큰 성 바벨론의 완전파괴 예정
2022.9.19
(계18:1-24)
1 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor. 2 With a mighty voice he shouted: "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a home for demons and a haunt for every evil spirit, a haunt for every unclean and detestable bird. 3 For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries. The kings of the earth committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries." 4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say: "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; 5 for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes. 6 Give back to her as she has given; pay her back double for what she has done. Mix her a double portion from her own cup. 7 Give her as much torture and grief as the glory and luxury she gave herself. In her heart she boasts, 'I sit as queen; I am not a widow, and I will never mourn.' 8 Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her: death, mourning and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her. 9 "When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her and shared her luxury see the smoke of her burning, they will weep and mourn over her. 10 Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry: "'Woe! Woe, O great city, O Babylon, city of power! In one hour your doom has come!' 11 "The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes any more-- 12 cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble; 13 cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and bodies and souls of men. 14 "They will say, 'The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your riches and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.' 15 The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand far off, terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn 16 and cry out: "'Woe! Woe, O great city, dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet, and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls! 17 In one hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin!' "Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea, will stand far off. 18 When they see the smoke of her burning, they will exclaim, 'Was there ever a city like this great city?' 19 They will throw dust on their heads, and with weeping and mourning cry out: "'Woe! Woe, O great city, where all who had ships on the sea became rich through her wealth! In one hour she has been brought to ruin! 20 Rejoice over her, O heaven! Rejoice, saints and apostles and prophets! God has judged her for the way she treated you.'" 21 Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, and said: "With such violence the great city of Babylon will be thrown down, never to be found again. 22 The music of harpists and musicians, flute players and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again. No workman of any trade will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again. 23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. Your merchants were the world's great men. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray. 24 In her was found the blood of prophets and of the saints, and of all who have been killed on the earth."
큰 성 바벨론
그것이 의미하는 바는 무엇일까?
그것은 가시적도시(可視的都市)라고 생각할 수 있겠으나
오히려 불가시적의미(不可視的意味)에 더 무게중심이 있다 여겨진다
문명의 발전은 문화의 퇴폐를
하나님으로부터의 거리를
그럼으로써 하나님의 진노(震怒)를
비례적으로 가증(加增)시켜왔다
사치(奢侈) 향락(享樂)은 성적문란(性的紊亂) 타락일색화(墮落一色化)로 나아갔고
마치 살모사처럼
자신들의 무지무지몽매(無知無智蒙昧)를 일깨워 준
기독교회(基督敎會)와 교인들...그들의 지도자들을 핍박 혹은 죽음에 이르게 한다
아무도 보지 않고
아무도 모르는 것 같지만
하나님은 하늘에서 그 모든 실상을 보시고
때가차매 갑절로 그 댓가를 치루게 하신다는 말씀이 오늘의 본문속에 나타나있다
하나님께서
북이스라엘의 앗수르에게 어떻게 되었는가를
남유다가 바벨론에게 어떻게 되었는가를 보여주심
AD70년대에 이스라엘에게 어떻게 하셨는가를 보여주심 같이....
인간들이 ‘유토피아’를 목표로 만들어 온 붕궤 파궤되어야 할 바벨론과 같은
오늘날의 그 도시들이 모두 무너진다...무너뜨린다...하심은
아마도 핵(核) → 마그마의 활동과 열결시킨다는 것은
결코 무리가 아닐 듯 싶다
그러한 극단적 비상상황에서
결혼식이 어디있으며 잔치 축제가 어디 가능이라도 할 까
사도요한이 살던 시절과 같은 개념에서
있다가 사라지고 없던 것이 생겨난 것 그리고 마치 철저하게 파괴된 예루살렘 성전을 보았던 사람들...그곳을 장사하러 들렀던 사람들의 관점과 탄식을 오늘 본문은 말했지만 실은 아직 남아있는 미래적 사건 앞에서는 그런 사람들조차 없을 것이 상상된다
오늘따라
헌 집 완전히 밀어버리고
새 집을 지으려시는
하나님의 계획이 내 뇌리를 침입하였음을 느낀다
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♬찬348장-마귀들과싸울지라
(1)
마귀들과 싸울지라 죄악 벗은 형제여
담대하게 싸울지라 저기 악한 적병과
심판날과 멸망의 날 네가 섰는 눈 앞에 곧 다가 오리라
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영광 영광 할렐루야 영광 영광 할렐루야
영광 영광 할렐루야 곧 승리하리라
(2)
마귀들과 싸울지라 죄악 벗은 형제여
고함치는 무리들은 흉한 마귀 아닌가
무섭고도 더러운 죄 모두 떨쳐 버리고 주 예수 붙들라
(3)
마귀들과 싸울지라 죄악 벗은 형제여
구주 예수 그리스도 크신 팔을 벌리고
너를 도와 주시려고 서서 기다리시니 너 어서 나오라