All of heaven and the Almighty will be thrilled at the annihilation and fall of this Babylon the Great. Her fall, like that of ancient Babylon, will be final. She will never rise from the ashes of her calamity, nor will she ever be inhabited again (before the Millennial Reign). On this basis then, if on no other, we may safely conclude that, to the degree that ancient Babylon is located within the confines of a region controlled by modern-day, troubled and war-torn Islamic/Shia dominated Iraq, to the same degree it is highly unlikely that Babylon the Great could ever be linked thereto. No coalition of cash-strapped European nations could ever unite to pull off reconstruction of an entity more powerful than they, having an independence, a stability and prosperity far greater than any they have ever known individually (their adherence to the Kissinger doctrine will likely preclude any possibility that they will ever coalesce to form another like the one they will destroy.). Their existence, even now under the EU banner, is burdened and strained by near constant, virtually insurmountable differences (a young German visitor to the US in the summer of 2012 affirms the prevailing, worrisome discord that exists amongst EU nations, even as Brexit several years later affirms the readiness of certain to break off relations altogether, where their demands are not agreed upon by the majority). One could argue that it is questionable whether the Muslims of Iraq and Persia combined have the incentive, ingenuity, or the initiative to do so, left to their own devices. Moreover, as we view the imminent return of Jesus Christ for His church, against the backdrop of the Bibles fulfilled prophecy, one might well argue that there is simply not enough time for such a risky venture to blossom to the level of stability, prosperity and influence needful to fill the extra-oversized shoes of Babylon the Great. Remember, this Babylon is justifiably proud and haughty to the bone due to her ability to subsist (ostensibly) completely independent of anyone else, on a par unmatched by any other economic power—past or present (See Side Bar below: Great Babylon, p. 33). She is a pillar of stability for the nations out of whom she was bred, and, who are purposed and prepped by God to deliver her imminent, inevitable plunge into everlasting oblivion.