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THE "PLAGUE OF HAIL" UPON BABYLON/IRAQ.

"The great city was split in three; the cities of the world fell in ruin; and God did not forget Babylon the great, but made her drink the cup which was filled with the fierce wine of His vengeance. Every island vanished; there was not a mountain to be seen. Huge hailstones, weighing perhaps a hundredweight, fell on men from the sky; and they cursed God for the plague of hail, because that plague was so severe." (From Rev 16:19-21 NEB).

This scripture has been quoted with reference to the destructive fall and end of Babylon/Iraq. What will follow will be the outpouring of the seventh "bowl" of the anger of God upon the wealth and splendour of commercial "Babylon" and sectarian "Babylon" in all cities of the world. (16:17). For together with Babylon/Iraq they make up the "three parts" of "Babylon the great" to be remembered with the "fierce wine of His vengeance". (16:19). With the fall of "Babylon the great" the Rule of Almighty God Jehovah begins! (19:1 6).

Currently a plague-like "hail" is falling from the sky upon the land and people of Iraq. This "plague of hail" is in the form of thousands of missiles and bombs raining down upon the wealth and splendour of Babylon/Iraq and laying it waste. From the commencement of the war on the 16th of January 1991, missiles and bombs have rained down ceaselessly, falling on men from the sky both day and night.

As the inhabitants of Babylon/Iraq utter curses against this "plague of hail" they are also cursing a judicial decision of God. (17:16,17 NEB). Jehovah has not forgotten the history and the legacy of Babylon/Iraq, and is executing His anger upon the sins of this cruel and Godless race. As evil offspring, they share the bloodguilt of their Godless forefathers, and are held to account for the shedding of the blood of God's people, just as it is written: "For the blood of the prophets and of God's people was found in her, the blood of all who had been done to death on earth." (18:24 NEB). This "plague of hail" is the execution of God's wrath upon the spirit rebellion of this part of "Babylon the great". (16:19-21 NEB).

THE RULE OF GOD IS "COMING LIKE A THIEF" WITH JUDGEMENT.
The Judgement of God upon Babylon/Iraq has begun. Next, He will bring to Judgement all the members of commercial "Babylon" and sectarian "Babylon" in every city on earth. (18:2,3 NEB). Millions of people throughout the world engage in demon worship in the erroneous belief that they worship God. Sectarian "Babylon" consists of worshippers of idols, who obey the demonically inspired rules of men handed down to them, worship that has spread throughout the earth over many generations to pollute every nation on earth. This is the judicial decision of God: "Therefore a time is coming when I will punish Babylon's idols, and all her land shall be put to shame, and all her slain shall lie fallen in her midst... Babylon must fall for the sake of Israel's slain, as the slain of all the world fell for the sake of Babylon." (Jer 51:47 & 49 NEB).

"Flee out of Babylon, every man for himself, or you will be struck down for her sin; for this is the Lord's day of vengeance". (Jer 51:6 NEB).

"Get out of her, My people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins, and if you do not want to receive part of her plagues. For her sins have massed together clear up to heaven, and God has called her acts of injustice to mind." (Rev 18:4).

8/2/91.