passages indicate that as a result of Babylon’s destruction God’s people will flee (Jer. 51:6, 45; Rev. 18:4) and heaven will rejoice (Jer. 51:48; Rev. 18:20). Revelation 17–18 speaks of the same elements as in Zechariah 5:5–11: a woman (Rev. 17:1), wickedness (v. 2), and religion (v. 2) in Shinar or the city of Babylon (v. 18; 18:10).60 Thus regarding Zechariah 5:5–11, Pink observes, “The vision or prophecy contains the germ which is afterward expanded and developed in such detail in Rev. 17 and
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