"And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I marveled with great marvel when I saw her." (Revelation 17:6) We realize that since creation Satan has attempted to establish himself Over God. His desire is to thwart the eternal purpose of God. Throughout the ages he has been unrelenting in his efforts. In Revelation 17 and 18 we see the emergence of Satan’s empire. This is Satan‘s zenith and this is the best that Satan is going to do after all of his attempts throughout the ages. It is called Babylon. This name represents Satan‘s effort to get into man and cause them to build their towers and make a name for themselves in opposition to God. Satan achieves limited glory, even John is awestruck at this system. But the same angel will take John in chapter 21 and show him the reality of the new Jerusalem. Babylon is fleeting, a fraud, a façade, and just like the Tower of Babel. it implodes upon its self and God utterly destroys it from the face of the earth. The best that Satan can do is in these two chapters and it is exposed For what it is, a dwelling place of demons. "And He cried with a strong voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the Great! And she has become a dwelling place of demons and a hold of every unclean spirit and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird;" (Revelation 18:2)
