THE FALL OF BABYLON (19)
by Josh Malone
Scripture: Revelation 18:1-24
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Title: The Fall of Babylon (19)
Series: The Book of Revelation
Author: Josh Malone
Text: Revelation 18:1-19:5
ILLUS. - Funerals - I've done a lot of them. Funerals are a time where we remember someone, celebrate their life ... but they are also serve as a time for us to LEARN ... to REMEMBER ... that we too shall have a funeral. There are things we can learn from attending a funeral that are for our own benefit as we remember life is a vapor.
- But what about a funeral for a city? For an evil, influential culture and city? For a place? - What can we LEARN from that? What does that funeral have to say to us?
- It has been said that Rev. 18 is a funeral for Babylon. - John has been told he would see her judged. Well, now she is. Rev. 18 is the detailed account of the announcement of its fall, what caused it, and the mourners at Babylon's fall/death. Like all funerals there is a LESSON here for us. Something for us to LEARN and APPLY.
- Review: Babylon is not the literal city of Babylon. In Rev. it is typified in Rome which was the present manifestation. It ultimately points to a future Babylon at the end of the age. You may think of it as the capital city of the beast's empire. It also represents the idolatrous false religion and evil economic system of the beast's empire and really the idolatrous worldly system that permeates each society and manifest itself in all our cities and cultures to one degree or another.
- Bottom Line: Today we will see that Babylon's fall should cause us to live in such a way that shows we are awake to the certainty of Babylon's fall, so that we flee it as we pursue the lasting city to come, praising our just God who saves His people.
Rev. 18:1-24 - 1After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory. 2 And he called out with a mighty voice, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every ...
Series: The Book of Revelation
Author: Josh Malone
Text: Revelation 18:1-19:5
ILLUS. - Funerals - I've done a lot of them. Funerals are a time where we remember someone, celebrate their life ... but they are also serve as a time for us to LEARN ... to REMEMBER ... that we too shall have a funeral. There are things we can learn from attending a funeral that are for our own benefit as we remember life is a vapor.
- But what about a funeral for a city? For an evil, influential culture and city? For a place? - What can we LEARN from that? What does that funeral have to say to us?
- It has been said that Rev. 18 is a funeral for Babylon. - John has been told he would see her judged. Well, now she is. Rev. 18 is the detailed account of the announcement of its fall, what caused it, and the mourners at Babylon's fall/death. Like all funerals there is a LESSON here for us. Something for us to LEARN and APPLY.
- Review: Babylon is not the literal city of Babylon. In Rev. it is typified in Rome which was the present manifestation. It ultimately points to a future Babylon at the end of the age. You may think of it as the capital city of the beast's empire. It also represents the idolatrous false religion and evil economic system of the beast's empire and really the idolatrous worldly system that permeates each society and manifest itself in all our cities and cultures to one degree or another.
- Bottom Line: Today we will see that Babylon's fall should cause us to live in such a way that shows we are awake to the certainty of Babylon's fall, so that we flee it as we pursue the lasting city to come, praising our just God who saves His people.
Rev. 18:1-24 - 1After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory. 2 And he called out with a mighty voice, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every ...
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