A Warning About The Judgment of Babylon
There is some debate about whether this prophecy of Isaiah, about Babylon being destroyed, was during the destruction of Babylon in 539 BC or whether it is its destruction at the end of the end, The Day of the Lord. However, after reading Matthew Henry’s commentary, I tend to think we are still waiting for it to happen, since he uses the future tense in his writing, as if it hasn’t happened yet. What is notable is that when Babylon was destroyed, it was not complete annihilation during the 539 BC destruction, as God instructed. Isaiah’s prophecy calls for every sinner to be destroyed, and we should be careful not to align with them because we will also be destroyed.
Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. Isaiah 13:9
Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. Isaiah 13:15
Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. Isaiah 13:17
Guess who the Medes are? Iran. The rest of the Biblical text is too gruesome for social media, and I’m sure it wouldn’t be allowed; it’s that bad! If this is a future event, what is to come is awful. When the word of God tells us to “come out from among them,” He isn’t kidding. You must not be aligned with sinful people. We must get this right, or we will suffer as sinners. Seek Jesus now, while he can be found.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 2 Corinthians 6:17
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