Babylon
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Psalm 126 Psalm 126 would seem to be linked to Psalm 137 as it refers to the return from the Babylonian captivity, but we’re not really certain Psalm 126 alludes to it. New American Standard Bible says, “When the LORD brought back the captive ones of Zion,…”, but the New International version has, “When the…
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(Psalm 137) Psalm 137 relates to the experience of the Jewish captivity and exile to Babylon sometime between 588BC to 586BC. And if we can put ourselves back in a Jewish frame of mind, i think we can catch the pathos and empathy with which we can feel what these people must have felt as…
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(Revelation 21:9-27) In verse 9, “Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” – this is the same angel back in Rev. 17:1 who brought the last…
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“Then I saw the heavens thrown open,…” (Rev. 19:11-16) Now this idea of ‘throwing open the heavens’, it’s a perfect passive verb which means God did it. It remains that way, and we’ve seen that back in chapter 4:1; 11:19; 15:5. It may be an Old Testament allusion to Ezekiel 1:1, for much of the…
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(Rev. 19:7-10) In verse 7, it says “Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb…” – this is the first time this has been mentioned specifically, and the idea of the ‘marriage of the Lamb’ is a very beautiful concept that goes back to the…
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g. It seems to me it relates to Jesus’ prayer in Matthew 6:10 where ‘God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. God is Creator. He is owner. He is sovereign, and ultimately His will is going to permeate His whole creation.
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And the background of course is the worship of those national gods (beast worship). The businessmen (merchants) of the earth have grown rich from the wealth and luxury; and this seems to be the basic lure of this society.
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(cf. Revelation 17:7-14) Now, “And the angel said to me, “Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. He’s going to describe the woman what he describes as the wild beast. Now, notice what…
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When it says, “MOTHER OF HARLOTS”, that implies to me there’s not just one historical focus, but many. Although Rome is the obvious immediate background, there are other backgrounds.
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Chapters 17 to 20 of the book of Revelation depict the mighty triumph of God over evil. Even from the opening pages of John’s book God’s sovereignty is invariably emphasized, and this has considerably been a great comfort for the hurting believers of the first century Christianity. Evil may seem to appear strong but, it…