<p>17:17&nbsp;<i>For God did put it in their hearts to do his mind and to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished</i>- We see here clear evidence that God can act directly upon the hearts of people to make them be of one mind and do His mind. How much more is He willing to do so through the gift of the Spirit to His own people who wish to do His will. We noted on :16 that the nations under Babylon turn against her because God gives them a mind to do so- just as He initially gave them a mind to be supportive of her. We note that they gave their kingdoms to the beast, but the beast does not give them a kingdom until the final &quot;one hour&quot;, which is the &quot;one hour&quot; of their destruction; see on :12. Perhaps it is an argument about power sharing and reward, how to carve up the earth / land promised to Abraham, which leads to their bitter hatred of Babylon.</p><p>God will make the various nations under Babylon&rsquo;s rule to &ldquo;agree&rdquo; (Rev. 17:17)- there will be an unprecedented unity amongst those nations located within the land promised to Abraham. Pan-Arabism will triumph in the end. This union will lead to economic prosperity for the region (Rev. 18:3)- easy to imagine, given the huge oil wealth of these areas. Babylon will become a fake Kingdom of God; hence she is described in terms elsewhere applied to the people and land of Israel (Rev. 18:22,23). Babylon is arrayed in fine linen (Rev. 18:16) as a pseudo-bride of Christ.</p><p>The final &quot;day of the Lord&quot; will contain elements of all the previous 'days' of God's manifestation in the affairs of men.&nbsp;It will be the time when &quot;the words of God are fulfilled&quot; (Rev. 17:17), when &quot;all is fulfilled&quot; (Lk. 21:22,32) - presumably referring to the prophetic word.&nbsp;It is therefore fitting that there are many Old Testament historical backgrounds to the prophecies which relate to the Lord's return; those events were types of the final last day.&nbsp;See on Mt. 24:15. The last days will be the time when <i>every</i> prophecy has its ultimate fulfilment (Lk. 21:22; Rev. 17:17); the ultimate climax of prophecy. Therefore we are justified in seeing every prophecy concerning Israel and her neighbours as having at least some latter day application.</p>