Young Adults Bible Study: 14th Meeting Continued Revelation 17: 9-18.

Monday, September 14, 2009

14th Meeting Continued Revelation 17: 9-18.

17:9 calls for wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits. The City of Rome sits on seven hills. 17:10 This passage goes on to say "they are also seven kings, 5 have fallen, one is, the other has not come, he must remain for a little while." This passage has caused a lot of problems for commentators over the years. There at least 9 different ways scholars have tried to explain this verse, none of them has explained it to me without trying to force the information. For this reason I am not going to spend time trying to explain it. Going on to verse 17:11, the beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king; this is also the anti-christ the number 2 in the demonic trinity. The anti-christ is to come from the 10 kingdoms, but not part of the government, this is different from the little horn seen by Daniel in the third kingdom (Greece). If you remember this little horn grew out of an existing horn (Daniel 8:9). The little horn of the 4th kingdom (Rome) will grow out from amongst the 10 but not part of an existing horn (Daniel 7:20). It will destroy 3 kings, if you look at Revelation 17:11, the ten kings minus 3 kings that the anti-christ will subdue brings the number to 7 plus the ant-christ makes 8, he like the seven kings before him will go to their destruction. Verses 12 - 14 explain that these kings will all make war against the Lamb (Jesus). Jesus will win out in the end because He is Lord of lords and King of kings this will conclude with Jesus' followers following Him when He comes back, in the eastern sky.

Verse 15 through 18, talk about the multitudes of people and nations that will side with the anti-christ at this time, in verse 16 they start to hate the prositute, so there is the beginning of in-fighting amongst the lost. God is in control and is giving power to whomever He wants.

God is still on the throne.

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ISA 55:8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways my ways,"

declares the LORD.

Daniel 2:28

28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.

DT 29:29 The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.

MT 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

MT 24:15 "So when you see standing in the holy place `the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel--let the reader understand-- 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now--and never to be equaled again. 22 If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, `Look, here is the Christ!' or, `There he is!' do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.

MT 24:29 "Immediately after the distress of those days

" `the sun will be darkened,

and the moon will not give its light;

the stars will fall from the sky,

and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'

MT 24:30 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

MT 24:32 "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. 34 I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

MT 24:36 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.

MT 24:42 "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him

MT 24:45 "Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47 I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, `My master is staying away a long time,' 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

MK 13:24 "But in those days, following that distress,

" `the sun will be darkened,

and the moon will not give its light;

MK 13:25 the stars will fall from the sky,

and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'

MK 13:26 "At that time men will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.

MK 13:28 "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 29 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door

Galatians 1: 8 - 9

8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! 9 As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!

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Monday, September 14, 2009

14th Meeting Continued Revelation 17: 9-18.

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