The King of Babylon, part 3

Satan lost his place

I shared in previous posts how Adam forfeited his position to Satan as the federal head of mankind. Satan stood in Adam place as a world ruler of mankind. He stood in the office of a priest. He also functioned in the office of a servant. He was given an assignment to fulfill and a limited time to fulfill it!

The Sacifical Lamb

Once Jesus was offered as a sacrifice to cleanse the sin of the world, Satan lost all rights to dominate man against his will.

“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found many more in heaven.” Revelation 12:7-8

Cast Out

“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is down, which accused them before God day and night.” Revelation 12:9-10

Jesus Christ, the Second Adam

Jesus is seated on the right of God from which he represents us before God. God has given everyone the right and privilege to become sons of God through faith in him. See John 1:10-13.

Now you can conquer Satan

“And they overcame him (satan) by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death.” Revelation 12:11

Use the tools he gave you! The blood of the Lamb. The word of God, and the promises. Your testimony of faith in God and in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ makes the difference!

Satan knows his time is short

According to Revelation 12:12

“Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.”

Submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7

“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 John 5:4-5

In the next post of this series, the King of Babylon Coming Down, part 4; we will look at the finality of the King of Babylon, the plans God has in store for him.

Grace & peace!

King of Babylon, part 2

“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. And cast him into a bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.” Revelation 20:1-3

Great loss of wealth

“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

“For in one hour great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, and cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is. like into this great city!” Revelation 18:17-

“That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased.”

How did Satan become the god of this world?

Adam forfeited his leadership position to Satan. When Adam failed in the Garden of Eden, the Serpent gained SEED, Genesis 3:15. This seed gave him the right to sow his image and plans into the hearts of people.

Jesus said, “Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this be cast out.” John 12:31

Jesus said, the prince of this world comes and he has nothing in me, John 14:30

Jesus said, “… the prince of this world is judged.” John 16:11

Federal Headship

Adam was the federal head of the human race. He represented creation before God in the Garden of Eden. He functioned in the role of guardian, that’s why God said to Adam to dress and keep the garden.

The Antichrist

Satan will unite the nations under the leadership of one man, the antichrist!

Revelation 13:2, “… the dragon gave him him his power, and his seat, and great authority.”

Revelation 13:7-8 “And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindred, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”

The base and / or platform on which everything was created was/is a worship system. Adam offered the sacrifice of fruit as a sacrifice of worship. When he sinned, he lost his position as the head of the human race. Satan became the spiritual head of the human race.

There is only One System in the created order, a worship system. As we head into eternity, it will still be a worship system. According to Revelation 22:1, “And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, processing out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”

The Lamb of God, the sacrifice, will be seated on the throne for all eternity. Even as we speak, he is seated in the highest place of authority, on the right hand of God.

“… and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him.” Revelation 22:2b-3

After Adam sinned, the sacrifice was changed from a fruit based sacrifice to the blood of an animal sacrifice. This was the case in the matter of Cain and Abel. Cain persisted in the old order by offering a fruit sacrifice. Abel offered a blood sacrifice. God rejected Cain’s sacrifice and accepted Abel’s sacrifice.

According to Hebrews 11:4, the Bible says, Abel offered a more excellent sacrifice than his brother Cain by which he obtained witness that he was righteous.

This holds true today, John the Baptist said when he saw Jesus, ‘Behold the Lamb of God which takes away the sins of the world’, John 1:29.

The MYSTERY of Babylon

In Revelation chapter 17, the apostle John saw a woman sitting on the back of the beast in Revelation chapter 17. She had a title written on her forehead, “MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH” she was drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus (Revelation 17:6). This system thrives off of human blood sacrifice. This system is behind all blood shed, the loss of human life rather unintentional or deliberate.

“… for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.” Revelation 18:23-24

Satan built a system of worship system using Adam’s authority. He works through people to advance his agenda. He uses their God-given dominion to put his plans into operation. He is the puppet master behind governments, religions, and the economic systems of this world.

The only thing on earth that stands in Satan’s way is the people of God who are dedicated to God’s purposes. Believers who refuse to bow their knees to him.

Jesus exposes Satan’s agenda

Jesus, speaking to religious leaders of his day: “Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lust of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” John 8:42-44

in Matthew 4:8-9, Satan took Jesus to a high mountain and showed him ALL the kingdoms of this world in their splendrous glory and said, “I will give you all these things, if you fall down and worship me.”

“And the devil taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world of the world in a moment of time, and the devil said unto him, all this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.” Luke 4:5-7

Come Out

In Revelation 18, the apostle John heard a great voice saying, ‘out of her my people lest you be partakers of her sin and receive her plagues’. Many people are heavily invested in that system. Pension plans, stock market investments, savings plans…

Reward her Double

Every human life that was taken, all the blood that was shed in wars, all the people who were murdered, and all loss of life will be accounted for in this judgment. From the first murder of Abel down to the last person, whose blood is shed.

The judgment is described as doubled. Babylon judgment is coming in one day. Just like in the days of Noah when a mighty flood destroyed all life on earth. Death, mourning, famine, plagues, and utter destruction by fire will be released on Babylon.

Revelation 18:9-11

“And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for NO man buyeth their merchandise any more.”

We continue this message in part 3 The K8bg of Babylon is coming down!

King of Babylon Coming Down

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I shared in previous posts that God always works out of and through community. For example, when God created Adam, He said, ‘Let Us make man in our image, after our likeness…’

The Body of Christ is called a holy priesthood, God’s husbandry and His building because we are his servants and we laborers together with God.

Partnership is a very powerful principle. God and you equal a majority!

Day of visitation

The day of visitation is day connected to partnership. The world was destroyed by a flood in the days of Noah. Noah and family escaped that judgment. God started with Noah and his family to fulfill his dream. Noah’s family was one large community with a common language and a common purpose until they decided to build a city with a tower whose purpose was to reach into the heavens.

God saw their plans and said it was no good. God recognized that the people were one and nothing was impossible, which they imagined to do. God confused their language and separated them. They left off building the city. The city was called Babel, the beginning of global government under the leadership of Satan and his chosen representive.

In the post, “The unholy trinity,” the partnership consists of the Whore, Kings and Merchants. Satan works through the system that was always created. He perverted the system. He never created anything. He doesn’t have creative abilities. The only thing he created was “the lie.” Jesus called Satan a murderer and father of the lie. The apostle Paul called him the god of this world. He is the god of this world only because people listen and obey him.

But he is coming down shortly. God is going to throw him in a hole so deep that it is called a bottomless pit. But until his time comes, we have to deal with him on a daily basis.

There are a few things to know. Satan is a defeated foe. Jesus defeated him 2000 years ago and has given us the victory in his name.

We have been delivered from the power of darkness and translated into the kingdom of God’s dear son, according to Colossians 1:13.

We are in this world but not of it, John 17:16, meaning God is our source for all things. Many people are totally invested in this world. When the judgment comes, they will be caught up in the destruction.

The day of visitation is a day in which God visits the earth to inspect the work of man. God visited Adam in the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3:9.

There was another visitation in Genesis, chapter 6. God was deeply grieved by the violence and corruption in the earth. The result of God’s judgment was complete destruction and the limitation of man lifespan. The generations of Adam were cut off by the flood.

In Exodus 32:34, when Israel made a golden calf and worshipped it, God said to Moses

“Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold my mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sins upon them.”

There is a day coming called the Day of Lord. God shall judge the works of all people. This will be a day of visitation. See Isaiah 61:2; 2 Peter 3:10; even for the Body Christ, see 1 Corinthians 3:12-15.

There is a day specifically coming when God is going to destroy the King of Babylon. Satan is the king of Babylon. He is going to utterly destroy the city of Babylon, the kingdom of darkness.

We will pick up those details in my next post.

Grace & peace!

The unholy trinity

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God created the system. Satan builds upon the platform of that existing relationship.

God works out of community. For example, in the beginning of creation, God said, “LET US MAKE man in our image…”

In Genesis 2:18, God said, “…It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”

Again, in Genesis 2:18-20, we see God forming animals from the dust of the ground and bringing to Adam to see what he will call them.

The Body of Christ, the Church, the community of believers, are called laborers together with God. One sows and waters, and God gives the increase, 1 Corinthians 3:1-16. God works out of community.

The unholy trinity

In the world’ system, you have the unholy trinity. You have the Whore, Kings and the Merchants.

The Whore and the kings fornication and the merchants gets rich. Seed time and harvest.

Revelation 18:1-2

“And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.”

Babylon the Great is the name of the governmental kingdom of Satan. It is a global government that governs the affairs of the world’s system that controls people. This government got its start in the Garden of Eden when Adam obeyed the Serpent and ate the forbidden fruit.

God prophesied its doom. God said, ‘The SEED of the woman shall bruise your head…’

There is great unimaginable investment of human capital made into this global system of darkness, but the end is near.

Revelation 18:3,

“For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.”

This is the unholy trinity is the whore seated on the back of the beast, the system of governmental leaders, and the merchants.

The relationship is described as based on “fornication,” which is having sexual relations with someone outside of the covenant of marriage.

The relationship between the unholy trinity and the nations is called “fornication” because God entered into a covenant with nations after the flood of Noah’s day. God gave the Rainbow 🌈 as a sign of the covenant. That covenant is still in force. In that covenant, God entered a covenant with man and beast,

“Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying, And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth.” Genesis 9:8-10.

The promise of the covenant of Noah was that God wouldn’t cut off all living flesh.

For example, in Revelation, chapter 4, we are given a glimpse into the throne room of God!

Revelation 4:3, the apostle John speaks of seeing a rainbow 🌈 around the throne.

In Revelation 4:7, the apostle John sees the symbols of a lion, calf, the face of a man, and an eagle. These symbols represent God’s covenant with creation. God entered into a covenant with man and beast in Genesis 9:10.

In Revelation 5:6, in the midst of the throne and these four living creatures, there is the image of the slained Lamb of God. God’s sacrifice to redeem lost souls. The Lamb has seven horns and seven eyes, which represents the fullness of God’s power and the fullness revelation of God’s grace flowing into the earth. Anybody anywhere can be delivered, healed, and set free from any bondage or sins

The global system of the kingdom of Darkness is about to be destroyed

Revelation 18:4, God calls his people out of that system

Come out of her, my people, or you will be partakers of her judgment.” The judgment will be on the order of double for all her sins. Her plagues will come in one day, one hour; death, mourning, famine, and utterly burned with fire.

In one hour, great riches come to nothing, Revelation 18:17

There will be no coming back from this judgment. The global system of darkness, Satan’s partnership with man, will be totally destroyed. Even the music, arts, crafts, and industries will be impacted. In the place of global government will demonic bondage, hate and confusion. The Bible says, “A cage for every unclean and hateful bird,” Revelation 18:2.

Anybody anywhere can be healed, delivered, and given abundant life. It’s the Word of God.

God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth on him shall not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Grace & peace!

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