This appeal will be addressed to those believers who will
be living in the Tribulation days and who like believers in
every age will be tempted to compromise. In its application,
it is a relevant call to believers in every day to avoid
compromise with Satan’s world system. “Come out of her my
people,” means “do it now, do not delay.” Further, it speaks
of a decisive act. This is not only a physical separation,
but also a mental separation from materialism as a way of
life and as a source of security, significance, and
happiness.
“So that you may not participate in her sins,” the things
that cause universal covetousness, destruction of the divine
institutions, increase in crime, violence, and the search
for happiness in luxurious living. “And that you might not
receive of her plagues.” The warning is simply that those
who fall in with the system will experience the results of
misery and loss in their own lives.
This has application for us today. We reap what we sow when
we sow to the flesh and pursue the world we reap of the
flesh. However, when we sow to the Spirit, we reap of the
Spirit, peace, joy, happiness and meaning in life.
