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Radiant Midweek is part of Radiant Church in Des Moines, IA. It’s designed to help us live beyond Sunday morning, live outside our church walls, and be a blessing in our community. Join us each week as we explore important topics, get to know our community, learn about things we may not have time to fully explore on Sunday morning, and dive deeper in our spiritual journey as we grow in our faith.
Nimrod, Babel, and Isaiah’s Oracle Against Babylon (with Revelation Links)
Who was Nimrod—“a mighty hunter before the Lord,” founder of the first post-Flood kingdom in Shinar—and how does his legacy connect to the Tower of Babel, Isaiah 13–14, and Revelation’s end-times Babylon? Tonight we trace Babel’s defiance (“let us make a name…”) to Isaiah’s Day of the Lord oracle and forward to Revelation’s command: “Come out of her, my people.”
What we cover
Nimrod 101: post-Flood empire builder (Babel, Erech/Uruk, Nineveh, Calah), archetype of organized rebellion
Tower of Babel (Gen 11): city + ziggurat to resist scattering; God confuses languages → global dispersion
Ancient interpreters on Nimrod: rebel/tyrant themes (Philo, Josephus, Augustine)
Why Babel matters for Revelation: the Babylon motif (city + system), dragon/serpent opposition, call to faithful allegiance
Isaiah 13–14 walkthrough:
Multinational armies, Day of the Lord, cosmic darkening, global shaking
Medes mentioned, severe judgment, Babylon overthrown “like Sodom and Gomorrah”
Has this happened yet? Literal city vs. symbolic system—how both readings show up in Revelation 17–18
So what? Prosperity can lull; compromise is costly. Jesus still calls disciples to leave Babylon’s ways and live set apart.
Key Scriptures
Genesis 10–11 • Psalm 89:35–37 • Isaiah 13–14 • Joel 2 • Matthew 24:29 • Revelation 16:17–21; 17–18; 18:4
Chapter markers (add exact times after upload)
0:00 Welcome & setup3:10 Nimrod in Genesis & the cities of Shinar10:20 Tower of Babel—why God scattered the nations17:30 What ancient writers said about Nimrod24:15 Isaiah 13—armies gathered, Day of the Lord signs36:00 Cosmic darkening, earthquakes, global upheaval44:40 “Medes” and the fate of Babylon52:10 Revelation connections: city, system, and the end1:00:00 Application—Come out of her: holiness over compromise
Reflect & respond
Where are you tempted to “make a name” instead of hallowing His Name?
What does “coming out of Babylon” look like in your habits, media, money, and loyalties this week?
Pray Psalm 139:23–24 and ask the Spirit to expose Babylon’s subtle pull.
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Escaping Babylon
Radiant Midweek is part of Radiant Church in Des Moines, IA. It’s designed to help us live beyond Sunday morning, live outside our church walls, and be a blessing in our community. Join us each week as we explore important topics, get to know our community, learn about things we may not have time to fully explore on Sunday morning, and dive deeper in our spiritual journey as we grow in our faith.
