Jeremiah 51:12b, 15
"For the Lord has both planned and accomplished what he has threatened...He made the earth by his power, established the world by his wisdom, and spread out the heavens by his understanding."
In comparison, all the golden idols the people create and worship are stupid and ignorant. The earth quakes and trembles because of the Lord’s intentions. He is Almighty God, and therefore, the days are coming when the Creator will punish the many false idols.
Do you have a false idol in your life? Are you battling against a demonic cult presence in your family? Maybe you're not even aware of this spiritual battle happening right now in your family?
There was a Syrophoenician gentile woman who came to Jesus because her daughter was being overtaken by an impure demonic spirit, and she begged him to help them. Jesus addresses her request with what seems like a geopolitical religious objection.
Mark 7:27-29
He said to her, “Let the children (Israel) be fed first, because it isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs (the Gentile idol worshippers).”
But she replied to him, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs."
Then he told her, “Because of this reply, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
For just a moment Jesus engages in an apologetics class with this idol worshipper. He obviously knows her heart and mind, and dives right into what was her passion at one time. She probably wasn't an atheist or agnostic, in fact very likely she was active in the worship of many gods. And now, after all her false gods have failed to straighten out her daughter's spiritual situation, she comes to her knees before the Almighty One.
As soon as she heard about him this woman left her idol worship and she followed after the righteous One. She cried out to the Creator and persistently prayed for relief. She heard of him, and came, and fell at his feet. That was the evidence of her faith. And Jesus essentially says to this woman, "good answer!"
How difficult has it been for you to fall at Jesus' feet?
Time is short my friend.
The Almighty Creator God is coming soon to destroy all the idols once and for all. He's already laid down the foundation for that project at the cross of Christ, and he's finished the job in Christ's resurrection. He's already done the work. He gave his life as a ransom for the redemption of his children. He unbound the children who have been enslaved by sin. He went before the worshippers of the false idols, he laid down his life at their hands, and he took it back up from the grave. He went to them because they were holding the children hostage to their false idols. He paid the price they demanded. He paid it in obedience to the Father, not in homage to the demons. He pays it to the One who is owed the price, the One who had been offended. And he now owns those children. They are his.
“I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them."
John 17:9-10
Jesus achieved a cosmic victory over the powers of the demonic forces in his ransoming. This work is now and forever finished in Jesus Christ's name. He has conquered Satan by substituting his life for the children of God Almighty. He laid down his life for the many. And took it back up again so that they will be with him in glory forever.
No other god had the power to do this.
No other god even tried because they are false idols.
No other god could do anything other than deceive the people.
No other god could restore life or favor.
No other god ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God Almighty.
No other god was Almighty.
Jesus is God Almighty.
Period.
And Jesus prays,
"Now I am no longer in the world, but these (his children) are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are."
John 17:11
He prays and saves us from the wrath that is to come. The judgment is coming and Jesus has already saved those who love Him from that wrath. They are covered.
"for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth."
John 17:19
They are saved. They are redeemed in Jesus Christ.
The others?
War!