Victory

By David Maas
{REVELATION 17 - 20}

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{BABYLON JUDGED}
  1. Great Harlot Revealed - {PDF Copy} - (Babylon is revealed as a bejeweled harlot dripping with the shed blood of martyred saints – Revelation 17:1-6)
  2. Babylon Rides the Beast - (Babylon, the Great Harlot, for centuries has ridden the Beast from the Sea and its seven heads and ten horns) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Jesus 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 - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 18:1-8 - Heaven declares the downfall of the Harlot Babylon)
  5. The Destruction of Babylon - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 18:9-24 - The economic power of Babylon is destroyed; the final demise of the "city")
  6. Heaven Celebrates - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 19:1-10 - Heaven declares victory and all the righteous celebrate the final demise of Babylon)
  7. Rider on a White Horse - {PDF Copy} - (The Messiah “shepherds” the nations by the “word” that proceeds out of his mouth in preparation for the final battle)
  8. Two Beasts Destroyed - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 19:17-21 - The Beast and its allies are destroyed by the rider on a white horse)
  9. Babylonian Territory - {PDF Copy} - (Human society and institutions are part of Babylon’s domain, but God is summoning His children to separate from her while there is time)
{THE THOUSAND YEARS}
  1. Satan Imprisoned - {PDF Copy} - (The Devil is bound in the Abyss until the appointed time when he is released to launch his final assault against the saints)
  2. The Reign of the Saints - {PDF Copy} - (The saints reign as a kingdom of priests during the thousand years, having overcome the Beast)
  3. The Dragon's Demise - {PDF Copy} - (Satan is released from the Abyss and launches his final attack on the saints, but he is the one who is defeated and judged)
  4. The Great White Throne - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 20:11-15 - The destruction of Satan and the final judgment of all men not found in the Lamb's book)
  5. Multiple Final Judgments?  - {PDF Copy} - (Each of the three sevenfold series in Revelation concludes with a final judgment scene that transpires at the end of the age)
  6. Third Temple? - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the Final Habitation of God, and Revelation says nothing about a rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem during the Thousand Years)
  7. Gog and Magog - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation identifies Gog and Magog as the nations from the four corners of the Earth that attack the saints)
{RELATED TOPICS}
  1. Russia is NOT Rosh - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation identifies Gog and Magog as the nations from the four corners of the Earth that attack the saints)
  2. Armageddon - Final War - {PDF Copy} - (At the end of the age, Satan will launch his final attempt to exterminate the church, the saints who have the testimony of Jesus)
  3. The Wrath of God - {PDF Copy} - ("Wrath" in Revelation refers to God's punishment of the wicked at the end of the age)


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