And by way of reminder we are looking at the mystery religion that holds the world in a spell of stupor still now these centuries called the great harlot of Babylon and whore of old. Looking again at the targeted passage of Revelation 18:4-8 of 17-18 we have this statement: "Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, 'Come out of her, My people (2Corinthians 6:11-7:1), lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and GOD has remembered her iniquities. To Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, and repay her double for her deeds; mixing a double portion for her in the cup she herself has mixed. As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning, since in her heart she says, "I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and mourning I shall never see." For this reason her plagues will come in a single day, death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for mighty is the LORD God Who has judged her.'" As we see it is the LORD God Who is speaking of His judgment of this the worlds religious forms, be they as they be, are bond within the spirit of deception, delusion (2Thessalonians 2:11 of 1-12, stupor (given Israel in Isaiah 29:10 of 9-12) and given man in ancient history at the tower of Babel and its mother goddess. These religions forms are spoken of as delusions in many passages throughout the old and new witness text. To get a better understanding of these words I will used Daniel Webster's 1828 Bible Dictionary for this purpose. Then comes the judgment of GOD. Then the LORD willing I will look at our responsibility as good faithful steward.
Stupor: "Great diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression of sense; numbness; as the stupor of a limb. Intellectual insensibility; moral stupidity; heedlessness or inattention to ones interests." (depending on translation this shows up in Romans 1:11 of 8-15; 1Corinthians 15:34 of 29--34)
Delusion: "The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind. We are all liable to the delusions of artifice. False representation; illusion; error or mistake proceeding from false views. And fondly mournd the dear delusion gone." (depending on Translation this shows up in; Psalm 62:9 of 9-10; Isaiah 41:29 of 25-29; Jeremiah 3:23 of 21-23, 10:15 of 12-16, 51:18 of 15-23; 2Thessalonians 2:11 of 1-12)
Deception: "The act of deceiving or misleading. All deception is a misapplication of the established signs used to communicate thoughts. The state of being deceived or misled. Incautious and inexperienced youth is peculiarly exposed to deception. Artifice practiced; cheat; as, a scheme is alla deception." (depending on translation this shows up in Proverbs 26:26 of 21-28; 2Thessalonians 2:10 of 1-12)
The Judgment of GOD, GOD as Judge, at the Great Day,
Genesis 18:25 of 22-33 "So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD. Then Abraham drew nearer still and said, "Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will You then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? Far be it from You to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?" And the LORD said, 'If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.' To this Abraham answered and said, "Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the LORD, I who am but dust and ashes. Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking. Will You destroy the whole city for lack of five?" And HE said, 'I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.' Again he spoke to Him and said, "Suppose forty are found there." He answered, 'For the sake of forty I will not do it.' Then he said, "Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there." He answered, 'I will not do it, if I find thirty there.' He said, "Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the LORD. Suppose twenty are found there." He answered, 'For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.' Then he said, "Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there." He answered, 'For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.' And the LORD went His way, when HE had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place."
Psalm 58:11 of 10-11, 75:7 of 6-8 "The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. Mankind will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a GOD Who judges on earth."
Psalm 75:7 of 6-8 "For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up, for it is GOD Who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another. For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and HE pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs."
Psalm 96:13 of 11-13 "Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy before the LORD, for HE comes, for HE comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples of His faithfulness (Strong's H529 of 530, those HE has established)."
Ecclesiastes 3:17 of 16-22 "Moreover, I saw under (Strong's H8478, in the place for something else) the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. I said in my heart, GOD will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work. I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that GOD is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity. All go to one p"lace. All are from the dust, and to dust all return. Who knows whether the spirit (breath given man of GOD's own breath in Genesis 2:7; Acts 17:25 of 22-31) of man goes upward and the spirit (breath not given it by GOD) of the beast goes down into the earth? So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his work, for that is his lot. Who can bring him to see what will be after him?"
Hebrews 12:23 of 18-24; Revelation 18:8 of 4-8, 20:12 of 11-15 "For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them. For they could not endure the order (of Exodus 19:12-13) that was given, "If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned." Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I tremble with fear." But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living GOD (Revelation 5:11 of 11-14), the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to GOD, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant, and to the sprinkled (of His) blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel."
Revelation 18:8 of 4-8, 20:12 of 11-15 "I heard another voice from heaven saying, 'Come out of her, My people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed. As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning, since in her heart she says, "I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and mourning I shall never see." For this reason her plagues will come in a single day, death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for mighty is the LORD God Who has judged her.'"
Revelation 20:12-13 and 15b of 11-15 "Then I saw a great white throne and Him Who was seated on it. From His presence earth and sky fled (melted) away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the first books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire."
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