Many scriptures predict Modern Babylon's burning at Christ's Second Coming.¹ The proud and wicked people that remain spiritually in Babylon² will literally burn with fire.³ None can escape.⁴ Revelation 18:9-19 describes this final burning during the seventh and final Vial Plague of the Third Woe.⁵ This complete burning of Modern Babylon and her citizenry is separate and distinct from the burning that will scorch men during the fourth Vial Plague of the Third Woe.⁶ However, the burning of the earth during the fourth Vial Plague will occur very close in time to the final burning of Babylon during the seventh Vial Plague.⁷

Three groups that support and benefit from Modern Babylon will see the smoke of her burning and final destruction.⁸ They will mourn the loss of Babylon⁹ until they too are destroyed.¹⁰ The three groups of mourners include: (1) the kings of the earth in Babylon who derive their power from the Great Whore,¹¹ (2) the merchants who will be unable to sell Babylon's worldly merchandise,¹² and (3) the four classes of mariners who will be unable to traffic in Babylon's worldly goods.¹³ The three groups universally represent all people on both land and sea that have a wicked self-interest in Babylon's preservation.¹⁴ Many thousands of people within the three groups will mourn with a double lament¹⁵ when Babylon's industries collapse and worldwide anarchy erupts in one hour.¹⁶

The ancient cities of Tyre¹⁷ and Rome¹⁸ are prototypes of the worldly excesses and demise of Modern Babylon.¹⁹ Just as none could save these ancient cities from destruction, none can save Modern Babylon.²⁰