A Study of the Book of Revelation: Insights on Babylon and Rome
Uncover the parallels between ancient Babylon and Rome as portrayed in Revelation 18, highlighting the downfall of pride and the call to flee from spiritual corruption. Explore the symbolic imagery and warnings for God's people against entanglement in wickedness.
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A Study Of The Book Of Revelation July 4, 2021 1
Revelation 18 Babylon Babylon Rome? Rome? Babylon, the great is fallen, fallen (Isaiah 21:9; cf. Isaiah 13:19; Jeremiah 50-51) cf. Isaiah 23:15-17 Tyre Why called Babylon? Both world ruling cities capitals of empires Both thought themselves secure and invincible God brought down the pride and arrogance of ancient Babylon would also bring down Rome!
Revelation 18 Word Pictures Word Pictures Dwelling place for demons A prison for every foul spirit A cage for every unclean and hated bird! (Isaiah 34:11-15) Glorious pagan temples not inhabited by evil and gruesome things word pictures! Satan s empire and Rome intertwined (cf. Revelation 12-13)
Revelation 18 Reason Reason For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication Kings of the earth have committed fornication with her Merchants of earth have become rich through abundance of her luxury. Not content to sin herself brought in others to join her Spiritual fornication turning against the God of heaven!
Revelation 18 REVELATION 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues:
Revelation 18 REVELATION 18:5 for her sins have reached even unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
Revelation 18 REVELATION 18:6 Render unto her even as she rendered, and double (unto her) the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle unto her double.
Revelation 18 Warning For God s People to Warning For God s People to Flee From Rome Flee From Rome Call come for God s people to come out (separated themselves from wickedness) Have no fellowship with her sins Like the call to flee from Babylon of old (Jeremiah 50:8) Like the call for Christians to flee the destruction of Jerusalem (Matthew 24) In Rome their iniquity is full! 2 Corinthians 6:14ff Ephesians 5:11 Jeremiah 51:9 Romans 1:18-32
Revelation 18 Consequences of Consequences of Persecution Persecution One will reap what he sows Galatians 6:7-8 Rome was to receive what was just by her conduct Balancing the scales! In proportion to what she meted out against God s people!
Revelation 18 REVELATION 18:7 How much soever she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in no wise see mourning.
Revelation 18 Short time. Revelation 17:12; 18:10 REVELATION 18:8 Therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God who judged her. Revelation 19:19-20; 20:10; cf. Daniel 7:11
