Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Followingthe Lamb into the New Creation

by Michael J. Gorman

These chapters are deeply rooted in the prophetic critiques of the original Babylon and of Tyre (Isaiah 23–24, 27; Jeremiah 50–51; Ezekiel 26–28) for their idolatry, violence, and lavishness.