IX. The things which shall be hereafter - The Judgement of Babylon
and the Marriage Supper of the Lamb
A. Judgement of Babylon
# Nahum 3:1-7, 3:16-19
[NOTE: The passage in Nahum is in regards to Assyria and its
capital Nineveh, but it sure looks like it will fit here!]
i. Babylon comes in remembrance before God
# Rev 16:19b-21
a. God purposes to give her the cup of the fierceness of
His wrath
b. every island flees, the mountains are not found
c. men are stoned with hailstones from heaven; men
blaspheme God
ii. Angel shows John the harlot
# Rev 17:1-7
a. harlot described
(1) sits on many waters
(2) the kings of the earth committed fornication with
her
(3) the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with
the wine of her fornication
(4) John is taken to wilderness/desert to see her
(5) seen sitting on the scarlet beast
(a) beast is full of names of blasphemy
(b) has seven heads and ten horns
(6) woman arrayed in purple and scarlet, decked with
gold, precious stones and pearls
(7) woman holds a golden cup in her hand full of
abominations and filthiness of her fornication
(8) upon her head written a mystery "Babylon the great,
the mother of all harlots and of the abominations
of the earth"
-- or --
upon her head is written "Mystery Babylon, the
great mother of all harlots and of the abominations
of the earth."
(9) woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and of
the witnesses of Jesus
(10) John greatly marveled at her (which is why I
believe the first (8) is correct -- was he
surprised that she would be the mother of all
harlots?)
iii. God's tool for judgement revealed
# Rev 17:8-14
a. the beast
(1) the beast was, is not, and is about to come up
out of the abyss and go into perdition
(2) those earth dwellers, whose names are not in the
Book of Life, will wonder when they see the
beast
(3) the seven heads
(a) are the seven mountains on which she sits
(b) are seven kings -- five are fallen, one is
and the other is not yet come -- when the
seventh comes, he must continue for a short
space
(4) is the eighth -- is of the seven and goes to
perdition
b. the ten horns
(1) are ten kings who have received no kingdom
(2) they receive power as kings one hour with the
beast
(3) they have one purpose and shall give their power
and strength to the beast
(4) these make war with the Lamb and are overcome
iv. The authority of the harlot
# Rev 17:15
a. the waters on which the harlot sits are peoples,
multitudes and nations and tongues
v. The judgement of the whore
# Rev 17:16-18
a. the ten horns on the beast and the beast shall hate
the whore
(1) they shall make her desolate and naked
(2) they shall eat her flesh
(3) they shall burn her with fire
b. God put it in their hearts to fullfill His will
c. The woman which you saw is that great city which reigns
over the kings of the earth
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B. Babylon's verdict and sentencing
i. verdict is pronounced -- angel comes down from heaven with
great power
# Rev 18:1-3
a. earth is lightened with his glory
b. cried mightily with a strong voice
(1) the verdict
(a) Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen
(b) it is become the habitaion of demons
(c) it is become the hold of every foul spirit
(d) it is become a cage for every unclean and
hateful bird
(2) the reasoning for the verdict
(a) all nations have drunk of the wine of her
passionate fornication
(b) the kings of the earth have committed
fornication with her
(c) the merchants of the earth are made rich through
the abundance of her delicacies
ii. Babylon is sentenced -- the voice from heaven
# Rev 18:4-8
a. warning pronounced to believers
# Micah 4:10 (?)
(1) come out of her, my people (account of Lot??)
(a) that you do not partakers of her sins
(b) that you do not receive her plagues
(Lot's wife)
(c) it is time for judgement -- her sins have
reached unto heaven and God has remembered her
iniquities (the same witness God gave to Abram
concerning Sodom and Gommorah)
b. the sentence
(1) reward her as she has rewarded you
(2) double unto her double according to her works
(3) in the cup which she has filled, fill to her double
(4) how much she has glorified herself and lived
deliciously, so much sorrow and torment give her
c. the reasoning for the verdict
(1) she has said in her heart "I sit as a queen, and am
no widow, and shall see sorrow no more"
(2) she will, therefore, receive her plagues in one
day, because strong is the Lord God who judges her
(a) death
(b) mourning
(c) famine
(d) she shall be utterly burned with fire
iii. reactions to the judgement
# Rev 18:9-20
a. the kings of the earth who committed fornication with
her and lived deliciously with her
(1) bewail her and lament for her when they see the
smoke of her burning
(2) they stand afar off for the fear of her torment
(3) they say 'Alas, alas, that great city Babylon,
that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgement
come.'
b. the merchants of the earth
(1) weep and mourn over her because no one buys their
merchandise anymore
(a) of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine
linen, purple, silk, scarlet, thyine wood, all
types of ivory and wooden vessels, brass,
iron, marble, cinnamon, incense, ointments,
frankinscence, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat,
beasts, sheep, horses, chariots, slaves and
souls of men.
(b) the fruits thy soul lusted after are departed
from thee and all things which were dainty and
goodly are departed from thee and thou shalt
find them no more
(2) stand afar off for the fear of her torment
(3) weeping and wailing
(4) they say 'Alas, alas, that great city, that was
clothed in fine linen, purple, scarlet and decked
with gold, precious stones and pearls! for in one
hour so great riches is come to nought.'
c. the shipmasters, all the company in ships and sailors,
as many as trade by sea
(1) stood afar off
(2) cried when they saw the smoke of her burning
(3) they say 'What city is like unto this great city?'
(4) they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping
and wailing
(5) they say 'Alas, alas, that great city, wherein
were made rich all that had ships in the sea by
reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she
made desolate. Rejoice over her, heaven, and holy
apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on
her.'
iv. angel declares the nature and completeness of the
judgement
a. nature of the judgement
# Rev 18:21-24
(1) mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone
and cast it into the sea saying 'Thus with violence
shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and
shall be found no more at all'
b. completeness of the judgement
(1) no one shall be found in thee anymore -- no
harpers, musicians, pipers, trumpeters, craftsmen
of whatever craft; not the sound of a millstone,
not the light of a candle, not the voice of the
bridegroom or the bride
c. the reason for judgement
(1) her merchants were the great men of the earth
(2) by her sorceries were all nations deceived
(3) in her was found the blood of the prophets and of
the saints and of all that were slain upon the
earth.
v. heaven rejoices
# Rev 19:1-4
a. a great mutitude in heaven
(1) with a loud voice says 'Alleluia, Salvation and
glory and honor and power, unto the Lord our God:
for true and righteous are His judgements: for He
has judged the great whore which did corrupt the
earth with her fornication, and has avenged the
blood of His servants at her hand.'
(2) again they say 'Alleluia, and her smoke goes up
forever and ever.'
b. the twenty-four elders and four living creatures
(1) fall down and worship God saying 'Amen, Alleluia.'
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C. The marriage supper of the Lamb
i. voice from the throne
# Rev 19:5
a. says 'Praise our God, all you his servants and you who
fear Him, both great and small'
ii. voice of a great multitude
# Rev 19:6-8
a. as the voice of many waters and as the voice of mighty
thunderings saying 'Alleluia, for the Lord God
omnipotent reigns. Let us be glad and rejoice and give
honor to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come and
His wife has made herself ready. And to her was granted
that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and
white.
(1) fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.
iii. blessing pronounced
# Rev 19:9, 10
a. John is told 'Write, Blessed are they who are called
unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. These are the
true sayings of God.'
b. John falls down to worship messenger and is stopped
(1) messenger declares that he is merely a fellow
servant
(2) he instructs John to direct worship to God only
(a) the spirit of prophecy (its purpose, focus) is
the testimony of Jesus (to testify of Him)
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X. The things which shall be hereafter - The Final Judgement and
the End of the Current Order
# Micah 4:11 - 5:15, Zeph 1:1 - 3:7
A. Christ comes to war against the beast
i. Heaven is opened; Our Lord Jesus stands ready for war with
His army
# Rev 19:11-16
a. He rides a white horse
b. He who sits on the white horse is called Faithful and
True
c. in righteousness, He judges and makes war
d. His eyes are as a flame of fire
e. on His head were many crowns
f. He had a name written which no man knew but He Himself
g. His clothing was dipped in blood
h. His name is called the Word of God
i. His armies followed Him on white horses and were clothed
in fine linen, white and clean (i.e. His bride)
j. out of His mouth proceeds a sharp sword
(1) He is to smite the nations with it
k. He shall rule the nations with a rod of iron (i.e. the
man-child of Revelation 12)
l. He treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of
Almighty God
m. on His clothes and on His thigh is written a name: KING
OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS
ii. Angel stands in the sun; calls to the birds flying in
mid-heaven to gather for the supper of the Great God
# Rev 19:17, 18
a. they will eat the flesh of kings, captains, mighty men,
horses and their riders, of all men, great and small,
bond or free
iii. The battle
# Rev 19:19 - 21
a. The beast, the kings of the earth and their armies
gather together to make war against Christ and His
army
b. The beast and the false prophet who wrought miracles
before him were cast alive into the Lake Of Fire
c. the rest were killed with the sword of Him who sits
upon the white horse, which sword proceeds out of His
mouth
d. all the fowls werer filled with their flesh
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B. Satan is bound
i. an angel came down from heaven with the key to the
bottomless pit and a great chain and lays hold of Satan
# Rev 20:1-3
a. the angel bound him for a thousand years
b. cast him into the bottomless pit
c. shut him up
d. put a seal on Satan that he should not deceive the
nations until the thousand years are up.
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C. The Thousand Years
i. the First Resurection
# Rev 20:4, 5
a. John saw thrones and on them were those who were given
authority to judge
b. also included were those who were beheaded for the
witness of Jesus and for the Word of God. which did not
worship the beast or his image or take his mark
1. these ALSO ruled and reigned with Christ for 1,000
years
c. the rest of the dead did not live again until the 1,000
years were ended
ii. Promises to those in the First Resurrection
# Rev 20:6
a. blessed are they -- the second death has no power over
those who partake in the first resurrection
b. these shall be priests of God and of Christ
c. these shall reign 1,000 years with Him
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D. Satan is loosed -- the end of the current order
i. Satan is loosed after the 1,000 years have expired
# Rev 20:7
ii. Satan goes out to deceive the nations
# Rev 20:8, 9a
a. he gathers them together for battle
b. they number as many as the sands of the sea
c. they marched upon the breadth of the earth and
surrounded the camp of the saints and the Beloved City
iii. God defeats Satan's army, the dead are judged
# Rev 20:9b-15
a. fire proceeds from God out of heaven and devours them
b. the devil, who deceived them, is cast into the Lake of
Fire
c. great white throne appears and the earth and the
heaven flee fromthe face of Him who sits on the throne
1. there was no place found for them
d. the dead, both great and small, stand before God and
are judged out of the things written in the books,
according to their works
1. the sea gave up the dead that were in it
2. Death and Hell delivered up the dead that were in
them
3. EVERY man was judged according to his works
e. The Second Death -- the lake of fire
1. Death and Hell are cast into the lake of fire
2. whosoever was not found written in the book of life
was cast into the lake of fire
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XI. The things which shall be hereafter - The New Order
A. The New Order of Things
i. John sees a new heaven and a new earth
# Rev 21:1
a. the first heaven and the first earth had passed away
b. there is no more sea
ii. John sees the holy city, new Jerusalem
# Rev 21:2
a. coming down from God out of heaven
b. prepared as a bride adorned for her husband
iii. declarations
# Rev 21:3-8
a. great voice out of Heaven
1. behold, the tabernacle of God is with men
2. He will dwell with them
3. they shall be His people
4. God Himself will be with them and He shall be their
God (NOTE: God repeats Himself here -- "on the
testimony of two or three witnesses is a thing
established" -- this is a sure thing!!)
5. God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes
6. there shall be no more death, sorrow, crying or pain
for the former things are passed away.
b. He that sits upon the throne states
1. behold, I make all things new
2. write, for these words are true and faithful
3. It is done
4. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the
end
5. I will give unto him that thirsts of the fountain of
the water of life freely
6. He that overcomes shall inherit all things and I
will be his God and he shall be my son BUT the
fearful, the unbelieving, the abominable, murderers,
whoremongers, sorcerers, idolators, and all liars
shall have their part in the lake which burns with
fire and brimstone: which is the second death
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iv. the bride, the Lamb's wife
# Rev 21:9-22:11
a. one of the seven angels which had the seven vials of the
seven last plagues said to John, "come hither, I will
show you the bride, the Lamb's wife."
b. angel takes John away to a great and high mountain where
he sees that great city, the new Jerusalem, decending
out of heaven from God, having the glory of God.
1. city dimensions and composition described
2. no temple found in it: for the Lord God Almighty and
the Lamb are the temple of it.
3. the city had no need of the sun or moon to lighten it
(a) the glory of God has illuminated it
(b) the Lamb is the light thereof
4. the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the
light of it
5. the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor
into it
6. the gates of the city shall not be shut by day: for
there is no night there
(a) they shall bring the glory and honor of the
nations into it
(b) there shall in no wise enter into the city
anything that defiles neither whatsoever works
abominations or makes a lie: but only they whose
names are written in the Lamb's book of life
7. a pure river of the water of life flows from the
throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of
street of it
8. on either side of the river was there the tree of
life
(a) which bare twelve manner of fruits and yielded
her fruit every month
(b) the leaves of the tree were for the healing of
the nations
9. there shall be no more curse
10. the throne of God and the Lamb shall be in it
(a) his servants shall serve Him
(b) they shall see His face
(c) His name shall be in their foreheads
11. there shall be no night there
(a) they need no candle neither light of the sun
(b) the Lord God gives them light
12. they shall reign forever and ever
c. angel tells John, "These sayings are faithful and true:
and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to
show unto his servants the things which must shortly be
done. 'Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that
keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book'".
1. John falls down to worship the angel and is
instructed "See thou do it not: for I am thy
fellowservant, and of thy bretheren the prophets, and
of them which keep the sayings of this book:
WORSHIP GOD"
2. John is further instructed " Seal not the sayings of
the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he
which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that
is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that
is holy, let him be holy still."
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B. Christ Jesus closes the book
i. "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to
give every man according as his work shall be.
# Rev 22:12
ii. "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first
and the last."
# Rev 22:13
iii. "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they
might have right to the tree of life, and may enter in
through the gates into the city. For without are dogs,
and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and
idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie."
# Rev 22:14,15
iv. "I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these
things in the churches. I am the Root and the offspring of
David, and the bright and morning star."
# Rev 22:16
v. "The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him who
heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And
whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. For
I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the
prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto these
things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written
in this book: and if any man shall take away from the words
of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part
out of the book of life and out of the holy city and from
the things which are written in this book."
# Rev 22:17-19
vi. "He which testifieth these things saith, Surely, I come
quickly."
# Rev 22:20
vii. "AMEN. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you all. AMEN."
# Rev 22:21
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