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Concluding Jeremiah: The Fall of Babylon - Jeremiah 51
March 13, 2025 · 13 min
Dive into the final chapters of Jeremiah to learn about the judgments on Babylon and the stark warning against pride and idolatry for all.
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The Judgment of Babylon 0:10 Good morning. Welcome to Stand on the Word. Thanks for joining me this morning. Alright. Today, we conclude our journey through yet another book. We're gonna finish the book of Jeremiah as we look at part 2 of0:22 Jeremiah 51 and 52. Verse 53 of chapter 51, though Babylon should mount up to heaven, a reference to the tower of Babel, and though she should fortify her strong height, yet destroyers would come0:34 from me against her declares the Lord. Now recall, we've already looked at chapter 52. That was a historical addendum to the destruction of Jerusalem. So, after this, we begin the book of0:45 Lamentations. And, I would encourage you to download the chronological reading plan you can find at the f r c dot o r g slash bible. So last time, we begin looking at 3 aspects of these final 2 chapters that0:57 we're looking at in Jeremiah. Number 1, why did God judge Babylon? And we answered that question. At the core, it was their idolatry and their pride. The same reason that Israel,1:09 Judah, and the other surrounding nations encountered the judgment and the punishment of god. Now these recent passages beginning in chapter 46 have established that the lord1:21 is lord of all nations, not just Judah, not just Israel. He is the creator. He is lord of all. Therefore, it should be a warning to all nations that idolatry and pride will lead to the1:33 eventual judgment of god. And as Isaiah as Jeremiah 51 53 makes clear, it does not matter how strong, doesn't matter how advanced, it doesn't matter how powerful a nation may be.1:45 There is no defense against the judgment of God save his amazing grace. Now, there should be a clear warning to us today,1:57 both individually and collectively as a nation, especially as we claim to be followers of Christ and as a nation that has the principles of Christianity as our foundation. Alright. Today, we're gonna2:09 look at number 2 in these 3, elements, these 3 key parts of these final 2 chapters. So we're gonna look at what the punishment was and why does2:21 it matter. So what was the punishment? Desolation, utter destruction to the point that it would never be inhabited again. That's what the word says. Verse 13. Because of the2:33 wrath of the Lord, she shall not be inhabited, but shall be in utter desolation. Everyone who passes by Babylon shall be appalled and hissed because of all of her wounds. Jump to2:45 verse 34. Their redeemer is strong. The lord of hosts is his name. He will surely plead their cause that he may give rest to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon. Verse 39.2:57 Therefore, wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon and ostriches shall dwell on her. She shall never again have people nor be inhabited for all generations. Verse 40. And when3:09 God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities declares the Lord, so no man shall dwell there and no son of man shall show sojourn in her. I mean, have you been to Sodom and3:21 Gomorrah lately? I mean, the the the original, it's not there. It was destroyed. He says the same will be true of Babylon. Verse 26 of chapter 51, no stone shall be taken3:32 from you for a corner and no stone for a foundation, but you shall be a perpetual waste, declares the lord. Verse 29, the land trembles in pain for the Lord's purposes3:44 against Babylon stand to make the land of Babylon a desolation without inhabitant. Verse 37 of chapter 51. And Babylon shall become a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals, a whore, and a3:56 hissing without inhabitant. Verse 43 of 51. Her cities have become a horror, a land of drought and of desert, a land in which no 1 dwells and through which no son of man4:08 passes. Verse 62 of chapter 51 and say, oh lord, you have said concerning this place that you will cut it off so that nothing shall dwell on it, neither man nor beast, and it shall be desolate4:20 forever. Alright. Jeremiah's prophecy came after the destruction of Jerusalem, which occurred in 5 86 BC. But Isaiah had4:31 predicted the same outcome nearly 200 years before when Babylon, as of yet, was not the world power that it became. Now, it always been a center, but it became the4:43 dominant world power. Verse, let's look at Isaiah, what Isaiah had to say. Isaiah 13 verse 19. In Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans4:55 will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them. Isn't it interesting how Sodom and Gomorrah is used as a a benchmark of destruction? We see it over and over in scripture.5:07 Pride, sexual immorality is what dominated Sodom and Gomorrah. Verse 20 of Isaiah 13, it will never be inhabited or lived in for all generations. No5:18 Arab will pitch his tent there. No shepherds will make their flocks lie down there, but wild animals will lie down there, and their houses will be full of howling creatures. Their ostriches will dwell, and their wild5:30 goats will dance. Hyenas will cry in its towers and jackals in the pleasant palaces. Its time is close at hand and its days will not be prolonged. That was Isaiah 2005:42 years prior. Now this prophecy is yet more evidence of the veracity of scripture. 2500 years. Alright. Let that settle in. America5:53 is about to celebrate 250 years, long time. 2500 years after the destruction of Babylon, this word is still being fulfilled. To this day, Babylon remains uninhabited6:06 even though some have tried. Alright. Some have tried. In the 19 eighties, Saddam Hussein began to rebuild the city with an elaborate palace, and he saw himself as kind of the modern day Nebuchadnezzar.6:18 The results, well, despite his expansive building project that siphoned off resources from the people of Iraq, the city remains a haunt of wild animals. So that brings us to our final point6:31 of these of these 2 chapters that we're looking at, the final 2 chapters that we're looking at. Why does it matter? Here's number 1. God's word is true. It will not return6:43 unto him void without effect. His word will accomplish what he declares. And he declared that it would be uninhabited, that it would be destroyed, that no 1 would ever live there again. Number 2, why does it matter?6:55 Because this communicates that God judges nations for their idolatry and their pride. No nation was or is exempt from Israel, his covenant people to Babylon,7:07 which he used to punish Judah and the other nations for their idolatry pride and wickedness. He judged them too. No nation gets a pass. No nation gets a7:19 pass. There should be a wake up call to America. I believe our country is dancing dangerously on the edge of the purposes of God's judgment because we have rejected his7:31 truth in his word. Now, I'm I'm encouraged by some of the things I see, but do not do not mistake policy, political reform for spiritual7:43 renewal. That's the only thing that will sustain a nation. It is a return to God. Now, it's good that we're changing our ways, and we wanna see that, but there has to be a foundation to it and has to be.7:55 It has to emanate from a right relationship with the Lord if it's to remain. If not, it's temporary. It's kinda like Josiah's revival that we looked at. Babylon is seen throughout scripture8:07 all the way from beginning to end. It is seen all the way to Revelation. It is it is it was and it is an actual city. It is a geographical location, but it's also a type8:19 representing the world system, a system in rebellion to God, which like the city of Babylon will ultimately be destroyed. And I believe that is why in part that we see Babylon is still ruins. Why8:31 God declared that it would never be inhabited again, that it would be a perpetual ruin is because it does represent the world system, and that is the ultimate destination and the outcome of the world system,8:43 which is in competition, in contrast, in rebellion to God. And it will ultimately be destroyed. The things of this world will pass away. It will be destroyed. Alright. Third and finally.8:55 Alright. Why does it matter? God does not forsake his children. Alright. There's hope even in the ruins. From the ashes, there is the hope of the future. Verse 59:07 of chapter 51, for Israel and Judah have not been forsaken by their God, the Lord of hosts, but the land of the Chaldeans is full of guilt against the holy 1 of Israel. Flee from the midst of9:19 Babylon. Let everyone save his life. Be not cut off in her punishment for this is the time of the Lord's vengeance, the repayment he is rendering her. So we need to pray and9:31 work to see that the church is a searchlight of truth to the nations, beginning right here in the United States. And and and just remember, despite what the circumstances9:43 may be, and they will change. Alright? They come and they go. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. And and but here's what we need to understand. The scripture makes very clear it's only gonna get worse as we move toward the9:53 end of time. I'm grateful for a reprieve, and I think that's what the Lord has given us. It gives us an opportunity to do the work, the eternal work of the kingdom of God. But it tells us that as10:05 the lawless 1 moves toward his final fight against God, that society is gonna get tough. The world is going to become a very tough place. But here's what we need to understand.10:17 We can Lord. Now spiritually, we need to flee the midst of10:29 Babylon. As Romans 12 2 says, do not be conformed to this world, but transformed by the renewal of your mind that by testing, you may discern that or discern what is the will of God, what is good and10:41 acceptable and perfect. You see, we can't we we can't have the mind of Christ and live in Babylon. Now, I'm not saying we physically have to run from society. We are in10:53 the world, but not of the world. We need to be transformed by the renewal of our mind. And that is by what we're doing here on this journey through the word of God. Prayer, meditating upon the word of11:04 God, and then putting it into practice as the Holy Spirit leads us, that we're living our lives according to the word of God. That's where we find hope. And even in these ashes, we see11:16 Jeremiah pointing to the hope of the future. Father, we thank you for your word, and we thank you for this book of Jeremiah, an amazing book, a challenging book, a,11:28 I'd have to say a heart wrenching book. As, as lord as I just think back last week, standing there looking at the ruins of, of of of of Jerusalem, the walls that had been torn11:40 down by the Romans. And Lord, and just thinking of the judgment that has come upon that city, Lord. But yet now we see, Lord, you bringing your people back just as your word says from11:52 all countries, places that they had been scattered, they're coming back. Because your word is true and it will be fulfilled. May we walk in the hope, the promise, and the certainty of your12:04 word. Use us father for your kingdom and glory. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Alright. Thanks for joining me this morning. And remember, get the down download the reading plan so you'll know where we're going next.12:14 Lamentations, next book over, again, written by Jeremiah, but we'll talk about that next time. So until next time, keep standing on the word.12:23 Today's study comes from the stand on the word bible reading plan available for free at f r c dot o r g slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day,12:35 you can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at f r c dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 The Judgment of Babylon
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