2. Chapters 12-14 Woman, dragon, child Beasts Babylon

3. Repeated theme: God wins, Satan loses Satan threatening, deceitful: loses God fights for saints & against Satan

5. Seven angels hold seven plagues, 15:1 The victorious stand on a sea of glass, 15:2-4 Fire, 1 Pt. 1:6, 7 Victors over beast Praise God Angels bring divine judgment, 15:5-8

6. First four: nature, 16:1-9 Earth: sores on men Sea: blood as of dead man Waters: blood Sun: scorched God’s judgment against sin

7. Last three: moral/political symbols, 16:10-17 Throne of beast: darkness Euphrates: barrier to battle removed -Dragon, Beast, False prophet -Gathering for battle: results, 19:19-21 -Armageddon, cf. Judg. 4: 5:19 Air: realm of Satan, Eph. 2:2

8. Description, 17:1-6 Sits on many waters, 17:15 Intoxicated men Sitting on the beast, 13:1 Luxury, opulence: desolate Golden cup filled with abominations Revealed as a harlot Drunk on blood of saints

9. Amalgamation of ancient harlots Nineveh: conquest, Nah. 3:1, 4 Tyre: commerce, Isa. 23:15-17 Babylon: pleasure, Isa. 47:8, 9 Israel: religion, Isa. 1:21

10. Explanation of vision, 17:7-18 Lust controls the beast upholds lust Powers aligned against Christ Lesser kings compromise with beast Lamb will win Waters: peoples, Dan. 2:40-43 Woman = great city = world of lust

12. Chapters 12-14 Woman, dragon, child Beasts Babylon

13. Repeated theme: God wins, Satan loses Satan threatening, deceitful: loses God fights for saints & against Satan