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Revelation
17: 1-18 NKJV Then one of the seven
angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, “Come, I
will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters, 2 “with
whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the
earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.” 30 So he carried me
away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet
beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4
The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet and adorned with gold and precious
stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the
filthiness of her fornication. 5 And on her forehead a name was written:
MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE
EARTH. 6 I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood
of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.
Revelation
17:7 But the angel said to me, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery
of the woman and of the beast
that carries her. Which has the seven heads and the ten horns. 8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and
will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell
on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from
the foundation of the worlds, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and
yet is. 9 Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven
mountains on which the woman sits. 10 There are also seven kings. Five have
fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must
continue for a short time. 11 The beast that was, and is not, is himself also
the eighth; and is of the seven, and
is going to perdition. 12 The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have
received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings
with the beast. 13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and
authority to the beast. 14 these will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will
overcome them, for he is the Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are
with are called, chosen and faithful.”
Revelation
17: 15 Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits,
are peoples, multitudes, nations and tongues. 16 And the ten horns which you
saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate, and naked, eat
her flesh and burn her with fire. 17 For God
has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind
and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
18 And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of
the earth.”
From verse
seven of Revelation 17, the angel asks John why he marveled….why he had
admiration for that which was of the devil! Then the angel goes on to give
detail of what he saw: “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries
her. Which has the seven heads and the ten horns. 8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the
bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will
marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of
the worlds, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
He goes on
to say, that those on the earth will marvel at what they see going on. You have
seven heads or seven what would be called kingdoms and of these there exists
ten horns. That seen as mega companies that with one mind can rule the world
and really not have a kingdom at all. And John marveled at what he saw! These
mega kings will yield their power and authority unanimously to the beast which
could be Rome. ( the papal)
Seven kings
began this endeavor but five have fallen. So he who takes this corporate
mountain forward is he who has only a short time. We know that is Satan who has
but a short time on earth. It will come down to a “great fight”. But Jesus has
this victory! Making war with the Lamb is the wrong thing to do. And yet we see
even today many making war with Him, and if they are making war with Him they
are against you too! But we are the Lord’s lords and the King’s kings and
called chosen and faithful.
The woman
is destroyed by the very beast, the forces of Anti-christ upon whom she rode
into influence and power. We see unusual things occurring today of what is
social cult and how one group desires to shut another down.
But God is
using that which the enemy employs against us, against those who try to kill His
own. Scripture tell us this: Proverbs 26:27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into
it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. Proverbs 28:10
Whoever cause the upright to go astray in an evil way, he himself will fall
into his own pit.
Revelation
17: 15 then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits,
are peoples, multitudes, nations and tongues. 16 And the ten horns which you
saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate, and naked, eat
her flesh and burn her with fire. 17 For God
has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind
and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
18 And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of
the earth.”
The harlot
is destroyed, the papal ruling with influence and power. The corporate king
will rule the fleshly earth for a short time. God causes the kingdoms to unite with Babylon the harlot church. This certainly has to do with commercialism in
the world. And that which is established as the world market will be in play at
this time. Certainly we have seen how it is trending today! But those drunk with
power will fall indeed. God will have His way. And if you remember that which
we have covered about in Revelation 18, there is a funeral song, celebrating the
fall of Babylon, the harlot church which is commercialism at its highest degree
of power!
Yes, one of the seven angels had invited John
to witness the judgment of the great
harlot. The religious part is only apostasy at its worst part sinning against
God! Sitting on many waters, this agent of evil will sit on many controlling
areas of the Gentile world. It is comprised of the most eligible men and women
for compromise and intrigue. The world will be drunk in her own wine, that
fornication with great evil influence and staggering wretchedness.
In the early part of
education for this nation, America was un-apologetically as to incorporating the
Bible, prayer to the God of the Bible, and biblical values in every aspect of
school life. I know for when I began the first grade back in the twentieth
century, my first reader was a McGuffey Reader and it was written with some
scripture was added from the Bible. And the young readers prospered in their reading
habits. So when they graduated from high school they could read and understand.
But today it is rare to find a young person who can read or do math. But in
that of God, this system produced a people that produced the most powerful and
prosperous nation the earth has ever seen.
Now in this hour, the children of our nation are inundated with
liberal ideologies, and those atheistic teachings. Principles in our public
schools today and in most universities (including many Christian institutions)
are being indoctrinated with often false, biased and anti-biblical information.
It is Biblical truth and Bible-centric values that is the key to
renewal and restoration in America’s failing educational system. Yeah, they
teach the big bang theory! Take a look at the aftermath of the Grand Canyon.
There was a great flood that caused that to happen and the Bible teaches how it
came about.
Today there is the excess of government and overreach. In this
nation, it is by the people for the people, but many within governmental
positions, men and women are choosing their agenda over that of the people’s. They
seem to think they know what is best and who is right when they are voted into their new position. It is someone telling
you how you are to care for your body. No thank you, my body is the temple of
the Holy Spirit and no nasty jab will pierce it. My body, my choice thank you, NO!
The progressive liberal agenda, empowered by well-known men and
women in the arts and entertainment industries, have made significant gains in
the political arena over the past few decades. From the governmental and
educational systems there is the misapplied interpretation of the phrase,
“separation of church and state.” We must see a shift in this arena in order to
preserve the Christian heritage that America was founded upon. The goal is to
put in place righteous political leaders that will positively affect all
aspects of government.
The media mountain that
exists today persists to its own news giving what is false and fantasy. Pick up
a newspaper and nine times out of time, you will find several articles pointing
to a certain agenda and change that is not good for any country. The media as
radio, T.V. news stations and that of the internet seem to have an agenda as
well. We have seen film-making, music and
social media drive cultural tastes. The advertisements on any
channel reflect a fallen nation: it reveals a heavy reliance on drugs for
everything. It gives direction toward sex appeal, alcohol, and entertainment as
to gambling, playing slots, and buying lottery tickets. It reveals a darkness
toward targeting children.
I heard today that parents
who protest about what is being taught in their classes to their children in school is wrong. That
those who do that are terrorists. Yeah, this was on a news broadcast just today. But what about truth, what about allowing
someone to speak truth about their concerns of what is being taught in regard
to changing who you, the child is or what he or she will become. School is not to teach a child to be an "it"!
Within business, we find the mom and pop stores being shut down to
run as the conglomerates climb higher in power and product. They tend to sell everything the people want. In that
ability to literally create wealth through ingenuity, enterprise, creativity
and effort and is a God-given gift and a universal impulse. The markets and
economic systems that emerge whenever people are free to pursue buying and
selling become the lifeblood of a nation. This includes anything from clothing,
to pharmaceuticals, to household goods, building supplies to contractors, also
farms to small businesses to large corporations: it is a buyer’s market. But
when you have corruption invading into the fabric of business, one can see: idolatry,
greed and covetousness. In response, the Church must embrace its responsibility
to train up those who are called into the marketplace to manage businesses and
provide leadership with integrity and honesty. As a believer we have learned
from God’s will that He desires us to have wealth. And He desires for His
Church to use its wealth to finance the work of Kingdom expansion. Simply put:
Prosperity with a purpose.
Let us keep
within God and His teachings receiving what Jesus taught and know our best days
are ahead of us and not behind us. Amen. We will see some strange things appearing, but fear not God is with us!
But thanks be to God who gives us the
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore my beloved brethren, be
steadfast, immovable always abounding in the works of the Lord, knowing your
labor is not in vain in the Lord. ( 1 Corinthians 15: 57-58)
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