Lesson 42
Revelation
Chapter Fourteen
Snapshots of the
Victory of Christ
A
Pronouncement 14:8-13
- First a pronouncement
of judgment on
From Gen 11 down to the closing chapters of Rev.
Babylon is mentioned
around 260 times;
* In Scripture it
prefigures apostate religion in the Great Tribulation.
* It also is used to prefigure the godless
political system of the last days.
There are many views as
to what
> "Fallen, fallen is
* Historical
Historical
1.
Begins in Gen 10/11 which intro's us to the founder of Babylon Nimrod.
2.
What is Nimrod's importance? He established 2 things;
#1 A kingdom (first); central rule over men! Babel/Babylon
#2 Also established a
pattern, a trend.
3.
Description of Nimrod! What can we learn
from the context?
a. his name is significant; Nimrod drom.nI from drm means to revolt; usually against some
established order
b. Described by
reputation; 10:8 "mighty one" rABGI
- Refers to one whose
reputation is established by their deeds; his accomplishments were extremely
great.
c. Described by his influence; dyIc; vs:9
"mighty hunter before the Lord"
Its used most to indicate
powerful influence over another or having the power to influence others.
- His great power of
influence over others then stood in opposition to the Lord;
d. Described as to his
rule/kingdom; 10:10-12 Extensive
4.
His success 11:1-4
a. vs:1 unity of the people linguistically; lit. one lip; one language, vocabulary
b. vs:2 Settled in the Plain of Shinar;
area around
c. vs:3-4 Ideological unity; B.L. We don't need God! Total arrogance.
- "let us make
for ourselves a name" name = ~ve_ means mark, ensign, also used as a rallying point.
Idea here is - Lets
construct this great building, lets make it the rallying point for unity and
security.
They're saying: We do not want our unity to be
destroyed and we are going to come together in one place. We don't want to be scattered over the
whole earth.
** The judgment on
#1 immediate; Gen 11:5;
#2 Future;
14:8b The reason for the fall of
"she who has made all the nations drink of the wine
of the passion of her immorality."
- Speaks of the establishment of the political
system and its control.
For the one knowing this prophecy of the judgment
of
In general; knowing that
God is going to deal with all sin and evil wherever found.
In particular for those of that period who are
going to choose to believe in Christ and who will suffer greatly for their
faith.