REVELATION 18: 20 - 24 PART 3 of 3

REVELATION 18: 20 - 24

PART 3 of 3

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Now the scene switches back to heaven:

   20) Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

   21) And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

   22) And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

   23) And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee:  for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

   24) And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.  King James Version (KJV)  public domain

COMMENTARY

   All the people on earth are horrified and beyond sorrowful.  However, the scene in heaven is just the opposite.  We see the apostles and prophets, whose blood is in the cup of Babylon, avenged.  While they preached The Word unwaveringly, in this life, it appeared that Babylon triumphed.  They were martyred but did not denounce Jesus.  Now, they are avenged.

   Understand this one thing, though, from Ezekiel 33:11:  "As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked."  Our Father in heaven loves us and wants a flourishing relationship with us.  He loves us so much that He sent His only begotten Son to pay for our sins that we could be forever with Him.  No, there is no pleasure for Him in the death of the wicked...if they would have only accepted the gift He provided!

   Babylon is to be thrown down into everlasting oblivion.  No more music, no more luxurious living, no more lucrative commerce, no more raucous pleasure, no more social and cultural events.  The light in the city has been extinguished forever.

  "All that were slain upon the earth" is due to Babylon.  Come out of her and serve The Lord.  Accept the gift of salvation through our Savior, Jesus Christ.  The Day of The Lord is at hand. Click here to learn more:   https://omaswisdom.blogspot.com/p/path-to-salvation.html.


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