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Great ExpectationsClass 9

“Earthly Characters of Revelation”

Chapters 11-13, 17-18

Dr. Terry B. Ewell

19 March 2008

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Key Verse Revelation 1:19

• "Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this.” (NKJV)

• Things you have seen = Chapter 1

• Things which are = Chapters 2-3

• Things which will take place after this = Chapters 5-22.

Time Periods

Court of Temple trampled byGentiles, Rev. 11:2

Two Witnesses, Rev. 11:3 Woman flees to safety, Rev.12:6

42 months (30 x 42 = 1,260) 1,260 days 1,260 days

Identity of the Two Witnesses

• Two lamp stands, two olive trees; Rev. 11:4, Zech. 4:11-14

Identity of the Two Witnesses

• Elijah is one of the two: Mal. 4:5-6, Matt. 17:11-12

Identity of the Two Witnesses

• Elijah

• Moses did similar miracles, appeared at the transfiguration (Matt. 17:3), but Moses has already died (Deut. 34: 5-6)

Identity of the Two Witnesses

• Elijah

• Enoch, never died (Gen. 5:24, Heb. 11:5)

Identity of the Woman

• Nation of Israel

Petra

Petra

Petra

Identity of the Male Child

• Jesus?– Ps. 2:9 Rules with rod of iron

Identity of the Male Child

• 144,000 – They are Jewish

– Males

– Persecuted by Satan (Rev. 12:17)

– Resurrected (Rev. 14:3)

– (Notice tribe of Dan missing)

Identity of the Dragon

• Satan (Rev. 12:9)

Identity of the Beast out of the Sea

• Antichrist

Identity of the Beast out of the Earth

• False Prophet (Rev. 13:11-17)

Unholy Trinity

• Satan

• Antichrist

• False Prophet

Identity of the Harlot

• Babylon

Ancient ziggurat at Ali Air Base Iraq

Modern Ziggurat, Sacramento