The city on seven hills that rules over the kings of the earth is Rome, the code word for which was Babylon. Rome was anciently known as the city on seven hills. Britannica article https://www.britannica.com/place/Seven-Hills-of-Rome. Also see 1Peter 5:13
The only thing in question is whether Rome would have been called Babylon before the destruction of the 2nd Temple. I argue that it would have been given the Jewish rebels saw themselves as captive to Rome (Babylon) ever since the conquest of Judea by Rome in 63BCE. The rebels (Dead Sea Scroll Sect - Jewish Christians) were looking for 70 weeks of years prophesied by Daniel 9 (which was a Pesher on Jeremiah's 29:10) to be accomplished before Judea would be liberated from captivity to Rome (Babylon), and the kingdom of God established. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_Seventy_Weeks
The only thing in question is whether Rome would have been called Babylon before the destruction of the 2nd Temple. I argue that it would have been given the Jewish rebels saw themselves as captive to Rome (Babylon) ever since the conquest of Judea by Rome in 63BCE. The rebels (Dead Sea Scroll Sect - Jewish Christians) were looking for 70 weeks of years prophesied by Daniel 9 (which was a Pesher on Jeremiah's 29:10) to be accomplished before Judea would be liberated from captivity to Rome (Babylon), and the kingdom of God established. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_Seventy_Weeks
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