REVELATION CHAPTERS 17 and 18

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THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST

• REVELATION CHAPTERS 17 and 18

The Woman on the Beast
The Great Prostitute
The Great City
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THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST
INTRODUCTION Christ
ians are raptured (At the last Trumpet) Gods
Wrath is being poured out on the world ( 7
Bowls Chapter 16) But here in Chapter 17 (and
18 19) John is given a detailed look at one
aspect of this Wrath of God, upon a particular
entity. READ CHAPTER 17 1-6
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OBSERVATIONS Verse 1
one of the 7 angels who had the 7 Bowls! We are
still in the Bowl times! - This is a clue to
the backing up and taking a more focused look
at this time. The purpose of the backing up is
to show the punishment of the Great Prostitute -
(who is this?)
What do we know about the Great
Prostitute? 1. It is an entity Prostitute
is symbolic. 2. Sits on many waters
(peoples, languages, nations, multitudes v.15)
Power over Governments 3. Kings of the earth
committed adulteries - (compromised with her
wickedness) Collusion with Governments 4. The
inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with
the wine of her adulteries (people BELIEVED
lies!) 5. Sits on the beast (intimately
connected to the antichrist with some power over
him) 6. The colors Scarlet and Purple gold,
stones and pearls (riches) are closely
connected with this entity. 7. This entity is
responsible for the death of TRUE Christians
worldwide (blood of the saints) 8. This entity is
a City that sits on 7 Hills (v. 9) 9. The
antichrist will come from the lineage of one of
its Kings (v. 10) 10. Ten Kings of certain
nations in the last days will make up a Coalition
of nations that back up the Antichrist (v.12) 11.
Their ONE purpose is to make war against the
Lamb! (v. 13-14) - they will be ferociously anti
Judeo/Christian! 12. The antichrist 10 king
coalition will eventually turn on this entity and
destroy it by burning it down! ( v. 16) 13.
The woman is the great city that RULES over
the KINGS OF THE EARTH! (v. 18) 14. When the
word Prostitute was used symbolically in the Old
Testament (the Bible of the early Christians) it
was used to describe a False Religious System!
Gods people were commanded not to compromise
their intimate relationship with God with one of
these prostitute religions. More than likely
the prostitute here is a Huge Religious System
that influences Governments of the
World.
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The Prostitute, The Great City, Babylon the
Great
It is both a city and a religious system
that sits on seven hills - and will be
intimately connected to the antichrist in the
last days. This religious system rules over
many kings of the earth and is connected to
government systems and world politics. This
religious system is represented by the colors
purple and scarlet. It is adorned in silver,
gold and precious stones. In other words, it is
rich and showy. It is responsible for the
persecution and martyrdom of many true
Christians, worldwide and down through the ages.
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There is ONLY ONE religious system that is this
huge and is located within a city that sits on 7
hills. Only one in ALL the WORLD and in ALL of
HISTORY. The City on 7 Hills - Rome The City
(Nation) within the City Vatican City The
Religious System The Roman Catholic Church The
Official Colors Purple and Scarlet Connection
to World Governments - All of Central and South
America, most of Europe, (Spain, Italy, France,
Germany, etc.) The E.U. and the United States
(huge influence).
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VARIOUS
FAMOUS COMMENTATORS VIEWS

Revelation 17 In ltRev. 1718gt, it is expressly
said that "this woman is that great city which
reigneth over the kings of the earth"-- that is,
as I suppose, papal Rome and the design here is
to represent it as resembling an abandoned female
- representative of an apostate, corrupt,
unfaithful church. (Barnes' Commentary) That
Rome and the Roman Catholic system are involved
here, readily be admitted (from Seiss'
Apocalypse Commentaries) Seven kings-- seven
sorts of government. Rome was governed by kings,
consuls, tribunes, decemviri, (a body of 10 Roman
Magistrates) dictators, emperors who were pagan,
and emperors who were Christian. Five of these
were extinct when this prophecy was written one
was then in being, that is, the pagan emperor
and the other, that is, the Christian emperor,
was yet to come, v. 10. This beast, the papacy,
makes an eighth governor, and sets up idolatry
again. (Matthew Henry's Commentary) The Woman Who
Rides the Beast - By Dave Hunt (The Seduction of
Christianity In Defense of the Faith.) The
belief that this passage could refer to none
other than the RCC was also held by Martin Luther
and all of the major Reformers, plus countless
evangelical Christians martyred by Rome for 1,000
years before the Reformation.
Verse 4 The woman was dressed in purple and
scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious
stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her
hand, filled with abominable things and the filth
of her adulteries.
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Not the PEOPLE but the SYSTEM THE RCC is a
CHRISTIANIZED version of the old Jewish
legalistic system rituals, laws, rules and
regulations for every aspect of life and worship,
superstitions, traditions over scripture,
Priests, High Priest (Pope), special days and
routine sacrifices (indulgences, confessions,
etc.) Jesus is stated as the way to salvation (in
reality he is added on) but allegiance to MARY
Queen of Heaven (Jer.44) THE CHURCH (the
RCC) and it Sacraments are ESSENTIAL to ones
salvation. The RCC - fails the 3 fold
Fundamental Doctrine Test Jesus, Bible,
Salvation by Grace ALONE. Revelation Chapters
17-18 written 95AD. The RCC not official
until 306AD! Over 200 years AFTER the prophecy
given! The Word of God is ALIVE! It is
sovereign, it is infallible and it is FINAL!
The message of this word is that JESUS CHRIST IS
LORD! You must be born again! No SYSTEM
Just Jesus!