Revelation 16:16 - And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
In Hebrew, it's HAR-MEGIDDON. HAR is valley. The valley of Megiddo is what Armageddon means. We see that in Zechariah 14:2-3 and Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39. It talks about this battle known as Armageddon, or the valley of Megiddo (HAR-MEGIDDON). It has been said in this forum that Armageddon is not a literal place. Please know that the Valley of Megiddo is a very real place!
Revelation 16:17 - And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
And the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air; Now that seems kind of foolish! Except in Ephesians 2:2, it tells us that Satan is the prince and power of the air, the literal air which we breathe. It's also his domain.
Revelation 16:19 - And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
We find in the NT that Babylon is the cryptic name for Rome. And great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
Revelation 16:21 - And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
And there fell upon men a great hail from out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent, about 100 pounds: That's pretty big hail!
But why that? Well, the law says that if you blaspheme God, you will be stoned. Every stone of hail, a hundred pounds each, coming down on people! And men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceedingly great.
Revelation 17:12 - And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
And that's the 10-nation confederacy that is already formed. But three will be absorbed into the seven.
Revelation 17:16 - And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
Now what in the world is going on here?
The beast is only going to allow the religious system, the prophet, to ride this beast for so long. And the ten nations are going to give their allegiance to this woman. But when the antichrist is through with her, then he's going to turn against her, as well as the kings because they're going to be on his side, and she's going to be destroyed, this religious system.
Revelation 17:17 - For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
God says this is my will. Give all of your allegiance to this woman. But God says that once my plan is fulfilled, then I'm going to turn them against her. And they will destroy her.
Revelation 17:18 - And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
And the woman which you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth. That's Rome, cryptic Babylon.
Revelation 18:3 - For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Everybody's mind was intoxicated with the economic, political, and religious system of the world.
Revelation 17:9 - And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
And here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills, on which the woman sits. It's the city on seven hills. Does anybody know what it is? It is Rome. It is cryptically known as Babylon in the book of Revelation. There are other theories out there but with every other description we are given in Revelation Chapter 17, Rome fits every category.
Revelation 17:10 - And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he comes, he must continue a short time.
Now what all this means is that there are five kings that have ruled. At the time of John is the sixth. So far, Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, the Medo-Persians, and Greece have ruled. The sixth is Rome that's under the rule at the time that John was writing.
He's going to tell us in Verse 11, just to throw more confusion at us, he says that one is going to rise up, who is the seventh, and will become the eighth. So right now, the sixth is ruling, and the seventh is yet to come, from John's standpoint.
There are seven kings. Five are fallen. One is, and that would be Nero or Domitian at this time. And the other is yet to come, the seventh one. And when he comes, he must continue a short space. That would be the antichrist, with the old Babylonian system. He will only have a short time. In fact, heaven is going to declare that he only rule for an hour.
Revelation 17:3 - So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
So, he's caught up in the spirit realm and he saw a woman sit upon a scarlet colored beast. This would be the same beast of Revelation Chapter 13, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. Yup, that's him!
Revelation 17:4 - And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet color, the color of royalty. And she was decked with gold and precious stones and pearls. Boy, she's looking good! Having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
Revelation 17:6 - And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration (THAUMA MEGA) meaning astonished. He was thoroughly taken in by this sight, a beautiful woman riding on the beast. He was astonished, awestruck!
Revelation 17:8 - The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Again, it's not a matter of switching books. Again, another book in which they are not in.
Revelation 17:1 - And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
This woman, this prostitute, this whore as she is called, is the religious system who is going to ride the beast, the political system. The religious system riding the political system and the religious system is called the prostitute. In James 4:4, it says that if you are a friend of the world, you will have committed adultery against God. Once you belong to Christ, if you go back into the world and serve others in a worshipful way, it is spiritual adultery against God.
I will show you the judgment of the great whore that sits upon many waters. We'll see soon that the waters represent nations.
Revelation 17:2 - With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
This is all spiritual. People are to be sober minded. It's not that your mind becomes drunk with alcohol, but your mind becomes drunk with the things of the world. It controls your whole life. You can't sleep at night. You don't get along with people. It's intoxicating!
It's very important to know that Paul especially for those who are God's people, he fought for their minds, so Satan wouldn't occupy the attention of their minds, and they could be able to focus on the word of God and receive from God's Spirit and His word.
Once you're saved, Satan wants the attention of your mind. He can't possess your mind, but he can possess the attention of your mind. That's a teaching in the scripture and there's a Greek word (MERIMNA) which has to do with Satan's only weapon against a believer, the occupation of the attention of the mind.
So, they commit fornication with her, and she makes the inhabitants of the world drunk with the wine of her fornication.
Revelation 16:16 - And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
In Hebrew, it's HAR-MEGIDDON. HAR is valley. The valley of Megiddo is what Armageddon means. We see that in Zechariah 14:2-3 and Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39. It talks about this battle known as Armageddon, or the valley of Megiddo (HAR-MEGIDDON). It has been said in this forum that Armageddon is not a literal place. Please know that the Valley of Megiddo is a very real place!
Revelation 16:17 - And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
And the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air; Now that seems kind of foolish! Except in Ephesians 2:2, it tells us that Satan is the prince and power of the air, the literal air which we breathe. It's also his domain.
Revelation 16:19 - And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
We find in the NT that Babylon is the cryptic name for Rome. And great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
Revelation 16:21 - And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
And there fell upon men a great hail from out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent, about 100 pounds: That's pretty big hail!
But why that? Well, the law says that if you blaspheme God, you will be stoned. Every stone of hail, a hundred pounds each, coming down on people! And men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceedingly great.
Revelation 17:12 - And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
And that's the 10-nation confederacy that is already formed. But three will be absorbed into the seven.
Revelation 17:16 - And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
Now what in the world is going on here?
The beast is only going to allow the religious system, the prophet, to ride this beast for so long. And the ten nations are going to give their allegiance to this woman. But when the antichrist is through with her, then he's going to turn against her, as well as the kings because they're going to be on his side, and she's going to be destroyed, this religious system.
Revelation 17:17 - For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
God says this is my will. Give all of your allegiance to this woman. But God says that once my plan is fulfilled, then I'm going to turn them against her. And they will destroy her.
Revelation 17:18 - And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
And the woman which you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth. That's Rome, cryptic Babylon.
Revelation 18:3 - For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Everybody's mind was intoxicated with the economic, political, and religious system of the world.
Revelation 17:9 - And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
And here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills, on which the woman sits. It's the city on seven hills. Does anybody know what it is? It is Rome. It is cryptically known as Babylon in the book of Revelation. There are other theories out there but with every other description we are given in Revelation Chapter 17, Rome fits every category.
Revelation 17:10 - And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he comes, he must continue a short time.
Now what all this means is that there are five kings that have ruled. At the time of John is the sixth. So far, Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, the Medo-Persians, and Greece have ruled. The sixth is Rome that's under the rule at the time that John was writing.
He's going to tell us in Verse 11, just to throw more confusion at us, he says that one is going to rise up, who is the seventh, and will become the eighth. So right now, the sixth is ruling, and the seventh is yet to come, from John's standpoint.
There are seven kings. Five are fallen. One is, and that would be Nero or Domitian at this time. And the other is yet to come, the seventh one. And when he comes, he must continue a short space. That would be the antichrist, with the old Babylonian system. He will only have a short time. In fact, heaven is going to declare that he only rule for an hour.
Revelation 17:3 - So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
So, he's caught up in the spirit realm and he saw a woman sit upon a scarlet colored beast. This would be the same beast of Revelation Chapter 13, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. Yup, that's him!
Revelation 17:4 - And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet color, the color of royalty. And she was decked with gold and precious stones and pearls. Boy, she's looking good! Having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
Revelation 17:6 - And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration (THAUMA MEGA) meaning astonished. He was thoroughly taken in by this sight, a beautiful woman riding on the beast. He was astonished, awestruck!
Revelation 17:8 - The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Again, it's not a matter of switching books. Again, another book in which they are not in.
Revelation 17:1 - And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
This woman, this prostitute, this whore as she is called, is the religious system who is going to ride the beast, the political system. The religious system riding the political system and the religious system is called the prostitute. In James 4:4, it says that if you are a friend of the world, you will have committed adultery against God. Once you belong to Christ, if you go back into the world and serve others in a worshipful way, it is spiritual adultery against God.
I will show you the judgment of the great whore that sits upon many waters. We'll see soon that the waters represent nations.
Revelation 17:2 - With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
This is all spiritual. People are to be sober minded. It's not that your mind becomes drunk with alcohol, but your mind becomes drunk with the things of the world. It controls your whole life. You can't sleep at night. You don't get along with people. It's intoxicating!
It's very important to know that Paul especially for those who are God's people, he fought for their minds, so Satan wouldn't occupy the attention of their minds, and they could be able to focus on the word of God and receive from God's Spirit and His word.
Once you're saved, Satan wants the attention of your mind. He can't possess your mind, but he can possess the attention of your mind. That's a teaching in the scripture and there's a Greek word (MERIMNA) which has to do with Satan's only weapon against a believer, the occupation of the attention of the mind.
So, they commit fornication with her, and she makes the inhabitants of the world drunk with the wine of her fornication.
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