The verbs “judges” and “makes war” describe ongoing activity. The task given to this rider in Revelation 6:2 was not a once-off assignment but one that continues throughout the new dispensation (“conquering and to conquer” were durative aspects). The mindset of Babylon (to build a paradise on earth without God) was also not a once-off human attempt but one that has been repeated throughout history (think of Babel, Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylon, the Roman Empire, Charlemagne, Napoleon, Hitler, Stalin, etc.). Yet every Babylonic attempt is futile, with every effort inherently “fallen” (Revelation 18:2). For this rider “judges and makes war” on every “Babylon” in the course of history. He has come out victorious every time and will always come out victorious till the Last Day.