Is it Literal, Figurative, Allegorical, or What?

As we start our look at Babylon in Revelation 17-18 we have to ask ourselves is what is being talked about here literal, figurative or allegorical? Could it be something else? Using our Historical, Grammatical, Lexical and Literal study of the Old and New Testaments helps us to unpack all of this. We also see a pattern that tells us it is a multiple of these things mentioned.