King of Babylon, part 4

“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer. Son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!” Isaiah 14:12

God told the prophet Isaiah to take up a proverb against the King of Babylon and say, “How hath the oppressor cease! the golden city ceased!” (Isaiah 14:4)

The next verse says,

“The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and scepter of the rulers. He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.” Isaiah 14:5-6

Isaiah 14:6 confirms Revelation 18:3

The King of Babylon (Satan) smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke. He ruled the nations in anger.

For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. The whore of Babylon (the kingdom of darkness) hath committed fornication with the kings of the earth and the merchants have grew rich through her schemes.

Satan kingdom is described as the golden city, Isaiah 14. It is also described as the whore seated on the beast, the MOTHER of harlots and abominations of the earth.

Everything from drug rings, sex trafficking, pornography… it’s orgins started here. His merchants are called the great men of the earth.

“… thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived (Revelation 18:23)

The amazing thing about this “prophesy” is that the One who beat people and killed people is now being persecuted.

“Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit” (Revelation 20:1-3). They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; that made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?” Isaiah 14:15-17.

“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” Revelation 20:10

The whole earth shall sing

“The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth unto singing.” Isaiah 14:7

Nature itself will sing,

“Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.” Isaiah 14:8

Worship is the saving health of the nations. See Psalms 67

When the earth sings its worship to God, it will not be cursing rap music. It won’t be the blues, and rock n roll.

In my neighborhood this past Sunday, one of my neighbors played their music very loudly. It could be heard all over the community. The lyrics were depressing, oppressive. The lyrics were about lost love and opportunities. It was lustful and self-centered focused.

Satan is glorified in such sitting. Satan was originally created to be the worship leader, the anointed cherub of Ezekiel 28:12-16. That was his assignment, the purpose for his creation. When he fell, all of his good qualities were perverted and twisted into selfish, self-centeredness, which is amplified through music.

But notice, even the music will be judged

“And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee…” Revelation 18:22

God is going to return a pure language to the people.

“For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.” Zephaniah 3:9

Then God will rejoice with singing over them

“The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17.

Jesus Christ, made a high priest (Psalms 110:1-7)

“Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.” Hebrews 2:12

We must go yet deeper into the judgment coming upon Satan and his kingdom, in part 5

Grace & peace!