Day 364

December 30th
Revelation 15:1-18:24.  “Babylon”
 The Tenth of Tevet is one of the four fast days that commemorate dark times in Jewish history.  The Tenth of Tevet marks the onset of the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylonia, and the beginning of the battle that ultimately destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple of Solomon, and sent the Jews into the 70-year Babylonian Exile.  Saddam Hussein pronounced himself as the reincarnation of Nebuchadnezzar, and dreamed of restoring the Babylonian empire to its former size and glory.  If that was his desire, God gave him a similar outcome; driven out of his kingdom hiding in a hole.  In fact, Saddam Hussein was hanged on the 9th of Tevet, the eve of the Jewish fast day.
Revelation 17 and 18 discuss the end of Babylon.  Chapter 17 deals with Babylon as spiritual entity and chapter 18 deals with it as a political entity.  The idea of a world religion is fast upon us as complacency and tolerance take root among us.  We’re afraid to even discuss the differences between a nice works-based cult and the evangelical church.  Truth is truth, and compromise and tolerance only makes us vulnerable to lies.