Jeremiah 51

One runner will run to meet another,
And one messenger to meet another,
To show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on all sides; v.31

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We continue to read about Babylon's end during this time (for we know that Babylon will be in the future Kingdom as well).  We see this destruction of Babylon is a confusion to all the nations as well as to Babylon itself, being dumbfounded as to how this could happen.  The army of the Medes and Persians are the ones God is using to carry out this vengance.  Runners were men who were on posts keeping watch of any intruders that would run to and fro to be first to deliver the message of any happenings.  When the king of Babylon gets a message from not just one runner, but many runners it brings on confusion and realization that he is being attacked on every side even the water ways into the city as we see in verse 32.  Destruction was coming on Babylon we they did not even think of it.  Often times we can feel attacked on every side, one bad thing after another happening in our lives that seems to be out of no where.  Hopefully that opposite of this picture is for you, hopefully it is not God that is attacking you, but only the true enemy Satan and with God as your defense you can be sure that the enemy won't enter in, though he may try many angles and sides to catch you off guard.   How do you feel you're being attacked on many sides by the enemy?  Or how might God be trying to break down your walls that He may enter your life?  He's entering to destroy sin, not you, so allow Him in.