Lux Domini
And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

Key themes

Suffering and trialsJustice and mercyTruthWorship

Glossary

Babylon Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Rome.

City People

The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).