War in Heaven
{REVELATION 12-16}
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- Son versus Serpent - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 12:1-6 - The appearance of the "son" triggers a "war in heaven")
- The Shepherd of the Nations - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 12:5 - Jesus is the promised ruler from the line of David, the Shepherd of ALL nations)
- War in Heaven - {PDF Copy} - (The saints overcame the Dragon through the death of the Lamb and their faithful witness – Revelation 12:11)
- The Seed of the Woman - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 12:13-17 - The “Dragon” set off to wage war on the “seed of the woman,” those who have the “testimony of Jesus”)
- Beast from the Sea - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:1-5 -The Dragon summons his "seed" to battle the saints, the Beast from the sea)
- War Against the Saints - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:6-10 -The Beast wages war on the saints on behalf of the Dragon)
- 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 Persecuting Beast - {PDF Copy} - (The Dragon and his servants wage war against the saints and not against nations or ethnic groups)
- 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)
- Extent of the Beast's Reign - {PDF Copy} - (In the book of Revelation, all rulers, nations, and the "inhabitants of the earth" render homage to the Beast from the sea)
{FINAL HARVEST}
- The 144000 Priests on Zion - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 14:1-5 - The followers of the Lamb are contrasted with the followers of the Beast)
- Everlasting Gospel - Final Harvest - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 14:6-7 - Another angel announces the everlasting gospel to prepare for the coming final harvest)
- Fall of Babylon Announced - {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 in-gathering of the “fruit of the vine”)
- The Final In-gathering of Grapes - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 14:17-20 - The final in-gathering 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 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)
{BOWLS OF WRATH}
- Seven Bowls of Wrath - Overview - {PDF Copy} - (Chapter 15 introduces the seven angels tasked with emptying the “seven bowls of wrath”)
- Song 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)
- Tent of Witness - {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)
- 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)
- Fifth Bowl of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:10-11 - The fifth “bowl” targets its political dimension)
- Sixth Bowl - Armageddon - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:12-16 - The sixth “bowl” begins the final battle between the “Lamb” and the “Dragon” - Armageddon)
- Kings of the East - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:12 - The "kings of the east" are identical with the "kings of the earth" at Armageddon)
- Seventh Bowl of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:17-21 - The last bowl culminates in the overthrow of Babylon)
{INDIVIDUAL TOPICS}
- Armageddon - Final Battle - {PDF Copy} - (The several “battle” scenes in Revelation all present the same final assault by Satan against the people of the Lamb)
- Mouth Speaking Great Things - {PDF Copy} - (Is the “little horn” from the book of Daniel found in the book of Revelation?)
- The Short Season - {PDF Copy} - (The Devil will be granted a final “short season” to persecute the saints of the Lamb - Revelation 12:7-12)
- The Ancient Beast - {PDF Copy} - (The “beast from the sea” is the latest incarnation of an ancient creature that has been active since the fall of Adam)
- Taking the Mark - {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)
- Four Beasts Become One - {PDF Copy} - (John saw a single beast ascending from the sea, whereas, Daniel saw four beasts)
- Counterfeit Christ - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast from the Earth mimics the Lamb to entice the inhabitants of the earth to worship a false god)
- The Beast Wages War - {PDF Copy} - (The language of war is employed to portray the assaults of the Dragon against the saints who follow the Lamb)
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