"Interestingly enough, in our day efforts are being made by President Saddam Hussein of Iraq to rebuild a section of the northern city and to use it as the focal point of a revived nationalism and an attempted leadership role among Arab nations. But Babylon as a thriving metropolis is not being rebuilt. About the only accomplishments are the construction of a scale model of the famous Ishtar Gate, a likeness of one of Nebuchadnezzar’s palaces, two small temples, and a Greek theater; in all, the equivalent of a huge entertainment center or archeological park, designed to attract foreign tourists. Even here the plan met with interruption, frustration and abandonment as Iraqi resources were diverted elsewhere, particularly as a consequence of the Persian Gulf war. Certainly there is no population shift back to Babylon"Ahhh. Well that explains it then. Babylon must remain a 'desolation to all eternity', but its being rebuilt. problem!! So now it doesnt count as being 'rebuilt' unless theres a certain level of population there. If there comes to be a population then it will be said that it doesnt have the same influence in world religion and so its system of religious worship has not been rebuilt. See? Fair dinkum, I should be on the FDS.I can see for miles and miles into the future.
Dont you love the justifications of these Bible thumper types?