Amos 6:3The prophet pronounces God's judgment. Notice the many parallels to Babylon and Laodicea. Also notice what Jesus says in a parable concerning the time just before His return: "But if that evil servant says in his heart, 'My master is delaying his coming,' and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards . . ." (Matthew 24:48-49). Amos and Christ speak about the same sequence of events. The attitude of putting off the day of Christ's return promotes violence and injustice toward one's fellow man. Appeasement, a "strength" of the Laodicean, virtually guarantees violence and war, as happened in the years leading to World War II. John W. Ritenbaugh
Related Topics: Babylon
| End Times
| Evil Servants
| God's Judgment
| Jesus Christ's Return
| Laodicea
| Laodiceanism
| Master Delays Coming
| National Collapse
| Parable of the Faithful and Evil Servants
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What the Bible says about Appeasement
(From Forerunner Commentary)