Revelation 17-22

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{VICTORY OF THE SAINTS}

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{BABYLON THE GREAT}

  1. Babylon Unveiled - (The interpreting angel exposes Babylon’s true nature – She is a seductive whore stained with the blood of martyrs – Revelation 17:1-6) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Great Harlot Revealed - (Revelation 17:1-6 - John sees a Harlot figure in the Wilderness) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Babel Lives! - (In the Bible, Babylon becomes a symbol of the recurring rise of empires and self-appointed world leaders) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Babylon Rides the Beast - (Babylon has ridden the Beast from the Sea and its Seven Heads and Ten Horns since the Tower of Babel – Revelation 17:7-13) - {PDF Copy}
  5. 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}
  6. Babylon is Fallen - (Revelation 18:1-8 - Heaven declares the downfall of the Harlot Babylon) - {PDF Copy}
  7. Destruction of Babylon - (The annihilation of Babylon, especially her economic power, is the Divine response to her persecution of the saints – Revelation 18:9-24) - {PDF Copy}
  8. Heaven Celebrates - (Revelation 19:1-10 - Heaven declares victory and all the righteous celebrate the final demise of Babylon) - {PDF Copy}
  9. Rider on a White Horse - (The Messiah “shepherds” the nations by the “word” that proceeds out of his mouth in preparation for the final battle) - {PDF Copy}
  10. Two Beasts Destroyed - (The Rider on the White Horse destroys the beasts from the sea and the earth at the last battle, Armageddon) - {PDF Copy}

{THE THOUSAND YEARS}
  1. Final Battle - Armageddon - (At the end of the age, Satan will launch his final attempt to exterminate the church, the saints who have the testimony of Jesus) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Imprisonment of Satan - (The Devil is bound in the Abyss until the appointed time when he is released to launch his final assault against the saints) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Reign of the Saints - (The saints reign as a kingdom of priests during the thousand years, having overcome the Beast) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Gog and Magog - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation identifies Gog and Magog as the nations from the four corners of the Earth that attack the saints)
  5. End of the Dragon - (Satan is released from the Abyss and launches his final attack on the saints, but he is the one who is defeated and judged) - {PDF Copy}
  6. The Great White Throne - (Revelation 20:11-15 - The destruction of Satan and the final judgment of all men not found in the Lamb's book) - {PDF Copy}
  7. Multiple Final Judgments? - (Each of the three sevenfold series in Revelation concludes with a final judgment scene that transpires at the end of the age) - {PDF Copy}

{NEW JERUSALEM}
  1. New Jerusalem Descends - (Following the final judgment, John sees the holy city, New Jerusalem descending from heaven to the earth – Revelation 21:1-8) - {PDF Copy}
  2. New Jerusalem Unveiled - (The physical dimensions and shape of New Jerusalem are presented demonstrating it is ready to be populated – Revelation 21:9-23) - {PDF Copy}
  3. New Jerusalem Inhabited - (New Jerusalem is populated fully in fulfillment of the covenant promise to Abraham to bless all the nations – Revelation 21:24-22:5) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Epilogue - Revelation - (If anyone fails to keep the words of the book, he will be excluded from citizenship in the city of New Jerusalem – Revelation 22:6-21) - {PDF Copy}
  5. The City of Abraham - (New Jerusalem is populated in fulfillment of the promise to Abraham to bless all nations in the Promised Land) - {PDF Copy}
  6. Tale of Two Cities - (A key theme in Revelation is the contrast and conflict between the two cities - New Jerusalem and Babylon, the Great Whore) - {PDF Copy}

{RELATED TOPICS}
  1. Salvation to the Nations - (The Gospel of the Kingdom announced by Jesus of Nazareth offers salvation and life to men and women of every nation and people) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Redeeming the Nations - (The nations and the Kings of the Earth are found in the City of New Jerusalem because of the redeeming work of the Slain Lamb) - {PDF Copy}
  3. God's Wrath - (In Revelation, wrath refers to the final judicial sentence of God on His enemies. Tribulation is what the church endures) - {PDF Copy}
  4. The Shepherd King - {PDF Copy} - (The Lamb’s reign commenced with his death and resurrection, and since then, he has been shepherding the nations toward New Jerusalem)
  5. Rosh Means Head - {PDF Copy} - (The Hebrew term ‘ROSH’ in the book of Ezekiel is not a proper name, but the common Hebrew noun for “head”)
  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. Beginning of the Creation - (Revelation looks forward to the reign of Jesus in the New Creation, a reality inaugurated by his Death and Resurrection) - {PDF Copy}

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