is chapter 17. The revelation of Jesus Christ, chapter 17 in the book of Revelation. Judging the great whore is our title. When the seventh trumpet has sounded, the third and final woe judgment consisting of seven global plagues and total devastation will be unleashed on the earth. Not a single enemy of God will survive. Satan will be bound. The antichrist beast and the false prophet will be cast into the eternal fires of hell. And all those who have chosen to follow the way of Satan will be destroyed. Revelation chapters 10, 11, 14, and 15 announced the final judgment of the last trumpet, proclaiming the end, the conquest, the harvest, and the plagues of God's wrath on earth, respectively. Revelation chapter 16 describes the seven plagues of God's wrath poured out on the earth after the seventh trumpet has sounded. Revelation chapters 17 and 18 reveal the identity of the great whore being judged and her judgment. In describing the great whore, Revelation 17 explains the meanings of the heads, the horns, and the crowns of the beast. I should say, the heads, the horns, the heads and the horns of the beast. Revelation chapter 17 verses one and two say, And there came one of the seven angels, which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither, and I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore, that sitteth upon many waters, 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. When the seventh vial, which is the last of the seven vials, is poured out, the judgment of God will bring an end to the reign of evil on earth. Satan's kingdom and of the antichrist beast will come to a violent end. With the blowing of the seventh trumpet and the outpouring of the seven vials, one day of life on earth is all that's left for the repentant. The end of the seven years of great tribulation initiates the judgment day of God. The seven years of great tribulation, which fulfilled Daniel's prophecy of the 70th week spoken of in Daniel chapter 9, 24 through 27, begin with the blasting of the first six trumpets on day one. 2,560 days later, The seventh trumpet will sound on day 2,521, the 21st day, the day after the 1260 days of Satan's reign of terror on earth, according to Revelation 12, verse six. On that day, the seven vials of God's wrath will be poured out. The kings of 10 nations will gather at Megiddo, according to Revelation 16, verses 14 and 16. For one hour, they will agree to work together and to give their powers to the Scarlet Beast as their commander-in-chief, as recorded in Revelation 17, verses 12 and 13. Together, they will attempt what no other has been able to do, namely defeat and destroy King Jesus. Their delusion and pride are unmatched, and their destruction will be quick and absolute. The totality and absolute destruction of the earth and the unrepentant due to the seven vials of God's wrath requires that they be poured out and executed immediately after the Antichrist's reign of 1260 days. The Great Whore represents the sum of all the vices that tempt humanity to indulge their lusts. She's the personification of all carnal temptations and pleasures that humanity seeks in lieu of God. It's said that the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. Fornication refers to the frenzy of pursuing all the passions except for God. Rather, they have chosen to be unfaithful to God, to reject Him, and to despise Him. They've chosen to indulge in fulfilling their will and reject God's will. They've completely abandoned truth and godliness. They've forsaken their Creator with utter contempt for Him. They're drunk with reckless indulgence of the pleasures of this world. They've placed themselves under the influence and control of ungodly vices and carnal passions. They possess no sobriety or moderation in their pursuits. Hence, they are drunk with the wine of their fornications. They are fully devoted and uncontrollably sold out to fulfilling their carnal, ungodly lusts. Humanity is engaged in wanton disregard for God as they revel in the carnal party on earth. They live for themselves and for the pleasures they can acquire for themselves. They fill themselves with wickedness and indulge in the carnal ungodly lusts. They're not satisfied. They want to find fulfillment in fulfilling, in following their carnal passions down whatever path that may be. They feel only contempt for God and anyone else who would dare to condemn, question, or look down on their indulgences. But their attempts to find fulfillment in carnal vices are futile. Their pursuit for fulfillment in carnal vices is never satisfied. They're compelled, like addicts, to find yet another fix. Such vain pursuits for contentment in the perverse and shallow delights of the world lead to an empty and discontented life. 2 Peter 2, verse 14, describes those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, saying, having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin, beguiling unstable souls, and heart they have exercised with covetous practices, cursed children. 1 John 2, verse 17 says, And the world passeth away, and the less thereof, but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever. Those who choose to follow sin instead of God will perish. Sadly, most will choose hell rather than repent of their sins. After listing numerous sins, Romans 1, verse 32 says of the wicked, who, knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. Like any other addict, they choose the path of self-destruction rather than the path that leads to health and eternal life. They choose the path of self-will rather than God's will. John writes about the relationship between the woman and the scarlet beast in Revelation 17, verse 3, saying, so he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet colored beast full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and 10 horns. The Scarlet Beast in Revelation chapter 17 verse 3 is described in the same way as the Red Dragon and the Antichrist Beast are described in Revelation chapter 12 verse 3 and chapter 13 verse 1. And that is having seven heads and ten horns. Revelation chapter 12 verse 9 identifies the red dragon with seven heads and 10 horns as that old serpent called the devil and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world. But the woman is said to be sitting on a scarlet beast, not on the red dragon. The red color of the beast and of the dragon suggests a strong association between the two. The beast will do the bidding of Satan. They work closely together and are indistinguishable in their agendas. They share the same goals and the same fate. Descriptions of Satan are manifested in descriptions of the antichrist beast and vice versa. The woman personifies the spiritual whoredom of humanity in the kingdom of Satan. The woman represents everything that lures humanity away from God. She sits on the Scarlet Beast because he supports everything she represents, which is everything anti-Christ. The names of blasphemy are the names of all the false gods that Satan uses as substitutes to draw people away from the true and living God in heaven. The woman sitting on the scarlet beast is further described by Revelation 17, verses 4 and 5, saying, And the woman up in her hand, full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication, and upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth. This woman is the great whore decked out in the finest clothing and jewelry to symbolize the lust for wealth, materialism, and the treasures of the earth. She wears the riches of the world and is enriched by the world. She represents what humanity cherishes and values most in life. The golden cup in the woman's hand indicates that its contents are highly desired and greatly valued by her and those who follow her. People pay tribute to her to drink of the abominations and filthiness of her fornication. The woman epitomizes foul carnality and spiritual wickedness. She personifies carnal lusts and greedy pursuits for self-gratification. Her opulence and aggrandizement represent the lust after which humanity pursues. The lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. The woman is identified more specifically as Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth. She's named Mystery because she represents the spiritual condition of humanity. She is Babylon the Great because she represents the focus of carnal accumulation and blasphemous activity. She's the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth because she represents all things humanity pursues with drunken, reckless abandon instead of God. The woman is not a creature. She's a personification of men's lusts and spiritual abominations. She represents the culture that spiritually bankrupts people while promising pleasure and well-being. She's a spiritual substitute for God, a culture and philosophy that is anti-Christ. She's a spiritual prostitute that offers herself as an alternative to spiritual fidelity and truth that can be found only in Christ and His followers. In Revelation chapter 17, verse 6, John wrote, 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. The woman sitting on the scarlet beast not only epitomizes licentiousness and indulgence of lust, but with these things comes the contempt and hatred for the godly. Christ is not merely an ignored and neglected, he's treated with violent rejection and disdain. Humanity chooses its way and repudiates Christ's way. Christ and those who have chosen to follow him are despised. They're hated. They're a source of conviction, a presence that brings guilt and shame, and a reminder of the condemnation that comes with sin. For those who choose to follow the ways of the great whore, the saints must be censored and eliminated. The presence of the godly spoils the fun of their ungodly ways with guilt and shame. The presence of the godly diminishes the joy intended for the carnal party. The world hated Christ and killed him. Likewise, they hate his followers and they kill them as well. They're not going to tolerate that which condemns them and threatens to rob them of their primary pursuits in life. their intent on getting their abundance of fulfillment in carnality and wickedness, and they will eliminate anything that threatens their pursuit of carnal pleasure. Christ and His followers stand in the way of humanity's pursuits in life. For humanity sold out to sin, Anything that introduces guilt and shame or threatens loss of carnal pleasure in life must be and will be eliminated. There can be no peaceful coexistence. Rather than confess their sins and admit that their sins are the cause of their miseries, those drunken with the wine of the great whore's filth target Christ and His followers as scapegoats. Having chosen the way of sin, they will never admit doing wrong. They resent being made to feel guilty and shamed. So Christ and His followers are hated. And seeking to eliminate their sense of guilt and shame, they seek to eliminate Christ and his followers. Those sold out to sin have shed the blood of many righteous martyrs. Cain slew Abel due to being enraged when his sacrifice was rejected, but Abel's was accepted. The prophets throughout history have been killed for preaching God's message. Jesus was crucified. Stephen was stoned for preaching about Christ. The disciples and many other Christians have been martyred for their allegiance to Christ. Hebrews 11, verses 36 through 38 states, And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourging, yea, moreover, of bonds and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented, of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and in mountains and in dens and caves of the earth. In Matthew chapter 23, verse 37, Jesus said, O Jerusalem, O Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee. How often I would have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not. In Acts chapter seven, verse 40, in Acts chapter seven, verse 52, Stephen says, which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them which showed before of the coming of the just one, of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers. In 1 Thessalonians 2.15, Paul says of the Jews, who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and have persecuted us, and they please not God and are contrary to all men. Romans 3, verse 15 says of the lost, their feet are swift to shed blood. Proverbs 1, 16 says, for their feet run to evil and make haste to shed blood. Isaiah 59, verse 7 states, their feet run to evil and they make haste to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity. Wasting and destruction are in their paths. The mother of harlots and abominations in the earth is drunk with the blood of the saints because of her merciless killing of many, many believers. She is a culture that seeks to destroy, without hesitation or restraint, everything that is godly and associated with God. She will go to any lengths to slaughter the righteous. This is the antichrist culture of the wicked. The righteous are not merely an inconvenience. They are considered by the wicked to be a threat to good living, pleasure, and happiness. Therefore, they seek to eliminate the godly in order to eliminate the shame they feel in the presence of the godly. Rather than resolve their feelings of guilt and shame with repentance and reconciliation with God, they resort to killing those who remind them of their shame. The mass shedding of blood of those devoted to God and Christ is the reason the woman is described to be drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. Drunkenness describes well the wanton, irrepressible, out-of-control hate for and slaughter of God's people. John says, he wondered at the woman with great admiration. He was starstruck by her glamour, her riches and accomplishments. This admiration for this insidious personification of filth and power of the woman demonstrates the power of the woman's lure on humanity. Despite her vile passions and bloodthirsty viciousness, her charm and appearances are attractive to the flesh. Revelation chapter 11, verses 17 through 13, explain the mystery of the beast and his identity saying, and the angel said unto me, wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell you, I will tell thee the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and 10 horns. The beast that thou sawest 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 life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was and is not and yet is. And here's the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sitteth, and there are seven kings. Five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come. And when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition, perdition. And the 10 horns which thou sawest are 10 kings, which have received no kingdom as yet, but received power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. Revelation chapter seven, verse three and seven, describe the scarlet beast as having seven heads and 10 horns. Though Satan is also described in Revelation 12 as being the red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, Revelation 17 verse 12 says the ten horns are ten kings who will receive power as kings one hour with the beast. Receiving power with the beast indicates the scarlet beast, as well as the 10 kings, will receive power from Satan. Revelation 13, verse 2 supports this understanding, saying, The dragon gave the beast his power and his seed and great authority. The scarlet beast cannot be Satan. He is the antichrist beast who is empowered. by Satan. The strong resemblance in color and the number of heads and horns indicates the shared agendas of Satan and the Antichrist beast, especially since the Scarlet Beast is given power, the seat, and authority to do the bidding of Satan. Revelation chapter 17 verses 8 and 11 further identify the scarlet beast as one who was and is not and yet is. In addition, he rises out of the bottomless pit, but will end up in perdition. Satan rules his kingdom through the kingdoms of men as he will do through the antichrist beast to whom he gives power according to Revelation 13, five and seven. He influenced the kingdoms of men in the past as he does today as the God of this world. And he'll lead the world into battle personally against Christ at Armageddon. Just as the beast and Satan share the same agenda, goals, and fate, they share the description of was, is not, and yet is. Satan. had status in heaven. He was highly admired and held great status in the kingdom of God. But now he's nothing but the enemy of Christ. He lost his status in heaven in his standing with God. He was, but now is not an angel of esteem. Nonetheless, he is still powerful and influential in the world. By this means, Satan was, is not, and yet is. This is also true of the Scarlet Beast. All creatures began in heaven as created beings. The Scarlet Beast made a choice, as did Satan and a third of the angels, to rebel against God. For this reason, many ended up in the bottomless pit. And it's from the bottomless pit the scarlet beast will arise. Revelation chapter 17 verse 9 says, that for those with minds having wisdom, the seven heads of the serpent represent seven mountains and seven kings. These refer to seven kingdoms and their founding kings. Revelation 17 verse 10 explains that five of the kingdoms have fallen. The sixth kingdom is currently in power, and the seventh kingdom will follow for a brief period of time. The short space of time refers to the three and a half years designated for the Scarlet Beast to rule the earth without restraint. The coming and going of the kings and kingdoms associated with the Scarlet Beast indicates that he and Satan are intergenerational. In other words, they've been ruling over the kingdoms on earth throughout human history, through generations of humanity. 2 Thessalonians 2, verses 7-10. Describe how the Antichrist beast is aligned with Satan and currently influencing the kingdoms of the world, but under restraint. It says, 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 shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming. Even him whose coming is after the working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish, because they receive not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. Revelation 17 verse 11 explains that the Scarlet Beast will be the eighth king. He's said to be of the seven kings because he's been and is the guiding spirit of the seven kingdoms. He's been doing the bidding of Satan, the god of this world who empowers and sets the agenda for the Antichrist beast. The Antichrist Beast will not be dethroned. He will continue to fulfill his role as the world leader, but the Scarlet Beast will be revealed for who he really is as a spiritual entity and assume personal command of the world's armies at Armageddon. Revelation chapter 13 verse 4 says, the world's population worship Satan as well as the Antichrist beast. Allegiance to one is allegiance to the other. And so the Scarlet Beast rising as the eighth king is not about deposing the seventh. Instead, it's about him assuming personal command of Satan's authorization. personal command with Satan's authorization and power to conduct the world's battle against Christ. The sixth kingdom is currently in power. When the antichrist beast rises to power as the seventh king, he will change everything on earth for three and a half years, empowered by and directed by Satan. Immediately after the last day of the seven years of tribulation, the Scarlet Beast will rise as the eighth king to personally take charge of the armies, rather than rule through others to lead the world to battle against Christ. Revelation 17, verses 12 and 13 explain that the ten horns on the Scarlet Beast are ten kings who will rule for one hour with the beast. the Scarlet Beast. This indicates they'll not receive their kingdoms until the last hour leading up to the Battle of Armageddon. Further, this shows that the Scarlet Beast and Satan will be organizing the armies of the world into ten groups to fight Jesus. The ten kings will be united in their goal with the Antichrist Beast and Satan to fight Jesus. Revelation chapter 17 verses 16 and 17 reveal an unexpected twist in the events of the last day of evil on earth, saying, And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked. and shall eat of her flesh and burn her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will and to agree and give their kingdom unto the beast until the words of God shall be fulfilled. God will turn the hearts of the 10 kings against the great city of Babylon and they will destroy it. This is reminiscent of the story told in 2 Chronicles 20, verses 20 through 24, when the Lord confused the children of Ammon, Moab, and those of Mount Seir to turn against each other rather than to fight against Israel. In other words, evil turns against evil and devours itself. At the same time, Revelation chapter 17 verse 14 says of the 10 kings and their armies, these shall make war with the lamb and the lamb shall overcome them for he is Lord of lords and king of kings and they that are with him are called and chosen and faithful. The armies The armies of the Scarlet Beast and of Satan will face off with the army of Christ. The army of Antichrist, that is the Scarlet Beast and Satan, are those who follow the way of self-righteousness, self-sufficiency, and self-will. The army of Christ, in contrast, follows the way of reliance and trust in their Savior. The army of Antichrist trusts in themselves. The army of Christ trusts in God. One is filled with passion for self and self-will. The other is filled with love for their creator and for his will to be done. One fights for themselves. The other lets the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings fight for them. Revelation chapter 17 verse 15 clarifies that the waters which thou sawest where the whore sitteth are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. Just as the description of the woman sitting on the Scarlet Beast in Revelation 17.3 indicates how the Scarlet Beast props up the culture of wickedness and abominations, Revelation 17.15 similarly indicates that the population of humanity is supportive of and embraces the culture of wickedness. These are the people who make up the armies of the world, who are ready to fight Christ for their preferred culture, both on earth and in creation. The banner, the king, the God they want to raise over them and give allegiance to, is the scarlet beast and the red dragon, that old serpent, the devil, Satan. Revelation chapter 17 verse 18 explains that the woman who personifies the culture of wickedness is also identified as that great city which rules over all the kings of the earth, namely Babylon. Revelation 17, 18 says, and the woman which thou sawest is that great city which reigneth over the kings of the earth. Revelation 18.2 describes Babylon as the habitation of every foul spirit and of unclean and hateful bird. In other words, Babylon is home to Satan and the Scarlet Beast and is the point for gathering everything evil on earth. Satan is the god of this world and the ruler over all kings and kingdoms on earth. His throne is the fountainhead of all wickedness. The Scarlet Beast, being aligned with Satan throughout the generations of men, supports the great whore sitting on him. He supports and is the promoter of everything that is anti-Christ. As the ruler of this world, he decrees the cultural directives and agendas for the kingdoms on earth as dictated by Satan, who is the designer of the culture that traps people in deceptions and lies. Satan promotes every vice and tactic to lure men away from God and to keep them away from God. He knows how to produce cultures to manipulate humanity by their lusts and vulnerabilities. He offers the carnal pleasures of the world to preoccupy their time and attention so that they have no time or desire to give attention to God and to their spiritual needs. Ephesians chapter 6 verse 12 reminds us, For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. The message in Revelation chapter 17 serves as a warning about the pervasive influence of wickedness in today's culture. The world culture is designed to turn people from Christ, The city of Babylon, where Satan's throne will be set up with the Scarlet Beast, will be the fountain of cultural corruption and rebellion against God. It will be the esteemed role model and influence that shapes the moral and spiritual landscape of the world. Though the city of Babylon will be the center of foul spirits and wickedness in the last seven years of tribulation, Satan, the God of this world, has already designed cultures to deceive humanity and to lure them away from Christ. Ephesians 6, verse 12, underscores the reality that our struggles are not merely human-induced. Our struggles are against the dark powers that seek to undermine our relationship with God. We must remain vigilant, discerning the tactics of the enemy and striving to live in alignment with God's truths as we live immersed in a culture that celebrates the very things that lead us away from Him. Revelation 17 is a call to awareness and action to understand our times and to counter the seductive allure of Babylon's treasures. This is the world we live in, and this is how to understand our times. Daniel, don't turn it off. I'm going to cover a couple other things I want to add. Chapters 10, 11, 14, and 15, this is an addendum to lesson 14, chapter 14. Chapters 10, 11, 14, and 15 announce the last seven trumpet judgments as the end, the conquest, the harvest, and the plagues, respectively. Chapter 16 reveals the details of the last seven judgments that are poured out on the earth. Whereas trumpets one through five will have only one judgment associated with them, trumpet six will have three judgments, and trumpet seven will have seven judgments. And whereas trumpets one through six will sound on day one of the tribulation years, trumpet seven is the last trumpet sounding immediately after the seven years. Here's the addendum to lesson 15. Revelation chapter 14 then continues the announcement of the seventh trumpet judgment as the final harvest on earth. Revelation 15 declares there are seven angels with seven plagues of God to pour out onto the earth in the seventh trumpet judgment. This gives us four announcements associated with the seventh trumpet judgment. In Revelation chapter 10, it's announced that time is no longer and that the mystery of God is finished. In Revelation 11, it's announced that the kingdoms of the earth will become the kingdoms of our Lord, which he will rule forever. Revelation 12 and 13 describe the kingdoms that will be conquered. Revelation 14 announces the harvesting of souls associated with the Last Trumpet. And Revelation 15 announces the preparation of the seven angels with the seven plagues of God that will be released on the earth. The Last Trumpet announces the end, the conquest, the harvest, and the plagues of God. The judgments of God and the message of God in the book of Revelation are easily understood when read chronologically. There's no need to confuse the descriptions, the events, or judgments by attempting to overlap events and chapters based on patterns. The story told in the book of Revelation is simple, straightforward, and easy to understand. Revelation chapter 16 addendum, last one. The seventh trumpet initiates the final judgment of complete and total devastation. It's been announced four times in Revelation chapter 10, 11, 14, and 15 as the end, the conquest, the harvest, and the plagues. There will be seven judgments poured out on the earth in one day. This is the third judgment of woe and is the most devastating judgment of the seven trumpet judgments. It will be the day of judgment when God's wrath is poured out in vengeance against all evil. This will be the day of the Lord when all kingdoms and evil are judged without exception. Thank you, Daniel.