The Shattering of The Systems

Introduction

Correlation between 16, 17, 18

Revelation 16:19 NASB95

19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of His fierce wrath.

not chronological (overlapping)

heaven vs earth

7th bowl poured out

Chapter 17

The Fall of False Religion

Spiritual

Imagery (Harlot/Beast)

Command = Kings = Government (Politics)

Commerce=Merchants=Economics

Jeremiah 51:55–57 NASB95

55 For the Lord is going to destroy Babylon, And He will make her loud noise vanish from her. And their waves will roar like many waters; The tumult of their voices sounds forth. 56 For the destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon, And her mighty men will be captured, Their bows are shattered; For the Lord is a God of recompense, He will fully repay. 57 “I will make her princes and her wise men drunk, Her governors, her prefects and her mighty men, That they may sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake up,” Declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.

Invitation for the Saints (vv.4-8)

2 Peter 2:9–10 NASB95

9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment, 10 and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and despise authority...”

Sodom and Gomorrah

Passover

Rapture

Indignation for the sinners (vv. 9-19)

3 Woes...

vv.9-10 - Power

vv.11-16 - Things

vv.17-19 - Money

Conclusion (vv.20-24)

“We as Christians live with the end in view.”