R l ti 17 Th M t i WhRevelation 17 – The Mysterious Whore

REVELATION 17 1 2 “A d th f thREVELATION 17:1, 2: “And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication and thethe earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”

A Woman in Bible Prophecy = a Churchp y

And I have put my words in thy mouth, andAnd I have put my words in thy mouth, andI have covered thee in the shadow of minehand, that I may plant the heavens, and layhand, that I may plant the heavens, and laythe foundations of the earth, and say untoZion, Thou art my people. Isaiah 51:16Zion, Thou art my people. Isaiah 51:16

I have likened the daughter of Zion to acomely and delicate woman. Jeremiah 6:2

What is a Whore in Bible Prophecy?Leviticus19:29 “Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to

h d d h l d b f ll f i k d ”whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.”

Ezekiel 16:28 “Thou hast played the whore also withEzekiel 16:28 Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not p y , ybe satisfied.”

“With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication ”been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.” (vs. 2)

Revelation 17:3“So he carried me away in the spiritaway in the spirit into the wilderness: and I sa a omanand I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and tenseven heads and ten horns.”

Wh did J h th Ch h f RWhy did John see the Church of Rome in the wilderness?

“So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of ,blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.”

Into the Wilderness….

Recall that in Revelation 12, God’s church fled into the wildernesschurch fled into the wilderness

REVELATION 12:6 –“And the woman fledAnd the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath awhere she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred

d th d ”and threescore days.”

Why Did She Go Into the Wilderness?

REVELATION 12:13 - “And when the dragon saw that he was cast untodragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the womanwhich brought forth the man child.”

Vs. 14 - “And to the woman were given two wings of a great eaglegiven two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness into her place wherewilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face , ,of the serpent.”

Wh did J h th Ch h f RWhy did John see the Church of Rome in the wilderness?

“So he carried me away in the i it i t th ild d Ispirit into the wilderness: and I

saw a woman sit upon a scarlet f ll fcoloured beast, full of names

of blasphemy, having seven yheads and ten horns.”

WHAT ISWHAT IS BLASPHEMY?

1. REJECTION OF THE HOLY GHOST (READ MATTHEW 12:24-31)

“Wherefore I say unto you, All manner ofWherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy p y g yGhost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son

f i h ll b f i hi bof man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him neither in thisit shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.” (vs 31 32)(vs. 31, 32)

WHAT IS BLASPHEMY?

OFFICIAL LIST OF TITLESThe official list of titles of the Pope, in the

order in which they are given in the AnnuarioP tifi i Bi h f R Vi fPontifico is: Bishop of Rome, Vicar ofJesus Christ, Successor of the Prince ofthe Apostles Supreme Pontiff of the Universalthe Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the UniversalChurch, Primate of Italy, Archbishop andMetropolitan of Roman Province SovereignMetropolitan of Roman Province, Sovereignof the State of Vatican City, Servant ofServants of God” (Annuario Pontificio, published annually byLib i Edit i V ti 23* ISBN f th 2009 diti 978 88Libreria Editrice Vaticana, p. 23*. ISBN of the 2009 edition: 978-88-

209-8191-4.)

THE TRUE VICAR OF GOD IS THE HOLY GHOST!

J h 15 26 B t h th

THE HOLY GHOST!

John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send nto o from the Fathersend unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father Heproceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of me:

2. A MAN WHO CLAIMS TO FORGIVE SINS (READ MATTHEW 9:2-3 & Luke 5:21)

“And when He saw their faith, He said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?” (Luke 5:20, 21)

“…the council [of Trent] expressly states that Christp yleft priests, His own vicars, as judges (praesides et judices), unto whom all the mortal crimes into which the faithful may have fallen should be revealed in order that, in accordance with the power of the keys,

f f ithey may pronounce the sentence of forgiveness or retention of sins" (Sess. XIV, c. v)

3. A MAN WHO MAKES HIMSELF GOD (John 10:33)

“The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.” (John 10:33)

"The pope is of so great dignity and so exalted that he is not a mere man, but as it were God, and the vicar of God...” Lucius Ferraris, in "Prompta Bibliotheca Canonica, Juridica, Moralis, Theologica, Ascetica, Polemica, Rubristica, Historica", Volume V, article on "Papa, , , , , , p ,Article II", titled "Concerning the extent of Papal dignity, authority, or dominion and infallibility", #1, 5, 13-15, 18, published in Petit-Montrouge (Paris) by J. P. Migne, 1858 edition

"The Pope and God are the same, so he h ll i H d thhas all power in Heaven and earth." Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Chapter XXVII, p. 218, "Cities Petrus Bertanous".

4. A MAN WHO CLAIMS TO BE CHRIST (Matthew 26:62-65)

“But Jesus held his peace And the highBut Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thouadjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast ,said: …Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy ” (vs 62 65)blasphemy.” (vs. 62-65)

"The Pope takes the place of Jesus Christ on i i iearth...by divine right the Pope has supreme

and full power in faith, in morals over each d t d hi fl k H i th tand every pastor and his flock. He is the true

vicar, the head of the entire church, the father and teacher of all Christians He is thefather and teacher of all Christians. He is the infallible ruler, the founder of dogmas, the author of and the judge of councils; theauthor of and the judge of councils; the universal ruler of truth, the arbiter of the world, the supreme judge of heaven and wo d, e sup e e judge o e ve dearth, the judge of all, being judged by no one, God himself on earth." Quoted in the QNew York Catechism

Wh did J h th Ch h f RWhy did John see the Church of Rome in the wilderness?

“So he carried me away in the i it i t th ild d Ispirit into the wilderness: and I

saw a woman sit upon a scarlet f ll fcoloured beast, full of names

of blasphemy, having seven yheads and ten horns.”

Why is this beast full of blasphemy?

Ezekiel 9:9, 10 “Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not. And as for me also, mine eye h ll t ith ill I h it b t Ishall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I

will recompense their way upon their head.”

Genesis 15:16 “But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquitythey shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.”

Have We Seen this Beast Before?Revelation 17:3 – “I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten p y, ghorns.”

Revelation 13:1 – “And I stood upon the sand ofRevelation 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns and upon his heads thehis horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.”

Revelation 12:3 “And there appeared anotherRevelation 12:3 – And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads ”crowns upon his heads.

Some Important DetailsRevelation 17:4 - And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

Revelation 17:5 - And upon her forehead was a name written MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHERwritten, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Revelation 17:6 - And I saw the woman drunken with theRevelation 17:6 - And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

Revelation 17:7 - And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her hich hath the se enand of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

Some Important DetailsRevelation 17:4 ” arrayed in purple andRevelation 17:4 –”…arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearlsprecious stones and pearls,…

Exodus 28: - [4] And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate and an ephod and athey shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother,they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. [5] And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. [6] And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple,

f l t d fi t i d li ith i kof scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.

Some Important DetailsRevelation’s Woman is Missing BlueRevelation’s Woman is Missing Blue

NUMBERS 15:38-39 - Speak unto the children pof Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: And it shall be unto you for a fringe thatblue: And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them;commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring

Revelation 17:5 - And upon her forehead was a name written MYSTERYwas a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONSOF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

“Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that f iday shall not come], except there come a falling

away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exaltethson of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the pp ;temple of God, showing himself that he is God…For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed whom the Lord shallWicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming…” (2destroy with the brightness of his coming… (2 Thessalonians 2: 3-8)

Revelation 17:5 - And upon her forehead was a name written MYSTERYwas a name written, MYSTERY,BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONSOF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

The term Babylon is derived from Babel, and signifies confusion. It is employed in Scripture to designate the various forms of false or apostate religion. In Revelation 17, Babylon is represented as a woman, a figure which is used in the Bible as the symbol of a church, a virtuous woman representing a pure church, a vile woman an apostate church. {GC88 380.3}

Revelation 17:5 -Revelation 17:5 And upon her forehead was aforehead was a name written, MYSTERYMYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT THEGREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS ANDHARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.OF THE EARTH.

“…Sunday is a ychild of the papacy, exalted by theexalted by the Christian world above the sacredabove the sacred day of God's rest. In no case are God's people to pay it homage…” (CCh p. 318)(CCh p. 318)

Babylon is said to be "the motherof harlots." By her daughtersy gmust be symbolized churches that cling to her doctrines and t diti d f ll h ltraditions, and follow her example of sacrificing the truth and the approval of God in order to form anapproval of God, in order to form an unlawful alliance with the world. The Great Controversy p 382 383Great Controversy, p. 382, 383

Who is The Beast?Remember Beast = Kingdom (Daniel 7:23) g ( )Beast = Satan (Revelation 12: 3, 9)

And the angel saidAnd the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her which hath theher, which hath the seven heads and ten horns (vs 7)ten horns (vs 7)

Who is The Beast?

What are these 7 heads & 10 horns

Who is The Beast?What are these 7 heads & 10 horns

“And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.” Revelation 17:9HEADS = MOUNTAINS

“And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight saith the LORD Beholddone in Zion in your sight, saith the LORD. Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I willLORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt

MOUNTAIN/HEAD WORLD KINGDOM

mountain.” Jeremiah 51:24

MOUNTAIN/HEAD = WORLD KINGDOM

Five are FallenFive are FallenRevelation 17:9 10 (American StandardRevelation 17:9-10 (American Standard

Version): Here is the mind that hath wisdom. The seven heads are sevenwisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth: and they are seven kings; the five are fallen, the one is, the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a little while

Five Are FallenFive Are FallenAll our prophecies find their foundation in the image of Daniel 2

1. Babylon Fallen1. Babylon2. Medo-Persia3 Greece

FallenFallen

Fallen

3. Greece4. Pagan Rome5 Papal Rome

FallenFallenF ll5. Papal Rome

6. ?7 ?

One is – (1798)Fallen

O i t t7. ? One is not yet come

Five Are FallenFive Are FallenAll our prophecies find their foundation in the image of Daniel 2

5. Papal Rome Fallen5. Papal Rome6. America7 ?

One is – (1798)Fallen

One is not yet come7. ? One is not yet come

REVELATION 17:8—The beast that thou sawest was and is not; and shall ascend outsawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of lifewhose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and et isyet is.

REVELATION 17:11—And the beast that was, and is not even he is the eighth and is of theand is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

REVELATION 13 3 A d I f hiREVELATION 13:3—And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world

d d ft th b twondered after the beast.

REVELATION 17:11 And theREVELATION 17:11—And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

Let no man deceive you by any means: f [th t d h ll t ] t thfor [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of

SON OFsin be revealed, the SON OF PERDITION; 2 Thessalonians 2:3;

And the ten horns which thou sawest are kiten kings, which have received no

kingdom as yet; but receive power as g y ; pkings one hour with the beast. These have on mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. Revelation 17:12, 13

“And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay and part of iron thepart of potters clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall b i it f th t th f th i f hbe in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

Daniel 2:41 43…Daniel 2:41-43

“And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, f tt ' l d f ipart of potters' clay, and part of iron,

the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixedfwith miry clay. …Daniel 2:41-43

And the ten horns which thou sawest are kiten kings, which have received no

kingdom as yet; but receive power as g y ; pkings one hour with the beast. These have on mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. Revelation 17:12, 13

Th N b 10 i b l f itThe Number 10 is a symbol of a unity, across the world

Zechariah 8:23 “Thus saith the LORD of h t I th d [it h ll t ]hosts; In those days [it shall come to pass], that ten men shall take hold out of all l f th ti h ll t klanguages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew,

i W ill ith f hsaying, We will go with you: for we have heard [that] God [is] with you.”

"These have one mind." There will be a universal bond of union, one great harmony, a confederacy of Satan's forces. "And shall give their power and strength unto the beast." Thus is manifested the same arbitrary, oppressive power against religious liberty, freedom to worship God according to the dictates of conscience, as was manifested by the papacy, when in the past it persecuted those who dared to refuse to conform with the religious rites and ceremonies of Romanism. {Mar 187.3}

“History will be repeated. False religion will be exalted. The first day of the week, a commonexalted. The first day of the week, a common working day, possessing no sanctity whatever, will be set up as was the image of Babylon. All nations and tongues and peoples will be commanded to worship this spurious sabbath. . . . The decree

f i th hi f thi d i t f th tenforcing the worship of this day is to go forth to all the world.”--7BC 976

“As America, the land of religious liberty, shall unite with the papacy in forcing the conscience p p y gand compelling men to honor the false sabbath, the people of every country on the globe will be led to follow her example.”--6T 18 (1900).

The Sabbath question is to be the issue in the great final conflict in which all the world will act a partfinal conflict in which all the world will act a part.--6T 352 (1900).

Foreign nations will follow the example of the United States. Though she leads out, yet the same crisis will come upon our people in all parts of the world.--6T 395 (1900)

“History will be repeated. False religion will be exalted. The first day of the week, a commonexalted. The first day of the week, a common working day, possessing no sanctity whatever, will be set up as was the image of Babylon. All nations and tongues and peoples will be commanded to worship this spurious sabbath. . . . The decree

f i th hi f thi d i t f th tenforcing the worship of this day is to go forth to all the world.”--7BC 976

“As America, the land of religious liberty, shall unite with the papacy in forcing the conscience p p y gand compelling men to honor the false sabbath, the people of every country on the globe will be led to follow her example.”--6T 18 (1900).

“As we approach the last crisis, it is of vital moment that harmony and unity exist among the Lord's instrumentalities. The world is filled with storm and war and variance. Yet under one head--the papal

i i Gpower--the people will unite to oppose God in the person of His witnesses. What is it

i i i i ?that gives its kingdom to this power? Protestantism, a power which, while

f i h h d i i fprofessing to have the temper and spirit of a lamb and to be allied to Heaven, speaks

i h h i f d I i d bwith the voice of a dragon. It is moved by a power from beneath. {Mar 187.2}

We “…are to stand as subjects of Christ's kingdom, bearing the banner on which iskingdom, bearing the banner on which is inscribed, "The commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." They are to carry the burden of a special work, a special message. We have a personal responsibility, and this is to be revealed b f th h l i b f l dbefore the heavenly universe, before angels, and before men. God does not call upon us to enlarge our influence by mingling with societyenlarge our influence by mingling with society, by linking up with men on political questions, but by standing as individual parts of His great y g p gwhole, with Christ as our head. Christ is our Prince, and as His subjects we are to do the work appointed us by God.” {FE 478.3}