REVELATION LESSON 35

    This lesson begins in Revelation 17:9 "And here [is] the mind
which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the
woman sitteth."

    The antichrist is a copy cat.  Just as God has a trinity, so does
the devil. God's trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the
Holy Spirit. Devil's trinity: antichrist, beast, and false prophet.

    You see, the false prophet has to be involved in leading a church.
He will be proclaiming Jesus on one hand, but denying the power on the
other. It is interesting to note that the Catholic church and the
National Council of Churches are trying to unite and make the church
one, physically. God does want us to be one, but not physically. He
wants us to be one in the Spirit.  There are people in all churches
that will be saved as individuals. We must remove ourselves from the
apostate church if at all possible.

    This National Council of churches has come out with a Bible that
 waters Jesus down to the point that it indicates that Jesus is not
 God. This is very dangerous. They would have us believe that Jesus
 was just a man walking down here on earth.  My Bible says He was
 Emmanuel (God with us), Matthew 1:23.

    It says in Second John verse 7, "For many deceivers are entered
into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist."

    In St. John 1:14 we read "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt
among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten
of the Father,) full of grace and truth."

    You see by all this, that Jesus was in fact God the Word, who came
and inhabited the body of a man, so that it could be possible for His
body to die on the cross for our sins.  Anyone or anything that denies
Jesus as God manifest in the flesh is not of God. The sad thing is,
that most people proclaiming to know Jesus have accepted this new
Bible and its teachings.

    Every time you pick up a brochure on Rome, the very first thing
they tell you is that they are the city of seven hills.  Here we see
that the headquarters for the ten common market nations is here as
well. You see anything that you would like to believe here, is located
in Rome. The "wisdom" of this is that anyone, who can read a brochure
or hear an advertisement on Rome, knows what is spoken of here.

    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."

    This could speak of the empires of old such as the Egyptian,
Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, and the Greek which make up the past
tense kingdoms. The power to be, when this was written by John, was
the Roman government which falls shortly thereafter and then is
restored again in the ten common market nations banning together,
reviving the old Roman empire.

    These ten common market nations are in power for the duration of
the tribulation period. As for myself, after much research, this is
the conclusion that I have come up with.  I will not belabor the
point.

    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 "...beast..." becomes the head of this evil group here and
begins to dominate even them.  This antichrist system takes over and
becomes the head of these ten common market nations (Roman Empire).

    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."

    Here we see that ten separate countries make up this evil group,
 and we also see, that the computer (beast) is their source of power.
 Their identifying number is 666. I saw this with my very own eyes in
 a pair of shoes in Bossier City one night while I was shopping. Of
 course, I did not buy them when I saw the 666 in the sole of the
 shoe. The master number of all computers is 666.

    This one hour, here, just means a short period of time.  Thank
goodness this power is for a short time.

    Revelation 17:13 "These have one mind, and shall give their power
and strength unto the beast."

    Their loyalty is to the beast.

    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."

    You see, as I have said so many times before, we Christians are in
a battle. Our leader is the Lamb (Jesus Christ).  We are fighting a
very real enemy. The devil and his demons are our enemies.  This war
we are in, is a war of the spirit.  We must come against the devil in
hand to hand combat everyday. Our weapon is the two edged sword
(Bible). This war is fought by an army of believers who always have
their weapon (Bible) at their side.  Besides having it at their side,
they have its contents inside of them (their food is the Word of God).
When they are in hot combat, the sword comes from their mouth.  They
are willing to lay down their lives for the cause of Jesus.

    The flag we Christians fly is the banner of righteousness.  It is
red because of the blood of our leader, it is white because of the
righteousness of believers, it is blue for our heavenly calling.  This
is a voluntary army. This battle is in the final hours before the
return of the Lord. This army will be made up of boys, girls, men and
women. God has called a vast army, as He did in Gideon's day.

    Only one out of a hundred, who are called, will be fit for God's
army. This group will be sold out completely to God.  They will be
willing to give up homes, family, friends, wealth, and position in
their community to work for God.  They will be loyal to Jesus even to
the death. They will have a peculiar uniform described in Ephesians
chapter 6. This uniform will be provided to us by our Lord (Jesus).
Loins girt about with truth, breastplate of righteousness, feet shod
with the preparation of the gospel, shield of faith, helmet of
salvation, and sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God.

    The big difference is that this army will have patches on their
knees. This battle will be fought with much prayer (on our knees). You
see this victory is the Lord's.  We must fight the good fight. Give it
everything you have. The war is peaking now. God needs good Christians
who will not compromise for any reason.  The battle is hard, but the
rewards are beyond comprehension; a home in heaven forever with Jesus
and the opportunity to hear Him say, "Well done thy good and faithful
servant".

     You see, we soldiers shall be lords and kings, but He will be
Lord and King over all. We are the called, chosen and faithful.
Hallelujah!

     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."

     Those who are followers of the evil system will be from all
nations. There will be millions lost.

     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."

    Here, we see these evil ten nations turning against the world and
the world church. This power, these evil nations have, are used to
rule the little people. This fire speaks of war.  These ten nations
will do a way with this church, even though it is the apostate church.

    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."

    You see, all are subject to God whether they are following the
beast or God. Even the devil has to do exactly what God tells him to
do. Some of this has happened to fulfill God's word.  The devil is not
only subject to God, but he is subject to us, as well, through the
mighty name of Jesus. We may dismiss the devil, just as Jesus did.
The only difference was that Jesus used His own power, and we have no
power of our own. We do it in the name of Jesus.  It is Jesus' power.

    Revelation 17:18 "And the woman which thou sawest is that great
city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth."

    Here we see again, Rome. In it's heyday Rome was thought of as the
capital of the world. They truly did reign over all of Europe.

    Extra scriptures to study: St.  John 16:l7 and 28, Romans 16:20,
1 Corinthians 7:29, Deuteronomy 10:17, Daniel 2:47, 1 Timothy 6:15,
Ezekiel 16:37, Genesis 38:24, Leviticus 21:9, James 5:3.

    Memorize Matthew 1:23 and St.  John 1:14.











































                      Revelation Questions 35


1.  What are the seven heads symbolic of?
2.  Name the trinity of God.
3.  Name the false trinity of the devil.
4.  What do we know about the false prophet?
5.  What two bodies of churches are trying to unite?
6.  Is this God's plan for the church becoming one?
7.  Who put out a Bible that waters down Jesus?
8.  What does the author mean by watering down?
9.  What does Emmanuel mean?
10. In Second John chapter 7, we read that deceivers enter into the
    world who deny Jesus as whom?
11. In St. John 1:14, we read that "who" was made flesh and dwelt
    among us?
12. Anyone or anything that denies that Jesus was God manifest in the
    flesh is -------  ---------  -----------.
13. What is the sad thing that most people proclaiming Jesus have
    accepted?
14. Every time you pick up a brochure on Rome, what do you immediately
    see?
15. Who are located in Rome that pertain to this lesson?
16. Name the empires these five fallen stand for?
17. Who was in power when John wrote this?
18. What is probably the revival of the old Roman Empire?
19. In V-12, we see the ten horns as what?
20. What is this one hour symbolic of?
21. What is the common number used to identify merchandise from these
    ten nations?
22. We see in V-13, their loyalty is to the ---------.
23. Who will these evil ten make war with?
24. Who will win?
25. What are we, who are with the Lamb?  three things.
26. Who are our enemies?
27. We believers in Jesus Christ make up God's -------.
28. What kind of war is this?
29. What is our weapon?
30. When in hot combat, the weapon comes from where?
31. Describe our flag.
32. Who will make up this army?
33. Describe these soldiers of God.
34. Describe their uniform.
35. Why will we have patches on our knees?
36. What is the pay for being a soldier in God's army?
37. Who are the waters?
38. Who turns against the whore?
39. Why did they do this?
40. What great city is mentioned here?
41. Write Matthew 1:23.
42. Write St. John 1:14.
43. Give your views on the physical oneness of the church and being
    one in the Spirit.