The restoration of literal Babylon. According to the futuristic school, Revelation 18 describes the reconstructed Babylon of the last days. In Chapter 17 John dealt chiefly with symbols and an angel added an explanation. According to this view, no symbols are used in chapter 18 and no explanation is therefore needed. Govett insists that this means the chapter must be taken literally.27 Larkin contends that since symbolical Babylon was destroyed in chapter 17 the city of chapter 18 must be literal Babylon. Since no such city exists today, the city of Babylon must be rebuilt at some point in the future.28 The last world-monarchy, with Antichrist at its head will make the restored city the seat of its government and the center of a federation of the God-defying nations of the earth.29 The final destruction of Babylon. According to the futuristic interpreters, Revelation 18 also describes the overthrow of the future metropolis of restored Babylon. The chapter begins with the angelic announcement of doom: "Fallen, Fallen is Babylon the great." God's people (in this case, godly Jews) are warned to flee out of Babylon.30 The direct and catastrophic nature of Babylon's final fall is indicated. Babylon's destruction will come in "one hour" (v.10) and in that one hour the city shall be made desolate (v. 19). The city will be destroyed by fire (vv. 8, 9, 18) which harmonizes with Isaiah 13:19 "As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah." The awful, perpetual curse of desolation that will follow the execution of the judgment is announced (vv. 2, 22, 23). The kings and merchants oft he earth mourn over the destruction of the great commercial metropolis (vv. 9-11; 15-19).

I think Gods people are fleeing now