Title: Fall of Babylon / Revelation 18:1-24
Content 1. God wants the saints to love the things of this world.
So, in 1 John 2:15, "The world and the things in the world
Do not love. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is in him.
There is not” and in 2 Corinthians 6:17-18, “You are one of them
Come and be alone and do not touch the unclean. I - Father to you.
and you will be my children."
2. The world in the Bible has three meanings. The political aspect,
These are the religious aspect and the economic aspect. Revelation tells us that the political system of the world is
led by the antichrist, the religion of the world is a great harlot called Babylon
said to be organized by
3. The harlot may be the church. The true life through Christ.
Without this, it is a whore if it is driven by the system
I. Destruction was declared (1-3).
Verse 1.1 says "after these things", which is the fall of religious Babylon.
However, there is a slight difference from the religious Babylon of chapter 17.
All.
1) The fact that they are both under the rule of the Antichrist, and that both are united like a king
and betrayed God, hated the saints, shed their blood,
In the end, it is the same in that we stand before God's judgment seat.
2) The difference is that Babylon in Chapter 17 is half expressed as a woman, a whore, and a mother.
On the other hand, Babylon in chapter 18 is described as a dwelling place, a great city, a marketplace, etc.
The term Belon appears more than 260 times, but only 37 in Jeremiah 50-51.
number comes out
2. Jeremiah 50:39-40 mentions the fate of Babylon, "I
I am God, says the LORD, over Sodom and Gomorrah and its neighboring cities.
to make it fall, so that no one dwells there,
There will be no Son of Man sojourning.”
3. Asiah also prophesied a similar prophecy, in 13:19, 20, “The glory of the nations,
Babylon, which became a plaything for the Chaldeans, and Sodom, which was destroyed by God,
I will become like Gomorrah, and there will be no one to live there, and there will be no one to dwell in it.
There will be none,” he said.
4. To repeat, saying, “It has fallen, has fallen,” means complete destruction.
What will Babylon look like after the fall? Demons and some
It is said to have become a gathering place for the spirits and birds. “Birds” are in Matthew 13:31,32.
It is said that it symbolizes evil spirits. The gathering place refers to Hades or Jade.
It symbolizes this land that will be destroyed in complete ruins.
5. Verse 3 explains the cause of Babylon's destruction in three ways.
1) Fornication. This is spiritual fornication, which is idolatry.
2) It is a political leader problem. It refers to the moral corruption of politicians.
3) Corruption due to collusion between businessmen and politicians.
II. He paid you back according to your deeds (4-8).
1. God destroys the multitude that has sinned, but the one in them
Your people are called and saved.
1) In Genesis 7, before the flood, He called Noah and prepared an ark.
2) Called Lot before destroying Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19:12-14
gave me
3) In Numbers 16:23-26, before the party of Korah was destroyed, the chosen people were to leave.
said
4) There is a similar case in Jeremiah 51:45, "My people, you
come out of them, and save each one himself from the wrath of the LORD."
said
2. Babylon's crimes were threefold.
1) He glorified himself.
2) It was extravagant.
3) He was proud.
3. God's judgment is, "Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap (Gal.
6:7)" is based on the law of retribution. However, regarding Babylon's transgression,
said, "I will repay him double according to his deeds" (17:8).
4. The specific content of the judgment is “Death and mourning and famine” in 17:8.
This is natural compared to their deeds. They are orphans and orphans.
I despised the weak like wealth. And the poor and I.
did not lie
III. Babylon was completely destroyed (6-24).
1. There was a group of people who were heartbroken at the fall of Babylon. The first were the kings,
The second were merchants, and the third were the captains and sailors of the sea.
They said they were tourists. Why did they cry and mourn?
It is probably because the business partners are gone, and the rest
It was probably because the people thought of the pain they would suffer.
2. If you look at the contents of the merchants here, there are 28 lists
, which can be divided into seven categories.
1) Various jewelry (gold, silver, jewel, pearl)
2) Various clothing (linen cloth, purple silk, red cloth).
3) Various registered names (incense wood, ivory, jinyu, iron, jadeite)
4) Various spices (cinnamon, spices, perfume oil, sulfur)
5) Various food products (wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat)
6) Various transport tools (cows, horses, carts, slaves)
7) human soul
3. However, it is a bit strange that there is a human soul in the product.
The truth is that people were publicly treated as commodities.
In verse 4.20, unlike the three types of people who mourn, the saints who rejoice
For the destruction of Babylon is a day of salvation for the saints.
This is the day they prayed and waited for so much.
It is also a day of answers.
In verse 5.21, a mighty angel threw a great millstone into the sea and went away.
It shows that it cannot rise again after it sinks. This is eternal destruction.
It is said to be an audiovisual effect that shows
6. The appearance of the fallen Babylon was expressed.
1) I couldn't hear the music. It's the end of art.
2) The craftsman was not visible. It means that all businesses have been destroyed.
3) The millstone has stopped. It is the end of the manufacturing industry.
4) The light is gone. It means complete ruins.
5) The voices of the bride and groom are not heard. The family is destroyed.