Today we jump to Revelation 18. Amid the plagues being poured out on Babylon (probably a figurative name for either Rome or Jerusalem, hence the seat of spiritual and economic life) we see something especially sad. Look at verse 11. There is weeping, not so much because of the destruction of Babylon in and of itself, but because of the loss of commerce.
We look at a passage like this and think of the end of the world, but we are also well advised to think of our own day and age. Have we replaced a concern for genuine well being with a concern for economic power? Have we replaced a concern for learning, growing, repenting, and believing with a concern for health, wealth, and shows of vigor? What are our priorities? Are they priorities which will be destroyed in the end of the world or are they priorities which will last into eternity?
May we ever seek Christ and his kingdom above all else. That will never pass away. It will never disappoint. It is not subject to burning and destruction in the end of this age.
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