Tumwater Chapel of Grace Study for Sunday 02/21/16 Revelation SEVENTEEN; PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON

Tumwater Chapel of Grace Study for Sunday 02/21/16 Revelation SEVENTEEN; PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON

Tumwater Chapel of Grace

Meets each Sunday at 10:00 a.m.Services are held at  

5725 Littlerock Rd. S.W., Tumwater, Washington

THE SCRIPTURE PORTIONS AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS DO NOT NECESSARILY APPLY TO EACH WEEK’S SERVICE. THEY ARE PRESENTED FOR PREPARATION TO ALLOW THE HOLY SPIRIT TO DIRECT OUR HEARTS AND MINDS TO SEE WHAT THE LORD WANTS TO SHOW US FROM HIS WORD. IF IT TAKES SEVERAL WEEKS TO COVER ONE VERSE...SO BE IT. IT IS FAR BETTER TO MOVE WITH THE SPIRIT RATHER THAN TRYING TO GET THE SPIRIT TO FOLLOW

Revelation 17   NKJV

¹Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters, ²with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”

1.           Who came and talked with John?
2.             What did he ask John to do?
3.           Who is being judged and how is she described?
4.           Who has been intimately involved with her?

³So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. ⁴ The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.⁵ And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

1.             Where did the angel carry John?
2.           Where was the woman seated?
3.           Describe how the beast and the woman were adorned?
4.           What was in the woman’s hand?
5.           What name was written on her forehead?

⁶ I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.

1.           What caused the woman to be drunk?
2.           How did John react to the scene?

⁷ But the angel said to me, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.

1.           How did the angel react to John’s amazement?
2.           What does the angel say he would tell John?
3.           Why is it necessary to describe the beast in this manner? 

                 

⁸The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

1.           What is unique about the beast?
2.           Where does the beast come from and where will he go?
3.           Who are these residents of the earth and how will they react?

⁹ “Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time.   ¹¹ The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition.

1.           What are the seven heads and who sits there? Are there others there?
2.           What is unique about the seven kings?
3.           How does the beast fit into this?

¹² “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. ¹³ These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. 14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”

1.           What are the ten horns? How long will they reign?
2.           Are they united? To whom will they give power and authority?
3.           Who will they wage war against and who will win?

         

¹⁵ Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. ¹⁶ And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. ¹⁷ For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. ¹⁸ And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.”

1.           Who are the waters in John’s vision?
2.           What will the ten horns do to the harlot?
3.           Who causes them to feel such hatred toward the harlot?
4.           To whom will they give their kingdom? For how long?
5.           Who is the woman and what power does she possess?
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