1 Peter 5:8-9
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[8] Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. [9] Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passage“Babylon” in 1 Peter 5:13 is widely understood as a coded reference to Rome, the imperial center associated with oppression and exile imagery. Its mention situates Peter’s warning about the devil and suffering believers within a church living under the shadow of Rome’s power.
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