Amazing Facts
Daily Devotionals
October 1st
Execution Has Come.
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, many people fled Pompeii, but some decided to hole up in cellars or stone structures to wait it out. But the next day, a cloud of toxic gas poured into the city, suffocating everyone who remained. Then a flood of volcanic mud and rock covered Pompeii in 15 feet of ash and pumice, burying thousands. Another eruption is predicted for the future, which puts 700,000 people at risk.
It’s not a bad idea to stand “at a distance,” as today’s text states, when a catastrophe is taking place. When Pliny the Elder, commander of the Roman fleet, took boats across the bay to investigate the eruption, he was overcome by toxic gas and died.
But why do “the kings of the earth” stand “at a distance”? Are they afraid that Babylon’s punishment will also be theirs? Certainly, for they had aligned themselves with the great harlot. They did not “come out of her” (v. 4) as God called to them, so they will “receive of her plagues.”
The kings express their grief, “Alas, alas,” a term similar to “Woe!” They had hoped to “receive power” from Babylon, who promised she would “sit as queen” (18:7) forever, never to be toppled. But it is too late; their sorrow overwhelms them.
How do we understand the “one hour” of her judgment coming? Is this a prophetic time period? Revelation 18:8 speaks of her judgment coming in one day. It appears, from the Greek, that this is a point of time, not a period, which emphasizes the suddenness of her judgment, not the duration.
What is certain is that judgment will come to Babylon—and all who do not “come out of her” will receive the same punishment. This is not the sentencing (krima) of her crime but the execution of judgment (krisis) against her. This makes following God’s call to leave Babylon all the more appealing.
Lord, I choose to leave Babylon and distance myself from this false system of worship. My loyalties are for You and You alone.
For Further Study: Isaiah 21:9; Ezekiel 27:33, 35; Revelation 17:12
Key Bible Texts
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. (Revelation 18:10 KJV)
Daily Devotionals
October 1st
Execution Has Come.
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, many people fled Pompeii, but some decided to hole up in cellars or stone structures to wait it out. But the next day, a cloud of toxic gas poured into the city, suffocating everyone who remained. Then a flood of volcanic mud and rock covered Pompeii in 15 feet of ash and pumice, burying thousands. Another eruption is predicted for the future, which puts 700,000 people at risk.
It’s not a bad idea to stand “at a distance,” as today’s text states, when a catastrophe is taking place. When Pliny the Elder, commander of the Roman fleet, took boats across the bay to investigate the eruption, he was overcome by toxic gas and died.
But why do “the kings of the earth” stand “at a distance”? Are they afraid that Babylon’s punishment will also be theirs? Certainly, for they had aligned themselves with the great harlot. They did not “come out of her” (v. 4) as God called to them, so they will “receive of her plagues.”
The kings express their grief, “Alas, alas,” a term similar to “Woe!” They had hoped to “receive power” from Babylon, who promised she would “sit as queen” (18:7) forever, never to be toppled. But it is too late; their sorrow overwhelms them.
How do we understand the “one hour” of her judgment coming? Is this a prophetic time period? Revelation 18:8 speaks of her judgment coming in one day. It appears, from the Greek, that this is a point of time, not a period, which emphasizes the suddenness of her judgment, not the duration.
What is certain is that judgment will come to Babylon—and all who do not “come out of her” will receive the same punishment. This is not the sentencing (krima) of her crime but the execution of judgment (krisis) against her. This makes following God’s call to leave Babylon all the more appealing.
Lord, I choose to leave Babylon and distance myself from this false system of worship. My loyalties are for You and You alone.
For Further Study: Isaiah 21:9; Ezekiel 27:33, 35; Revelation 17:12
Key Bible Texts
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. (Revelation 18:10 KJV)
Amazing Facts
Daily Devotionals
October 1st
Execution Has Come.
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, many people fled Pompeii, but some decided to hole up in cellars or stone structures to wait it out. But the next day, a cloud of toxic gas poured into the city, suffocating everyone who remained. Then a flood of volcanic mud and rock covered Pompeii in 15 feet of ash and pumice, burying thousands. Another eruption is predicted for the future, which puts 700,000 people at risk.
It’s not a bad idea to stand “at a distance,” as today’s text states, when a catastrophe is taking place. When Pliny the Elder, commander of the Roman fleet, took boats across the bay to investigate the eruption, he was overcome by toxic gas and died.
But why do “the kings of the earth” stand “at a distance”? Are they afraid that Babylon’s punishment will also be theirs? Certainly, for they had aligned themselves with the great harlot. They did not “come out of her” (v. 4) as God called to them, so they will “receive of her plagues.”
The kings express their grief, “Alas, alas,” a term similar to “Woe!” They had hoped to “receive power” from Babylon, who promised she would “sit as queen” (18:7) forever, never to be toppled. But it is too late; their sorrow overwhelms them.
How do we understand the “one hour” of her judgment coming? Is this a prophetic time period? Revelation 18:8 speaks of her judgment coming in one day. It appears, from the Greek, that this is a point of time, not a period, which emphasizes the suddenness of her judgment, not the duration.
What is certain is that judgment will come to Babylon—and all who do not “come out of her” will receive the same punishment. This is not the sentencing (krima) of her crime but the execution of judgment (krisis) against her. This makes following God’s call to leave Babylon all the more appealing.
Lord, I choose to leave Babylon and distance myself from this false system of worship. My loyalties are for You and You alone.
For Further Study: Isaiah 21:9; Ezekiel 27:33, 35; Revelation 17:12
Key Bible Texts
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. (Revelation 18:10 KJV)
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