The “Great Alarm Bell”: Revelation 18

First, we read that “Babylon has fallen”, next we read that all of the evil spirits are contained within Babylon. God warns His people to come out of her!

Of interest, we later read that the harlot can not even see the sorrow she has caused:

“shall see no sorrow” – Revelation 18:7

This makes sense because clearly the Holy Spirit is not in her.  And without the Holy Spirit, we can not see the Truth of the world around us.

Next, we see God’s Judgement of her. And they are many such as  she is “utterly burned with fire”.

The kings of the earth, as usual, are fairweather friends.  While they mourn her demise, they do so from far off because they are afraid.  And well they should be.  The merchants of the earth also mourn her.  They had become very rich and very sinful during her time and now “no man buys their merchandise any more”.  The merchants will also stand far off to mourn her, because they are also afraid. 

God’s Word goes on to say, “in one hour so great riches is come to nothing”.  And that one reason why these verses are so important:

“ Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust^[a] destroy and where thieves break in and steal, ²⁰ but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹ For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” – Matthew 6:19-21

Pray, Prepare & Be Ready!