But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation; and the river burst against it and it immediately collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great. (Luke 6:49)
These three chapters talk about the demise of Tyre and her king. There are many cities and nations mentioned in the Bible. Like I said before, God is not against a city in a certain geographical location. The demise of cities and nations in the OT symbolizes the fall of idol worshippers who deny God. A city or a nation is a symbol of a centre of idolatry. Those cities or nations that God is against share similarities with Babylon mentioned in Revelation 17-19. Although Tyre was destroyed by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in the OT (Ezekiel 26:7-14), Babylon herself is not different from Tyre. They are identical as we read Ezekiel 27:25-36 and Revelation 18:9-24. I’d advise you to read the chapters carefully instead of reading only my interpretations. God’s words give you much richer understandings given by the Holy Spirit.
Moreover, in their wailing they will take up a song of mourning for you And sing a song of mourning over you: ‘Who is like Tyre, Like her who is silent in the midst of the sea? (Ezekiel 27:32)
and were crying out as they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What city is like the great city? (Revelation 18:18)
The King of Tyre is believed to be Adam in the garden of Eden or the satan.
You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: carnelian, chrysolite and emerald, topaz, onyx and jasper, lapis lazuli, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared. (Ezekiel 28:13)
And Ezekiel 28:17 explains that pride is the beginning of rebellion:
Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings. (Ezekiel 28:17)
He was blameless (tamim, Strong 8549) but was not like God. He was not united with Christ. He did not have the Holy Spirit.
Will you then say, “I am a god,” in the presence of those who kill you? You will be but a mortal, not a god, in the hands of those who slay you. (Ezekiel 28:9)
As I’ve mentioned before, I believe Adam did not receive the Holy Spirit. Adam was created blameless. But he did not have God’s wisdom to overcome the satan’s temptation. He trusted his own wisdom and decided to believe in the satan. This happened before he ate the forbidden fruit. The fruit itself did not have the poison to kill Adam. The fruit made Adam’s sin known to God. Because of the change in his heart, Adam became spiritually dead. So did all his physical descendants. All men are dead to God. There are people chosen by grace before the time began. God saves them from death and trains His people through sufferings. God does not make His people live in material prosperity. It is because the rich in the eyes of the world are always proud. Apostle Paul warns us that loving money is the beginning of eternal demise like Tyre and Babylon. Money will perish as the world perishes. Nothing in the world will remain at the end.
For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. (1 Timothy 6:10)
I will cause you sudden terrors and you will no longer exist; though you will be sought, you will never be found again,” declares the Lord GOD. (Ezekiel 26:21)
Then a strong angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down with violence, and will never be found again. (Revelation 18:21)
I know there are many Christian leaders who lure us with material things like a huge church building, an orchestra, a musical band, nice clothes, flowers, big screens, etc. They all live in material prosperity but not in spiritual prosperity. They want to please people to gain popularity and wealth. And God says that what they build will fall with a great crash, never to rise again.
There are many good things that we are allowed to enjoy if we use them moderately. For example, we thank God for delicious food that nourish our body. But we must remember that food symbolizes the only true food, Jesus Christ. God knows our physical and spiritual needs. At the end, only God’s words will remain.
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me will never be thirsty. (John 6:35)
In regard to loving money, no one is free from worries that come from the lack of money. We need to pay for rents/mortgages. We need to buy food and clothes. We often forget that God knows our needs. That is why Christ tells us not to worry from the early days of His ministry.
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather crops into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more important than they? And which of you by worrying can add a single day to his life’s span? And why are you worried about clothing? Notice how the lilies of the field grow; they do not labor nor do they spin thread for cloth, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! Do not worry then, saying, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear for clothing?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you. (Matthew 6:24-34)