War in Heaven
{WAR IN HEAVEN AND ON THE EARTH (12-16)}
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- The Woman Clothed with the Sun - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 12:1-6 - The appearance of the "son" triggers a "war in heaven")
- The War in Heaven and on the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 12:7-17 - Having failed to destroy the Son, the Dragon wages war against the "seed" of the woman)
- The Victory of the Saints over the Dragon - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 12:11 - The saints overcome the Dragon through their faithful witness and martyrdom)
- The Beast from the Sea - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:1-5 -The Dragon summons his "seed" to battle the saints, the Beast from the sea)
- The Beast Wars Against the Saints - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:6-10 -The Beast wages war on the saints on behalf of the Dragon)
- The Beast from the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:11-15 -The Beast from the earth is the mouthpiece of the Beast from the sea)
- The Mark of the Beast - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:16-18 - Humanity is divided between those who follow the Lamb and those who take the Mark of the Beast)
- The 144000 Followers of the Lamb on Zion - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 14:1-5 - The followers of the Lamb are contrasted with the followers of the Beast)
- The Everlasting Gospel Prepares for the Coming Harvest - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 14:6-7 - Another angel announces the everlasting gospel to prepare for the coming final harvest)
- The Announcement of the Fall of Babylon - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 14:8-11 - Two more angels appear to announce the fall of Babylon and judgment on the men who paid homage to the Beast)
- The Final "Grain" Harvest - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 14:12-16 - Two different “harvests” are to occur at the end of the age – The reaping of the “grain,” and the ingathering of the “fruit of the vine”)
- The Final Ingathering of Grapes - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 14:17-20 - The final ingathering of the “fruit of the vine” portrays the outpouring of the "wrath of God" on all men who take the "mark of the Beast")
- The Song of Moses and of the Lamb - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 15:1- 4 - Having “overcome” the Beast, the victorious People of God stand “upon” the Sea of Glass to sing the song of Moses and the Lamb)
- The Sanctuary and the Tent of Meeting - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 15:5-8 - The destructive force of the seven “last plagues” corresponds to the destruction of the Egyptian army in the Red Sea after Israel passed through the sea)
- The Sea of Glass - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 15:1-8 - The victorious saints are standing on the Sea of Glass before the Throne)
- The First Four Bowls of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:1-9 - The first four Bowls of Wrath destroy the economic infrastructure of the realm of the Beast)
- The Fifth Bowl of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:10-11 - The first four “bowls” undermined the economic structure of the World-Power; now, the fifth “bowl” targets its political dimension)
- The Sixth Bowl of Wrath - Armageddon - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:12-16 - The sixth “bowl” begins the final battle between the “Lamb” and the “Dragon” - Armageddon)
- The Seventh Bowl of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:17-21 - The last bowl culminates in the overthrow of Babylon)
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- The Coming Final Day and Hour - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation moves inexorably from the Death and Resurrection of Jesus to the Great Dénouement, the final day when God judges the wicked and vindicates the righteous.)
- The Seed of the Woman and the Dragon - {PDF Copy} - (The vision of the “Dragon” persecuting the “seed of the Woman” represents Satan’s present “war” against the saints of God)
- Embracing the Mark of the Beast - {PDF Copy} - (The “inhabitants of the earth” are willing participants in the veneration of the Beast, but Christians may also succumb to the false faith)
- The Mark of the Beast or the Seal of God? - {PDF Copy} - (The Mark of the Beast is the satanic counterpart to the seal of God)
- The Victims of the Beast - {PDF Copy} - (The Dragon and its earthly agents wage war” on the saints of the Lamb, the Church, not against national and ethnic groups)
- The Single Beast from the Sea in Revelation is not Identical to the Fourth Beast of Daniel - {PDF Copy} - (John saw a single beast ascending from the sea, whereas, Daniel saw four beasts)
- The Counterfeit Religion of the Beast - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast from the Earth mimics the Lamb to entice the inhabitants of the earth to worship a false god)
- The Military Campaigns of the Beast from the Sea - {PDF Copy} - (The language of war is employed in Revelation to portray the assaults of the Dragon against the saints who follow the Lamb)
- Mark of the Beast - Considerations - {PDF Copy} - (When we imbibe the values of the existing world order, we begin to take the "mark of the Beast”)
- The Universal Extent of the Beast's Reign - {PDF Copy} - (In the book of Revelation, “all” means “all.” All rulers, nations, and inhabitants of the earth that do not follow the Lamb render homage to the Beast from the sea)
- The Antichrist; What Kind of Leader? - {PDF Copy} - (In the New Testament, Antichrist figures are deceivers active within the church)
- The Kings of the East - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:12 - The "kings of the east" are identical with the "kings of the earth" at Armageddon)
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