[zeeba neighba]

Well other than a place name I think it's safe to assume that it always means confusion. The very name itself derives from Baal, and its sins against God are legendary. Everytime it is used in the bible its confused spirituality is to be considered, whether its actual or spiritual Babylon, don't you think?

Whether Peter was in Rome, in Jerusalem or wherever, I think he was making a comment on the state of the inhabitants. We are even now in spiritual Babylon, here in this world. It never goes away. You have to be in God's presence for that to happen. However, I don't think Peter was making the comment lightly, and he was in God's presence, and we should reflect on what he did mean and pray for enlightenment, because I think it matters.

[Bohemund]

Well other than a place name I think it's safe to assume that it always means confusion. The very name itself derives from Baal, and its sins against God are legendary. Everytime it is used in the bible its confused spirituality is to be considered, whether its actual or spiritual Babylon, don't you think?

Sorry to be so blockheaded, but you haven't answered my question: where else in the Bible does "Babylon" explicitly mean confusion?

Also, "Babylon" is not derived from "Baal." It is derived from "bab"--"gate" and "ili"--gods.

Whether Peter was in Rome, in Jerusalem or wherever, I think he was making a comment on the state of the inhabitants.

So Peter might have been in Rome after all!

We are even now in spiritual Babylon, here in this world. It never goes away. You have to be in God's presence for that to happen. However, I don't think Peter was making the comment lightly, and he was in God's presence, and we should reflect on what he did mean and pray for enlightenment, because I think it matters.

Well, I'm all for praying for enlightenment.

[Cronos]

The very name itself derives from Baal, and its sins against God are legendary.

That's silly. Babylon was originally a small Sumerian settlement (the real tower of Babel would have been one of the Sumerian Ziggurats, not the Akkadian, and this would have been in the cities of Uruk etc.), and even later, when it became Akkadian, they worshipped Sumerian gods.

Baal was a Canaanite god. secondly, his name was Hadad. "Baal" means Lord, so you would refer to God as Baal too -- as you'd call him Lord.

Everytime it is used in the bible its confused spirituality is to be considered, whether its actual or spiritual Babylon, don't you think?
No confused spirituality existed -- they clearly worshipped an evil, false god. The OLD Rome did, but Christian Rome triumphed over the false gods.