In chapter 13, Isaiah describes the vision God gives him of the destruction of Babylon. He tells how the city that is now glorious and powerful will become a wasteland where wildlife roam.
Isaiah also clearly states how the destruction will come about: The Lord himself will muster an army.
Read More violence, grace, God’s wrath, seriousness of sin
Read Reflect It is always a sobering site to visit a war memorial, still more shocking to visit a town or village ravaged by violence and war. I have seen many such places in my travels abroad, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after years of civil war in the Kivu Region, for example. […]
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Chapter 14 opens the last half of the Apocalypse. The key players have been introduced and the drama continues with a slight change in focus.
Read More judgment, God’s wrath, slaughter. Armageddon