Babylon is no laughing matter s27e50 Rev 14:8

I laughed when I read that Babylon is Fallen before she was even introduced as an character  in the book of Revelation. John sees the END of Babylon before he even sees her BEGINNING.

I cried when I read about the havoc that she causes before she is thrown down. She is a powerful enemy of God. She requires a powerful God with a powerful can of wrath to pour out upon her.  She wreaks havoc on the people of God with glee. But don't worry, Jesus will SIT DOWN after she is THROWN DOWN.

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Babylon is no laughing matter s27e50 Rev 14:8

The Messages of the Three Angels

6 Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. 7 And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and givehim glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.” 

It is the hour of JUDGMENT

         Future moment. Similar to Chapter 11 fast forwards you to Ch 202122time

         PROLEPTIC-quick fast forward to the end of Revelation.

Jesus wins. He not only WILL reign, at that time is IS reigning

This is a REAL prediction/prophecy

Wrath is here. Worship is here at the same time

         Wrath of God does not exclude worship, it INCLUDES worship******

         It is a holy thing to say: I LOVE the WRATH OF GOD********* 

The GOSPEL goes on 

         The good news that Jesus did it is still relevant in heaven*****

                  A not-yet believer considers the Gospel and Believes for 1st time

                  An on earth believer meditates on its wonder and places

                           Herself under that truth in admiration and worship

                  An already in heaven-end time angel continues to proclaim

                           To every nation tribe language and people

I don’t see an end to the good news of Jesus no matter WHEN you peer into time

Worship the creator, not the created

Fear God,

         Reverence, respect, and be afraid, be a little terrified

         Revelation is a little terrifiying, and appropriately so…

         Rather than run away: stay. Recognize His power,  

Give Him glory

         He already has glory-had it, will have it

         What you need is the recognition of it, acknowledgment of it, 

      Proclamation of it

8 Another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.” 

14:8 Another angel announces that Babylon is fallen (echoing Isa. 21:9) before Babylon even appears in the narrative I got a big kick out of angel’s #2 message:

         Babylon is fallen—BUT HAS NOT EVEN BEEN INTRODUCED YET

                  JOHN  sees the 

END of Babylon before he even sees the BEGINNINg*******

“I probably should learn a little about Babylon as I LOL at her destruction”

Rev16: 19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. 20 

Rev 17: 3 And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. 5 And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: “Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth’s abominations.” 6 And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. 

Serious business. Really really really bad entity

Babylon is nothing to fool around with, nothing to laugh at, at least until the LAMB opens His can of WRATH upon her

Great City

         Influences ALL NATIONS: MADE THEM do what

Drink the wine, of the passion of her sexual immorality

Here is point: Jesus wins at great cost******

         Jesus wins over great enemies that have trampled on 

                  His saints, His church, His world, His ways

This Babylon is very serious business and is very powerful

         Therefore, will need certain strength to overcome it

She has a power, influence, riches, 

She has blasphemy , full abominations, impurity and immorality

         Associated with people’s zippers:

         Mother of prostitiutes, Only fans…

         So many humans are against God in their souls and it is 

         Frequently? Most easily? Certainly Often betrayed in ZIPPER

BABYLON WANTS YOUR ZIPPER****** 

Has reveled in the death of saints and martyrs for Jesus

         Made havoc in the people of God

A Babylon-sized enemy is going to need a God-sized conquerer

                  With Jesus-sized, lamb-empowered blood, sacrifice, 

                  Jesus stands up to sit her down********

                  Jesus will sit down after she is THROWN down.********

Conclusions:

         He wins.**** Here’s a picture of it

Gospel

I don’t see an end to the good news of Jesus no matter WHEN you peer into time

Gospel is still the gospel and we’ll admire it after wrath is done

         What Jesus did for us, and does for us will still be spectacular and marvelous—marveling—even after all opposition is destroyed

Wrath of God does not exclude worship, it INCLUDES worship******

         It is a holy thing to say: I LOVE the WRATH OF GOD********* 

Babylon

God cared enough to tell us this Babylon is FALLEN before introduced

         Laugh with joy

         Sobered with seriousness

         She wrecked havoc on the earth and on God’s people

BABYLON WANTS YOUR ZIPPER****** 

         And got her just due: a can of WRATH

Babylon is no laughing matter, at least not now.

                  Jesus stands up to sit her down********

                  Jesus will sit down after she is THROWN down.********