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She has fallen Babylon the Great by Jean-Louis Coraboeuf "After that, I saw another angel, who had great authority, come down from the sky; and the earth was lit up with his glory. He shouted with a loud voice, saying: She has fallen, she has fallen, Babylon the great!... And I heard another voice from the sky, which was saying: Come out from among her, My people, in order that you do not share in her sins at all, and that you do not share at all in her plagues. For her sins have mounted up to the sky, and God has remembered her iniquities" (Revelation 18:1-5). When we speak of Babylon, depending on our spiritual sensitivity we think:
What do the Scriptures say? "Come out from among her, My people" (Revelation 18:4), this message is addressed to the People of God of whom we are a part; so it is not addressed to pagans. Jesus said: "I do not pray that you take them out of the world, but that you preserve them from the evil one. They are not of the world, as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by the truth, Your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have also sent them into the world" (John 17:15-18). Jesus prayed for us, not to withdraw us from the world, but for our protection in the world and as God the Father has sent Him, Jesus also sends us into the world. "Come out from among her, My people" does not therefore mean to withdraw oneself from the world. We are to remain in the world! But like Christ, the Head, has been sanctified for us, the Body, we are also to sanctify ourselves with the Word of God. The physical Babylon no longer exists. The Roman Catholic Church does not dominate the world. And even if it rejects the Judeo-Christian values, Europe is not governed by the antichrist although it is actively preparing his arrival. Therefore what does Babylon represent? "Come out from among them, My people" (Revelation 18:4), here god is uniquely speaking to His People, the Church. So let us consider what the angel says to the apostle John concerning Babylon in Revelation 18:23-24:
So the angel describes in a precise way what he calls Babylon. What does Babylon say to defend herself?
But there is something more serious, according to the prophetic words of Jeremiah about Babylon (in Jeremiah 50 and 51, God pronounces a judgement which describes what she has committed):
That is why God has had to reaffirm that "neither Israel, nor Judah are widows of their God" (Jeremiah 51:5). Understand this: Babylon has stated that "Israel was no longer the Bride of God (His People)" and has taken her place; but God says: "Israel is still My Bride (My People)" and He has rejected Babylon (who has become a widow). For centuries the Church (and also the world) believed in replacement theology (some people still believe in it today) and for that reason has persecuted the Jews, the People of Israel, the People of God. What did Babylon do all this time?
But God has said three times in Jeremiah 50 and 51: "Come out from among her so that you do not perish with her, so that you escape God’s anger…" (Jeremiah 50:8 and Jeremiah 51:6,45), for He is going to repay her for her works. God has to show His justice because of Jerusalem and Israel (Jeremiah 51:10,36,56) for Israel is always the tribe of His inheritance (Jeremiah 51:19). Therefore He will bring Israel back to her dwelling place, into the pastures of Carmel and Golan, and He sets down her soul on the mountains of Ephraim (Jeremiah 50:19). When will that happen? "Come out from among her, My people, … Let not your heart be troubled, nor be afraid…" (Jeremiah 51:46-47). Talking of the time preceding His Coming, Jesus took this passage when he said: "You will hear of wars and rumours of wars: keep yourselves from being troubled, for it is necessary that these things should happen. But still it will not be the end. Nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be, in various places, famines and earthquakes" (Matthew 24:6-7). Revelation speaks in detail of the fall of Babylon the Great in chapter 14:
As the seduction will be great, we must persevere and keep God’s commandments and faith in Jesus Christ until the end (Revelation 14:12). "Come out from among her…" Why is it necessary to come out?
Babylon the Great In conclusion, Babylon is not a particular Christian denomination, but it is the church that accepts replacement theology, which continues to practise idolatry, which does not let Christ reign, which prevents the saints from entering into their calling, which silences the prophets of God and which listens to false prophets, which opposes present day Israel, and which finally will welcome the Antichrist. Let he who has ears hear what the Spirit says! "Order given by Jeremiah the prophet to Seraia" (Jeremiah 51:59) this message is therefore on the Website www.seraia.com |