Revelation 18:6 (KJV)
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
Barnes notes on this passage, “It is not said to whom this command is addressed …”
Gill, however, more confidently claims, “This is spoken to the people of God … these are called upon to take vengeance, by way of retaliation, for what she had done to them …”
We know the Bible teaches:
Romans 12:19 (KJV)
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
But the Bible also teaches:
1 Corinthians 6:2 (KJV)
Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
The difference is timing, authority, and by whose hand:
The Timing
This is prophetic. The saints shall judge the world. But today, right now, in this present era, we are commanded to patiently “give place unto wrath.”
The Authority
It is God who tells them, “Reward her even as she rewarded you.” We have no authority to act until God grants such authority. A soldier understands this—he operates under rules of engagement and may not use the power he holds until authorized to do so.
By Whose Hand
2 Thessalonians 1:7–8 (KJV)
And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Even in this prophetic scene, it is not we who execute judgment—it is God. Just as in combat, soldiers carry out the action while the nation they represent claims the victory, so too God executes vengeance while His people share in the satisfaction of justice.
Rest instead in the Lord.
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Rules of Engagement: Babylon’s Fall
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