Avenging for God's Bond-Servants (Rev. 19:1-2)

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR

10/30/2005

My Worship Time                  Focus:  Avenging for God’s bond-servants

Bible Reading & Meditation             Reference:  Revelation 19:1-2

            Message of the verse:  “1 ¶  After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God;  2  Because His judgments are true and righteous; for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the earth with her immorality, and He Has avenged the blood of His bond-servants on her."

            As stated in a previous SD there are two types of Babylon’s, one is the religious Babylon, which Antichrist destroyed when he set up the worship of him, and the other Babylon is the satanic economic-political system which God destroyed as recorded in chapter 18.  The words in verse 1 “after these things” refers to the destruction of this political Babylon.  Even though religious Babylon has been referred to as a harlot it seems that this time it is referring to the political Babylon, or it may be referring to both.  At any rate these is a celebration in heaven over this event, and it is important to note that these beings are celebrating because of the attributes of God, and one of them is that His judgments are righteous, as Psalm 19:9b describes them, “The judgments of the LORD are true; they are righteous altogether.”

            Verse 2 speaks of God avenging the blood of His Bond-servants on this great harlot.  The word translated avenged has this meaning:  “to protect, defend, one person from another.”  God does take care of His own and even though He most always does not pay His bills at the end of the week, He will pay them at the correct time set up by Him.

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  I am thankful for the judgments of God, for without them this world would be an even worse place to live.  I do not always understand His judgments, but I do know that they are righteous altogether as the Psalmist has written.

The Word of God was a blessing to my heart as I read and studied it this morning.

My Steps of Faith Today:  Continue to trust the Lord through the trials that He is sending me through, knowing that He will work things out for my good and for His glory.