The Whore of Babylon and the Bride of Heaven establish the stakes of this conflict. And wait until you see who's invited to the Wedding Supper of the Lamb!
12. The Wedding Feast…?
I saw an angel standing in the sun,
shouting to the vultures flying high
in the sky: “Come! Gather together
for the great banquet God has
prepared. Come and eat the flesh of
kings, generals, and strong warriors;
of horses and their riders; and of all
humanity, both free and slave, small
and great.”
-- Rev 19:17 (NLT)
14. For Next Week
Read chapter 17-19:8.
• Who are the two women? Compare and contrast
them.
• Attend the Whore’s funeral. Who’s mourning
there? Who might be their modern day
equivalents?
Hinweis der Redaktion
The core issue: How do we remain faithful in a faithless culture?
Rival Eschatologies:John is taken behind the veil to see:Who’s really on the throne? Rome? NOPE!God is bringing the world to an end, and the Church is called to bear witness to it!
The Dragon is angry because he’s been cast down. He’s been defeated and time is short. The only way he can hurt God is to hurt God’s children. And the only way to hurt us is to get us to compromise, to abandon Jesus. How will he do that?The Dragon empowers Empire (in the form of a monstrous beast) who uses force, coercion and intimidation to convince the world to follow it. Some within the Church advocate compromise, and so we see the two armies: God, the Lamb and the Church against the Dragon, the Beast and the Land Beast.
Do we have a God who rules like Rome or a God who rules as the Lamb? In other words, is God worthy because God is mighty or because God is love?
Do we have a God who rules like Rome or a God who rules as the Lamb? In other words, is God worthy because God is mighty or because God is love?