

 She is a cage for every unclean and hated bird.

D. Those are strong terms. Demons, foul spirits, unclean, hated are used here. Babylon is also described with terms of confinement - Dwelling place, prison, and cage.

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