On the news we see disturbing images of people searching the rubble for survivors. Sometimes there is rejoicing as someone is found alive.  Other times, there’s the sound of wailing as someone is discovered to be dead.  It is heart-breaking, and we pray for those who have had their lives shattered, and no doubt we want to give to support them as well.  

One of the images that struck me was of the collapse of a high rise building. It just crumbled in seconds. It’s a powerful picture for what we’re looking at in Revelation 18. Here we see the fall of Babylon. A kingdom that looked so secure, so wealthy, so prosperous, years and years of building, and its wiped out in an instant. And just like the high rise buildings that crumbled, Revelation tells us that one day all opposition to God will end suddenly. Jesus calls His people “Come out of her.”  It’s a challenge, we need to live in the world, but we are not to be of the world. Christians are to be distinctive from the worldly culture around us and to build our lives on Jesus.

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