Revelation 17-20

By David Maas
{DRAGON, BEAST, BABYLON}

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{BABYLON THE GREAT}
  1. Great Harlot Revealed - (Revelation 17:1-6 - John sees a Harlot figure in the Wilderness sitting on "many waters") - {PDF Copy}
  2. Babylon Rides the Beast - (Babylon has ridden the Beast from the Sea and its Seven Heads and Ten Horns since the Tower of Babel – Revelation 17:7-13) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Lamb overcomes Babylon - (The Lamb overcomes the Great Harlot, Babylon because he is the Lord of lords, and the King of kings – Revelation 17:14-18) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Babylon is Fallen - (Revelation 18:1-8 - Heaven declares the downfall of the Harlot Babylon) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Destruction of Babylon - (The annihilation of Babylon, especially her economic power, is the Divine response to her persecution of the saints – Revelation 18:9-24) - {PDF Copy}
  6. The Heavenly Celebration - (Revelation 19:1-10 - Heaven declares victory and all the righteous celebrate the final demise of Babylon) - {PDF Copy}
  7. Rider on a White Horse - (The Messiah “shepherds” the nations by the “word” that proceeds out of his mouth in preparation for the final battle) - {PDF Copy}
  8. Two Beasts Destroyed - (Revelation 19:17-21 - The Beast and its allies are destroyed by the rider on a white horse) - {PDF Copy}
  9. Babylonian Territory - (Human society and institutions are part of Babylon’s domain, but God is summoning His children to separate from her while there is time) - {PDF Copy}

{THE MILLENNIUM}
  1. Satan Imprisoned - (The Devil is bound in the Abyss until the appointed time when he is released to launch his final assault against the saints) - {PDF Copy}
  2. The Reign of the Saints - (The saints reign as a kingdom of priests during the thousand years, having overcome the Beast) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Priestly Kingdom - {PDF Copy} - (Disciples reign with Jesus as priests who render service in his Tabernacle and mediate his light and Word in the World)
  4. The End of the Dragon - (Satan is released from the Abyss and launches his final attack on the saints, but he is the one who is defeated and judged) - {PDF Copy}

{FINAL JUDGMENT}
  1. The Great White Throne - (Revelation 20:11-15 - The destruction of Satan and the final judgment of all men not found in the Lamb's book) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Multiple Final Judgments? - (Each of the three sevenfold series in Revelation concludes with a final judgment scene that transpires at the end of the age)  - {PDF Copy}
  3. Third Temple? - (Jesus is the Final Habitation of God, and Revelation says nothing about a rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem during the thousand years) - {PDF Copy}

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