War in Heaven

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{WAR IN HEAVEN AND ON THE EARTH}
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  1. The Woman Clothed with the Sun - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 12:1-6 - The appearance of the "Son," the messianic figure of Psalm 2:9)
  2. The War in Heaven and on the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 12:7-17 - The Dragon attempts to destroy the Son, then wages war on the Woman's "seed")
  3. The Seed of the Woman and the Dragon - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 12:12-17 - The Dragon wages war against the Woman's "seed")
  4. The Beast from the Sea - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:1-10 - The Beast ascends from the sea to wage war on the "saints")
  5. The Beast from the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:11-15 - The Beast from the Earth, the False Prophet)
  6. The Counterfeit Religion of the Beast - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:11-15 - The Beast from the Earth, the False Prophet)
  7. The Mark of the Beast - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:16-18 - The Mark of the Beast)
  8. 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)
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  9. The 144000 on Mount Zion with the Lamb - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 14:1-5 - The followers of the Lamb contrasted with the followers of the Beast)
  10. The Sea of Glass - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 15:1-8 - The company of victorious saints are standing on the Sea of Glass before the Throne)
  11. The First Four Bowls of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:1-9)
  12. The Fifth and Sixth Bowls of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:10-16)
  13. The Seventh Bowl of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:17-21 - The last bowl culminates in the overthrow of Babylon)
  14. 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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