In preparation for Christ’s return, God will decisively demolish the world system that is full of deception, immorality, greed, and idolatry. This world order that opposes God is described in Revelation as “Babylon,” and it will inevitably fall, exposing people’s rejection of God. But even as we anticipate the eventual emergence and then destruction of Babylon during the tribulation, we see the patterns of Babylon in the cultures of our own day. As followers of Jesus are encouraged to flee from Babylon. We are exhorted to keep our selves distinct from the world so that our worship remains pleasing to the Lord and our witness speaks powerfully to the lost all around us.