It is very important is to carefully consider the Babylonian Captivity of the Old Testament. Many that are interested in prophecy (pre-millennialists) believe that the Babylonian Captivity is just an historical event. They believe that it applies to Old Testament Israel only and that it does not directly impact the church today. However, when this topic is examined from a Biblical viewpoint that recognizes that the millennium (1000 years) of Rev 20 is a symbol for the church age, then the Babylonian Captivity can also be seen as a type of the end-time Great Tribulation. Just as the Babylonian Captivity affected Israel / Judah of the Old Testament, so too will a Babylonian Captivity affect the church during the Great Tribulation (see Luke 21:24, Rev 17-18). Realizing this unlocks tremendous spiritual truth of the Old Testament prophets that is directly applicable to the church of the Great Tribulation. Please consider following this video series on You Tube. Please click on the link below to view Part 1 of the video series:
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