Jeremiah 51 verses eight and nine

"Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her, take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed". I praise God for his "suddenlies", especially this one. I thank him that "Babylon is suddenly fallen". In Revelation 18, God declares no less than three times that "in one hour is thy judgment come", in one hour is she made desolate. If one day is to the Lord as a thousand years (2 Pet:3:8) than one hour is about 41 and a half years! If I am correct and the "Judgment of Babylon" has begun in 2007, it will take to 2048 to finish it. In terms of the history of mankind, a blink of an eye, a "suddenly fallen". God does not enjoy judgment and wants to do it quickly, like any good Father. When Jesus announced his public ministry, he quoted Isaiah 61:1&2 but stopped in the middle of verse two - "to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord". From that moment till 2007 we have been in an "acceptable year", in a season of acceptance wherein all mankind may be saved, when he has "opened the door of faith unto the gentiles" (Acts 14:27) but now we have entered in to the second part of Isaiah 61:2 - "The Day of Vengeance of our God".
Notice that his acceptance, his Mercy and Grace, last for a year while his vengeance is for a day. Behold how great a heart of compassion and love our God has for all mankind! Even in the midst of judgment he seeks to heal her. Even so, we must keep our hearts full of compassion and love for our people, our precious fellow souls who should be in God's Kingdom but are caught in Satan's kingdom, Babylon, instead. We must intercede and pray for them though "We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed. Forsake her and let us go everyone, into his own country, for her judgment reacheth unto heaven and is lifted up even to the skies" (Jer:51:9).
They desired at the start to "build us a city and a tower whose top may reach unto heaven" (Gen:10:4) and truly they have achieved this goal but with the opposite results, for by lifting themselves up in pride, their judgment had "reached unto heaven" and they will be brought low forever. Christian, do not mistake God's Grace for something it isn't for it is only given to the lowly and meek. I can at varioius times during this prophecy, discern the voice of the Father, at other times, the voice of the Son. In fact, there are times when even as the Father's wrath is being poured out, the Son is pleading and interceding on behalf of those being judged. Mercy often does triumph over judgment but not always. Here, the Son, who ever lives to make intercession, is speaking on behalf of the God head, WE would have healed but she is not healed, forsake her. You should, dear reader, desire all who are in Babylon to come out with you but leave them if they will not join you on your journey to freedom. When they say "give us oil for our lamps have gone out (Mt:25:8), do not do it! We must not sacrafice our freedom for those who will not be healed themselves. Don't even look back at them as they are being judged, remember Lot's wife!
I was once ministering to an elderly woman, trying to bring her deliverance when the Lord tapped me on the shoulder and said "mind if I interrupt?" Of course Lord! By all means, I said, chagrined! He then showed me a vision of the woman in a jail cell, curled up in the corner on the floor in a fetal position, moaning. My heart went out to her and I cried exactly Lord, that's why I'm here! He then simply told me to turn around. When I did, I saw that the door to the cell was wide open. He then said "I set her free ten years ago". The sad lesson I learned that day is that many Jesus has set free and offered healing to are refusing to accept it. This is why Jesus asked the man at the pool of Bethesda, "will you be made whole?" (John 5:6). We must all ask ourselves this same question because surely he is asking us now "will you be delivered and set free of Babylon?" The ones that top the list of those going into the lake of fire in Revelation 21:8 are the FEARFUL. How many of us would God heal if only he could? If only they would allow him to? "OH Jewrusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings AND YE WOULD NOT" (Mt:23:37). See, in Christ, we are gathered together where we all become one new man but in Babylon we are all seperated and "scattered abroad upon the face of all the earth" (Gen:10:8). We are divided from each other as long as we remain in Babylon. To follow Christ, we must go "outside the camp". Be ready as God draws others out with you so you can help them heal as you walk the road to freedom but only those who come out can be helped. Forsake those who remain for those who remain in Babylon, no matte how wise and spiritual they may appear, if they remain in Babylon, they'll be judged for where they're at, not who they are FOR WHERE THEY ARE IS IN A PLACE OF DISOBEDIENCE TO THE LORD. The foolish virgins were, after all, virgins, but did not make it in. Verily, verily I tell you a truth, those who remain in Babylon in our day cannot reach spiritual maturity anyway. The very word "Babylon" contains the word "baby" and that is what all who dwell in her will remain, spiritual babies in the disciplines of God, unable to "grow up into him in all things". They may become very powerful in spiritual darkness while remaining totally ignorant of God and his ways. But remember, they do not believe they are in Babylon, following Satan but are totally convinced they are followers of Christ. When you try to show them truth, they will crucify you, or attempt to. Satan has come to them disguised as an angel of light. Only those who truly love the truth will receive it and be set free by it. Don't waste your precious time on those who don't love the truth. Let God lead you to those he wants you to plant the precious seed of life, the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, in.