The Shame of Sin (3 of 3)
Series: Prophecy of Nahum
Jim Perdue
Nahum 3:1-19
Intro/Attention
Tonight, we conclude our short series on the prophecy of Nahum. We are familiar with Nineveh because of the story of Jonah. But Nahum tells us, as Paul Harvey would say, ''the rest of the story.'' READ TEXT
*In Revelation 18 there is a moving description of the fall of ''Mystery Babylon.'' Babylon had been a sister city of Nineveh, both having been founded by Nimrod according to Genesis 10:11. It had become a symbol of secular man united in opposition to God, just as Nineveh had become a symbol of man united in opposition to other men and women. By the time Revelation was written, earthly Babylon had fallen. So the Babylon mentioned here is termed ''Mystery Babylon'' (Rev. 17:5) and is a symbolic representation of all cities of all ages of human history that have opposed God in wickedness. The text says, ''Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!'' (Rev. 18:2). It is a striking feature of this chapter that Babylon's fall is marked by three mournful dirges, each beginning with the words: ''Woe! Woe!'' The kings of the earth express their grief: READ Revelation 10, 14, 16-17, 19, 22 ''Woe! Woe, O great city, This grief is so poignant that an angel even adds his words, commenting that ''the music of harpists and musicians, flute players and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again'' (v. 22). Then something tremendous happens. These sounds die away, and the scene shifts to heaven, where the people of God are singing God's praises. Their words are not words of woe, though the fall of Babylon is still on their minds. Instead, the word that comes to their lips is ''Hallelujah!'' A great multitude cries out: READ Revelation 19:1-4, 6-7 What is mourned on earth is applauded in heaven. On earth the fall of Babylon is judged an unmitigated tragedy. In heaven it is cause for rejoicing before God.*
Nahum 3 reminds us of this heavenly perspective as it describes the fat ...
Series: Prophecy of Nahum
Jim Perdue
Nahum 3:1-19
Intro/Attention
Tonight, we conclude our short series on the prophecy of Nahum. We are familiar with Nineveh because of the story of Jonah. But Nahum tells us, as Paul Harvey would say, ''the rest of the story.'' READ TEXT
*In Revelation 18 there is a moving description of the fall of ''Mystery Babylon.'' Babylon had been a sister city of Nineveh, both having been founded by Nimrod according to Genesis 10:11. It had become a symbol of secular man united in opposition to God, just as Nineveh had become a symbol of man united in opposition to other men and women. By the time Revelation was written, earthly Babylon had fallen. So the Babylon mentioned here is termed ''Mystery Babylon'' (Rev. 17:5) and is a symbolic representation of all cities of all ages of human history that have opposed God in wickedness. The text says, ''Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!'' (Rev. 18:2). It is a striking feature of this chapter that Babylon's fall is marked by three mournful dirges, each beginning with the words: ''Woe! Woe!'' The kings of the earth express their grief: READ Revelation 10, 14, 16-17, 19, 22 ''Woe! Woe, O great city, This grief is so poignant that an angel even adds his words, commenting that ''the music of harpists and musicians, flute players and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again'' (v. 22). Then something tremendous happens. These sounds die away, and the scene shifts to heaven, where the people of God are singing God's praises. Their words are not words of woe, though the fall of Babylon is still on their minds. Instead, the word that comes to their lips is ''Hallelujah!'' A great multitude cries out: READ Revelation 19:1-4, 6-7 What is mourned on earth is applauded in heaven. On earth the fall of Babylon is judged an unmitigated tragedy. In heaven it is cause for rejoicing before God.*
Nahum 3 reminds us of this heavenly perspective as it describes the fat ...
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