Revelation 17-18: Babylon the Great

Summary of the Cycles of Seven Three cycles of sevens have transpired. Scholars, as they review the whole arc of this series, see different metanarratives. Babylon old city, Hillah, Iraq - February 2022 | By Safa.daneshvar - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 Historicist Scholars with this perspective see the history of the church in Johnโ€™s … Continue reading Revelation 17-18: Babylon the Great

Isaiah 24: The Lye of Sin

The Lordโ€™s deliverance would be severe mercy in the storm of Godโ€™s wrath, destroying all that is wrong, and leaving only what is good, pure, and right.

Isaiah 24: The Day of the Lord

So, what happens when everything is stripped away?ย  Either way, all that will be left is the majesty and glory of God.

Acts Wednesday: Chapter 2, Babel Reversed

This sign was a reversal of Godโ€™s judgment at the Tower of Babel. Godโ€™s judgment scattered and separated those people then, now He was uniting His people in the Spirit. At Babel no one could understand anyone else, but at Pentecost everyone could understand and hear Godโ€™s praises.

The Tower of Babel

God came down and suddenly, as the workers gathered for work one morning, they found they couldnโ€™t communicate with each other anymore. The word โ€œconfusionโ€ only begins to describe individualsโ€™ personal terror, shock and isolation, and collapse of their society.

The Plains of Shinar

So the descendants of Noahโ€™s plan to build a colossal ziggurat in order to storm the gates of heaven and take over was not a surprise for God, and it didnโ€™t force Him to scramble for some sort of Plan B to rescue His purposes for the cosmos, or for humankind.