Chapter Thirty/"Babylon the Great Has Fallen!" - Treading the Vine of the Earth -

 This vivid vision has a parallel in the crushing of the kingdoms of the earth by the Kingdom stone described at Daniel 2:34, 44. There will be an extermination. The river of blood from winepress is very deep, up to the bridles of the horses, and it extends for a distance of 16 furlongs. This huge figure, produced by multiplying the square of four by the square of ten (4 x 4x 10 x 10), emphatically conveys the message that evidence of the destruction will be involve al the earth. (Isaiah 66:15, 16) The destruction will be complete and irreversible. Never, no never again, will Satan's vine of the earth take root! - PSALM83:17, 18. 

Living as we do deep in the time of the end, the vision of these two harvests is very meaningful. We have only to look around us to see the fruits of Satan's vine. Abortions, and other forms of murder; homosexuality, adultery, and other forms of immorality; dishonestly and lack of natural affection-all such things make this world vile in Jehovah's eyes. Satan's vine bears "the fruit of a poisonous plant and wormwood." its ruinous. idolatrous course dishonors mankind's Grand Creator. (Deuteronomy29:18; 32:5; Isaiah 42:5, 8) What a privilege it is to be actively associated with the John class in the harvest of wholesome fruitage that Jesus is bringing forth to Jehovah's praise! (Luke 10:2) May all of us be determined that will never be tainted by the vine of this world, and may we thus avoid being trampled with the vine of the earth when Jehovah's adverse judgment is executed. 

Next time: Chapter Thirty-One/Jehovah's Works-Great and Wonderful

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