Intoxicated with Babylon
How deeply in love with the world has the Church—Christ’s body—become? Is it difficult in today’s world to tell the difference between a Christian and a nonbeliever by watching their lives? Jesus told us that love would wax cold for Him in the last days. He wasn’t talking about the unbeliever; He was talking about those who claimed to be His followers. Paul warned us that in the last days believers would love money, pleasure, themselves, more than God. James refers to those Christians who love the world as adulterers.
Intoxicated with Babylon is the result of Steve’s extensive study of the book of Revelation. In its 233 pages he addresses the fact that, at this crucial hour, the Church is corporately approving “a powerless form of religion that tolerates an impotent blend of Christianity and heathenism.” Modern Babylon is not a place, but a spirit, a mindset, an attitude that has infiltrated the pulpits, pews, bookstores and homes of many Christians. Armed with a vast array of worldly charms and enchanting indulgences, Babylon has deceived believers into exchanging a vibrant life in God for the empty shell of powerless religion. This book is a sobering voice calling out to a slumbering and sensuous Church to return to holy living.
Top Highlights
“unwilling to live in submission, obedience, and unselfishness” (Page 133)
“The devil’s ceaseless aim is the deception of Christ’s followers, causing them to believe they can live for the world’s rewards and still maintain a viable walk with God at the same time.” (Pages 27–28)
“A person will either serve his lust for what the world offers, or he will serve a holy desire to please his God.” (Page 27)
“‘For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.’ (Matthew 6:21) A person’s treasure is simply that which is most valuable to him, what he loves. Without exception, a person will be led throughout life by what he cherishes most.” (Page 26)
“There are three important lessons for believers today that can be extrapolated from the history of the Jewish people. First, God demands that His people, whether O.T. Jews or N.T. Christians, live a life separated from unbelievers. Second, if they fail to do this, it is inevitable that they will be drawn into the same idolatry that dominates the lives of the ungodly. Third, if and when that happens, God will allow His people to come under the oppression of the very people with which the saints have mingled and compromised their testimony. The clear biblical mandate from God’s dealings with the Jewish people is that His people must maintain a distinct and separate lifestyle from those who are a part of the kingdom of darkness.” (Page 56)
Intoxicated with Babylon is a call to each of us, and to the Evangelical Church. It is a ‘wake-up call’… a very loud one that cannot be ignored. You will either respond and get out of ‘bed’ immediately, or you will hit the ‘snooze button’ and go back to sleep. It is a clear choice leading to the opportunity for repentance and serious faith in Christ. Those who hit the ‘snooze button’ will prove Steve Gallagher’s thesis that the Church in America has drifted far from the mark. The choice is clear—sleep or awaken!
—Jim Sheard, Author, In His Grip
Intoxicated with Babylon is very informative for people who want to hear and see. They will be challenged to repent and make new commitments. Unfortunately, the masses will continue to walk in the darkness of deception unless God intervenes. But Steve, like Jeremiah of old, is still commanded to cry the message even though people will not always listen. I feel this book is a definite wake-up call to the Church in these last days.
—Rev. Kenneth Kashner
- Title: Intoxicated with Babylon: The Seduction of God’s People in the Last Days
- Author: Steve Gallagher
- Publisher: Pure Life Ministries
- Print Publication Date: 2006
- Logos Release Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Christian living › Prophecy
- ISBNs: 9780975883242, 0975883240
- Resource ID: LLS:INTOXBABYLON
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:45:09Z
Reviews
1 rating
David Anfinrud
3/29/2021
This book can be a challenge. IT asks many questions and shows much of what is happening in the Church today and to the Christians in America. The big question is have you compromised your faith to Babylon. WHich is compromise yourself to the sin of the world and its temptations. Are there things in our life that are more important than our walk of faith and belief in God.
