25 Apr 2016, Jeremiah 50 耶利米书 50, Judgement on Babylon 论巴比伦的审判

Posted on May 2, 2016 in Devotions, Jeremiah |

Scripture Reading  : Jeremiah 50

Theme                      : Judgement on Babylon

 

Judgement on Babylon. Babylon is located in current day Iraq. This prophecy of judgement on Babylon is not about the defeat of Babylon by Persia. It is about God’s judgement of Babylon in the end times. There are many reasons to suggest this. One, v. 5 says Israel with never forget God again. This will only happen in the Messianic times. Two, v. 39 says Babylon will not be inhabited. This will only occur in the end times, which is similar to the prophecy in Is. 13:20 (ESV). This prophecy states no Arabs will dwell in Babylon after end times judgement. This is obviously not referring to Persia’s conquest of Babylon, which at the time did not even have many Arabs until the Islam caliphate conquered Iraq in the 7th  century AD. Three, Babylon was not violently overthrown by Persia, so this prophecy is about end times judgement on the current territory of Iraq.

 

 

Praying the Scripture

When reading so much about God’s judgment it is important to understand that God must judge evil since one of His glorious characters is righteousness. To not judge sin and evil is to belittle His own glorious character and make Himself look cheap. God constantly warns people but when they do not listen, His patience will end one day and then judgment must come. This is righteous of God. You must agree with God’s judgment and at the same time take no pleasure in the death and suffering of the wicked. This is how God views His judgment on sinners, and that is how you should view it too.

经文：耶利米书50

主题：论巴比伦的审判

 

论巴比伦的审判。巴比伦位于现今的伊拉克。这段论巴比伦的审判预言并不在乎巴比伦被波斯攻克，而是关于神在末日对巴比伦的审判。有许多原因暗示了这一点。第一，第5节说以色列将绝不会再忘记神；这只会在弥赛亚国度时应验。第二，39节说巴比伦将无人居住；这也只会在末后的日子发生，与以赛亚书13:20的预言相似。这段预言讲述在末后的审判之后，没有阿拉伯人将居住于巴比伦。这显然不是指波斯对巴比伦的侵占；当代在此地的阿拉伯人不多，一直到伊斯兰教的哈里发于公元第7世纪侵占伊拉克，人数才逐渐增加。第三，波斯并没有使用暴力侵占巴比伦，因此这段预言是关于末后日子对现今伊拉克领域的审判。

 

用经文祷告

当我们读到神诸多的审判时，我们必须明白神必须审判罪恶，因为祂荣耀的属性之一是公义；这一点很重要。若不对罪恶作出审判，神便是藐视了自己荣耀的属性，叫祂显得低贱。神持续地在警告百姓，但他们却不愿听从；神的忍耐终有一天要终止，然后审判必然降临。这是神的公义。你必须认同神的审判，但同时不以恶人的死亡与受苦为乐。这是神如何看待自己对罪人的审判，而你也应该如此。