1. And I saw an angel coming down from heaven. -

the angel comes from God.

having the key of the abyss -

he has authority over the abyss. He can open and close it as he pleases. He has the key to it.

and a great chain in his hand. -

this is the type of chain that is used to bind someone or something. It is a great chain because it is from God and not someone else.

2. And he laid hold -

he took hold or grabbed tight.

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19. And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies,…against His Army. -

this shows the real nature of the beast and his adversaries. No matter what, they are constantly in opposition to Christ and His faithful.

20. And the beast was seized, -

this is one third of Satan’s ringleaders.

and with him the false prophet…worshiped his image -

another third of Satan’s ringleaders.

these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone -

THEIR DOOM  COMES. God remembers them. He punishes them.They burn.

21. And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of him…with their flesh.-

all the wicked are judged.

11. And I saw heaven opened; -

John is going to see something great.

and behold a white horse -

a winner. Pure and victorious.

and He who sat upon it called Faithful and True -

This is Christ. Remember chapter 1. Christ was the faithful and true witness.

and in righteous he judges and wages war. -

he brings judgment and punishment upon sin, He deals only in righteousness. This certainly is Christ.

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7. Let us rejoice and be glad and give glory to Him -

the faithful are happy. They want to give praise to God.

for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready. -

This is the climax of our relationship with Christ. That when the marriage takes place in heaven, when we are joined to Him for eternity. In marriages there were three parts, the betrothal, interval, marriage - which was the climax. The betrothal was an announcement that expressed the desire of marriage, to commit oneself to the other person. We become betrothed to Christ when we commit ourselves to Him at baptism. He already has paid the dowry. The interval was a time of growing relationships

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1. After these things I heard, as it were, a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying -

the great multitude in heaven is to be identified with the faithful. Only they could be in heaven after God’s judgment is completed. The voices sing loud because it is a great praise.

Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God; -

this is the praise that they sing. God is all powerful and glorious. Why? Because His judgments are final.

2. Because His judgments are true and righteous -

not only are H

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Chapters 12-22 of Revelation seem to describe the deep Spiritual conflict between Christ and Satan. The main theme is that Christ and His faithful are victorious. Many figures are given in these chapters to describe Satan and the real nature of his ministry. First is the dragon, then the sea beast, then the land
beast or false prophet. Other figures are Babylon, and the kings of the earth and still others. But there are
also signs in heaven, evidences that Christ’s kingdom is more powerful and that Christ and His faithful are
victorious. These signs show that Satan isn’t as powerful as he seems, and that God’s judgment is certain. Continue reading this post…

9-10. And the kings of the earth who committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning, standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying “Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come.-

they mourn because of what is lost for them. They lost their kingdom. They stand back because of fear. They know what happened could happen to them.

11-17. And the merchants ..weep and mourn…laid waste. -

they weep and mourn because of the loss to them. When God sees judgment he sees justice and what is right. When man looks at judgment he only sees how it effects himself.

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1. After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven -

the angel comes from God. He comes down out of heaven rather than John being taken in the spirit. Compare this to 17:3. What will be seen will be seen from man’s vantage point rather than God’s.

having great authority, and the earth was illumined with his glory -

we can tell that the angel is from God.

2. And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, -

most certainly he is from God.

“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great -

twice it is said for emphasis and assurance. An end is here. Babylon’s end is here.

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14. These will wage war against the Lamb, -

we already know that Satan is no match for the Lamb.This will be a laughter.

and the Lamb will overcome them -

as if we didn’t know. Who thought he wouldn’t?

Because He is Lord of lords and King of kings -

all the kings that the harlot has are nothing. The Lamb is thee Lord and King. This is why he overcomes.

and those who are with Him called and chosen and faithful. -

we the faithful are with Him. What a joy and what a comfort. Praise the Lord!!!!

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1. And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying -

another of the many instruments of God. This is one that helped in pouring the judgment described in Chapter 16.

“Come up here, I shall show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters -

this is not any normal harlot. This the great harlot, the one who has power and position. Notice where she sits.

2. with whom the kings of the earth committed acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.” -

this is descriptive of the type of evil the great harlot did and whom she involved. The wicked.

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An angel was flying in mid-heaven, having an eternal gospel to preach to the wicked, “Fear God, the Creator,
give Him glory, for the hour of His judgment has come.”  Another angel followed “Fallen, fallen is Babylon,” the great enemy, God’s great enemy, because she made the nations drink of the wine of the passion of her immorality.” When God’s judgment comes it seems only natural or characteristic of God, that it would include even His great enemies. In chapters 17 and 18 this judgment upon God’s great enemy, Babylon, is described. In Chapter 17 it is described from God’s vantage point. In Chapter 18 from man’s. Continue reading this post…

17. And the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air -

aimed at the life source of all. God is completely thorough in His judgments.

and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, -

God is speaking.

“It is done.” -

it is finished. Judgment is over. This is the end.

18. And there were flashes of lightening and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty -

comparable to what God can do. Something that would happen after God is finished. A fine finale. Remember the crucifixion. The things that happened.

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