"Babylon Has Fallen!"

THE Bible may be likened to a great piece of music with a dominant theme and with minor themes introduced to add to the distinctiveness of the whole.  In a similar way, the Bible has a major theme-the vindication of Jehovah's sovereignty by means of the Messianic Kingdom government.  It also has other important, recurring themes.  One of these  is the fall of Babylon

That theme is introduced in Isaiah chapters 13 and 14.  It recurs in chapter 21 and again in chapters 44 and 45.  A century later, Jeremiah enlarges on the same theme, and the book of Revelation brings it to a thundering conclusion.  (Jeremiah 51:60-64; Revelation 18:1-19:4)  Every serious student of the Bible needs to be concerned about this  important subsidiary theme of God's Word. Isaiah  chapter 21 helps in this regard, for it supplies fascinating details about the prophesied  fall of that great world power.  Later, we will see that Isaiah chapter 21 stresses another important Bible theme-one that helps us assess our vigilance as Christian today.

Next time: "A Hard Vision"

From the Book Isaiah's  Prophecy Light for all Mankind, 2000