Babylon
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(cf. Rev. 16:17-21) Notice if you would that there was thundering and lightning in the great city. Several times the book of Revelation seems to refer to the great city, to Rome. Some refer it to Jerusalem, based on chapter 11:8. But even there i think it’s really an allusion to the place of judgement…
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…but notice in verse 2, it’s only on unbelievers and not on the believers. That’s exactly like the plagues of Egypt and were very discriminative.
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(Rev. 15:5-8) Verse 5, “After this I looked, and the sanctuary of the tent of testimony …” – this sanctuary has appeared in chapter 11:19, now we see the ‘tent of the testimony’ that goes back to the tabernacle. We see it many times in the Old Testament, and one allusion in the New Testament…
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(cf. Rev. 15:1-8) A SCENE OF HEAVEN (cf. Rev. 15:1-8) Chapters 15 and 16 of Revelation are a literary section of the book of Revelation, chapter 15 introducing the seven bowls that begin in chapter 16. It’s very interesting to note that the 3rd woe which is the seventh trumpet is really the seven bowls. And…
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They may be killed by the unbelievers, but ultimately they’re secured in the hand of God. Hallelujah! Isn’t it good for a group of persecuted Christians to know that God knows their name? God knows what they’re going through. God cares about them, that all history is in His hand, and that the evil ones…
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“…we know the nature of God, we know the heart of God, we know the love of God. Though we don’t understand, we can trust Him in the midst of it all. They can’t take away our salvation, but the saints though protected with a seal are going to have to die and be hurt.…
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The evil one may kill some of us, but he can’t kill all of us. And even if he can kill the body, he can’t kill the soul. Our Christ has overcome.
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…”why are we suffering so bad?”, and God’s going to say, “because I defeated the devil and kicked him out of heaven.”
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She represents the people of God both of the Old Testament and the New Testament in the sense that out of her will come the Messiah.
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we cannot predict how exactly God exacts His judgments. Divine justice takes its unexpected course, and delays are always God’s way of providing opportunities for fallen humankind to repent. Such is our loving God who though has a settled judgment against sin, is long-suffering and does not want any one to perish (cf. 2 Peter…