Topical Studies
What the Bible says about Humans as Cargo
(From Forerunner Commentary)
The merchants, who gained wealth and perverse pleasures from this world's system of religion and commerce, cry and lament because it satiated their greed for materialistic acquisition and their lust for self-pleasure. As the Babylonian system incorporates every expression of corrupt government, so its prostitution includes every corrupt economic system and idolatry. Even human beings are reduced to cargo, traded as slaves to drive the engines of production, prosperity, and sinful pleasures.
Sadly, the modern descendants of Israel have promoted and become part of this self-serving, perverse world system. Sin inevitably brings its own punishment, and there are always consequences to disobedience. Thus, when today's Israelites go into captivity in the last days, they will have no excuse for their sin and no freedom whatsoever.
Martin G. Collins
Slavery and BabylonRelated Topics: Babylon | Babylon as Prostitute | Babylonian System | Captivity | Captivity of Israel | Greed | Idolatry | Materialism | Slavery and Babylon
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