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The Man Child,12:2-5 “The Man Child (12:2-5)” is a continuation of the “great wonder” John saw in 12:1. Remember, as it is a “wonder” (sign, token, symbol) it demands our contemplation and careful consideration. The language used is intended to be interpreted...

The Great Red Dragon - 12:3,4 Rev. 12: 3, 4 "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. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast t...

The War in Heaven, Rev. 12:7-12 And there was war in Heaven The Fact of a War in Heaven A Fantastic Story? Skeptics ridicule the idea of a literal war, and are astonished that reasonable men should believe in such an event. They believe the idea of a “War in H...

The Woman in the Wilderness, Rev. 12:6; 13-16 REVIEW: Verses 1 and 5 described the Woman as being "clothed with the sun", "having the moon under her feet", "upon her head a crown of twelve stars" and from out of her is produced the Man Child. We believe these ...

The Flood -vs. 15 The Source of the Flood - "The serpent cast out of his mouth" False Accusations -vs. 10 "The accuser of our brethren " False Doctrines -I Tim. 4:1 "Doctrines of devils" The Nature of the Flood - "Water as a Flood" (Words as water.) The flood ...

The Remnant (12:17) Revelation 12:17—And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. This study concerns the "Seed of the Woman" and the war...

The Beast Out of the Sea (13:1-10) Revelation 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 the name of blasphemy. John is seeing in the ...

Another Beast (13:11-18) Rev. 13:11—And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. John said "I beheld another beast". In the exact same sense that John saw the first beast, he sees also a sec...

Song of the Hundred and Forty-Four Thousand (Revelation 14:1-5) INTRODUCTION Revelation 13 concludes with a gloomy tale of a reign of darkness. In Chapter 13 we read of two terrible beasts and their great deception against those who would receive the Beast's m...

Judgment Hour Preachers (Revelation 14:6-7) Introduction vs.7—…the hour of his judgment is come… Christ as judge. The pre-eminent content of the Angel's message is, "The hour of His judement is come." The church goes (is raptured) and God's judgment follows. N...

Babylon is Fallen (Revelation 14:8) Revelation 14:8—And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. With the hour of judgment comes the wor...

Rewards of Allegiance (Revelation 14:9-13) Introduction — Loyal to the Cause Allegiance speaks of loyalty or commitment to a group or cause. It reminds us of fidelity which is faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and s...

Reaping and Pressing (Revelation 14:14-20) Foundation for the Biblical Harvests Deuteronomy lists the major crops of the land of promise: Deuteronomy 8:8—A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; T...

Development of Final Judgment (Ch. 15) Revelation 15:5-8—And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: 6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and whit...

Seven Last Plagues (Ch. 16) Revelation 15:1—…in them is filled up the wrath of God. Is This Prophecy Already Fulfilled? Some interpreters try to parallel these vials with definitive and mostly historical calamities: FIRST: French Revolution in General SECON...

Judgment on the False Church (17) Chapter seventeen tells about the judgment of the False Church who is called the "Mother of Harlots" because of her spiritual adultery. Harlotry is symbolic of false worship or the worship of idols (idolatry). This woman wil...

Judgment on the False Church (17) Chapter seventeen tells about the judgment of the False Church who is called the "Mother of Harlots" because of her spiritual adultery. Harlotry is symbolic of false worship or the worship of idols (idolatry). This woman will ...

Those that are with the Lamb (17:14) In the midst of judgment within a spiritual wilderness, we see a glorious promise. Revelation 17:14 — These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and th...

Fall of Political and Commercial Babylon (Ch. 18) The Uniting of Babylon the Great Babylon is an unholy union of the religious, commercial and political systems of the world. The system will be judged in two stages (17:16 and 18:21): Religious (Ch. 17) and Com...

Binding for 1000 Years and Loosing of Satan text: Revelation 20:1-3, 7-10 Satan Sealed in a Bottomless Pit (vs. 1-3) Re 20:1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the...