-2 women in revelation
-Rev 12 church of Jesus
-Rev 17 the harlot
-great influence
-harlot = idol worship
-when we worship God, we are in one spirit with Him
-we, the church are liken the bride and Jesus the bridegroom
-God considers adultery when we idol worship
-unfaithful spiritual marriage
-the influence of this women is very great, international
-not only the kings were deceived but the entire population was influenced by her
-scarlet beast is Antichrist, Satan
-Antichrist will put down God and elevate himself to be worshipped by all
abomination = idolatry
Babylon was the 2nd most mentioned city in the bible (1st Jerusalem)
Shinar = southern Iraq
Nineveh = northern Iraq
-God confused their language.. and there's lost of communication.. lost in unity of vision
-without unity, the ppl of Babel abandon their project
-Sem is Nimrod's wife
-Nimrod is the one who introduced idolatry to the whole world
-Semiramis introduced reincarnation to the whole world
-saying tt the son is a reincarnation of his late husband
-Tammuz is the miracle conception, son of Semiramis
-Tammuz is also the golden calf the children of Israel made while in the wilderness
-Semiramis is said to be the mother of son god --- goddess
-worship of Semiramis
-God was so grieved yet the ppl were so rebellious and unrepentant
the ppl refused to listen to the prophet
the ppl said it was the queen of heaven who protected and provided for them
-Diana was also known as queen of heaven
-cultures, countries.. their idol worship could be traced to Babylon
-Babylon is the birth place of all idolatry
-Babylon is known for their idolatry and persecution of God's ppl
-if God don't give us the understanding, we won't understand
-Godliness is a mystery.. we won't know unless God reveals to us
-and God did... Jesus came to show us how God in heaven is truly like
-all the fullness of God is hidden in Christ
-we won't know the love of God until we know the love of Jesus
-we won't know the holiness of God until we know the character of Jesus (fruit is the spirit)
-Antichrist is called the mystery of lawlessness
-just like Jesus is God in human flesh, the Antichrist is Satan in human flesh
-this women not only led the whole to idols but also help the Antichrist to persecute the saints and kill them
-when Daniel saw the vision of the women, it was so disgusting tt he fainted and was sick for days
-John was so impacted
-Daniel vision was turned to the beast
-Antichrist is the beast (Satan) in human flesh
-was once alive and dead during John's writing
-just like Jesus was put to death and came to life, the Antichrist will do the same
-the Antichrist will be a very violent and destructive person
-the names of those who chose to worship the Antichrist will nv be found in the Book of Life
-it's not God predetermined, but by God's foreknowledge alr knew their choices
-10 presidents will join tgt with the Antichrist to war against Israel at the battle of Armageddon
-Antichrist will accept the offer by Satan which Jesus refused (bow down before Satan and gain the kingdoms of this world)
-Antichrist will bow down to Satan in exchange for the authority of the whole earth
-the influence of Rome will be global and very great!
-at the end, the 10 kings and their nations will turn against mystery Babylon, strip her of her wealth and reputation
-Mystery Babylon will be consumed by fire
-the Antichrist, backed up by the 10 nations will completely destroy her
-the 10 nations will be completely devoted to the Antichrist
-the only image tt could be worshipped will be the Antichrist
-Antichrist will not share any worship with any other
-women / great city = City of Rome
-Rome was the only city in the planet tt reigns over the kings of the earth
-political, economic and religious centre of the whole world at the time John was writing
-complete destruction of Babylon
-we must learn to be patient
-God will make every wrong right
Babylon sin is idolatry with pride, greed and materialism
-every evil thing we do is known to God
-God waits and waits for us to repent
-but if we continue with our sins, eventually one day, our sins will pile up higher and higher, sky high tt it reaches to heaven then God has to act
-we must not take mercy and grace of God for granted
-power of sowing and reaping... not only for finances..
-whatever we sow, we will reap
whatever seed we sow, we will reap a greater harvest
God is always just
-Mystery Babylon is full of arrogance and pride, lover of comfort and ease
-she thinks that her prosperity will definitely follow her success.. but not true
-Babylon divided into 3
-God nv forgets.. He will rmb to vindicate the righteous
Babylon will not be able to rise again
3 reasons for the down fall of Mystery Babylon
-pride, greed, materialism
-deception of demonic idol worship
-behind every idol are demonic spirits tt are seeking the worship of the ppl
-persecution and martyrdom of saints
-God is going to judge them
who exactly is mystery Babylon in the end times
1. literal babylon
-Iraq is an oil rich country
-possible if the Antichrist is from the Middle East
2. spirit of the world
-the systems of this world has always resign over the kings of the earth.. all the inhabitants thought-out human history
-the world is abt money, power and religion
-many believe the mystery Babylon is the false church tt had back slidden into idolatry
-ecclesiastical Babylon = religious Babylon
-Rev 12 true church, Rev 17-18 false church
-many interpreted mystery Babylon to be a Roman Catholic Church
-in the end times, Mystery Babylon is most likely be a Roman Catholic Church
-all the world religions tgt to form 1 world religion
-today, ppl think everybody pray tgt to the various gods, we can unleash profound spiritual energy in the world and bring abt a new climate of peace
-regardless of our beliefs, as long as we worship is the same god
-if we all believe in the same god, when the Antichrist comes, what is another god or image to worship.. after all, all are the same
Qn for Christian is
-does Jesus' words reign over us
-are we citizen of Babylon.. of pride, greed, materialism
-or citizen of the new Jerusalem
-when we are in the world, we are not of the world
-when we believe in God, we don't just believe in any god, but God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit
-don't follow any form of idolatry in our life
-nv place any ambition or desire above God
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