Habakkuk: The just shall live by faith (10) Mystery Babylon’s judgment
Rev. Ronald Hanko provides exegetical commentary on Habakkuk 2:5-20, demonstrating how the prophet's description of God's judgment on Babylon finds its spiritual fulfillment in Revelation 17-18. Through careful parallel analysis, Hanko shows how both Old and New Testament passages reveal the same spiritual realities regarding God's judgment on those who oppose His kingdom and persecute His people.
Habakkuk 2:5-20 and Revelation 16:17-18:24 Habakkuk 2:5-20 prophesies God's coming judgment on Babylon. Though God Himself would use them to chastise His people, He would nevertheless hold them accountable for what they did to Judah and would punish them in turn. He pronounces His judgment in five woes, doing to them what they had done to Judah and to others. There is an obvious parallel between Habakkuk 2:5- 20 and chapters 17 and 18 of Revelation. Both describe Babylon's judgment, though...
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