Wisdom Needed in Revelation
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17:9
17:9
1. Calls for a mind with wisdom
1. Calls for a mind with wisdom
1) Our wisdom or the angels?
1) Our wisdom or the angels?
2) There is wide disagreement about these passages
2) There is wide disagreement about these passages
2. Seven heads are seven mountains
2. Seven heads are seven mountains
1) Some want this to refer to kingdoms
1) Some want this to refer to kingdoms
Mountains often do refer to kingdoms in Scripture
Problem: Mountains is the interpretation. Why would you interpret a thing with another thing that needed to be interpreted.
2) This is likely a reference to Rome
2) This is likely a reference to Rome
Rome was noted to be the city that sat on seven hills
Literature of John’s day was filled with references to the city of the seven hills
The discovery of the Dea Roma coin, minted in 71 a.d.
One side contains an emblem of the emperor (Vespasian)
The reverse side shows a Roman pagan goddess seated on seven hills by the Tiber River
Rome was dominating Israel at the time of this writing
Rome was persecuting the church at the time of this writing
Peter refers to Rome as Babylon in
refers to the woman as a “city”, not a “kingdom”
17:10
17:10
1. Seven Kings - these are Kingdoms that have persecuted or will persecute God’s people
1. Seven Kings - these are Kingdoms that have persecuted or will persecute God’s people
1) “Five of whom have fallen” - From Scripture we can see what these five kingdoms were
1) “Five of whom have fallen” - From Scripture we can see what these five kingdoms were
(1) Egypt ()
(1) Egypt ()
(2) Nineveh or Assyria ()
(2) Nineveh or Assyria ()
(3) Babylon (; )
(3) Babylon (; )
(4) Persia (; )
(4) Persia (; )
(5) Greece ()
(5) Greece ()
2) “One is” - Rome is clearly the world power involved in persecution in John’s day
2) “One is” - Rome is clearly the world power involved in persecution in John’s day
3) “The other has not yet come” - indicating the power at the end of the age
3) “The other has not yet come” - indicating the power at the end of the age
4) “When he does come he must remain only a little while”
4) “When he does come he must remain only a little while”
He will have an impressive empire
He will have an impressive economy
He will have an impressive plan
HE WILL LAST ONLY A LITTLE WHILE - NO WORLD KINGDOM WILL HAVE EVER HAD A SHORTER REIGN
17:11
17:11
1. “As for the beast that was and is not”
1. “As for the beast that was and is not”
1) “It is an eighth”
1) “It is an eighth”
The Antichrist receives a mortal wound and is healed in
2) “it belongs to the seven”
2) “it belongs to the seven”
3) “it goes to destruction”
3) “it goes to destruction”
17:12
17:12
1. The seven horns are ten kings
1. The seven horns are ten kings
“they have not yet received royal power” - as of the writing of Revelation
They will receive authority
They will reign for one hour with the beast
Taking a day for a year ()
A Jewish year is 360 days
The 1/24th of 360 would be 15 literal days that they would reign with the beast
2. Who are they?
2. Who are they?
1) ;
1) ;
2) ;
2) ;
3)
3)
4) Arab nations who want to destroy Israel?
4) Arab nations who want to destroy Israel?
(1) Edom - Southern Jordan
(1) Edom - Southern Jordan
(2) Ismaelites - Arabs
(2) Ismaelites - Arabs
(3) Moab - Jordan
(3) Moab - Jordan
(4) Hagrites - Egypt
(4) Hagrites - Egypt
(5) Gebal - Lebanon
(5) Gebal - Lebanon
(6) Ammon - Northern Jordan
(6) Ammon - Northern Jordan
(7) Amalek - Sinai Peninsula (Yemen, Oman, Katar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirate, parts of Jordan and Iraq)
(7) Amalek - Sinai Peninsula (Yemen, Oman, Katar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirate, parts of Jordan and Iraq)
(8) Philistia - Gaza Strip
(8) Philistia - Gaza Strip
(9) Tyre - Lebanon
(9) Tyre - Lebanon
(10) Asshur - Syria and Iraq
(10) Asshur - Syria and Iraq
(11) Children of Lot - Jordan
(11) Children of Lot - Jordan
5)
5)
(1) Gog of the land of Magog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal
(1) Gog of the land of Magog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal
An attack from the north (Russia or Turkey, depending on interpretation)
(2) Persia - Iran
(2) Persia - Iran
(3) Cush - the Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman, Katar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirate, parts of Jordan and Iraq)
(3) Cush - the Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman, Katar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirate, parts of Jordan and Iraq)
(4) Put - Lybia
(4) Put - Lybia
(4) Put - Lybia
(4) Put - Lybia
(5) Gomer - Turkey
(5) Gomer - Turkey
(6) Bethtogarma - Turkey
(6) Bethtogarma - Turkey
17:13
17:13
1. “These are of one mind”
1. “These are of one mind”
2. “They hand over their power and authority to the beast.”
2. “They hand over their power and authority to the beast.”
17:14
17:14
1. “They will make war on the Lamb”
1. “They will make war on the Lamb”
2. “The Lamb will conquer them”
2. “The Lamb will conquer them”
Because He is Lord of Lords and King of Kings
“those with Him are called and chosen and faithful”
- “For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Only the ones with wedding garments
17:15
17:15
1. The waters where the prostitute (I believe is the Roman church) is seated
1. The waters where the prostitute (I believe is the Roman church) is seated
peoples
multitudes
nations
languages
17:16
17:16
1. The ten horns and the beast will hate the prostitute
1. The ten horns and the beast will hate the prostitute
2. They will make her desolate and naked
2. They will make her desolate and naked
3. They will devour her flesh
3. They will devour her flesh
4. They will burn her with fire
4. They will burn her with fire
17:17
17:17
1. They will be carrying out God’s purpose
1. They will be carrying out God’s purpose
17:18
17:18
The woman is the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth