“Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14, NKJV).
Biblical history is replete with examples of Israel’s downfall through linguistic and ideological compromise.
*When Aaron proclaimed a feast to the Lord around the golden calf (Exodus 32:5–6), he blended true worship with pagan symbolism. When Israel adopted Canaanite terms for fertility gods, they did not intend idolatry—they intended relevance. Yet this mixture provoked divine judgment.
*The same pattern reappears whenever God’s people redefine His truth in worldly categories. In prophetic symbolism, Babylon represents confusion, truth and error mixed (Revelation 18:4). The final call of God to His people is not merely moral but semantic: “Come out of her, My people, lest you share in her sins.” To come out of Babylon means to reject its moral logic and linguistic deception. "
Dr. Adami A. Gabriel, PsyD
