Jericho Wall in Joshua vs. Babylon in Revelation

^"The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the Lord and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets kept sounding." (Joshua 6:13)

The way the Lord empowered the Israelites to overcome (or take down) the Jericho and get into the Promised Land provides us with the key to understanding the Book of Revelation.

Revelation starts with the Risen Jesus speaking to the churches, and ends with Jesus the Lamb opening the seven seals one by one.

The opening of the seven seals culminates with the Babylon being set aside, and thus ushering in the rule of God.

At the outset of the Book of Revelation 19, Babylon is described as the great prostitute that contaminates the earth.

What then is the key to overcome the great prostitute? How can one overcome the contaninator?

Joshua 6 answers the question. And the heart of the wisdom is couched in the ark which comes with the following features:

- Moses' Ten Commandments (love the Lord and love your neighbor)
- Mercy seat
- Two cherubim (protecting God's holiness)

The ark represents Jesus Christ in whom we have the way to come to God the Father, fulfilling the commandments.

In Jesus Christ one can always overcome the world (Jericho which is symbolic of the great prostitude), just as Rahab the prostitute did.