Revelation Chapter 17 VERSE 8 continued “The beast that thou saw WAS, and IS NOT; and IS ABOUT TO COME up out of the abyss…” Point # 2: The PARTIAL beast (of Verses 8, 11-13, 16, 17) is THUS SAID to be “of the seven,” but NOT ONE of the seven.” (We should not look for a definition of this [partial] beast prior to the first head since Verse 11 says that it is “of the seven.”) Verse 11 “The…
Revelation Chapter 17 Now a second look at our subject from another perspective, one which when rightfully grasps seems just as plausible as the first. VERSE 8 continued “The beast that thou saw WAS, and IS NOT; and IS ABOUT TO COME up out of the abyss…” “All students of Revelation know the enormous complexities of Verses 8-13. These verses will remain complex no matter what we do to simplify them. Nevertheless, it is important to try to identify the…
Revelation Chapter 17 VERSE 8 continued “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 world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.“ And Is Not “Is not” refers to the period of time during the “time of…
Revelation Chapter 17 Now what we are about to present with regards to Verse 8 are two completely different takes on the subject both of which nevertheless have their merits, and both of which could very possibly reign true in the end, the first as presented by Brother Frank Shallieu is one which I believe is (was) generally held by most Bible Students since the Pastor’s day, although of late many have departed from this view imaging such a scenario…
Revelation Chapter 17 VERSES 6 AND 7 continued “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. 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.” VERSE 7 — AND THE ANGEL SAID…
Revelation Chapter 17 VERSES 6 AND 7 “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. 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.” VERSE 6 — AND I SAW: John “saw”…
Revelation Chapter 17 VERSES 4 AND 5 continued “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, and on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” VERSE 5 — AND UPON HER FOREHEAD: — written into her very character and plain to…
Revelation Chapter 17 VERSES 4 AND 5 “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, and on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” VERSE 4 — AND THE WOMAN: She is an integral part of this beast until the very…
Revelation Chapter 17 VERSE 3 “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.” AND HE CARRIED ME AWAY: Brother Russell was the first to understand clearly the 1260-year prophecy of Daniel and its applicable dates. He carried us back in history to lay the historical background for understanding this harlot’s power and characteristics. Thus…
Revelation Chapter 17 VERSE 2 — WITH WHOM THE KINGS OF THE EARTH COMMITTED IMMORALITY: This is her primary sin. The Christian Church is espoused to Christ to be wedded to Him at His return. This woman thought that the interval before that return would be more profitable to her if she lured the world’s leaders into a cooperative union. It would make life easier. Perhaps this is why, of all the denominations, the Roman Catholic Church (and its few…