Revelation 12-16

By David Maas
{WAR AGAINST THE SAINTS}

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  1. The Son versus the Serpent - {PDF Copy} - (Next, war breaks out in heaven and the Dragon is poised to destroy the messianic son as soon as he is born)
  2. The Shepherd of the Nations - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the promised ruler from the line of David, the Shepherd of ALL nations – Revelation 12:5, Pslam 2:6-8)
  3. War in Heaven - {PDF Copy} - (The saints overcame the Dragon through the death of the Lamb and their faithful witness – Revelation 12:11)
  4. Satan's Allotted Time - (The Devil will be granted a final short season to persecute the saints before the end of the age) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Ancient Serpent - (The beast from the sea is the latest incarnation of an ancient creature that has been active since the fall of Adam) - {PDF Copy}
  6. War on the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (After his expulsion from heaven, Satan wages war against the seed of the Woman, those who hold the testimony of Jesus)
  7. The Beast is Rising - (To identify the Antichrist, we must depend on what the relevant scriptures say about him, his methods, and his agendas) - {PDF Copy}
  8. Beast from the Sea - {PDF Copy} - (The Dragon begins his war on the seed of the woman by summoning his seed, the Beast from the sea)
  9. Inhabitants of the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (The inhabitants of the earth represent the men and women who are excluded from the book of life by their own decisions)
  10. War on the Saints - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:6-10 - The Beast from the sea is authorized to wage war on the saints for its overlord, the Dragon)
  11. Beast's Global Dominion - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, all rulers, nations, and inhabitants of the earth that refuse to follow the Lamb render homage to the Beast)
  12. The Persecuting Beast - {PDF Copy} - (The Dragon and his servants wage war against the saints of the Lamb, the Church, and not against nations or ethnic groups)
  13. Beast from the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:11-15 -The Beast from the earth mimics the Lamb but is the mouthpiece of the Dragon and the Beast from the sea)
  14. Mark of the Beast - {PDF Copy} - (All men who refuse to follow the Lamb will render homage to the Beast and take its mark)
  15. Embracing the Mark - {PDF Copy} - (The inhabitants of the earth willingly venerate the Beast and receive its mark, although Christians are not immune from its allure)
  16. Lamb or Dragon - {PDF Copy} - (The False Prophet uses every means necessary to coerce men to pay homage to the Beast from the sea, the representative of the Dragon)

{FINAL HARVESTS}
  1. 144,000 Priests on Zion - {PDF Copy} - (The 144,000 males on Mount Zion comprise the first fruit of the final harvest, the priestly company that follows the Lamb)
  2. Everlasting Gospel - Final Harvest - {PDF Copy} - (Whether one follows the Lamb or the Beast, he will reap everlasting consequences as a result of the coming final harvest)
  3. Babylon's Fall Announced - {PDF Copy} - (Angels announce the judicial sentence on Babylon and the inhabitants of the earth, but “rest” awaits the followers of the Lamb)
  4. The Final "Grain" Harvest - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 14:12-16 - Two different “harvests” are to occur at the end of the age – The reaping of the “grain,” and the ingathering of the “fruit of the vine”)
  5. The Final Ingathering of Grapes - {PDF Copy} - (The final ingathering of the “fruit of the vine” portrays the outpouring of the "wrath of God" on all men who take the "mark of the Beast" – Revelation 14:17-20)
  6. The Final Hour - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation moves inexorably from the death of Jesus to the final day when God judges the wicked and vindicates the righteous)

{BOWLS OF WRATH}
  1. Song of the Lamb - {PDF Copy} - (Having “overcome” the Beast, the victorious People of God stand “upon” the Sea of Glass to sing the song of Moses and the Lamb – Revelation 15:1-4)
  2. Tent of Testimony - {PDF Copy} - (The destructive force of the seven “last plagues” corresponds to the destruction of the Egyptian army in the Red Sea after Israel passed through the sea – Revelation 15:5-8)
  3. First Four Bowls of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (The first four Bowls of Wrath destroy the economic infrastructure of the realm of the Beast – Revelation 16:1-9)
  4. Fifth Bowl of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (The fifth “bowl” targets its political dimension – Revelation 16:10-11)
  5. Sixth Bowl - Armageddon - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:12-16 - The sixth bowl begins the final battle between the Lamb and the Dragon - Armageddon)
  6. Kings of the East - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:12 - The “Kings of the East” are identical to the “Kings of the Earth”)
  7. Seventh Bowl of Wrath - Babylon Falls - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:17-20 - The seventh “bowl of wrath” produces the final overthrow of Babylon, the Great City)
  8. Armageddon - Final Battle - {PDF Copy} - (At the end of the age, Satan will launch his final attempt to exterminate the church, the saints who have the testimony of Jesus)

{INDIVIDUAL TOPICS}
  1. Mouth Speaking Great Things - (The mouth speaking great things in Daniel appears in Revelation in the description of the Beast from the sea and its war against the saints) - {PDF Copy}
  2. The Beast Wages War - {PDF Copy} - (The language of war is employed to portray the assaults of the Dragon against the saints who follow the Lamb)
  3. Beasts in the Church - (Throughout the present age, the Church has been plagued with many deceivers intent on misleading believers and causing their apostasy) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Counterfeit Christs - {PDF Copy} - (Since its founding, Satan has been sending many deceivers and false prophets to destroy the church from within)
  5. The Wrath of God - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, wrath refers to the final judicial sentence of God on His enemies. Tribulation is what the church endures)

Beach sunset Photo by Jackie Lamas on Unsplash
Beach sunset Photo by Jackie Lamas on Unsplash