Revelation 22:7 (ESV) — “And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who
keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
NOTE: The book of
Revelation begins and ends with some of the same themes. One of those is the
blessing promised to those who read the book. Here is it repeated with a slight
variation, blessed is one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. What does it mean? How do you keep a
prophecy? I think the insights gained from Babylon (the specific city named in
Revelation) are especially helpful. Babylon represents everything opposed to
God and seeking to destroy his influence on earth. Babylon tried to conquer
heaven. Babylon disobeyed the command to spread out. Babylon destroyed the
temple, where the name of God was glorified. Babylon called themselves gods and
rulers of life. Babylon tried to force the Jews to change their culture and
adopt the Babylonian culture. It is all there. And today, our culture is
Babylon. It calls us to throw off the rules of God. It calls to us to embrace
that which God has called wrong. It calls to us to eliminate God's name and
influence in our society. The dragon is well on his way to establishing the
kingdom of Babylon on the earth.
PRAYER: Father,
forgive us for our foolishness. Give strength to myself and other believers to
stand up like Daniel and his friends to the change being forced upon us. I pray
we hold on to our witness. The word of God is our standard. It is true and perfect.
May we have the courage to defend it.
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