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Took me a while to understand what the strong concordance is, and how English words are referenced to their original Hebrew/Greek words in the Bible.

So when they use the word "World", the original word in Greek was "Kosmos".

Here is the list of different contexts the word Kosmos has been used in Bible.

an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government

ornament, decoration, adornment, i.e. the arrangement of the stars, 'the heavenly hosts', as the ornament of the heavens. 1 Pet. 3:3

the world, the universe

the circle of the earth, the earth

the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human family

the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ

world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly

the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc, which although hollow and frail and fleeting, stir desire, seduce from God and are obstacles to the cause of Christ

any aggregate or general collection of particulars of any sort

the Gentiles as contrasted to the Jews (Rom. 11:12 etc)

None of it refer to anything close to "Babylon". Is that your own interpretation? Also, does it make sense to use a single definition in all contexts for a particular Greek word, when Bible uses it in different meanings in different contexts?

And finally, the big question - my KJV Bible has no "1 John", just "John" which contains very different text than the one you listed. Where do you find "1 John" ?

Thanks!