Beware of selfish ambition that sets itself above God and pride that takes glory from God. Understand that they are the hallmarks of Satan’s rebellion through which he became God’s enemy.2 When Isaiah wrote about Babylon, it had not yet risen to replace Assyria as the power in Mesopotamia. As he concluded his prophecy about the political superpower, Isaiah rolled Babylon and Assyria together in a concluding statement of doom. What guarantees did Isaiah give that his predictions would come true? (Is.