34-Spiritual Babylon and Revelation 17 - NKJ

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 talked with me, saying to me, "Come, I will show you the ______________ of the great harlot who sits on many waters, [2] with whom the kings of the earth ________________ fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication." [3] So he carried me away in the Spirit into the __________________. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of ________________, having seven heads and ten horns. [4] The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and ______________ stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the __________________ of her fornication. [5] And on her ______________ a name was written: MYSTERY, ____________ THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF ____________ AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

2. Truth Is Cast to the Ground.
Daniel 8:12 Because of _______________________, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily __________________; and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered.

3. The Bride of Jesus Represents the Church.
Ephesians 5:31-33 "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." [32] This is a great mystery, but I speak __________________ Christ and the church. [33] _____________________ let each one of you in __________________ so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she ______________ her husband.

4. The Daughter of Zion Is Like a Beautiful Woman.
Jeremiah 6:2 I have likened the ______________ of Zion To a lovely and ______________ woman.

5. Zion, Thou Art My People.
Isaiah 51:16 And I have put My words in your mouth; I have covered you with the shadow of My hand, That I may plant the ____________, Lay the ___________________ of the earth, And say to Zion, 'You are My people.' "

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

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 talked with me, saying to me, "Come, I will show you the ______________ of the great harlot who sits on many waters, [2] with whom the kings of the earth ________________ fornication, and the ___________________ of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication."

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 arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of _____________________ and the filthiness 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: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE _____________________ OF THE EARTH.

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

12. Babylon Is a Man-Made System Based on Human Tradition and Achievement.
Daniel 4:30 The king spoke, saying, "Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal ______________ by my mighty power and for the honor of my ____________?"

Isaiah 45:22 "Look to Me, and be saved, All you 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, the days are coming That I will bring ______________ on the carved images of Babylon; Her whole land shall be ____________, And all her slain shall fall in her midst.

14. Thou Shalt Not Make Any Graven Images.
Exodus 20:4-5 You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; [5] you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, ______________ the ______________ of the fathers upon the ______________ to the third and 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 So He brought me to the door of the north gate of the Lord's house; and to my dismay, women were ____________ there ____________ for Tammuz.

16. The Dead Are Not Aware of Anything.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing, And they have no more reward, For the __________ of them is ________________.

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

18. Sun Worship Took Place in God's Temple.
Ezekiel 8:16 So He ____________ me into the inner court of the Lord's house; and there, at the door of the temple of the Lord, ____________ the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, and they were __________________ the sun toward the east.

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

Ezekiel 20:20 Hallow My ______________, and they will 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 received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. [13] These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. [14] These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will ______________ them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and _________ who are with Him are __________, __________, 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 ______________ with a loud voice, saying, "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a ______________ place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! [3] For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have ________________ fornication with her, and the ________________ of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury." [4] And I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you ____________ 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 ____________ commits sin _______ commits 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; here are those who keep the _____________________ of God and the faith of Jesus.

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