the tribulation

The Tribulation

Unveiling the Great Whore

Rev. 17

Warning!

Do not believe a word that is spoken tonight, but go see

for yourseves!

Warning!

Getting our bearings

A. The STRUCTURE of the

Book

(Rev 1:10) I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and

heard behind me a great voice, as of a

trumpet,

NOTES

Keys to understanding the divisions of Revelation

The position of John at the time of the writing

It is by far more important to understand the when of the writings and not the where.

If a person does not get this key verse down the rest of the Book has no relevance

(Rev 1:19) Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be

hereafter;

NOTES

Keys to understanding the divisions of Revelation

The command give concerning the outline

Jesus tells John exactly how to outline the book and the subject matter in which to write.

NOTES

Keys to understanding the divisions of Revelation

He tells John to write about the…

• Past “the things which thou hast seen”

• Present “the things which are”

• Future “the things which shall be hereafter”

NOTES

Keys to understanding the divisions of Revelation

In order to have 3 divisions in the book there must be 2 place that create those divisions, and make a transition to the next point of the outline.

These 2 place are seen when heaven

opens.

(Rev 4:1) After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice

which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will

shew thee things which must be hereafter.

DOOR # 1

(Rev 19:11) And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him

was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

DOOR # 2

The FutureChapters 20-22

Covers the 1,000 year region and beyond

“the things which thou hast seen”

Church history The Application

• Historical (7 church of Asia Minor)

• Inspirational (to Churches and Individuals)

• Prophetical (The 7 church ages

from where Acts left off to the Rapture)

The PresentChapters 4-19

Covers the 7 year tribulation to the 2nd Coming of Christ

The PastChapters 1-3

Covers History from 90 AD - Rapture of the Church

“the things which are”

Chapters 4-19

The Lords Day

The Tribulation (and great tribulation)

The return of Christ with his Saints

The return is seen 4 times

“the things which shall be hereafter”

Chapters 20-22

The 1,000 year reign The great white throne

The New Heaven and New earth

The 4 accounts of the Tribulation

Rev. 4-6 (under the

figure of Seals)Rev. 7-11 (under the

figure of Trumpets)Rev. 12-14 (The

work and ministry of the Antichrist

Rev. 15-19 (under the figure of vials)

The 4 accounts of the 2nd Coming of

Christ

Rev. 6:12-17 Rev.11-13-16 Rev. 14: 14-20 Rev. 19:11-21

B. The SYSTEM

of religion

TOWER OF BABEL

NIMROD

Gen. 10-11

Pergamos

Nimrod Commentary After listing one name after the other in the midst of this genealogy in Genesis10, you come to Nimrod, all of a sudden God stops to give you a commentary on him. (Gen.10:8-10)

The same thing happens in the genealogy in I Chr 1:10

The point: There is something God wants us to see about this man.

HPergamos

Nimrod’s Epithet (Slogan) (Gen 10:9) He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

“The mighty hunter BEFORE the Lord”(Gen 6:11)(Gen 13:13)

HPergamos

Nimrod’s Epithet (Slogan) (Gen 10:9) He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

“The mighty hunter BEFORE the Lord”(Gen 6:11)(Gen 13:13)

HPergamos

Nimrod’s Kingdom (Gen 10:10) And the beginning of his

KINGDOM was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

This is the 1st mention of a “kingdom” in all the Bible. In which we find a king who’s name means rebellion, who is seeking to establish a world empire

The Theme of the bible is a battle over a kingdom

Satan’s pursuit of a kingdom that he lost (Ezk.28)

God’s pursuit to place his Son on the throne, on this Earth

HPergamos

Nimrod’s Kingdom (Gen 10:10) And the beginning of his kingdom was BABEL…

The 1st mention of Babel in the Bible 

The Condemnation of Babel (Babylon) From this point forward in the bible, Babylon will always stand for that which is in opposition to God and His people

Joshua 7 (Achan and the Babylonish garment)

Rev.17:5

NIMROD’S TOWER

HPergamos

The Worship at the Tower (Gen. 11:1-4) Ecumenical Worship

To establish a world empire Nimrod would need to unify the people, both commercially and religiously.

(Gen 11:4) …let us build us a city and a tower…

The City would be the commercial symbol

The Tower would be the religious symbol

They are unified in their language They are unified in the speech They are unified in Leadership

SEMIRAMI

S

HPergamos

Nimrod’s Wife She was Semiramis (the First), the high

priestess of Babel religion.

When Nimrod died, the people of Babylon greatly mourned his death. Legend says that his body was cut into pieces, burnt, and sent to various areas.Ralph Edward Woodraw, Babylon Mystery Religion

After Nimrod’s death, Semiramis claimed that he was now the sun god, and that she had conceived by a sun beam, having known no man.

She gives birth to a son whose name was Tammuz, who supposedly Nimrod, come back to life.

HPergamos

Nimrod’s Wife In this system, not only was the son

worshipped, but so was the mother.

That is why in all ancient religions, they all have as part of their worship a mother and child.

Because God scattered the people all over the earth. (Gen.11:8)

The Chinese had a mother goddess called Shingmoo,

which means, “holy mother” She is

pictured with her child in her arms, and rays of glory around her head.

Encylopedia of Religions, Vol 2 p.398

In ancient Germany, she was the virgin Hertha, pictured with child

under her.

In India, she was known as

Indrani, also pictured with child in arms.

In Ephesus, she was known as Dianna.The temple in Ephesus dedicated to her was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.Acts 19:27 says in reference to Dianna.. “Whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.” She was said to represent the generative powers of nature and so was pictured with many breast. A tower shaped crown, a symbol of the Tower of Babel adorned her head.Woodrow, Babylon Mystery Religion.

In Egypt, she was called Isis, and her son Osiris.

(Osiris, however, was not only her

son, but her husband.)

In Greece, she was known as

Aphrodite, and her son Eros. (“Eros” is

Greek word for romantic or sensual

love)

In Phoenicia, the mother was known as Astarte, or Ashtar, and the son known as Baal.In the book of Judges, when Israel fell into apostasy, “They forsook the Lord and served Baal and Ashtaroth.” (Judges 2:13)(“Ashtaroth” or “Ashtoreth” was the name by which the goddess was know to the children of Israel..and sometimes the Son is referred to in the Bible as Baalim)This happened repeatedly in Israel history.Judges 10:6 I Sam 7:3,4;12:10 I Kings 11:5 II Kings 23:13Sometimes this goddess was referred to by the title “the queen of heaven” (Jer. 44:17-19)

In Rome, she was known as Venus,

and her son Jupiter or

sometimes referred to as

Cupid.

THE BATTLE FOR BECOMING THE NEXT ROMAN EMPEROR

Pergamos

The 2 most powerful men vying

for the job was Maxentius and a very important man as far as Church history is concerned- Constantine

These men meet about 10 mile north of Rome in 312 A D

It is know as the battle of Milvian Bridge

Pergamos

Constantine supposedly has a

vision in the sky of a cross, and hears a voice saying “In hoc signo vinces” or in this sign you will conquer. He says the sign of the cross that he saw was made up of the 1st two letters of the name “Christ” • The Greek “CHI” which looks like our letter “X”• The Greek “RHO” which is like our letter “P”

Pergamos

Constantine wins the battle and

becomes the emperor of Rome

At this time Constantine claims to be a Christian!

All with the fact that almost every church historian writes about this time as his conversion to Christianity

Pergamos

In 313 AD he sends out an edict

called the “Edict of Milan” It grants Christian absolute religious liberty.It restores property that was confiscated during the former persecutions Pagan temples that were offensive to the Christians were destroyed

Pergamos

By 324 AD he is promising 20

pieces of Gold and a brand New white Baptismal robe for any one that would convert to Christianity To him “convert” meant to be baptized

The 1st year in Rome 12,000 men were baptized (not including women or children)

Pergamos

What was really happening was

that the “church” was being flooded with Paganism.

All of the traditions and holidays and worship of the pagans was brought into the Church.

The Church began to Christianize Pagan events

HAPPY EASTER

SUNRISE SERVICES

Most Christians think Jesus rose from the

dead on Sunday Morning just before

Sunrise

Warning!

(Joh 20:1) The first day of the week

cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet

dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

LENT

Many churchgoers will, during a forty day period prior to Easter Sunday, abstain - give up - something that is dear to them. It may be chocolate bars, butter, a certain T.V. program, or beer or potato chips. Some may smoke only one cigarette a day instead of a pack. They do this during a period called LENT.

Tammuz died at the age of 40 from a hunting accident. He was gored to death by a wild boar. After Tammuz’s death, Semiramis wept bitterly for him 40 days one day for every year of his life. Then he was supposedly resurrected.

A new tradition began in which each year all the people would weep for 40 days for Tammuz– one day for each year of his life. This was to be in honor of his coming forth out of the earth, therefore the crops would come for to new life.

(Eze 8:14) Then he brought me to the door

of the gate of the LORD'S house which

was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for

Tammuz.

THE VIRGIN MARY AND SON

C. The warning to the SIMPLE