“The days are coming,” says the LORD, “that I will cause to be heard an alarm of war in Rabbah of the Ammonites; it shall be a desolate mound, and her villages shall be burned with fire. Then Israel shall take possession of his inheritance,“ says the LORD. (v.2)
In this chapter, God predicted the fall of 5 Gentile pagan nations, who were neighbors of Israel and had opposed them. This first section deals with the Ammonites who descended from Lot, the nephew of Abraham. Lot believed in God, but his descendants worshiped the god Molech, to which human sacrifices were made by throwing babies into a fire. Thus Ammon shall become “a desolate mound” a “heap of ruins,” and her villages burned with fire.”
Almighty God raises up and puts down kings and nations, even using the actions of non-believing Gentile leaders to ultimately fulfill His purposes as we see in verse (5). However, even in the middle of all this, God’s great desire is that individuals from “every tribe and tongue” will surrender to Him, receive eternal life, and spend eternity with Him (Rev. 7:9).
The Truth: “After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands.” (Revelation 7:9)
In this chapter, God predicted the fall of 5 Gentile pagan nations, who were neighbors of Israel and had opposed them. This first section deals with the Ammonites who descended from Lot, the nephew of Abraham. Lot believed in God, but his descendants worshiped the god Molech, to which human sacrifices were made by throwing babies into a fire. Thus Ammon shall become “a desolate mound” a “heap of ruins,” and her villages burned with fire.”
Almighty God raises up and puts down kings and nations, even using the actions of non-believing Gentile leaders to ultimately fulfill His purposes as we see in verse (5). However, even in the middle of all this, God’s great desire is that individuals from “every tribe and tongue” will surrender to Him, receive eternal life, and spend eternity with Him (Rev. 7:9).
The Truth: “After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands.” (Revelation 7:9)
