Title: Fall of Babylon
2013. 2. 24 Sunday morning worship service
Bible: Revelation 18:1-11
Title: Fall of Babylon
Revelation 18:1-11 ‘1. After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great power, and the earth was lighted with his glory... 4. And I heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out of it, my people, and his sin Do not partake of the plagues, and do not receive the plagues that he will receive. . . .
8. Therefore his plagues will come in one day: death, mourning, and famine; he will also be consumed with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges him. No one buys their goods again' - Amen.
In Chapter 17, the unified system of world religions collapses, and in this chapter, the city united with the Antichrist, that is, their powers, collapses and all the united systems collapse in an instant. Learn about the fall of Babylon.
1. The cause of destruction
The rise and fall of human history is also the flow of history. Analyzing the causes of extinction generally has a similar basis. The cause of the destruction of the kingdoms of the last world is verse 2, “They cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “Falled down, fallen! Babylon the Great, has become a dwelling place of demons, a gathering place of every unclean spirit, and a gathering place of every unclean and detestable bird.” come'
It was a place where the spirits of various demons resided, and it was a place that was spiritually opposed to God. In verses 3-7, fornication refers to ideological betrayal, and it is the selfishness and pride that glorifies and luxuries in God's wrath.
In particular, religions and businessmen whose content is idolatry perish. The nations of the world that worship idols are poor, and the descendants of the rites and divination families perish. Even though the Korean church has been doing missions for well over 100 years, problems continue to arise.
There are more than 10,000 temples and about 450,000 fortune tellers and fortune tellers, and crimes continue against God due to national ancestor worship on two festivals a year. The Word of God's faith is still not fully developed. The church's injustices require their own repentance, but since these idolatrous conditions are the foundation of this country, the proper movement of truth is not easy.
2. Moment of Doom
Even if you are destroyed, you must have room to breathe. Babylon, who receives God's wrath, will be destroyed in an instant. In order to be able to recover again, if it is slowly destroyed, there will be an opportunity for reflection, but the fall of Babylon does not.
Verse 8, ‘in a day’, verse 10, ‘in an hour’ is an expression.
Luke 21:34 “Be careful with yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down with debauchery and drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will come upon you unexpectedly like a trap.”
In the days of Noah, the world was judged by water, the Egyptian army was destroyed in an instant at the Red Sea, and Sodom and Gomorrah were judged by fire in an instant.
Verse 4, “I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, and do not share in her sins, and do not receive from her plagues.”
If you look at this verse, it also means that not all the saints in the 666 Tribulation in Chapter 13 are dead, but are still alive. He tells us not to fall into the ideological betrayal of the Antichrist, but to come out of it and avoid his calamity. As the day of the Lord's coming is near, all kinds of thoughts are disturbing the church, and the existing churches are reaching the peak of pollution. I pray that you and I will be awakened and looking only to the Lord.