The danger of not reading prophetic descriptions of war in the Old Testament is the inability to recognize them in the New Testament. Swarms of locusts represent armored soldiers on horses. They did in the destruction of Babylon, as they did in the destruction of Jerusalem (earthquakes represent the shaking of powers that be). Here is one of many already-played-out prophecies:
Jeremiah 51:
27“Raise a banner in the land!
Blow the ram’s horn among the nations!
Prepare the nations against her.
Summon the kingdoms against her—
Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.
Appoint a captain against her;
bring up horses like swarming locusts.
28 Prepare the nations for battle against her—
the kings of the Medes,
their governors and all their officials,
and all the lands they rule.
29 The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand:
Thomas Jensen left 13 years of private school and daily Bible study at Temple Christian Academy as Valedictorian to attend Baptist Bible College before accepting a transfer scholarship to another Christian college - Harding University. After graduating summa cum laude as a member of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society, he founded a Christian-based natural health and fitness business. The success it achieved by helping people transform their physical lives has granted him the time to help people transform their spiritual lives as well. His interest in prophecy was sparked during a 7th-grade junior high Revelation class, and he has since been blessed to lead Bible studies at Temple Baptist Church, Prestonwood Baptist Church, Crosspoint Church, and other organizations. (Note: his views have continued to develop over 40 years with ever-deeper study of Scripture, and do not necessarily reflect the current views of those aforementioned organizations)
