The City of Babylon

“Can you see, beloved,

the city My children have made?

Can you see the conversion

of the church into a temple

of rebellion against My Son’s commands?

Can you see the great edifice

that they have built

in their unity against My law?

Can you see the nation they founded

to replace My kingdom in the earth,

the ‘city on a hill’ to shine

their own light instead of My Son’s?

Can you see the tower of their freedom,

their memorial of their righteousness,

taking their freedom by violence

instead of being set free

by the truth of My Son?

Can you see the peace and unity

they strive to achieve in lawlessness

instead of the Strong Tower

of My Son and His ways?

Can you see Babel, My beloved,

the city on seven hills

where My Son was crucified?

The sun is setting on her,

on her prosperity

and her violence.

Night is coming.

Return, My people!

Return to My Son and His ways!

Return from Babylon and her wealth,

and choose the way of the Cross!

Stay in the ways of My Son,

the way of agape love

to the end.”

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Art: “The Great City”

Note about the painting: I received this picture at the end of last August and began a sketch of it, but did not have the strength to paint it at the time, as I was still on hiatus from prophetic due to the crisis in my personal life. But on New Year’s Day this year I was called to prophesy again, and He brought me back to this picture He gave, and I was able to paint it.