Summary of Revelation 18:1-3
John saw an angel who shouted that Babylon had fallen. She had become a dwelling for evil.
BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 23, Day 2: Revelation 18:1-3
3a) John saw an angel who shouted that Babylon had fallen. She had become a dwelling for evil.
b) He mentioned that Babylon had become a place for demons and everything impure, unclean, and sinful. She was about to be judged.
4a) The future for Babylon is destruction because of her sins.
b) God should be the top priority. The consequences of putting anything above God (including riches and luxuries) are that they can be taken away, you can live an empty, unfulfilled life, and you risk falling away from Jesus. The list of consequences truly is endless.
5) Our hearts and minds should be set on the things above us in heaven — God, Jesus, and His ways and light. Honestly, things of the world occupy my thoughts most of the time. I work every day to reverse this, but the challenges of life can be forceful. But, I pray and each day, I try to spend one extra minute with Jesus! That will add up eventually!
Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 23, Day 2: Revelation 18:1-3
Question 5 was very convicting for me. I do need to spend more time contemplating God than things of the world.
End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 23, Day 2: Revelation 18:1-3
Do note that some Bible scholars see this Babylon as different from the Babylon in Revelation 17.
Most Bible scholars agree that Babylon here is symbolic and not referring to the actual city of Babylon in ancient times.
The angel glows because he was just in God’s presence.
Babylon was guilty of many sins, including idolatry, pride, greed, and the selfish pursuit of worldly things, such as wealth and luxuries.
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