Great destruction comes to the city of sin; Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan explains the fall of Babylon as revealed to us by St. John in Chapter 18 of the Book of Revelation. This is the collapse of a godless civilization before the power of God, a prelude to the new era of the triumph of the Lord and the triumph of the Lamb.
Prophets throughout history have talked about the fall of Babylon; it would be a complete spiritual desolation of the city and only “devils” would be comfortable there. St. John gives us the list of reasons for the condemnation of Babylon in verse 3. The people of God are told to leave the city that is going to be destroyed. The bride of the Lamb will be spared from this destruction but she must remain unsullied and without the stains of sin.
When judgment comes, the people will be unaware and it will come in double measure; it will be the end of sin city.
Bible References:
- Rev. 18:1-3 - Pronouncement of judgment
- Rev. 18:4-5 - The people are told to leave the city
- Rev. 18:6-8 - The command to destroy the city
- Rev. 18:9-20 - Lamentation and rejoicing about the fall of the city
- Rev. 18:21-24 - The complete ruin of the city
- Is. 21 - Downfall of Babylon
- Jer. 52 - Downfall of Jerusalem
- Ezk. 28 - Downfall of Tyre
- Matt. 24 - Downfall of Jerusalem 40 years before the event
- Wis. 18:14-16 - God’s second coming
- Matt. 8:29 - Demons said don’t torture them before the time
- Gen. 12 - Abraham was asked to leave Babylon
- Gen. 19:12 - Lot and his family are asked to leave the godless city
- Num. 16:23 - Moses told the people to leave the family of Korah
- Is. 48:20, 52:11 - People are warned to leave Babylon in the 8th century
- Jer. 58:8 - People are warned to leave Babylon in the 7th century
- Jer. 51:6,45 - “Save yourselves from the fierce anger of the Lord…”
- Zech. 2:6-7 - Compromise with worldliness is fatal to God’s people
- Matt. 13:33 - In the world but not of it
- 2 Cor. 6:14 - Babylon of the Roman Empire
- Matt. 23:33-39 - Jerusalem had to bear the judgment for all time
- Luke 21:24 - End of the age of the gentiles
- John 10 - One fold, one shepherd
- Rom. 9,10,11 - Return of Israel into the Kingdom of God
- Jer. 50:29 - Divine punishment is going to be swift
- Matt. 24:42-43 - We have to be ready
- Matt. 24:37-41 - It will be like the days of Noah
Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan takes you to the world of the Apocalypse of John shown to us in the Book of Revelation written from the Greek island of Patmos. Through this podcast, we will try to understand the Book of Revelation through St. John’s warnings, the punishment that awaits, and the consolation the Lord offers to the faithful.
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