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Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 3 continued “And another sign appeared in heaven: behold a great fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.” “The term dragon, according to the associations currently connected with it, is somewhat apt to mislead the reader...

THE PAPAL COUNTER ATTACK Soon after the Reformers broke their ties with Rome, Papacy saw that it must counteract its identification as Antichrist—or stand condemned. Jesuit scholarship rallied to the cause by providing alternatives to the definition of Antichrist. The most successful tack was...

WHAT DID THE PROTESTANT REFORMERS TEACH ABOUT THE IDENTITY OF ANTICHRIST? John Wesley, 1703 – 1791 (Founder—Methodist Church): “He [Papacy] is in an emphatical sense, the Man of Sin, as he increases all manner of sin above measure. And he is, too, properly styled the Son of Perdition, as he...

DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTERFEIT HEAVENS Jesus declared that his “kingdom is not of this world.” (John 18:36) True Christianity was not meant to be a religion, i.e., a sect to be set up as a Kingdom now, but it was simply a gracious opportunity for one to develop as a disciple of Christ—to know...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 3 continued, “And another sign appeared in heaven: behold a great fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.” In what sense of the word could the dragon, Imperial Rome, basically a civil power, (a political entity) have ever...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 3 “And another sign appeared in heaven: behold a great fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.” “In the Bible a (wild) beast (Hebrew: cheva Strong’s # 2423; Greek: therion Strong’s # 2342) is at various times used as a...

One great obstacle too many, in considering this subject, is the contracted idea generally entertained of the meaning of the word GOD. They fail to note that the Greek “Theos” (god) does not invariably refer to Jehovah. It signifies a mighty one, a ruler, and especially a religious or sacerdotal...

“The word “antichrist” has a twofold significance. The first is against (i.e., in opposition to) Christ: the second significance is instead (i.e., a counterfeit) of Christ. In the first sense the expression is a general one, which would apply to any enemy opposing Christ. In this sense all the...

“Let no man deceive you by any means; for that day (the Day of the Lord, the Day of the Second Advent) shall not come, except there comes a falling away first, and that Man of Sin be revealed, the Son of Perdition; Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is...

Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 2 “Then (that is later) being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.” “If we locate it aright, the woman (as depicted in Verse 2) is seen in this vision about 308 A.D., and has been in the "Smyrna" stage of the Church as described in Rev...

Revelation Chapter 12 Now as you recall we broke down the “heavens” into two distinct groups, the literal heavens and the symbolic heavens, and then further went on to show how each of these two groups were subsequently divided into three parts. Now however we would like to consider another...

Revelation Chapter 12 Having we believe established the fact that the scriptures clearly imply both LITERAL heavens as well as SYMBOLIC heavens, we will now proceed in our study of Rev 12:1 to determine which of these “heavens” is being referred to in our text. We believe that the answer will...

Revelation Chapter 12 In this study we will be utilizing various Bible Student materials chief among which will be the “New Albany Notes on Revelation”, and “The Keys of Revelation”. “Before beginning our examination of this Chapter in detail, it is VERY IMPORTANT to remember the symbolic...

Revelation “The study of the book of Revelation is often approached with fear or hesitation by many believers. Many simply chose not to approach it at all. But this attitude is neither correct nor spiritually healthy. We live at a time in the end of the age when enough information has been made...

Continued from previous post. “The Apostle Paul declares, "Of the times and seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you; for yourselves know perfectly that the Day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. [Quietly, stealthily it will come, and after it has come, many will not...

The following was a response we made following a comment made by a sister in Christ. She states: I need to be very careful how I state this: There are a few very well meaning pastors who like to set dates for specific things they believe will happen as it relates to prophecy. This the Bible...

Words and Phrases Heaven continued. THE SYMBOLIC HEAVENS As stated in our last post, “Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world," and until the era or the "world to come" does come, Christ's kingdom will not control the earth. Satan is the chief “ruler of the darkness of this world”, “the...

Words and Phrases Heaven continued. THE SYMBOLIC HEAVENS Having we believe established the fact that there are three LITERAL heavens, we now turn our attention to the SYMBOLIC heavens, in the attempt to understand what they imply, let us examine a few Scriptural references which might assist...

Words and Phrases Heaven continued. We include the following excerpt as taken from the “New Albany Notes on Revelation” (Appendix B, Item#74c) for further reference. “Throughout the Bible "heaven" can mean one of various things. In Revelation, however, the meaning seems to fall into only a...

Words and Phrases “Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.” Prov 30:5-6 "Paul sharply criticized some ignorant persons who came into the church indulging in strife’s of words, and we...