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“I saw another angel coming down from heaven. This angel had great power, and his glory made
the earth bright.” This angel brought a voice of condemnation for the great city of Babylon. Another voice from heaven cried, “Come out of
that city, My people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will
not receive the disasters that will
come to her.” It was the voice of separation. God wants us to avoid being polluted by her sin and to be spared the terrible plagues
coming. And God would destroy the whole
evil world economic system in just one
hour!
Those who had done business with the city and with that
world government and economic system will lament because its destruction causes
them to become immediately
bankrupt. But in the midst of such
destruction and lamentation, we hear, “Be happy,
because of this, heaven! Be happy, God’s holy people and apostles
and prophets! God has punished her because of what she did to you.”
Heaven will be celebrating
God’s power to have His will accomplished on earth, despite the best efforts of
Satan to thwart it.
My commentary did note:
“God is patient with His enemies, but when He does begin to work, He acts suddenly and thoroughly. We must not think that this voice of
celebration calls us to be glad
because sinners are judged. The fact of diving judgment ought always to
break our hearts, knowing that lost sinners are condemned to eternal punishment. The joy
in this section centers on God’s righteous judgment, the fact that
justice has been done … We must never cultivate personal revenge, but
we must rejoice at the righteous
judgments of God.”
Father, I continue to pray for and worry about those I love
who are away from You right now. How I want them to want You and to be a
part of Your eternal family! Soften
their hearts and remove Satan’s blinders so that they can clearly see their
position before You and make corrections to their lives to join You in what You
are doing.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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