Babylon
Falls
Babylon was a gold cup in The Lord's hand;
she made the whole earth drunk.
The nations drank her wine;
therefore they have now gone mad.
Jeremiah 51:7 NIV
The nations of the earth (governments, kingdoms,
islands, cities, people) drank of the maddening wine of Babylon.
Babylon is that city which is prophesied to plunge
the world into the greatest perilous time known as the Great Tribulation. A
time after the Rapture when souls of saints (left behind) will be beheaded by
the beast for not worshipping its image, and not taking the mark of the beast—they
shall come to life and reign with Christ for 1000 years—this is 'the first
resurrection'.
I saw thrones on which were seated
those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who
had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the Word
of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his
mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with
Christ a thousand years. (The rest of
the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the
first resurrection. Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first
resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests
of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
Rev
20:4-6 NIV
God’s promise to the saints who endure a lesser tribulation,
just before the Great Tribulation:
Since you have kept My Command to endure patiently, I will also
keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to
test those who live on the earth.
Revelation 3:10 NIV
The Book Of Revelation is outlined in three
sections:
"The Things Which You Have Seen"
(Rev.1:1-20)
Which speaks of The Revelation Of The Christ, The
Spirit Of Prophecy and Words of Prophecy.
"The Things Which Are"
(Rev.2:1-3:22)
Speaks of The Church Era.
The Church Ages concludes with the Rapture.
"The Things Which Will take place after
this" (Rev.4:1-22:21)
Speaks of other things, which includes: Judgment, the
Throne of God, the Sealed Book, the Great Tribulation, the Seals, the Trumpets,
the Mystery of Iniquity and Babylon, the Elect Sealed, the Vials, the Marriage
Supper Of The Lamb, the Second Coming, the Millennial Reign, the Imprisonment
of satan, the Armageddon, the White Throne Judgment, New Heaven and New Earth,
the New Jerusalem and the Eternal State.
Take note, the mark of the beast is 666. The sum of
the mystery calculation of the name of the beast is 666. And the number of the
beast is 666. Read Revelation 13:16-17 for more clarity. The number of the
beast is the number of a man (v.18).
All the inhabitants of the earth whose names are not
in The Lamb’s Book Of Life will be deceived by the image, the mark and the
number of the beast. They will take the mark, which is the number of his name
and his trade mark. They will worship the image of the beast.
But, the servants of God will be victorious over the
beast; they will overcome the image; the mark and the number of the beast,
Hallelujah! (read Rev.15:2).
God’s judgment will come upon Babylon the Great City.
After this I saw another angel coming
down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his
splendor. With a mighty voice he shouted:
"Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the
Great!
She has become a home for demons
and a haunt for every evil spirit,
a haunt for every unclean and
detestable bird.
For all the nations have drunk
the maddening wine of her adulteries.
The kings of the earth committed
adultery with her,
and the merchants of the earth grew
rich from her excessive luxuries."
Rev
18:1-3 NIV
The scarlet beast which is full of names of
blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns as seen in Revelation 17:3 is the
same beast out of the sea” in Rev. 13:1
This beast is “the mystery Babylon”—the satanic
empire of the antichrist on the earth. A “subtle beast”. A blasphemous
beast—“the beast out of the sea”. This empire will constitute of seven
mountains (seven heads) on which the great harlot sits. The harlot depicts the
false prophet of the antichrist with his mixture of religions and sects—a
global religion of jezebel (Rev.17:9). It will also constitute of ten kings
(ten horns) as seen in verse 12.
Note what is said in verse 4:
“The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering
with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand,
filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries” (NIV).
This mystery religion defiles the whole earth with her
idolatry. She is the mother of idolatresses and her home is the seat of
abominations of the earth.
But as of God’s children, they are not of Babylon;
the mystery city of satan and his antichrist. The Jerusalem which is above is
the mother of God’s children (see Gal 4:26).
The Jerusalem above is a city, Babylon is a city
also. You must belong to either of these two cities. What determines which city
you belong is the worship and service you render. The life that you live here,
on earth.
Who is your master?
Who do you serve?
The words of Joshua to the Israelites states:
“But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose
for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers
served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are
living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord."
Josh 24:15 NIV
God’s Word clearly unravels and describes this
mystery of iniquity, and declares:
This title was written on her
forehead:
MYSTERY
BABYLON THE GREAT
THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES
AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Rev 17:5 NIV
The Bible unlocks
this riddle that has been hidden in meaning for ages.
Let’s now read
God’s promise to His overcomers in Revelation 3:12:
“Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the Temple of My God.
Never again will he leave it. I will write on him The Name of My God and The
Name of the City of My God, the New Jerusalem, which is coming down out of
Heaven from My God; and I will also write on him My New Name.”
Rev 3:12 NIV
The type of judgment that will fall on Babylon is
mentioned in Revelation17: 8b:
The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and will come up
out of the Abyss and go to his destruction.
NIV
The beast and the false prophet will be captured and
cast into the lake of fire (see Rev.19:19-20).