34-Spiritual Babylon and Revelation 17 - NAS

1. God's Description of a Spiritual Apostate System That Compromises Truth.
Revelation 17:1-5 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I will show you the ______________ of the great harlot who sits on many waters, [2] with whom the kings of the earth ________________ acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality." [3] And he carried me away in the Spirit into a __________________; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of ___________________ names, having seven heads and ten horns. [4] The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and ______________ stones and pearls, having in her hand a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her immorality, [5] and on her ______________ a name was written, a ____________, "____________ THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF ____________ AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."

2. Truth Is Cast to the Ground.
Daniel 8:12 And on account of _______________________ the host will be given over to the horn along with the regular ________________; and it will fling truth to the ground and perform its will and prosper.

3. The Bride of Jesus Represents the Church.
Ephesians 5:31-33 FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. [32] This mystery is great; but I am speaking with ________________ to Christ and the church. [33] _____________________, each __________________ among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she ______________ her husband.

4. The Daughter of Zion Is Like a Beautiful Woman.
Jeremiah 6:2 "The comely and __________ one, the ______________ of Zion, I will cut off.

5. Zion, Thou Art My People.
Isaiah 51:16 "I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to ________________ the ____________, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, 'You are My people.' "

6. A Beautiful Woman Appearing in Heaven Represents the New Testament Church.
Revelation 12:1-3 A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman ____________ with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; [2] and she was with child; and she cried out, being in labor and in pain to give birth. [3] Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red __________ __________ seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven ____________.

7. The Harlot of Revelation 17 Represents the Fallen Church.
Revelation 17:1-2 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I will show you the ______________ of the great __________ who sits on many __________, [2] with whom the kings of the earth ________________ acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality."

8. The Colors of This Fallen, Apostate Church System Are Purple and Scarlet, the Very Colors of the Roman Church.
Revelation 17:4 The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a gold cup full of _____________________ and of the unclean things of her __________________,

9. Her Headquarters Are Situated on the City of Seven Hills, Or Rome.
Revelation 17:9 "Here is the mind which has __________. The seven heads are seven ________________ on which the woman sits,

10. This Apostate System Is a Revival of Old Testament Babylon.
Revelation 17:5 And on her ______________ a name was written, a mystery, "BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF ____________ AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."

11. Babylon Represents Confusion Because God Confused the Languages. Spiritual Babylon Represents Religious Confusion.
Genesis 11:9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the ______________ of the whole earth; and from there the LORD ________________ them abroad over the face of the whole earth.

12. Babylon Is a Man-Made System Based on Human Tradition and Achievement.
Daniel 4:30 "The king ________________ and said, 'Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal ________________ by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?'

Isaiah 45:22 "Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and _________ is no _________.

13. Ancient Babylon Filled Her Temple with Idols and So Will Spiritual Babylon.
Jeremiah 51:47 Therefore behold, days are coming When I will __________ the idols of ____________; And her whole land will be put to shame And all her slain will fall in her midst.

14. Thou Shalt Not Make Any Graven Images.
Exodus 20:4-5 "You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. [5] "You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, ______________ the ______________ of the fathers on the ______________, on the third and the fourth ___________________ of those who hate Me,

15. Women Are Described As Weeping for Tammus, God of Vegetation. Ancestor Worship, Or Saint Worship Was Common in Babylon.
Ezekiel 8:14 Then He brought me to the ______________ of the gate of the LORD'S house which was toward the north; and behold, women were sitting there ____________ for Tammuz.

16. The Dead Are Not Aware of Anything.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their __________ is ________________.

17. The Dead Do Not Praise the Lord.
Psalms 115:17 The dead do not __________ the LORD, Nor do any who go down into ____________;

18. Sun Worship Took Place in God's Temple.
Ezekiel 8:16 Then He brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house. And behold, at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were ___________________ __________________ ______________ toward the sun.

19. The Sabbath Is God's Sign.
Ezekiel 20:12 "Also I gave them My ______________ to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD who __________________ them.

Ezekiel 20:20 '______________ My ______________; and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.'

20. Spiritual Babylon Will Attempt to Unite Mankind by Setting up An Earthly Kingdom of God and Enforcing a Common Day of Worship.
Revelation 17:12-14 "The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour. [13] "These have one ____________, and they give their power and authority to the beast. [14] "These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will ______________ them, ____________ He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and __________ and ______________."

21. The Earth Will Be Lightened with God's Glory in Times of Spiritual Crisis.
Revelation 18:1 After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great ________________, and the earth was ________________ with his glory.

22. God Makes a Final Call for People to Come Out of Babylon.
Revelation 18:2-4 And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a ______________ place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird. [3] "For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the passion of her immorality, and the kings of the earth have ________________ acts of immorality with her, and the ________________ of the earth have become rich by the wealth of her __________________." [4] I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not ___________________ in her sins and receive of her ____________;

23. Sin Is the Transgression of God's Law. God's Final Call Is for People to Come Out of Churches Breaking His Law. He Invites Them to Become Part of His Sabbath Keeping People.
1 John 3:4 ______________ who practices sin _______ practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

24. God's People Keep His Commandments and Have Faith in Jesus.
Revelation 14:12 Here is the _____________________ of the saints who keep the _____________________ of God and their faith in Jesus.

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