Revelation Chapter 18 PART III (Verses 21-24) Verse 21 seems no longer to be the “voice from heaven,” but a continuation of John’s vision. The third and final section of this chapter shows the final and total destruction of Babylon AFTER the “smoke of her burning” — the SLOW BURN since 1914. There will be NO MOURNING for her after THIS total FINAL destruction. This is the seventh plague, the winepress, the burning her up with fire (Rev 17:16), Armageddon…
Revelation Chapter 18 — THE SAINTS — At this point the “voice from heaven” (Verse 4) — the seventh messenger — turns to the saints to rejoice with them over what is happening. The parallel of Revelation Chapter 18 to Volume 4 (viz., Volume 4 of the “Studies in the Scriptures” series entitled, “The Battle of Armageddon”), is most remarkable. Even in that volume, after having described the economic woes to come on Babylon, Brother Russell turns at the…
It is not supposable that the Apostle John was contradicting the Apostle Paul and the other apostles – all of whom were teachers and who instructed the Church to seek out the Spirit’s choice of pastors, teachers and overseers, and to honor those who thus had the “rule over” the Church and who were to watch for the interests of souls as those who must give an account to the Lord. (Heb 13:17) It was undoubtedly in full accord with…
“You have an unction from the Holy One and you know all things.” “The anointing which you have received of him abides in you, and you need not that any man teaches you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things and is truth and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, you shall abide in him.” 1 John 2:20,27 These words unction and anointing awaken in intelligent Bible students’ recollections of the holy anointing oil poured upon the heads of each…
Is an understanding of the philosophy of the ransom essential to justification? Answer Justification is the name for that standing in the sight of God in which He can accept us and deal with us no longer as sinners but as perfect human sons. This relationship or standing has been accounted to the friends of God ever since the day of Abraham, surely, and evidently to some others previously. Neither Abraham nor David nor Samuel nor the prophets understood the…
Revelation Chapter 18 Brother Shallieu’s thoughts on Verses 15-19 as taken from the “Keys of Revelation” “The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, and saying, alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to naught. And every shipmaster,…
Revelation Chapter 18 VERSE 15 “The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing…” THE MERCHANTS OF THESE THINGS: SOMEONE had to supply Babylon’s appetite. The capitalists were more than willing to have her as their primary client. What other international concern kept them so well in business? WHO BECAME RICH FROM HER: Read history! Cooperation with the harlot brought great temporal advantages. Those who reliably…
Revelation Chapter 18 VERSE 14 “The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all.” AND THE FRUIT OF YOUR SOUL’S DESIRE (margin): Just as the kings directly addressed Babylon in Verse 10, so also the merchants directly address her, but NOT regarding judgment. The capitalists don’t care about moral issues like judgment! They pity Babylon’s loss…
Revelation Chapter 18 — THE KINGS — VERSE 9 “The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning…” AND THE KINGS OF THE EARTH: — not necessarily crowned kings, but those in the political seats of the mighty (heads of government). WHO COMMITTED IMMORALITY: — who had cooperative agreements with Babylon. AND LIVED LUXURIOUSLY WITH HER: — because their cooperation brought them temporal advantages….
Revelation Chapter 18 Brother Shallieu’s thoughts on Verse 8 “Therefore, shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judges her.” Immediately there comes to attention a listing in the reverse order of what might be expected: “death, and mourning, and famine.” Normally, death might be seen as the logical culmination of this sequence. But, on second thought, the order as…