Victory of the Saints

By David Maas
{REVELATION 17-20}
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  1. The Great Harlot Revealed - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 17:1-6 - John sees a Harlot figure in the Wilderness)
  2. The Great Harlot Rides the Beast - (Revelation 17:7-13 - A vision of the Beast from the sea that carries the Great Harlot, Babylon) - {PDF Copy}
  3. The Lamb overcomes the Beast and Harlot - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 17:14-18 - The Lamb's victory over the Beast and its allies is declared)
  4. Babylon, the Great Harlot, 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. The Heavenly Celebration - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 19:1-10 - Heaven declares victory and all the righteous celebrate the final demise of Babylon)
  7. The Rider on a White Horse - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 19:11-16 - A rider on a white horse appears armed only with a "sword" from his mouth and identified with the Davidic Messiah of Psalm 2:8-9)
  8. The Destruction of the Beast and False Prophet - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 19:17-21 - The Beast and its allies are destroyed by the rider on a white horse)
  9. The Imprisonment of Satan - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 20:1-3 - Satan is imprisoned for a thousand years in the Abyss)
  10. The Reign of the Saints - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 20:4-6 - Victorious saints reign as priests for a thousand years)
  11. The Judgment of the Dragon - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 20:7-10 - Satan is released to launch the final "war" to annihilate the saints)
  12. The Great White Throne of Judgment - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 20:11-15 - The destruction of Satan and the final judgment of all men not found in the Lamb's book)
{THE THOUSAND YEARS}
  1. The Identity of "Gog and Magog" - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 20:8-10 - The army of "Gog and Magog" represents all nations reunited to destroy the saints of God)
  2. Russia is NOT Rosh, Gog or Magog - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation identifies "Gog and Magog" with all the nations of the Earth)
  3. A Millennial Temple?  Grasping at Shadows - {PDF Copy} - (Nowhere does the book of Revelation refer to a Third Temple in the Millennium)
  4. The Finality of Christ's Advent - {PDF Copy} - (The New Testament refers to one and the final advent of Jesus at the end of this age)
  5. The Parousia and the End of the Age - {PDF Copy} - (The Parousia of Jesus in the New Testament is an event of great finality leaving no room for a subsequent interim period)
  6. The Final Battle - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 20:8-10 - Satan's final attempt to destroy the worldwide church is the final battle to which previous references point)
  7. Multiple "Final" Battles? - {PDF Copy} - (Do the multiple references to "the war" point to one or to many "final" wars?)
  8. Ezekiel's Temple in the Millennium? - {PDF Copy} - (Verbal references from Ezekiel 40-48 are found in the description of New Jerusalem in Chapter 21, not in the thousand-year period)
  9. The Wrath of God in the book of Revelation - {PDF Copy} - ("Wrath" in Revelation refers to God's punishment of the wicked at the end of the age)
  10. Multiple Final Judgments?  - {PDF Copy} - (Will there be multiple "final" judgments or one judgment at the end of the age?)
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