In contrast with the doom pronounced against Jehoiakim, must be placed

the promise of Jeremiah 33:17, 'David shall never want a man to sit upon the

throne of the house of Israel'.

The heart of Jeremiah's prophecy, however, is the New Covenant, in

which all the blessings of restoration are assured.  This new covenant will

be made with 'the house of Israel and with the house of Judah', and is in

direct association with the original covenant made with the same people at

Sinai, 'Which My covenant they brake' saith the Lord.  This passage (Jer.

31:31 -34) is quoted in Hebrews 8:8 -12 and 10:16,17, and so reveals the

intention of the apostle when he addressed this one epistle 'To the Hebrews'.

How a Gentile, who is by nature an alien from the commonwealth of Israel, and

a stranger from the covenants of promise, can claim the teaching of 'Hebrews'

as truth for himself is beyond the ability of the writer to understand.

The new covenant began to operate during the early ministry of the

apostle Paul, but came to an end with the dismissal of the covenant people at

Acts 28, when the lo -ammi condition began.

Chapters 50 and 51 are of peculiar interest to the student of prophecy

because of the statements made by the prophet concerning Babylon, and the

light these statements throw upon the setting of the book of Revelation,

which makes reference to these chapters.

We will conclude this very imperfect presentation of the prophecy of

Jeremiah with a selection from the many parallels that are found between the

references to Babylon in Jeremiah 51 and Revelation 17,18.

'O thou that dwellest upon

'I will shew unto thee the

many waters, abundant in treasures,

judgment of the great whore that

thine end is come, andthe measure

sitteth upon many waters' (17:1).

of thy covetousness'(13).

'Babylon hath been a golden

'The inhabitants of the earth

cup in the Lord's hand, that

have been made drunk with the

made all the earth drunken: the

wine of her fornication' (17:2).

nations have drunken of her

'And the woman was arrayed

wine; therefore the nations are

... having a golden cup

in her hand full of abominations'

'My people, go ye out of the

'Come out of her, My people,

midst of her, and deliver ye

that ye be not partakers of her

every man his soul from the

sins, and that ye receive not of

fierce anger of the Lord'(45).

her plagues' (18:4).

'Her judgment reacheth unto

'For her sins have reached

heaven, and is lifted up even to

unto heaven, and God hath

the skies' (9).

remembered her iniquities' (18:5).

'Babylon is suddenly fallen

'Babylon the great is

and destroyed' (8).

fallen, is fallen' (18:2).