Isaiah 21:9
9 And, behold, here cometh [bow'] a chariot [rekeb] of men ['iysh], with a couple [tsemed] of
horsemen [parash]. And he answered [`anah] and said ['amar], Babylon [Babel] is fallen [naphal], is
fallen [naphal]; and all the graven images [paciyl] of her gods ['elohiym] he
hath broken [shabar] unto the ground ['erets]. KJV-Interlinear
9 "Now behold, here comes a troop
of riders, horsemen in pairs." And one answered and said, "Fallen,
fallen is Babylon; And all the images of her gods are shattered on the
ground." NASB
And now Isaiah
reports what the watchman says, first of what is going to happen and then
second what has happened. And since
these events are future, this makes them certain to occur. Doctrine has seen it, it will occur, it is recorded,
and then since this is written, so it will be done.
God always has
the final say.
The horsemen are
the advancing army of judgment.
The repetition
of the word Babylon, Babylon, makes it clear as to who the guilty is, the inevitability
of their failure, the certainty of their guilt, and the reality of the judgment
against them. The broken gods, insures
the thoroughness of Gods judgment.
There are no
mistakes. Everyone has ample warning. No one will have any excuse to claim. Gods word is final and just.
Babylon is the symbolism
of evil in the world, the symbolism of the choices that people have made, do
make, and will make in their lives, despite all of the clear warnings from God,
through His written word, in which people simply have no interest.
Therefore, the
end will come and when it does, too many will wonder, ‘What happened.’
This same principle
applies not only to the end of the world, but to the lives of each and every individual
who lives in this world. That includes
you. So, do not be among those who will
wonder cluelessly, when it is all said and done.
