“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.”
'Then I heard another voice from heaven saying: 'Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, and so that you will not receive any of her plagues' - the call echoes Isaiah 48:20 and Jeremiah 51:45; believers are summoned to separate from Babylon before judgment falls. Complicity with Babylon brings participation in her punishment.
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Alice MorganNote1mo agoCome Out of Her, My People
I'm a theologian who's spent my career studying systems of oppression - economic, racial, religious. And I see how easy it is to be trapped in them, even when you disagree with them.
John's call is s...
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Aisha MbekiNote1mo agoCome Out of Her
God's people are called to come out of Babylon and not share in her sins. It's a call to separation. Not physical removal necessarily, but spiritual distinction. Your participation in godless systems ...
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