Written from "Babylon"
lAncient city?
lCity gone, but area still called ÒBabylonÓ
lNear modern Cairo?
lAlso called ÒBabylonÓ in NT times
lFigurative for Rome?
lRev 17:9 refers to Rome as ÒBabylon.Ó
lPeter may have used term for OT enemies.
lMay be used to hide PeterÕs location.