The Kingdom That Never Falls
Eric Marvin, Pastor
In Week 13 of our Revelation 2026 series, Pastor Eric Marvin walks through Revelation 17 and one of the book's most symbolic visions: Babylon the Great, the woman seated on the scarlet beast, and the rise and fall of kingdoms that oppose God.
Rather than focusing only on identifying a particular city, government, or historical empire, Pastor Eric explores the larger picture John is revealing. Babylon serves as a picture of the worldly systems that resist God: kingdoms that may appear powerful, beautiful, and permanent, but are ultimately built by sinful humanity and destined to fall.
From Babylon and Rome to the kingdoms and political systems that have existed throughout history, Revelation reminds us that no human institution is eternal. Even systems that accomplish good things remain imperfect because they are created and administered by imperfect people.
For followers of Jesus, this is not a message of fear but of tremendous hope. We do not have to place our ultimate confidence in governments, politicians, leaders, movements, or earthly institutions. Every human system will eventually fail and fall, but the Kingdom of God is different. It was established by God, is sustained by God, and is ruled perfectly by Jesus Christ.
Revelation 17 challenges us to examine where we have placed our faith and allegiance. Our eternal hope is not found in any kingdom built by humanity. It belongs to Jesus, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, whose Kingdom will last forever.
