YOU ARE FALLEN FROM HEAVEN
by Kevin
Rutherford
Isaiah’s prophecy of the fall of Babylon
is fascinating to read. With inspired
poetic language Isaiah rebukes Babylon
for her sin and predicts her dynamic fall (Isaiah
14:3-23). From this prophecy
preserved since the 8th Century B.C. we can gather some important
information that can help us in the 21st Century.
We can learn from those sins that
led God to bring Babylon down. Babylon
was violent, wicked, covetous, and arrogant.
The kings, or perhaps a king of Babylon
is referred to as Lucifer (Isaiah 14:12-15).
The kings of Babylon wanted
to ascend into heaven. They wanted to
make their thrown mightier than the throne of God. They were the mightiest kings of the world in
their day, and arrogantly thought they could not be brought down. Isaiah said, “How you are fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son
of the morning! How
you are cut down to the ground (Isaiah 14:12).”
There is no nation above God. Our pledge of allegiance rightly states we
are under God. When men choose to
elevate their political offices above God they choose to doom their
nation. This does not mean that there
must be an official governmentally enforced religion. However, it does means that governments had
better recognize the reign and rule of God, or someday it may be said of them,
“How you are fallen from heaven.”