Revelation 17:1-18
The Punishment of the
Great Prostitute
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The angel spoke to
John around A.D. 95. As of that date,
five heads/hills/kings had fallen.
The seven heads are
the seven religious systems of the
world….
Atheism
Paganism
Judaism
Islam
Eastern Mysticism
Catholicism
Protestantism
The seven heads are
called seven hills (or mountains)
because in ancient times, it was
believed that deity lived in the
mountains.
Psalm 43:3
Send forth your light and your truth,
let them guide me; let them bring me
to your holy mountain, to the place
where you dwell.
Psalm 43:4
Then will I go to the
altar of God, to God, my joy and my
delight. I will praise you with the
harp, O God, my God.”
Daniel 9:20
While I was speaking and praying,
confessing my sin and the sin of my
people Israel and making my request
to the Lord my God for his holy
hill –
Daniel 9:21
while I was still in prayer, Gabriel,
the man I had seen in the earlier
vision, came to me in swift flight
about the time of the evening
sacrifice.”
The angel also told
John the seven heads are seven kings.
Each religious system
has subjects. If you submit to or
obey your religious authorities, that
makes your religious authority a king
and you are its subject. We know from
Revelation 13:3 that when Babylon
forms in response to the first four
trumpets, the head that received a
fatal wound will be healed.
This passage refers to
the Roman Catholic Church. When the
pope is installed as the leader of
Babylon, the head that was wounded
will be healed.
The angel also said
that five heads had fallen in A.D.
95.
This means that five
religious systems were proven false
by A.D. 95.
The birth of Jesus in
4 B.C. and the teachings of Jesus
during His ministry on Earth confirms
that five religious systems were in
fact, false religions. The five
fallen religious systems are:
1.
Atheism
2.
Paganism
3.
Judaism
4.
Islam*
5.
Eastern Mysticism
*Islam refers to
the ancient faith of Arabs who
descended from Ishmael and was later
codified by Mohammed in the 6th
century A.D.
The head “that
is” and the one to come that
will last a short time are:
6.
Catholicism
7.
Protestantism
So, the seven heads
upon which the prostitute rides are
the seven religious of the world.
Lucifer’s theocratic government
will abolish them.
Revelation 17:11
The beast [the great red
dragon] who once was [visible],
and now is not [visible], is
an eighth king. He belongs to
the seven [heads, he is their
Father] and is going to his
destruction. [The “eighth
king” means Lucifer will rule
the seven heads. This language
parallels the eighth horn in Daniel
7. Remember how the little horn
uprooted three of the original ten
horns in the monster beast and it
became the eighth horn that ruled
over the remaining seven? The
parallel is identical. Lucifer will
arrive and over rule the seven
religious systems of Earth.]
Revelation 17:12
“The ten horns you saw are ten
kings who have not received a
kingdom, but who for one hour
[Greek: hora, literally “at that
time”] but will receive
authority as kings along with the
beast [from the abyss].
[Note: Lucifer will
give the ten kings authority. They
will reign during the time of his
authority.]
Revelation 17:13
They have one purpose and will
give their power and authority to
the beast.
Revelation 17:14
They will [join forces with
Lucifer and] make war against the
Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them
because He is the Lord of lords and
King of kings – and with him
will be his called, chosen and
faithful followers.”
Revelation 17:15
Then the angel said to me, “The
waters you saw, where the prostitute
sits, are peoples, multitudes,
nations and languages.
Revelation 17:16
[Eventually] The [composite]
beast and the ten horns you saw
will hate the prostitute. [When
the leaders of Earth realize they the
grand deception of Lucifer] They
will bring her to ruin and leave her
naked; they will eat her flesh and
burn her with fire.
Revelation 17:17
For God has put it into their hearts
to accomplish his purpose by
agreeing to give the beast their
power to rule, until God’s words
are fulfilled.
Revelation 17:18
The woman you saw is the great city
that rules over the kings of the
earth.”
Summary:
1. The
devil will physically appear in the
fifth trumpet.
2. The devil will force
non-religious people to make a
decision.
3. The devil will
dissolve all religious systems.
4. The devil will set-up
a theocratic government (the
prostitute, a.k.a. “the
image”).
5. Lucifer will divide
the world into ten sectors and
install ten puppet kings. They will
serve him as God.
6. During the fifth
bowl, the devil is unmasked; the
wicked will realize they have been
duped. They will hate
.....and destroy the
theocratic government of Lucifer.
7. Lucifer then tells
the truth: Unless they join with him
to destroy Jesus at the Second
Coming, they will be destroyed. They
prepare for battle on the Mountain of
God – Har Megiddo. Jesus faces
his enemies and destroys them.
Why does God tell us
all this in advance?
God wants the universe
to see and understand that the carnal
nature – whether it is in a
mighty angel or the lowest human
being – would destroy God if
given the chance. This is the nature
of sin. This is why a loving God has
done everything possible to prevent a
second rise of sin!
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