I’m not a dominionist, and I don’t at all mean to encourage any kind of “seven mountains” campaigns or nationalistic fervor. Babylon was not Jerusalem then, and it is not Jerusalem now. And, in obedience to the word of the LORD, Babylon was bettered by the presence of the exiles. In one generation, they beautified Nebuchadnezzar’s wicked kingdom in obedience to the King of Heaven and Earth, whose Kingdom is “not of this world” but will soon bring our groaning creation under His regenerative jurisdiction. That is what we plant gardens for, because we are meant to bear witness to the Beauty coming. - Stephanie Quick, Planting Gardens in Babylon