Board Thread:Bible Games/@comment-31122088-20170122212743/@comment-31246436-20170122235325

Depends on whose standards we are talking about. Using God's standards, the Ten Commandments, they were. First know that James 2:10 says that "whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it." Now, with that in mind, let's look at the Ten Commandments and see how evil/good they were in reality.

First Commandment
The First Commandment says to not have any god besides. The Babylonians had many gods and didn't even worship. (Source) They are guilty of breaking this first commandment.

Second Commandment
The Second Commandment says to "not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them." Babylon did make for themselves an image; in fact, they made numerous idols and worshiped them. This is called idolatry. (Source)

Third Commandment
The Third Commandment says to "not misuse the name of ." I am not aware of this being done, but it is possible that they would have done this when the Jews were in Babylon and introduced the to the Babylonians.

Fourth Commandment
The Fourth Commandment says to "remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God." Even if they had a "Sabbath day", it was not to the. This is another commandment they are guilty of breaking.

Fifth Commandment
The Fifth Commandment says to "honor your father and your mother."

Sixth Commandment
The Sixth Commandment says to "not murder." The Babylonians always picked fights with the other nations. They expanded their empire at the cost of the lives of their enemies. Not many picked a fight with them. They have murdered many, making them guilty of this.

Seventh Commandment
The Seventh Commandment says to "not commit adultery." I would imagine the Babylonians did commit adultery.

Eighth Commandment
The Eight Commandment says to "not steal." In their warfare, they pillaged the nations. Including the Temple of God. They stole from it all the articles and furniture located within.

Ninth Commandment
The Ninth Commandment says to "not give false testimony." People lie all the time, including the Babylonians.

Tenth Commandment
The Tenth Commandment says to "not covet." People want what others have all the time. The Babylonians were of no exception to this.

Summary
The Babylonians were definitely not perfect people by God's standards. They are guilty of breaking all of God's laws. Paul said that there is none righteous; there is no one who is perfect. David also agrees with this. When you said "Babylon wasn't such an evil city in real life", what did you mean? In light of what I have just showed you, can you still say that? And by whose standards are you saying they aren't "such an evil city in real life"? By God's standards, they were.