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In 95 A.D. when John was banished to the small island of Patmos he was taken from that moment in time forward to the Lord's Day and as a result he penned the book of Revelation. Even though many churches will tell you that Revelation describes a rapture or Revelation is for those that don't make it you should pay particular attention to the very first word in this verse:
Revelation 1: 10
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
That "I" is John, and it's singular. Not a church or many membered body. John himself was shown the end times (from several different angles) and the message is very clear and consistent with the rest of the scriptures. This writing from way back in 95 A.D. is going to break down the "current events" of the end times so that the appropriate generation would be able to recognize the scenario. A scenario where a religious structure captivates and draws the population into a desirable state of submission. One of the reasons this is able to happen is because our church is divided and confused about the facts. This is made clear in the 2nd and 3rd chapter where we see seven churches being addressed. Five of them had an issue with their doctrine. Two of them had no faults listed, and they also shared a common truth that the others didn't have. Smyrna's review was:
Revelation 2: 9
I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
And Philadelphia's review was:
Revelation 3: 9
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
Both of these churches taught about the Kenite. Anyone that studies the parable of the fig tree has learned of the Kenite, and I'm sure all churches read those scriptures… but the emphasis here is that a correct understanding of the Kenite unlocks the interrelationships behind many of the biblical stories that have happened over time. It explains the garden. It puts Noah's flood in scope. It sizes up Goliath. It nails down the details on the cross. It shapes the puzzle pieces of our time. The reality is we are simply tracing the efforts of the enemy and his followers as we march to a victory they are trying to block. The final effort is brewing and we are about to partake. John saw it and made it available to you if you have eyes to see. In the 13th chapter there is a parable of a beast. Later the 17th chapter gives an explanation of that beast. Because it is explaining the previous parable this isn't a parable or puzzle.
Revelation 17: 1
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
John (who was brought here way back in chapter 1 verse 10) was now going to be shown the judgment against the great whore that he saw in the vision. The great whore is a one world religion that comes from the many waters, which are symbolic for peoples, nations and tongues. It will pull from many religions as they are looking for end time events. In the end though they will rally under a single banner. What you are reading now isn't a wake up call to the world it's a wake up call to you because it is already written the entire world is going to participate and so it will be. That's why there is a coming judgment. Every nation will get on board and it will be very tough for individuals to stand against the collective leadership of the combined nations.
Revelation 17: 2
With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
There are two sets of kings we are going to cover and this first set is identified as being of the earth. These are existing leaders of the nations today. When Satan arrives and appoints his hierarchy these earthly kings will submit as they become drunk off the promises and hope that what is presented is real. They make a real good case and they will seduce all who will.
We argue over the facts of history even having gone through it… Now we're about to read a work almost two thousand years old that describes our future history with incredible accuracy. I can't claim it's accurate per say because it hasn't happened yet, but when taken in consideration with the other facts the Bible has so accurately presented its just a matter waking up. There is nothing to prove. Not at this point in the game? Now it's all about leveraging the overlays given to us in several books to recognize our time and understand what is happening. Here are the pieces to a puzzle that is coming together faster than many can keep up with. Are you ready?
Revelation 17: 3
So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
The woman is a religion that rises to govern a one world system. The seven heads are the seven continents and the ten horns are the leadership. Horns are symbolic for power. In this case we're talking about ten national leaders out of the seven continents that guide our global events. They are full of blasphemy because what they are doing is totally against God even though they think different. After all, their actions will appear very religious.
Revelation 17: 4
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
Purple and scarlet represent the colors of royalty… as in the Lordship. She is decked with precious stones because those are what make up the breastplate of a priest. That tells us there will be a spiritual connotation to this end time scenario. The golden cup looks awfully shiny from the outside but it's full of the details pertaining to the deception. Idolatry to be specific. Back in verse two we learned she was drunk with wine and that is the effect of bad doctrine. Don't forget the greater subject here is what it is going to be like just before Christ returns and here this woman sits as if she were already a queen instead of the virgin we are called to be until He does return. Something? No… bad doctrine allowed the majority to be convinced Christ returned before He actually does. It is through doctrine that the wine in the cup was tainted.
Revelation 17: 5
And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
It is written right there on the forehead so you could see that we're talking about what was in our minds. The word Mystery confirms it. Documentation is found in the Strong's Concordance (not a new one… they have been tweaked by the opponent). The word mystery in this verse points to number 3466 in the Greek dictionary. That word is musterion:
Musterion is from a derivative of the word muo (to shut the mouth); a secret or "mystery" through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites.
What kind of rites? Religious rites. How can God make it any clearer? He wrote it on her forehead! Don't forget this will be on a global scale and sweep in as a thief in the night to those that don't recognize what's happening. When you see Satan play his hand will you follow suit or will you have the aces of truth up your sleeve?
Revelation 17: 6
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
These were people that really thought they were following Jesus. When John saw the depth of penetration that religious deception had achieved he was astonished. How could we be so gullible? I put it to you that it is because we have a lack of common understanding regarding the facts, and also as you just read it was written we would.
Revelation 17: 7
And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
The angel is asking him why he's surprised? Nothing is new. This is the way it's been written about before. First the overlay of Daniel comes to mind. It's all about that 70th week, right? Mark gave his 13th chapter, Matthew his 24th, and Luke his 21st chapter to make sure we didn't miss this. Christ said the end would be like the days of Noe (Greek for Noah) so I'm sure Genesis has some good documentation. What about Job! Boy a person that knew how to handle the scriptures could leverage Job's work to break down many of the end time details. There are numerous places that map to these events when taken in context and not in the traditions that most churches teach. Surely in our time we would be speculating about what John could explain in real terms having lived way back then? No doubt the vision was awesome and he experienced tremendous details beyond his daily exposure. That's partially why God explains it in the 17th chapter for us. This explanation puts it in no uncertain terms. The beast of the end times is going to be Satan leveraging a one world doctrine that carries the woman, and the woman is made up of the souls of the earth that were supposed to be virgin brides but instead are nurturing along Satan's doctrine.
Revelation 17: 8
The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
The beast is a role. Satan "was" when he was here before (the garden for one, job for another). Currently he "is not" because he is being held in chains with the fallen angels by Michael. Later he is the one that "ascends out of the bottomless pit" and to top those three qualifiers off it is Satan that is named as "son of perdition".
The people that are following him shall wonder, meaning be confused, because they think they are really following Christ and they don't understand why their names would not be written in the book of life if they were? In the first earth age there were souls that stood up and resisted Satan's attempted overthrow and those souls got their names written in the book of life. In this second earth age all souls come here and being born innocent into their family they pursue a life proportionate to their individual need (for God to observe). These people have a chance to have their names written in the book of life too, everybody does and its Gods will that everybody would, but in this verse its talking about those that were following the beast and were confused why they were not acceptable to God.
Revelation 17: 9
And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
When scriptures call wisdom to your attention its a little hint that something is about to be shared that will open many doors in your search for the truth. In this case the seven heads is a pick up on verse 3 and they represent the seven continents (or mountains) of the earth.
Revelation 17: 10
And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
The beast has been rising slowly over time and through history Satan has always had a stake in his kingdom. This verse gives us a hint to tracking his operation and verifyies the scriptures were aware at all times. It's talking about the kingdoms under Satan's influence here on earth. They collectively contribute to the rising of the beast from the people. It is described that five of them have past, one exists and the other is still future. Since we are talking about Jerusalem as ground zero we just need to review the kingdoms that pertain to that area:
- It started when Nebuchadnezzer took the tribes of Benjamin and Judah captive.
- The second kingdom was Medo-Persia when they defeated Babylon.
- The third kingdom was Greece.
- The fourth kingdom to rule that area was Rome.
- The fifth and most indicative was the Mohammadan kingdom that started in 636 and ended in 1948.
Those are the five that have fallen. What about the other two (one that is and the one that is not yet come)?
- The 6th kingdom that "is" started in 1948 when Israel became a nation and initiated the prophesy regarding the parable of the fig tree. The bad fig element (tracing back to the garden) would constitute the sixth kingdom.
- The seventh kingdom has yet to come because it is brought into power with the appearance of Satan. The short space he is given is documented in chapter 9, verse 5 and it is a five-month period known as the time of the locust… that would be May to September if you're tuned in. Then Christ returns.
Jesus taught this would all take place before the generation of the good and bad fig passed away. They are over 60 now. Surely it is upon us. But there will be more, there's even an eighth effort:
Revelation 17: 11
And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
This is describing the time that Satan will be released at the end of the Lord's Day for a short period. When Christ returns and the Lord's Day starts we will see Satan put in his place until the end of the Lord's Day when he is released for a little bit to test those who follow him now. In that time he won't have his organization or any of his fallen crew, but he will still tempt those that for some reason or another refuse to get with the program. The seven kings of verse 8 combined with verse eighth king in verse 11 give you the reason Daniel saw one entity in his vision. The net result is that Satan has been utilized throughout time to test the hearts and souls of humanity. The next major portion of this exam scheduled for us features Satan himself with his officers right at his side. Will you be ready?
Revelation 17: 12
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
The ten horns here are members of his team that he puts in place when they get here. Notice these aren't mentioned as "kings of the earth" as we read before in verse 2. These don't have a kingdom yet. In fact they are not here yet. They are held in chains now and will be sent here for the 5-month period. That's when they receive power under his regime and are empowered as kings for one hour because that is the hour of temptation. Kings or fake kings they are in a position to serve Satan and they are also able to enforce it. A word to the wise is sufficient.
Revelation 17: 13
These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
They have one mind because they are following Satan's doctrine. They leverage the one world system and ensure everyone alive is following Satan's way. Imagine how on a global scale that will give ultimate power and strength to Satan. Who would ever be able to stand against that?
Revelation 17: 14
These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
The ten kings will lead the effort to overcome those that know the truth. They will use their system and the population to round up those that refuse to believe this is God and prepare them for trial. It is through this testimony that the Lamb pulls many out of the delusion. Those that are delivered to testify are chosen because of the position they held the first time Satan tried this during the dinosaur days, which got their names written in the book of life before the foundations of this time or era. They are therefore called because their status qualifies them to be positioned per the Fathers need to ensure scriptures are fulfilled verses the general free will humanity wrestles with. Finally they are faithful because their understanding of the truth enables them to play their position with all their heart even if the whole world is against them.
Now we come to the verse that snaps this description of the beast from some artist's fantasy monster into a reality or our human predicament:
Revelation 17: 15
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
The waters are a sea of people. These are the people that are alive around the world towards the end of the generation of the fig tree. From them the one world system rises. These are the people the locust army can sting if they don't have the seal of God in their forehead... If you can come to grips with the facts in this work then you will find yourself well equipped to stand strong in the hour of temptation, but if you don't have God's seal then you will probably follow the crowd and serve a false king and that my friend is taking the mark of the beast.
Revelation 17: 16
And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
The ten kings that follow Satan are not here on a love mission. Their corruption is of the same corruption that contaminates Satan. They're just in a subordinate role to do Satan's dirty work. They have no intentions on saving the world. They want to devour it. They are going to rape it of whatever they can while they have the time. Religion is just an earthly cover to their military structure.
Revelation 17: 17
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
Just as God hardened Pharaoh's heart to accomplish his will against Moses it is also written God put it in the hearts of these kings to fulfill his will. Their power over their kingdom will be subject to the beast so that things can happen as written. Within that 5-month period all these words shall be fulfilled. You were just promised at the end of verse 17. God let the people follow this negative works of Satan so that all written could be documented as fact. We were warned in wonderful detail in many of the books in the Bible. Read Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 for additional play by play of these events. It's there if you have eyes to see or ears to hear, or have you been sent strong delusion to believe a lie?
These 10 supernatural kings were already sentenced during the first earth age so it is no stretch for him to use them to test us now. God let the people follow this negative works of Satan so that all written could be documented as fact. Read Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 for additional play by play of these events. We were warned in wonderful detail in many of the books in the Bible. It's there if you have eyes to see or ears to hear, or have you been sent strong delusion to believe a lie?
Revelation 17: 18
And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Jerusalem will always be ground zero as far as God and earth are concerned. So if you are looking for a geographical location to put a pin it is there. The great city is a play on Babylon, which was established by Nimrod. Babylon comes from babble and that means confusion. Here we have the kings of the earth overtaken by confusion because they are in love with an entity claiming to be our Father and Christ but who is neither. The 8th chapter of Zechariah gives a good study on this so I want to pull a couple of verses to drive home that it will be compelling to the world to follow this religious scenario:
Zechariah 8: 22
Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.
Satan in Jerusalem pretending to be Christ with the leaders of the world thinking they are meeting and being saved by Jesus. That's why they go and pray to him. They think it's Him…
Zechariah 8: 23
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
This gets world wide real quickly and everyone flocks thinking God is there. This sudden moment on the pedestal will launch the Kenite into a moment of glory that they can't refuse. Dad's back. Their dad is back. Not ours. We were given adequate warning that this would happen:
Matthew 24: 23
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
Mark 13: 21
And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
Luke 21: 8
And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
It is a global religious scenario that manifests in the end time current events. All the scriptures point to it. Many other religions point to dramatic expectations in these times as well. I'm sure they will be first in line among the nations that believe this is what they were looking for. You are called to come out of this confusion because you have seen the truths presented in context. You should be able to recognize the greater scenario and not follow the delicate twists and manipulation of scripture. It will seem believable enough that the most brilliant minds are going to think what they see is real.
We've bounced around a few different books that have each seen their own drama and timeline, but isn't it amazing how they all seem to be tuned into our current events? Doesn't that help with the concept of us all being in this together in the very same battle? Why would they write about our time and how could we miss it? The mapping of this mystery to our generation begins with the parable of the fig tree taking root in 1948. The up coming major events that take the earth as a thief in the night happen in a very short time sequence. It will seem like time is going as humanity expects when a wheel or two falls off our wagon. The culmination of what John witnessed takes place in just a five month spread. There will be no time to act, only to react. That means your behavior must be natural and you get that by staying in His word where communication and preparation can take place.
Our roster is a very short one and the time is upon us.
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