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The King Comes!
A study in the book of Revelation
by
Dr. Richard W. Fry
Unless otherwise indicated, all
Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible. Copyright ©
1982-2001 by Dr. Richard W. Fry. Published by Promise of Life Ministries, San Diego, CA
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CHAPTER
18
V. 2
Describes an actual city: habitation, hold, cage.
Isaiah 13:9-22 Behold, the day of
the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land
desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. For the stars of heaven and
the constellations
thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the
moon shall not cause her
light to shine. And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their
iniquity; and I will cause the
arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. I will
make a man more
precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. Therefore I will shake
the heavens, and
the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day
of his fierce anger.
And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every
man turn to his own
people, and flee every one into his own land. Every one that is found shall be thrust
through; and every one
that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. Their children also shall be dashed to
pieces before their eyes;
their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. Behold, I will stir up the Medes
against them, which
shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. Their bows also
shall dash the young men to
pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare
children. And Babylon,
the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God
overthrew Sodom and
Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to
generation: neither shall
the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild
beasts of the desert
shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell
there, and satyrs shall
dance there. And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and
dragons in their pleasant
palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
Zechariah 5:5-11 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up
now thine eyes, and
see what is this that goeth forth. And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah
that goeth forth. He said
moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth. And, behold, there was lifted
up a talent of lead: and
this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. And he said, This is wickedness.
And he cast it into the
midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. Then lifted I
up mine eyes, and
looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they
had wings like the
wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven. Then said
I to the angel that
talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah? And he said unto me, To build it an house
in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.
STORK is an unclean bird.
EPHAH = single world monetary unit.
EVIL WOMEN = false religion.
SHINAR = The land of shinar is the Old Testament name for the Alluvial Plain between the
Tigris and the
Euphrates, commonly known as Babylonia in ancient times (Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia p.
1578).
V. 4-8
Verse 4 is proof that people will be saved during the tribulation period.
Leviticus 20:10, 16 And the man
that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth
adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put
to death. And if a
woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the
beast: they shall
surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
V. 9-10
In Revelation 17:16 we saw the kings of the earth destroy Mystery Babylon, but here, in
chapter 18, we find them
mourning and weeping, lamenting the loss they have suffered.
1. Apparently men can live without religion, but the loss of wealth and power becomes
another matter entirely.
V. 11-19
THE END: This marks the beginning of the end of humanity as we know it.
V. 20
Heaven begins a glorious celebration as God exacts vengeance for his martyred prophets and
apostles.
V. 21
Luke 17:1-2 Then said he unto the
disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come: but woe unto him,
through whom they come! It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his
neck, and he cast
into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
1.Babylon has offended the children of God.
CHAPTER
19
V. 1-6
The word Alleluia is found only four times in all of scripture: here in verses 1-6; and
then only after the judgments of
the tribulation period are completed.
V. 7
The custom of the day was for the newly wedded couple, along with attendants and guests,
to form a procession
from:
1. The place of the marriage ceremony to
2. The place of the celebration of the marriage feast.
THEREFORE: we go from Heaven (the marriage) v. 1, 7-8, to earth (the wedding feast)
Revelation 21:2.
As to the identity of the bride; there are four major theories:
1. Old Testament saints of Israel.
2. National (earthly) Israel.
3. The Church of the dispensation of Grace.
4. The redeemed of all ages.
Everyone must agree on the position taken by scripture, i.e., the bride is the New
Jerusalem:
Revelation 21:2.
V. 8
The wedding gown of the bride is the righteousness of the saints.
1.Whoever lives in the city is a part of the bride.
V. 11-21
ARMAGEDDON
STAGE 7
THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON
V. 11
The white horse symbolizes victory.
Heaven opens; Jesus leaves the right hand of the Father.
1.Revelation 1:7 is fulfilled.
This begins the final stages of the tribulation period.
V. 12
Judges 13:18 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name,
seeing it is
secret?
V. 13
Only he knows his name, but his nickname is The Word of God.
Job 25:6 How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
Psalm 22:6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
1.Isaiah 34:5-6
Idumea = Edom
V. 13-15
Isaiah 63:2-3 Wherefore art thou
red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? 3 I have
trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread
them in mine anger, and
trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will
stain all my raiment.
V. 15
Isaiah 11:4 But with righteousness
shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth:
and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips
shall he slay the wicked.
Hebrews 4:14 Seeing then that we
have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of
God, let us hold fast our profession.
TWO RIDERS
V. 11-16
Compare with Revelation 6:2
V. 17-19
Megiddo is only the center of the battle of: Revelation 14:20 shows us the battle will
extend over a 200 mile area.
V. 20-21
The beast (antichrist) and the false prophet are the only two men (unsaved) who are not
judged at the Great White
Throne judgment.
1. Obviously God has already made a predetermined judgment on them.
This suggests the possibility that Antichrist was alive on earth before, and has made his
second coming
under judgment (he is a counterfeit Christ).
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