Revelation 12-16
{WAR IN HEAVEN AND ON THE EARTH}
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- The Woman Clothed with the Sun and the Dragon - (Revelation 12:1-6 - The appearance of the "son," the messianic figure of Psalm 2:9) - {PDF Copy}
- War in Heaven and on the Earth - (Revelation 12:7-17 - Having failed to destroy the Son or the Woman, the Dragon pursues the "seed" of the Woman) - {PDF Copy}
- The Beast from the Sea - (Revelation 13:1-5 - The Dragon summons his "seed" to wage war on the saints, the Beast from the sea) - {PDF Copy}
- The Beast Wages War Against the Saints - (Revelation 13:6-10 - The Beast from the sea wages war against the saints on behalf of the Dragon) - {PDF Copy}
- The Beast from the Earth - (Revelation 13:11-15 - The Beast from the earth mimics the Lamb but is the mouthpiece of the Beast from the sea) - {PDF Copy}
- The Mark of the Beast - (Revelation 13:16-18 - Humanity is divided between those who follow the Lamb and those that take the Mark of the Beast) - {PDF Copy}
- The 144000 Followers of the Lamb on Zion - (Revelation 14:1-5 - The followers of the Lamb are contrasted with the followers of the Beast) - {PDF Copy}
- The "Everlasting Gospel" and the Coming Harvest - (Revelation 14:6-7 - Another angel appears to announce the "everlasting gospel" before the commencement of the harvest) - {PDF Copy}
- The Announcement of the Fall of Babylon - (Revelation 14:8-11 - Two more angels announce judicial sentences on Babylon and the men who rendered homage to the Beast) - {PDF Copy}
- The Final "Grain" Harvest - (Revelation 14:12-16 - Two different “harvests” occur at the end of the age – The reaping of the “grain,” and the ingathering of the “fruit of the vine”) - {PDF Copy}
- The Final "Grape" Harvest - (Revelation 14:17-20 - The final ingathering of the “fruit of the vine” portrays the outpouring of the "wrath of God" on all men who take the "mark of the Beast") - {PDF Copy}
{SEVEN BOWLS OF WRATH}
- The Song of Moses and the Lamb - (Revelation 15:1-4 - Having “overcome” the Beast, the victorious People of God stand “upon” the Sea of Glass to sing the song of Moses and the Lamb) - {PDF Copy}
- The Sanctuary and the Tent of Meeting - (Revelation 15:5-8 - The destructive force of the seven “last plagues” corresponds to the destruction of the Egyptian army in the Red Sea after Israel passed through the sea) - {PDF Copy}
- The Sea of Glass - (Revelation 15:1-8 - The victorious saints are standing on the Sea of Glass before the Throne) - {PDF Copy}
- The First Four Bowls of Wrath - (Revelation 16:1-9 - The first four Bowls of Wrath destroy the economic infrastructure of the realm of the Beast) - {PDF Copy}
- The Fifth Bowl of Wrath - (Revelation 16:10-11 - The first four “bowls” undermined the economic structure of the World-Power; now, the fifth “bowl” targets its political dimension) - {PDF Copy}
- The Sixth Bowl of Wrath - Armageddon - (Revelation 16:12-16 - The sixth “bowl” begins the final battle between the “Lamb” and the “Dragon” - Armageddon) - {PDF Copy}
- The Seventh Bowl of Wrath - (Revelation 16:17-21 - The last bowl culminates in the overthrow of Babylon, the Great City) - {PDF Copy}
{INDIVIDUAL SUBJECTS}
- The Seed of the Woman and the Dragon - {PDF Copy} - (The vision of the “Dragon” persecuting the “seed of the Woman” represents Satan’s present “war” against the saints of God)
- Embracing the Mark of the Beast - {PDF Copy} - (The “inhabitants of the earth” are willing participants in the veneration of the Beast, but Christians may also succumb to the false faith)
- The Mark of the Beast or the Seal of God? - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, “all” means “all.” All rulers, nations, and inhabitants of the earth that refuse to follow the Lamb render homage to the Beast)
- The Victims of the Beast - {PDF Copy} - (The Dragon and its earthly agents wage war” on the saints of the Lamb, the Church, not against national and ethnic groups)
- The Single Beast of Revelation is not identical to the Four Beasts of Daniel - (The single beast John saw rising from the sea is not identical to the four beasts seen by Daniel) - {PDF Copy}
- The Counterfeit Religion of the Beast - (The “beast from the sea” is a counterfeit who mimics the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, in order to deceive the saints and, thus, destroy them) - {PDF Copy}
- The Military Campaigns of the Beast from the Sea - (The language of war is employed in Revelation to portray the assaults of the Dragon against the saints who follow the Lamb) - {PDF Copy}
- The Mark of the Beast - Considerations - (When we imbibe the values of the existing world order, we begin to take the "mark of the Beast”) - {PDF Copy}
- The Univeral Extent of the Beast's Reign - (In Revelation, the Beast rules over all the kings and the inhabitants of the earth) - {PDF Copy}
- The Antichrist - What Kind of Leader? - (In the New Testament, Antichrist figures are deceivers active within the church) - {PDF Copy}
- The Coming Final Day and Hour - (Revelation moves inexorably from the Death and Resurrection of Jesus to the Great Dénouement, the final day when God judges the wicked and vindicates the righteous) - {PDF Copy}
- The Kings of the East - (Revelation 16:12 - The "kings of the east" are identical with the "kings of the earth" at Armageddon) - {PDF Copy}
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