Isaiah 21:1-10
“And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.”
King James Version
Isaiah's night-vision of Babylon's fall — 'Babylon is fallen, is fallen' — the cry later echoed in Revelation.
Fulfillment References
Isaiah 13:1-22 Jeremiah 51:8 Revelation 14:8 Revelation 18:2
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe idols of Babylon shattered before the one God, whose word topples every false power.
JewishThe fall of Babylon foreseen, bringing relief to the oppressed; the shattering of its idols vindicating the LORD.
CatholicThe collapse of the idolatrous empire; 'Babylon is fallen' becomes a refrain of God's judgment on pride.
ProtestantA fulfilled vision of Babylon's fall, its language directly echoed by Revelation 14:8 and 18:2.
OrthodoxGod's judgment on the idolatrous power, fulfilled historically and taken up prophetically.
DispensationalFulfilled history and a template for the end-time fall of 'Babylon the Great.'
AcademicScholars discuss whether 'Elam and Media' (v.2) point to the Persian conquest and debate the date and setting of the oracle among Isaiah's 'burdens.'
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