"How the Mighty Have Fallen" By: Chaim Malespin

“How the Mighty Have Fallen”

From Chaim Malespin

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2 Samuel 1:19 — “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!”

Revelation 18:17 — “For in a single hour all this wealth has been laid waste.”

The spirit of Babylon, the corruption of riches, power, and pride, meets the judgment of Heaven.

The Fall of Spiritual Giants (Modern Examples)

“Judgment begins with the household of God.” (1 Peter 4:17)

Jim Bakker — Once a televangelist empire; fell by scandal and imprisonment.

Robert Morris — Public financial controversies, hidden troubles exposed.

Mike Bickle — Allegations shook IHOPKC’s once-powerful prayer movement.

Mike Brown — Once a prophetic voice; controversies eroded credibility.

Ravi Zacharias — Apologetics giant; posthumous scandal broke trust.

Carl Lentz — Hillsong pastor; fell through moral failure.

Mark Driscoll — Mars Hill Church collapsed under spiritual abuse charges.

Ted Haggard — Evangelical leader; moral failure.

Bill Hybels — Mega-church founder; sexual misconduct allegations.

Joshua Harris — Renounced his faith publicly after years of ministry.

“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Because your heart is lifted up… yet you are but a man, and not God.'” — Ezekiel 28:2

The Fall of Worldly Empires

“He removes kings and sets up kings.” — Daniel 2:21

10 Empires that crumbled:

Egyptian Empire (Pharaoh’s might broken)

Babylonian Empire (Nebuchadnezzar to Belshazzar — Daniel 5)

Persian Empire (Cyrus to Darius, faded)

Greek Empire (Alexander’s empire split and died)

Roman Empire (Fell from within and without)

Byzantine Empire (Crumbled under Ottoman power)

Ottoman Empire (Dissolved after World War I)

British Empire (Sun set after WWII)

Soviet Union (Collapsed 1991)

Nazi Germany (Destroyed in its pride)

“Therefore the Most High made him fall.” — Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 10:13 (Apocrypha)

Daniel’s Vision — The Statue of Falling Kingdoms

Daniel 2:31-35 — The great statue:

Head of Gold — Babylon

Chest and Arms of Silver — Persia

Belly and Thighs of Bronze — Greece

Legs of Iron — Rome

Feet of Iron and Clay — Divided kingdoms

Stone not cut by human hands — Kingdom of God smashes all!

“But the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed.” — Daniel 2:44

Mishna Reflection

Pirkei Avot 4:13 — “He who exalts himself is humbled.”

Pride leads inevitably to the dust.

Revelation 18: The Final Babylon Falls

Merchants weep

Sailors mourn

Millstone thrown into the sea

A Great Silence — No more music, weddings, or commerce.

Judgment complete — The blood of saints is avenged.

The Kingdom That Will Never Fall

“Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying,

‘The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Messiah,

and He shall reign forever and ever.'” — Revelation 11:15

Kingdom of Messiah

Kehilah of the saints

Not built on corruption, but on righteousness and truth

Closing Declaration:

“Awake, awake, O Zion! Shake off your dust!” (Isaiah 52:2)

“The kingdoms of this world are become the Kingdom of our