Revelation #55

I am glad to be back! Had a great Thanksgiving and I hope you did too! Let's get back to our study and jump right into chapter 18!



Revelation 18:1-3



The Fall of Babylon

1After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory. 2And he called out with a mighty voice,



"Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!

She has become a dwelling place for demons,

a haunt for every unclean spirit,

a haunt for every unclean bird,

a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.

3For all nations have drunk

the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality,

and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her,

and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living."



As we get into our study today let me remind you about what Babylon represents. Babylon represents Rome in these last days. It is a very wicked place and will be a world power run by the anti-Christ. It is a political power and a religious power although it is a false religion run by the false prophet. But now Babylons time has run out!



Verse 1 tells us John sees another angel coming from heaven and this angel has great authority and the earth is bright with his glory! Many guesses have been made who this angel is but we are not told or given many hints. He calls out in a loud voice reaffirming what we were told in Chapter 14:8:

Revelation 14:8



8Another angel, a second, followed, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality."



Continuing now in verse 2 the angel describes how evil Babylon is...."a dwelling place for demons"! Wow They live there! Verse 2 goes on to say this place is even inhabited by unclean birds, beasts and spirits. The spirits lure people in. The birds and the beasts are a picture of spiritual defilement and danger. Verse 3 tells us the whole world has drunk the wine of sexual immorality with the anti-Christ and Babylon! I believe we are seeing this now! This verse proves it:



2 Timothy 3:4

4treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,



We are told also in verse three the leaders of the world fell right into his trap....sound familiar??? Then we are told how merchants get richer and richer from the anti-Christs luxurious living...that should ring some bells too!



Sin, power, and pleasure....these things lure folks away from God....now and will just get worse in the end of times! Tomorrow will see this will come crashing down....one day soon!



Tom