<p>18:6 <i>Give to her even as she gave, and repay her double according to her deeds. In the cup in which she mixed, mix for her a double portion</i>- This appears a stronger judgment than for historical Babylon: &quot;As she has done, do unto her&quot; (Jer. 50:15).&nbsp;This is to be doubled. Earlier the cup was to be given to her but not diluted (14:10); now it is to be double filled. This increase in the judgments upon Babylon is because she repeatedly ignored repeated offers of healing and forgiveness. As noted on 17:4, the cup of fornication Babylon drunk and offered to others was in fact&nbsp;the cup of her condemnation. She was quite literally drinking condemnation to herself, just as the rejected within the household do (1 Cor. 11:29). If we enquire to whom this command is addressed, we return to the address to &quot;My people&quot; of :4, who are asked to not only come out of Babylon, but to participate in judging her. The prophecies about the fall of Babylon in Jer. 50 and 51 repeatedly state that it is a revived, repentant Judah which shall judge Babylon. This has yet to be fulfilled, as they were disobedient to God's intended program for them at the time of the restoration.</p><p>And yet as explained on 17:16, the destruction of Babylon is at the hands of her ten kings.</p><p>It would appear from this that there must be two stages in Babylon's judgment: - <br />1)&nbsp;The jihadist armies attacking her in Jerusalem.&nbsp;They are themselves largely destroyed whilst doing this. <br />2)&nbsp; The saints and Jews complete the judgment, possibly directing some of the repentant Islamist peoples, giving some of the spoils to them.</p>