Lesson 262: THE BOOK OF REVELATION – PART 27: REV. 18

INTRODUCTION:
In the last part of this series, we learnt about the bride of the Antichrist, Babylon then great, mother of harlots, consisting of all religious people who do not believe in the true Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw how the Babylon Cult invaded the Church of Rome and took it over and saw the prophecy about its ultimate destr1uction by the Antichrist himself. Now we go on to study Rev. 18 and we pray that God will quicken our understanding as we study in Jesus Name. Amen.

1. COME OUT OR PERISH: IT IS HOLINESS OR HELL

There is a religious system called Babylon and there is a city called Babylon. Both are evil. The antichrist will destroy the former, God will destroy the latter. But before God does, He gave an invitation as usual to as many as will listen to flee and escape for their lives. God’s invitation is simple: accept holiness and miss hell.

Rev. 18, Isa. 13:19-22; Jer. 50:39; Jer. 51:37; Gen. 19:12-14; Num. 16:23-26; Isa. 48:20; Jer. 50:8; Jer. 51:45; II Cor. 6:14-15; I Tim. 5:22: Rom. 12:2; Pro. 16:18; Is. 3:16-17.

2. WEALTH IS USELESS ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT

Bible Scholars are divided on whether or not the Ancient Babylon is going to bee rebuilt before it is finally destroyed. Some believe it will be, some believe that Rome is the New Babylon. Whichever is the case, the ultimate destruction of the wealthy Babylon is going to cause a lot of anguish to kings, merchants, importers and exporters of the whole world.

Isa. 13:6-7; I Tim. 6:7; Pr. 14:32; Ps. 23:4