Revelation 18:10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
Revelation 18:11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buys their merchandise any more. 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble.
Therefore, if you were to see a mad rush for gold, if you were to see individuals in high and low places obsessed with gold, and if for one reason or another you see gold skyrocketing to unprecedented levels in our day, it hearkens back to the head of gold, the kingdom of Babylon because vestiges of that golden kingdom would be present in the last kingdom upon the earth. And thus, the elements and features of that golden kingdom will also be present when God’s kingdom consumes all these kingdoms.
But Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon was also well known because of his efforts to institute a coerced form of false worship by decree. He did so when he tried to force those under his jurisdiction to bow to his golden image. And later on after he had eaten a whole lot of grass, he also employed force in the acknowledgment of God, and thus, in both instances you would observe the use of force as a fundamental working principle behind not only his false worship, but also behind everything he endeavors to get done.
Daniel 2:5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, the thing is gone from me: if you will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, you shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
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