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Destruction of Babylon the Great

After this I saw another angel with great authority coming down from heaven, and the earth was illuminated by his splendour. He cried with a mighty voice: It has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a dwelling for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, A haunt for every unclean bird,  A haunt for every unclean and despicable beast, For all the nations have drunk the wine of her sexual immorality, which brings wrath. The kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth Have grown wealthy from her excessive luxury. Then I hear another voice from heaven: Come out of her, My people, So that you will not share her sins or receive her plagues. For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes. Pay her back the way she also paid, and double it according to her works. In the cup in which she mixed a double portion for her. As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, Give her that much torment an...

The Meaning of the Woman and e Beast

Then the angel said to me, "Why are you astonished? I will tell you the secret meaning of the woman and the beast, with the seven heads and the 10 horns that carries her. The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come from the abyss and go to destruction. Those who live on the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast that was, and is not, and will be present again. Here is the mind with wisdom. The seven heads are the seven mountains on which the woman is seated. There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he comes, he must remain for a little while. The beast that was and is not, is himself an eighth king, yet he belongs to the seven and is going to destruction. The 10 horns you saw are 10 kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour. They have one purpose, and...

The Woman and the Scarlet Beast

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke to to, " come, I will show you the judgement of the notorious prostitute who sits on many waters. The kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and those who live on the earth became drunk on the wine of her sexual immorality." So he carried me away in the Spirit to a desert. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and 10 horns. The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She had a gold cup in her hand filled with everything vile and with the impurities of her prostitution. On her forehead a cryptic name was written: Babylon the great, the mother of prostitutes and of the vile things of the earth. Then I saw that the woman was drunk on the blood of the saints and on the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. When I saw her I was greatly astonished. Revelation 17:1-6 This woman represents the ...

The Bowls of Wrath

Then I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary saying to the seven angels, "go and pour out The seven bowls of God's wrath on the earth." The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshipped his image. The second poured out his bowl into the sea. It turned to blood like a dead man's and all life in the sea died. The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water and they become blood. I heard the angel of the waters say: " You are righteous, who is and who was, the Holy One, for You have de died these things. Because they poured out the blood of the saints and the blood of the prophets, You also gave them blood to drink because they deserve it!" Then I heard someone from the altar say: " yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgements." The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun. He was given the power to burn peo...

Preparation for the Bowl Judgements

Then I saw another great and awe- inspiring sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven last plagues, for with them, God's wrath will be completed. I also saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, his image, and the number of his name, were standing on the sea of glass with harps from God. They sang the song of God's servant Moses and the song of the Lamb; Great and awe-inspiring are Your works, Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are Your ways, King of the Nations. Lord, who will not fear and glorify Your name? Because You alone are holy, For all the Nations will come and worship before You Because Your righteous acts will be revealed. After this I looked,and the heavenly sanctuary- the tabernacle of testimony- was opened. Out of the sanctuary came e seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean bright linen, with gold sashes wrapped around their chests. One of the four living creatures gave the seven an...

Reaping the Earth's Harvest

Then I looked, and there was a white cloud, and One like the Son of Man was seated on the cloud, with a gold crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand, another angel came out of the sanctuary, crying out in a loud voice to the One who was seated on the cloud, "use your sickle and reap, for the time to reap has come, since the harvest of the earth is ripe." So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested. Then another angel who also had a sharp sickle came from the altar, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, "use your sharp sickle and gather the cluster of grapes from the earth's vineyard, because the grapes have ripened." So the angel swung his sickle toward earth and gathered the grapes from earth's vineyard, and he threw them into the great wine press of God's wrath. Then the press was trampled outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press up to the horse's bri...

The Proclamation of the three Angels

Then I saw another angel flying high overhead, having the eternal gospel to announce to the inhabitants of the earth- to every nation, tribe, language, and people. He spoke with a loud voice: "fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgement has come. Worship the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water." A second angel followed, saying: "it has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen, who has made all nations drink the wine of her sexual immorality, which brings wrath." And a third angel followed them and spoke with a loud voice: "if anyone worships the beast and his image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he will also drink the wine of God's wrath, which is mixed full strength in the cup of His anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulphur in the sight of the holy angels and in sight of the Lamb, and the smoke of their torment will go up forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship t...