Book of Revelation Chapter by Chapter (#2)
(But not in order. I thought it would be in order, but it's not turning out that way.)
Revelation Chapters Seventeen And Eighteen A Two Part Study
- Foundation to the Rest of the Study -
Part One - The Beast and the Harlot
Verse 1 - And came one of the seven angels having the seven bowls and spoke with me saying, come here I will show you the punishment of the prostitute great, the [one] sitting upon waters many.
2 - with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality (are in bed with her) and those dwelling on the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality.
3 - And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet/red beast being full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 - And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearls, holding a cup golden in her hand, being full of abominations and the impurity of the sexual immorality of her. (Side effects of her dissolution?)
5 - And upon the forehead (psyche?) of her a name was written Mystery Babylon the Great, the mother of the prostitutes, and of the abominations of the earth.
6 - And I saw the woman being drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And having seen her, I wondered greatly.
- fast forward to 18:24 - And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of ALL those having been slain on the earth.
7 - "Why are you astonished?" said the angel. "I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the (red) beast that carries her, which has the seven heads (empires) and ten horns (divisions ten, Daniel 2:42)".
8 - The (red) beast (of today, not yesterday) that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss (bottomless pit of potential of the wayward heart? how low can one go..?) and go into destruction; and those dwelling on the earth whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will wonder, seeing the beast which was, and is not, and yet will be.
- wonder - #G2296 / the Greek - "to marvel, wonder . . . to regard with amazement, and with a suggestion of beginning to speculate on the matter" - some will marvel and some will wonder..?
9 - This calls for a mind that has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains, where the woman sits on them (fast forward to verse 15 - The waters you saw, on which the prostitute sits, are nations, peoples, races, and languages.)
10 - and there are seven kings. The five are fallen, the one is, the other has not yet come; and when he shall have come, it behooves him to remain a little while.
11 - And the beast which was, and is not, is also himself an eighth, and is of the seven, and goes into destruction. (From God's perspective, it's all the same beast?)
12 - And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
- The dream statue of (Biblically related) world empires, ended with ten toes. In the dream, the Rock, Jesus at His return, is thrown against the toes, breaking them up and the whole statue topples. These "ten" we can see, are of the 'last' hour, appear very late upon Earth's stage and have to do with the last empire of man.
13 - These have one mind: to yield their power and authority to the beast.
14 - They will make war against the Lamb (Armageddon) and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.
- Revelation 16:14,15,16
15 - Then the angel said to me, "The waters that you saw where the prostitute sits are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues".
16 - And the ten horns that you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute, and will make her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh, and will burn her with fire.
- The (red) beast of extreme, devout Socialism will (finally) devour and do away with (deplete) extreme Capitalism?
17 - For God has put into their hearts to accomplish His purpose, and to do one purpose, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
18 - And the woman you saw is the great city, having dominion over the kings of the earth. (The kings / politicians of the earth, are in bed with her.)
Part Two / Chapter by Chapter (#2b) - Revelation Chapter 18 - The City and Merchants
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Book of Revelation Chapter by Chapter (#1)
Book of Revelation Chapter by Chapter (#2)
Revelation Chapters Seventeen And Eighteen - A Two Part Study
- Foundation to the Rest of the Study - Part One - The Beast and the Harlot
- Part Two - and Revelation Chapter to Chapter (#2b) - The City and Merchants
Book of Revelation Chapter by Chapter (#3) - HE is King
Revelation Chapter by Chapter (#4) - The Faith On Earth
Revelation Chapter by Chapter (#5) - The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse
Revelation Chapter by Chapter (#6) - Time Times And Half A Time
Revelation Chapter by Chapter (#4) - The Faith On Earth
Revelation Chapter by Chapter (#5) - The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse
Revelation Chapter by Chapter (#6) - Time Times And Half A Time
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