Last week, we saw how “Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes” delighted in the destruction of God’s people and lured the rest of the world into abominable acts. She represents centuries of evil powers in the world. She and the beast will deceive many, but not those whose names have been written in the book of life – those who are faithful to Jesus, the true King of kings.
Revelation 17:6-14 6 I saw that the
woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people, the blood of those
who bore testimony to Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly astonished. 7 Then
the angel said to me: “Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the
mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads
and ten horns. 8 The beast, which you saw, once
was, now is not, and yet will come up out of the Abyss and go to its
destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been
written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be
astonished when they see the beast, because it once was, now is not, and
yet will come.
9 “This
calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on
which the woman sits. 10 They are also seven kings.
Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he
must remain for only a little while. 11 The beast
who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven
and is going to his destruction.
12 “The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet
received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings
along with the beast. 13 They have one purpose and
will give their power and authority to the beast. 14 They
will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph
over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with him
will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”
As believers, we are called to
be wise and discerning, so we won’t be deceived by the woman (Babylon the
Great) or the beast king. We gain this wisdom by daily studying and apply God’s
truths from His Word.
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
I want to have a mind with God’s wisdom so I can faithfully
follow Jesus, the triumphant Lamb who is Lord of lords and King of kings! He
will rule for all eternity, while the woman and beast will go to eternal
destruction.
How are you preparing now to remain faithful to Jesus and not
be deceived by the things of this world?
