How long will Babylon's plagues last according to Revelation 18:8?
Revelation 18:8 declares Babylon's plagues will come in one day, bringing death, mourning, famine, and burning with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her. The verse is taken literally to mean this happens in a matter of hours, not an extended period.
Les explains that Revelation 18:8 says Babylon's plagues come in one day, and because he is a literalist, he thinks it will happen in a matter of hours. The whole world system will calamitously disappear and fall. The verse lists death, mourning, famine, and utter burning with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her. Les notes the world has enjoyed God's grace for almost two thousand years. Present disasters like floods and earthquakes are not God's doing but permitted; Satan is primarily the god of nature today, and such suffering is not yet God's wrath. Once the seven-year tribulation starts, God's wrath becomes evident, and He will finally pay mankind for their total rebellion and wickedness. Babylon's fall is part of that sudden judgment.
Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.