Plucking the Eagle's Wings

Plucking the Eagle's Wings

place of the name of the Lord of hosts, the mount Zion."

(Isaiah 18:7) Contemporary Bible scholars are uncertain who Isaiah meant to portray here. It has been speculated that this verse refers to America, but that cannot be proven. There are other theories for us to consider. America and Jeremiah's Babylon Theory Jeremiah 50 opens with the prophecy against Babylon (Jeremiah 50:1 and 51:1). He wrote, "Babylon has been a gold cup in the Lord's hand" (Jeremiah 51:7); that "Babylon has suddenly fallen" (Jeremiah 51:8); and that Babylon will become "a heap, a dwelling for dragons" (Jeremiah 51:37). He warned God's people to "Get ye out of the midst of her" (Jeremiah 51:45). Some prophecy teachers believe that Jeremiah 50 and 51 cryptically refer to America. I disagree, because Jeremiah states that the prophecy is spoken against Babylon. In the sense that Babylon's sins can be compared to the sins of America, there is a lesson to be learned here about repentance, but not a prophetic lesson concerning America. Jeremiah warned about Israel's seventy years of captivity in Babylon (Jeremiah 25:11). In fact, Jeremiah gave firm warnings about Babylon throughout the whole book of Jeremiah. An accurate comparison of Babylon (in Chapters 50 and 51) to America requires that we also compare the other references in Jeremiah to America. This is literally impossible. Comparing References to Babylon Made by John and Jeremiah Jeremiah's prophecy is related to the warnings of the Apostle John concerning Mystery Babylon in Revelation 17 and 18. Regarding Babylon, Jeremiah wrote that the rivers would dry up (Jeremiah 50:38). In Revelation 16:12 John wrote that the Euphrates River would dry up. Ancient Babylon was built on the edge of the Euphrates River and Jeremiah commanded the people to "flee and come out of her" (Jeremiah 51:6,45). John also referred to Mystery Babylon when he wrote, "Come out of her my people" (Revelation 18:4). In Jeremiah's vision, Babylon was a gold cup (Jeremiah 51:7). John repeated the same statement about Mystery Babylon, saying that she has a "golden cup in her hand" (Revelation 17:4). Jeremiah said dragons would dwell there (Jeremiah 51:37). The Hebrew word is tannim and can mean land or sea monster .

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