Critique My Friends Theory (New Babylon)

My best friend has theorized that the USA is what the Bible refers to as "New Babylon" and that the Book of Revelation will come to pass once the USA falls to darkness (the UN, or foreign powers). He claims as the beacon of light in an otherwise dreary world, the fall of the US as a world power will signal Jesus second coming. Discuss.

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Tinkles

I believe he's not far off but new Babylon isn't just the US. Still trying to discern this but globalisation definitely fits the description of new Babylon.

It's a case of discerning what we are shown but we cannot know it all and will not know God's timings. Therefore anyone claiming to know is a false prophet and only leads people astray.

I'm also unsure if the rapture occurs prior to the 7 plagues and fall of new Babylon or sometime during or after. While the events are clear the sequence hasn't been shown to me.