Babylon Within: The Seventh-day Adventist Church?
“Babylon Within” Scripture Reading: Revelation 18:4 – “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues.” Introduction: Brothers and sisters, the call to “come out of Babylon” has echoed through every era of God's church, and especially through the prophetic voice of the Seventh-day Adventist movement. But let’s pause and consider: We may not be in Babylon—but how much of Babylon might still be in us? What is Babylon? In Scripture, Babylon represents confusion, compromise, and rebellion against God. In Revelation, it symbolizes a system that mixes truth with error, where man-made tradition replaces divine command. For us as Adventists, Babylon is not just about where we are physically—it’s about what we allow spiritually. Ellen White reminds us in Testimonies for the Church , vol. 5, that “we have far more to fear from within than from without.” Babylon isn’t only “out there.” It can creep into our h...