Rival gangs with red and blue color identification bring to mind the United States’ Democrats and Republicans.
Election campaign slogans asserted “the battle is for the soul of the nation,” inferring that the decision is really between good and evil, with the fate of the nation at stake.
The Bible presents these opposing forces as Babylon and Jerusalem. Besides actual physical places, these cities represent choices of how you want to live and how those decisions will determine the future. Ultimately, Babylon is destroyed, and Jerusalem continues forever.
Jerusalem represents doing things God’s way. Considered either politically incorrect or outdated, tolerance of anything but biblical precepts is prevalent. With emphasis on sensual pleasures and materialism, Babylon represents sexual immorality and greedy decadent lifestyles.