Truth Matters 011922: The Judgment of Babylon

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Daily devotion with Dr. Cheryl Davis. Truth Matters is a ministry of The Truth Project whose mission is to empower men and women in the Christian faith to teach Biblical truth in the culture and the marketplace of ideas, using the Bible as a sacred trust of truth in sharing the message of Jesus. Learn more about the ministry of The Truth Project at www.projecttruthmatters.com. Today, the judgment of Babylon. The New Way back in the days of Jeremiah, where it is today, that commercial advantage and gain will be the God of the nations as they come under Babylon's way. We also see that Babylon will be judged because of her infidelity. Verse 7, In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow, for she says in her heart, I sit as queen and am no widow and will not see sorrow. Babylon's words really indicate that she considers herself immortal and invincible.

She lives in iniquity and boasts about it, having no fear of anyone who might hold her accountable. It really reminds us of when Satan boasts about himself in Isaiah chapter 14, verse 14. He says, I will ascend above the heights of the clouds.

I will be like the Most High. These I will statements, again, we see in Babylon when we're talking about her judgments. I is at the center of the Babylonian spirit, which is what we talked about as far as humanism in the past. And lastly, Babylon will be judged because of her inhumanity. So let's read verses 12 through 13 of chapter 18. Merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron and marble, and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men.

28 articles of merchandise are mentioned. Babylon is characterized by the pursuit of luxury. But last in the list are bodies of souls and men, bodies and souls of men, indicating that mankind will become nothing more than a commodity in the last days. In the Antichrist economic system, human beings will be dehumanized.

When God is rejected, the image of God has no point of reference in the world. And we really already see that now with abortion. When humans are not valued, the political system legalizes abortion, therefore women can have choice. So a woman's choice is higher than the life of a baby.

And then also we can push people not to procreate, put the importance of the environment over the need for life. So we see a lot of humanism, we see a lot of materialism, we see the spirit of Babylonianism alive and well today, even in our own society. We just don't call it Babylon. I think a lot of things that we've discussed you've heard before. Let's move on to the reality of the judgment of Babylon.

And we find this in verses 21 through 23. You've been listening to Truth Matters with Dr. Cheryl Davis. Truth Matters is a ministry of The Truth Project, a North Carolina-based ministry dedicated to teaching biblical truth and sound theology to those inside and outside of the church. If you'd like to listen to these messages on demand, go to ProjectTruthMatters.com and click on the podcast link. Dr. Davis is also available to speak to your ministry group or church function. She can be reached by email at CherylDavis at ProjectTruthMatters.com or if you'd like to send a letter, the address is Project Truth Matters, Post Office Box 159, St. Paul's, North Carolina, 28384. You can hear Truth Matters weekdays on this radio station at 820 a.m. and 520 p.m. with a full-length teaching program on Saturday afternoon at 1230. Until next time, let's all work together to teach a biblical truth to assist, equip, edify, and encourage one another and bring the gospel to the world because truth matters.