What is miraculous about Isaiah’s prophecy regarding the eventual desolation of ancient Babylon?

Thomas R. Valletta

Isaiah prophesied of Babylon’s glory and eventual destruction more than 100 years before its rise to world power. “To predict the total devastation and desolation of such a city was remarkable, for some ancient cities, such as Jerusalem … , have continued through the centuries and still exist today. But after its conquest by Cyrus, Babylon steadily declined. … [Its] silent ruins stand as an eloquent witness that Isaiah spoke with divine accuracy.

“Spiritual Babylon shall likewise become a waste and desolation when God comes upon the world in judgment and ushers in the millennial reign of Christ. (See Revelation 18.)” (Old Testament Student Manual, 154).

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