Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon the Great

Rev. Mark Barz, pastor at Crown of Life Lutheran Church in San Antonio, TX, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Revelation 18:1-24. When the Lamb wins, His enemies lose. John sees the Lamb’s defeat of the anti-church when an angel from heaven announces with a mighty voice, “Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great.” As the anti-church becomes a wasteland, God renews His call for His people to come out from her and so receive His blessings rather than His plagues. All those who found security and wealth in the anti-church wail as they see her sudden destruction; nothing can stop it. All of those things that had brought joy within the anti-church will never again happen. The whole Church is given to rejoice at the defeat of her enemies and the eternal life that she enjoys with her Savior. “Come Lord Jesus!” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the Revelation given to St. John. Although some look at Revelation with fear, it is a book of supreme hope in our crucified, risen, and ascended Lord. The book of Revelation gives a heavenly perspective on our earthly circumstances so that the Church in every generation is challenged, comforted, and assured of final victory through Jesus Christ.