15 Revelation Babylon The Great Has Fallen

Lesson 15 Babylon the Great has Fallen! Amen! Hallelujah! – A Study of the Book of Revelation By Dale Wells Rev. 14:6-18-24

Four headlines preview coming attractions

Rev 14:6-13 WEB ,[object Object]

1 st headline: “God Judges Rome” - Rev. 14:14-16:21 ,[object Object]

2 nd headline: “Babylon the Great Falls” - Rev. 17-18 ,[object Object]

3 rd headline: “Emperor Worshipers Judged; Saints, Be Faithful” - Rev. 19-20 ,[object Object]

4 th headline: “Congratulations, Dead Saints” - Rev. 21-22 ,[object Object]

“ The Hour of His Judgment Has Come” 14:14-16:21 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Harvest of wheat – Judgment from the perspective of the righteous ,[object Object]

Wheat is a symbol of the righteous ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Harvest of grapes - Judgment from the perspective of the wicked ,[object Object]

The picture comes from Isa 63:1-6 ,[object Object],[object Object]

Seven Angels with Seven Plagues – Rev 15:1-8

When trumpets were blown ( 8-11 ) mercy was mixed with judgment ,[object Object],[object Object]

Now, no mercy – Rome will see that “Our God is a consuming fire” ,[object Object],[object Object]

Saints standing beside the sea ,[object Object]

This is the sea that separated God from his people earlier ,[object Object],[object Object]

Later, there will be no more sea – man is, at last, in fellowship with God ,[object Object]

The saints are praising God & singing songs of deliverance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Impending judgments ,[object Object],[object Object]

Temple filled with smoke – No more intercession ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

7 Bowls of God’s Wrath (16:1-21)

A closer look at the text ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

First 4 – judgment on Rome’s world: land, sea, fresh water, universe

Rev 16:1-8 WEB ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

5 th – judgment on the throne of the beast ,[object Object],[object Object]

Sixth – dries up the Euphrates for invading armies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Interlude (16:13-16) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Rome & its enemies are lined up for battle at Armageddon ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Megiddo was where Deborah defeated Jabin ,[object Object]

Megiddo was where Jehu killed Ahaziah ,[object Object]

Megiddo was where Josiah died at the hands of Pharaoh Necho ,[object Object]

The modern so-called prophets miss the point. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

This is symbolic, not literal ,[object Object],[object Object]

For all her faults … ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Civilization was set back for centuries when the empire collapsed ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Babylon the Great Falls” ( Rev. 17-18 )

Introduction to the Prostitute ( 17:1-6, 18 ) ,[object Object]

She is riding the sea beast ,[object Object],[object Object]

She is the city that rules over the kings of the earth ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why is she called Babylon the Great? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

7 hills on which the city of Rome sits ,[object Object]

Seven kings from Augustus – the eighth is Domitian ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Fall of Babylon ( 18:1-24 )

Announcement of her destruction ,[object Object]

This captures the OT prophets’ description of the fall of Bablyon ,[object Object],[object Object]

It’s always been the same when pride lifts a ruler up: ,[object Object],[object Object]

Effect of Rome's fall on the wicked ,[object Object],[object Object]

Effect of Rome's fall on the righteous ,[object Object],[object Object]

Nature of Rome's fall – Sudden & Severe ,[object Object]

Reason for Rome's fall – Wickedness & Oppression ,[object Object]

In our final lesson, we’ll see ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

15 Revelation Babylon The Great Has Fallen

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