Day 35 - Revelation 18:1-13

1 After all this I saw another angel come down from heaven with great authority, and the earth grew bright with his splendor. 2 He gave a mighty shout:

“Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen!
    She has become a home for demons.
She is a hideout for every foul spirit,
    a hideout for every foul vulture
    and every foul and dreadful animal.
3 For all the nations have fallen
    because of the wine of her passionate immorality.
The kings of the world
    have committed adultery with her.
Because of her desires for extravagant luxury,
    the merchants of the world have grown rich.”
4 Then I heard another voice calling from heaven,

“Come away from her, my people.
    Do not take part in her sins,
    or you will be punished with her.
5 For her sins are piled as high as heaven,
    and God remembers her evil deeds.
6 Do to her as she has done to others.
    Double her penalty for all her evil deeds.
She brewed a cup of terror for others,
    so brew twice as much for her.
7 She glorified herself and lived in luxury,
    so match it now with torment and sorrow.
She boasted in her heart,
    ‘I am queen on my throne.
I am no helpless widow,
    and I have no reason to mourn.’
8 Therefore, these plagues will overtake her in a single day—
    death and mourning and famine.
She will be completely consumed by fire,
    for the Lord God who judges her is mighty.”
9 And the kings of the world who committed adultery with her and enjoyed her great luxury will mourn for her as they see the smoke rising from her charred remains. 10 They will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will cry out,

“How terrible, how terrible for you,
    O Babylon, you great city!
In a single moment
    God’s judgment came on you.”
11 The merchants of the world will weep and mourn for her, for there is no one left to buy their goods. 12 She bought great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; things made of fragrant thyine wood, ivory goods, and objects made of expensive wood; and bronze, iron, and marble. 13 She also bought cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, wagons, and bodies—that is, human slaves.


Tori's Comments:


Terrie's Comments:
I cannot even imagine living in a place like Babylon with all the evil all around.  I get a bad feeling even walking past a haunted house, which in a sense is just fake.  I don't like to be places that induce fear or bring harm.  I am not a thrill seeker.  Not that all of that is all bad.  I know how easy it is to get sucked into doing something you had no intention of doing because of who you are with or where you are hanging out.  If the Holy Spirit leads you to a specific place He will enable you and give you boldness and power to do God's will in that place.  If you have not been led to a place that is "shady" but go there without the Holy Spirit's direction to do so you may want to turn around and get out.  It is only with the Holy Spirit's help and power that we can do God's will.  






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