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The Beast and Babylon (Part Five): The Great Harlot
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughThe Woman named Mystery, Babylon the Great, in Revelation 17 and 18, is identified as the great harlot, representing Jerusalem and all Israel. She is depicted as sitting on many waters, a scarlet Beast full of blasphemous names with seven heads and ten horns, and seven mountains, symbolizing her authority and wide-ranging influence over peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. This harlot's power is immense, holding the Beast in check and making it do her bidding until God's appointed time for Israel to be humbled. Despite her political, economic, and military greatness, controlling a significant portion of the world's wealth, her power is tainted by whoredoms, religious confusion, and deviance from her responsibility to God. God acknowledges her as great, but her faithlessness and departure from Him are unparalleled, marking her as the preeminent harlot of the Bible. Unlike the Beast, which is composed of diverse peoples unable to unite fully, the Woman is seen as one powerful and influential entity, capable of guiding and persuading on a global scale through the misuse of God's gifts.
The Beast and Babylon (Part Four): Where Is the Woman of Revelation 17?
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughThe Great Harlot of Revelation 17 has intrigued Bible students for centuries. Is she a church? What does it mean that she is a 'mother of harlots'?
The Woman Atop the Beast (Part 1)
'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. RitenbaughRevelation 17 depicts a fallen woman astride a beast, drunk with the blood of God's saints. Whom does this image represent? History makes the answer plain!
The Beast and Babylon (Part Eight): God, Israel, and the Bible
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughThough she transgressed every commandment in multiple ways, the sin through which Israel's unfaithfulness is most frequently demonstrated is gross idolatry.
America's Goddess (Part One)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsThe Statue of Liberty was a gift from Freemasonry luminaries. It is the image of a pagan goddess in the mold of Ishtar, Isis, Athena, Minerva, and Semiramis.
The Spirit of Babylon (Part Three)
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeThe spirit of Babylon is one of self-determination and independence, antagonistic toward every institution of God, even something as basic as God-given gender.
Sin and Overcoming, (Part 2): What Is Sin Like?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsWhen a righteous man feels an inclination to sin, God will place stumblingblocks in his way to force moral choices, as well as a watchman to give understanding.
Preparations For Christ's Return
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughBecause of its intractability, the earth will require softening up through earth-shaking events before Christ's return, symbolized by the Feast of Trumpets.
Christ's Second Coming
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Trumpets memorializes God's deliverance of Israel beginning with Joseph, and looks forward to Christ's return when God will deliver His people.