Revelation 18:1 After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory.
2 And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!
3 For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”
A beast, a harlot, and a corrupt city have all pointed to Mystery Babylon. A city is where people congregate and dwell and this particular city is described as great confusion surrounded by mystery. The sin and lawlessness has reached its climax of corruption as the drunkenness has moved to an extreme of self-gratification. The masses have worshipped the corruptible and the fruit of this path has come to its fullness. The merchants are traffickers of religions who have become wealthy by exploiting the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life by supplying all the external trappings of a corporate substitute to a direct, personal relationship with FATHER. This is in lieu of putting of incorruption and have everlasting life. The people were blinded to The Way. They ended up worshipping the corruptible dead works of man.
At an individual level, the corruptible are to put on incorruption and death is swallowed up in victory as Paul states in 1 Corinthians 15:
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
On a personal level, Mystery Babylon will at some some point fall in us and be removed from us. The confusion promoted by the carnal mind will no longer be tolerated, it will be judged and we will then see the vanity associated with past customs and traditions. We will no longer be blinded by “self” and continue in dead works. We will put on the Mind of Christ and only be guided by the Words of FATHER. Peace and simplicity will prevail in our lives. The trappings of this world will no longer be of any value to us. We look for opportunities to perform acts of kindness, a far cry from the mindset of Mystery Babylon which only seeks to exploit others.
At a corporate level, It certainly appears that we are at the fullness of time where the fall is at hand. Among those I am in contact with, there is a sense of urgency unlike the past. I look forward to flowing IN HIM every moment in each day to see what that day brings. Moment by moment we live and have our being IN HIM. This Fifth Gospel is not popular among the masses. Instead, they would rather have their minds tickled with some intricate, complex solution to a puzzle. They understand not the simplicity of Christ and have lost their first Love and the intimate relationship with FATHER. They want to “do” rather than “be”. Their souls are anxious and unfulfilled. They have no path to peace for they have rejected the revelation of Love. I am convinced that Love is the foundation by which the very elect will operate from. When Mystery Babylon falls, Love will be the answer and the remedies to the problems will only be found from a perspective of Agape Love.
The incorruptible will fill the vacuum created by the fall of Babylon. The foul spirits and the unclean will be cast out. The self-exalting spirit will give way to those who are led by HIS Spirit. Deceit and corruption will be exposed in the twinkling of an eye and wiped away by the Standard of Truth. We will all either participate in, observe, or be recipients of the greatest fall the earth has seen. What will be your vantage point?