God's people are called to come out of Babylon so they will not share in her sins or receive her plagues (Revelation 18:4).
In Revelation 18:4, a voice from heaven commands God's people to separate from Babylon before judgment falls. Les Feldick teaches that this Babylon is not the ancient city but the entire worldwide system of religion, politics, and economics. Coming out means refusing to participate in that system and thus escaping the plagues that will come upon it.
Revelation 18:4 — This is the exact verse that commands God's people to come out of Babylon so they will not be partakers of her sins or receive her plagues.
The Bible's command is found in Revelation 18:4: "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues." The verse gives two direct reasons for leaving Babylon. First, God's people are to avoid participating in Babylon's sins. Second, they are to avoid receiving the plagues that are coming upon her. Separation from Babylon is therefore the only way to escape both its sin and its judgment.
Les Feldick teaches that the Babylon in Revelation is not the ancient city of Babylon. He points to the Old Testament promise that the ancient city will never be rebuilt and instead identifies the Babylon of Revelation as the whole worldwide system. Whenever you see the word Babylon in Revelation, Les says, think of the whole global picture: the world's religions, the world's politics, and the world's economics. Les observes that the world is being drawn together through communication, transportation, and commerce. Corporate leaders talk about a "global market," and cities such as Tokyo, Berlin, London, Rome, and New York are becoming like one tightly knit group. For this reason, he pictures Babylon's fall as all the cities of the world falling in one hour by the spoken word of God. Les also warns about the religious side of Babylon. He describes a wealthy religious system with a golden cup full of abominations and spiritual filthiness, and he connects the growing New Age movement with Babylon the Great, warning that it is creeping into the churches. Coming out of Babylon means refusing to participate in this worldwide religious-political-economic system before God's judgment falls.
Les says the Babylon in Revelation is not the ancient city because the Old Testament says it will never be rebuilt. Instead, the Babylon of Revelation is the whole one-world system, where far-flung cities such as Tokyo, Berlin, London, Rome, and New York are like one tightly knit group. Therefore, when Babylon falls, no single city is in view but all the cities of the world falling in one hour by the spoken word of God.
Revelation 18:4 says God's people must come out so they are not partakers of her sins or receivers of her plagues. Les applies this to the religious sphere by warning that Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots, is already present through the New Age movement, which sounds good but is creeping into the churches. Coming out therefore means refusing to join this system and avoiding its coming judgment.
Les points to the woman in Revelation 17:5 with the golden cup full of abominations as the religious side of Babylon. He also says the Babylon of Revelation is comprised of the world's religions, the world's politics, and the world's economics. This whole global system is what God judges and what His people are called to come out of.
Revelation 18 & Daniel 2: The Fall of Babylon Explained
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Babylon Is the Whole Worldwide System
Les teaches that Babylon in Revelation is not the ancient city but the entire one-world system, where cities like Tokyo, Berlin, London, Rome, and New York are tightly knit together. When Babylon falls, all the cities of the world will fall in one hour.
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Babylon Includes Religion, Politics, and Economics
Les explains that whenever Babylon appears in Revelation, it refers to the whole global picture, comprised of the world's religions, the world's politics, and the world's economics.
The Religious Side of Babylon
Les describes Babylon's religious system as a wealthy woman with a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication, showing that Babylon's corruption is spiritual as well as political and economic.
The Intertwined Global System
Les points to the term "global market" used by corporate leaders as evidence that the world is becoming one interconnected system, which Scripture calls Babylon as if it were one city.
New Age Movement Is Babylon
Les warns that the New Age movement, which he calls Babylon the Great, is already here and creeping into the churches, sounding good but representing Babylon's spiritual harlotry.
The World Is Getting Smaller
Les contrasts the idea of rebuilding ancient Babylon by noting the world is getting smaller through communication and transportation, so Babylon in Revelation is not any one city but the whole global system.
Revelation 18:4: And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
This is the key verse commanding God's people to separate from Babylon to avoid her sins and plagues.
Revelation 17:5: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Les refers to this description of Babylon's religious system when explaining that Babylon includes the world's religions.
No, according to Les Feldick. He points out that the Old Testament says the ancient city will never be rebuilt, and instead Babylon in Revelation is the whole worldwide system. It represents the world's religions, politics, and economics that are becoming closely intertwined.
Les says Babylon's fall will not be just one city; all the cities of the world will fall in one hour by the spoken word of God. This is why God warns His people to come out of her before the plagues come.
Revelation 18:4 says God's people are to come out of Babylon so they will not share in her sins or receive her plagues. Les describes Babylon as the global system of religion, politics, and economics, so coming out means not participating in that system and avoiding its judgment.
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