If you have been following this blog, you may be wondering what happened to the study in Revelation.This still is the study in Revelation. What I had to do was expand on where we had left off in Revelation Chapter 18, verse 8, where John saw Babylon the great fall. Later in Revelation Chapter 18, we will see more about the fall of Babyon, that John saw. What we are doing now is looking at what was written in the old testiment by the prophets, pertaining to this city. I am showing why I believe that this city will be built in Lebanon, in the city of Tyre and the king, or leader, of this city will be used by Satan. In doing this now, it will help to understand why John says that this city will make those who dwell on the earth drunk with the wine of her immorality to where she has the name, "Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And The Abominations Of The Earth".
The prophet Ezekiel wrote this,in his 28th Chapter, about the leader of Tyre;
"The word of the came to me saying, 'Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, Thus
says the Lord God,
This is what God Himself wants Ezekiel to relate to this leader what God is saying to this leader;
"Because your heart is lifted up and you have said, "I am a god, I sit in the
seat of God, in the heart of the seas", yet you are a man and not God, although
your heart like the heart of God----Behold you are wiser than Daniel;
It is interesting here where God tells him that he is wiser than Daniel. Daniel had the gift to interpret dreams and Daniel was also shown and was given understanding as to the events of the end times. It sounds like this man will know what is going to take place in the end times and will insert himself into this self fullfilling prophecy. Ezekiel continues;
"There is no secret that is a match for you. By your wisdom and understanding
you have acquired riches for youself, and have acquired gold and silver for your
treasuries. By your great wisdom and by your trade you have increased your
riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches."
So here we have a man who has made himself wealthy by trading according to his wisdom, what he has come to know and understand. In the end times there will be two ways to become wealthy by trading. Either he makes or has something that he can sell to make income or he uses the investment markets to sell and trade commodities and equities to acquire and skim money from others who were on the opposite side of the investment. If a person acquires enough wealth, they can manipulate these markets from both sides, earning for themselves great wealth. If someone is able to aquire great wealth this way, it also means that he is decreasing the wealth of others. In other words, it is not like acquiring wealth from hard work or supplying goods and services that people need. I don't think someone who works hard and acquires wealth is going to consider himself to be God. It is probably the latter, because he feels that he has outsmarted everyone else and therefore he is superior. This does not rule out the possibilty that this leader may be able to attract many businesses to his city and aquire wealth that way. It will be a global trading port uniting the east and west. It will be a global city and many companys throughout the world will want to have their hand in it.
God goes on to say to this leader, in verse 6;
"Therefore, thus says the Lord God, 'Because you have made your heart like
the heart of God, therefore I will bring strangers upon you, the most ruthless of
the nations, and they will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom
and defile your splendor. They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die
the death of those who are slain in the heart of the seas. Will you still say, "I am
a god, in the presence of your slayer, although you are a man and not a God, in
in the hands of those who would wound you?" You will die the death of the
uncircumcised by the hand of strangers, For I have spoken! declares the Lord
God!"
Although at this time, the deceived of the world will look at this man as being God, there will be a people who will not view him as so. In Isaiah's 13th Chapter, he has a prophecy pertaining to Babylon. In verses 17 - 20;
"Behold, I am going to stir up the Medes against them, who will not value silver
or take pleasure in gold, and their bows will mow down the young men, they will
not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb, nor will their eye pity the
children. And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans pride,
will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It will never be inhabited
or lived in from generation to generation."
The prophet Jeremiah wrote about this also in his 51st Chapter, where he was speaking on the judgement of Babylon in verse 11 saying;
"Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers! The Lord has aroused the spirit of the
kings of the Medes, because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the vengeance of the Lord, vengeance for His temple."
Notice that it is vengeance for His, God's temple. This is in response to the fact that the leader of Tyre will come against Israel and seat himself in the temple of God, making claims of being God. This is the abomination of desolation that Jesus said to look for, that was written by the prophet Daniel, pertaining to the signs of the end of this age and His coming. The apostle Paul wrote in
his 2nd letter to the Thessalonians in the 2nd Chapter, verses 3 ,4, 9 and 10;
(3)"Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy
comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed,the son of destruction, (4)
who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship,
so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.
(9)that is, the ones whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with
all power and signs and false wonders, and with all the deception of wickedness
for those who perish, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE LOVE OF
TRUTH AS TO BE SAVED."
Ezekiel continues in verses 11-19 to reveal who this leader is, and as he descibes him you will see that he is Satan;
"Again the word of the Lord came to me saying, 'Son of man, take up
lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord God',
"You had the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You
were in Eden, the garden od God;
Remember who deceived Eve in the garden of Eden.
Every precious stone was your covering: the ruby, the topaz, and the
diamond; the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise,
and the emerald; and the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets,
was in you on the day that you were created they were prepared. You were
the anointed cherub who covers, and I placed you there. You were on the holy
mountain of God; you walked in the mist of the stones of fire. You were
blameless in your ways from the day you were created, until unrighteousness
was found in you. By the abundance of your trade you were internally filled
with violence, and you sinned; Therefore I cast you as profane from mountain
of God. And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub. From the mist of the
stones of fire.
The mountain of God is the heavenly realm were God dwells. Notice that it says that he is cast from the mountain of God. If you read my earlier blogs, you will remember that we saw in Revelation Chapter 12, verses 7-9;
"And ther was a war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with
the dargon. And the dragon and his angels(demons) waged war, and they
were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in
heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpant of old who is
called the devil and Satan, who decives the whole world; he is thrown down
to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him."
If you read my blog on Chapter 12 of revelation you will see that he is cast down to the eartth with
authority to act for 42 months, 3 1/2 years. The leader of Tyre who will make a 7 year covenant
with the many, and will break it 3 1/2 years into it. He will come against Israel and stop the agreed sacrifices in the temple and seat himself in the temple of God, making claims of being God. This is right after the leader of Tyre is killed and comes back to life, at the same time Satan is cast down to the earth. I believe that at the same time this leader is killed, Satan is cast to the earth and the leader comes back to life with the power of Satan. This I showed in my blog when going threw Revelation Chapter 13.
Ezekiel continues in verse 12;
Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted you wisdom
by reason of your spender. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings,
that they may see you. By the multitudes of your iniquities, in unrighteousness
of your trade, you profaned your sanctuaries. Therefore I have brought fire
from the mist of you; it has consumed you, and I have turned you to ashes on
the earth in the eyes of all who see you. All who know you among the peoples
are appalled at you; You have become terrified, and you will be no more."
Jesus peace be with all of you.
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