THE THREE ANGELS’ THE THREE ANGELS’ MESSAGESMESSAGES

7.7. BABYLON IS FALLENBABYLON IS FALLEN

LET’S REVIEWLET’S REVIEW

REVELATION 14:6, 7REVELATION 14:6, 7 Fear GodFear God Everlasting GospelEverlasting Gospel Give glory to GodGive glory to God Care: Spiritual & Physical bodiesCare: Spiritual & Physical bodies

First angel’s message: God’s judgment hour…First angel’s message: God’s judgment hour… Keep God’s Sabbath: CreatorKeep God’s Sabbath: Creator Dead: Resurrected & Rewarded at deathDead: Resurrected & Rewarded at death

SECOND ANGEL’S MESSAGE: SECOND ANGEL’S MESSAGE: REVELATION 14:8REVELATION 14:8

REVELATION 14:8REVELATION 14:8

And there followed another angel, saying, And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great cityis fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she , because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.her fornication.

Notice: Notice: BabylonBabylon’s message: Teachings & Doctrines’s message: Teachings & Doctrines Babylon FalseBabylon False message: Three unclean Spirits message: Three unclean Spirits God’s TrueGod’s True message: Three Angels’ Messages message: Three Angels’ Messages

BABYLON: HOW IS IT FALLEN?BABYLON: HOW IS IT FALLEN?Physical [Moral] Fall Physical [Moral] Fall

REVELATION 16:17, 19-21REVELATION 16:17, 19-21And the And the seventh angelseventh angel poured out his vial into the poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, heaven, from the throne, saying, It is doneIt is done. And the . And the great city was divided into three parts, and the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before Godin remembrance before God, , to give unto her the to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And And every island fled away, and the mountains were not every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. And there fell upon men a great hail out of found. And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, [every stone] about the weight of a talent: heaven, [every stone] about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

BABYLON’S PHYSICAL NATUREBABYLON’S PHYSICAL NATURE

REVELATION 16:19REVELATION 16:19And the great city was divided into And the great city was divided into three parts, three parts, and the cities of the nations felland the cities of the nations fell: and great : and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. of his wrath.

Will mercy’s door be still open at the Will mercy’s door be still open at the Proclamation of the second angel’s message?Proclamation of the second angel’s message?

Will Babylon receive a moral fall before probation Will Babylon receive a moral fall before probation closes?closes?

BABYLON’S UNITY AND DIVISIONBABYLON’S UNITY AND DIVISION

REVELATION 14:8REVELATION 14:8

And there followed another angel, saying, And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon Babylon is fallen, is fallenis fallen, is fallen,...,...

REVELATION 16:19REVELATION 16:19

And the great city was And the great city was divided into three partsdivided into three parts, , and the cities of the nations fell: and the cities of the nations fell:

REVELATION 16:17REVELATION 16:17

And the And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the seventh angel poured out his vial into the airair; and there came a great voice out of the temple ; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is doneIt is done. .

BABYLON’S THREE PARTSBABYLON’S THREE PARTSREVELATION 16:13, 14REVELATION 16:13, 14

And I saw And I saw three unclean spiritsthree unclean spirits like frogs [come] like frogs [come] out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working spirits of devils, working miraclesmiracles, [which] go forth unto the kings of the , [which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.battle of that great day of God Almighty.

DragonDragon BeastBeast False ProphetFalse Prophet

WHOM DO THESE THREE SPIRITS WHOM DO THESE THREE SPIRITS REPRESENT?REPRESENT?

REVELATION 12:17 [REVELATION 12:17 [DragonDragon]]And the And the dragondragon was wroth with the was wroth with the womanwoman, and , and went went to make warto make war with the with the remnant of her seedremnant of her seed, , which which keep the commandments of God, and have keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christthe testimony of Jesus Christ..

REVELATION 13:4, 7 [REVELATION 13:4, 7 [BeastBeast] ] And they worshipped the dragon which gave power And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the unto the beastbeast: and they worshipped the : and they worshipped the beastbeast, , saying, Who [is] like unto the beast? who is able to saying, Who [is] like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And it was given unto him to make war with him? And it was given unto him to make make war with the saintswar with the saints, and to overcome them: , and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindred's, and and power was given him over all kindred's, and tongues, and nations.tongues, and nations.

FALSE PROPHETFALSE PROPHET REVELATION 13:11-15 [REVELATION 13:11-15 [An Image to the BeastAn Image to the Beast]]

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And deceiveth them that deadly wound was healed. And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by [the means of] those miracles dwell on the earth by [the means of] those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make should make an image to the beastan image to the beast, which had the , which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And wound by a sword, and did live. And hehe had power to had power to give life unto the give life unto the image of the beast,image of the beast, that the that the image image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killedshould be killed. .

WHAT ARE THEIR INTENTIONS?WHAT ARE THEIR INTENTIONS? REVELATION 16:14REVELATION 16:14

For they are the spirits of devils, For they are the spirits of devils, working miraclesworking miracles, , [which] [which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole worldthe whole world, , to gather them to the battle of to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almightythat great day of God Almighty..

MiraclesMiracles Kings Kings World World

Three angels’ messages: Unite people of God who Three angels’ messages: Unite people of God who are in the world on his side. are in the world on his side.

Three unclean spirits: Unite proponents of Satan’s Three unclean spirits: Unite proponents of Satan’s on his side.on his side.

UNDERSTANDING BABYLONUNDERSTANDING BABYLON2 KINGS 9:222 KINGS 9:22

And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, [Is it] peace, Jehu? And he answered, What said, [Is it] peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts [are so] many?Jezebel and her witchcrafts [are so] many?

Example 1: O.T. Elijah [Three enemies]Example 1: O.T. Elijah [Three enemies]1.1. King Ahab [Political]King Ahab [Political]2.2. Jezebel [Harlot woman]Jezebel [Harlot woman]3.3. Prophets of Baal [False prophets/sun god/sun Prophets of Baal [False prophets/sun god/sun

worship of Jezebel]worship of Jezebel]Jezebel: KingsJezebel: Kings and and false prophetsfalse prophets [Sun worship] [Sun worship]

JOHN THE BAPTISTJOHN THE BAPTISTJesus said, “John the Baptist was modern-day Jesus said, “John the Baptist was modern-day

Elijah...”Elijah...”

Example 2: O.T. John the Baptist [Three enemies]Example 2: O.T. John the Baptist [Three enemies]MATTHEW 11:13, 14MATTHEW 11:13, 14

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if ye will receive [it], John. And if ye will receive [it], this is Elias, this is Elias, which was for to comewhich was for to come..

MARK 6:16-32 [John the Baptist]MARK 6:16-32 [John the Baptist] King Herod [Political]King Herod [Political] Herodias [Harlot woman]Herodias [Harlot woman] Herodias’ daughter [False Prophet] Herodias’ daughter [False Prophet]

Union: Union: ChurchChurch and and StateState [John the Baptist] [John the Baptist]

END-TIME JOHN THE BAPTIST SCENARIOEND-TIME JOHN THE BAPTIST SCENARIO

REVELATION 13:15, 16REVELATION 13:15, 16And And hehe had power to give life unto had power to give life unto the image of the the image of the beastbeast, that , that the image of the beastthe image of the beast should both speak, should both speak, and cause that as many as and cause that as many as would not worship the would not worship the image of the beastimage of the beast should be should be killedkilled. And he causeth . And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: foreheads:

REVELATION 16:14 [Three enemies of God]REVELATION 16:14 [Three enemies of God] Dragon / Beast / False ProphetDragon / Beast / False Prophet……The spirits of devils, working miracles, [which] go The spirits of devils, working miracles, [which] go

forth unto the forth unto the kingskings of the earth and of the whole of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. God Almighty.

O.T. DESCRIPTION: ISRAEL’S O.T. DESCRIPTION: ISRAEL’S WHOREDOMWHOREDOM

1.1. EXODUS 19:5-25 [Covenant with Israel]EXODUS 19:5-25 [Covenant with Israel]2.2. EZEKIEL 16:2, 8, 14, 15, 17, 22 [Israel’s EZEKIEL 16:2, 8, 14, 15, 17, 22 [Israel’s

unfaithfulness] unfaithfulness] 3.3. JEREMIAH 6:JEREMIAH 6:22, 13-15 [Marries Israel/woman] , 13-15 [Marries Israel/woman]

Israel: Abomination & fornication Israel: Abomination & fornication 4.4. EZEKIEL 23:40 [Woman paints her eyes and EZEKIEL 23:40 [Woman paints her eyes and

decks herself with ornaments.]decks herself with ornaments.]5.5. EZEKIEL 16:28, 29, 30, EZEKIEL 16:28, 29, 30, 3232 [Woman=Harlot] [Woman=Harlot]

Fornication: Fornication: Imperious [great whorish] woman Imperious [great whorish] woman Israel/wife: StrangersIsrael/wife: Strangers

APOSTATE ISRAEL: ADORNS/PAINTS APOSTATE ISRAEL: ADORNS/PAINTS HERSELF WITH ORNAMENTSHERSELF WITH ORNAMENTS

JEREMIAH 31:32 [Covenant]JEREMIAH 31:32 [Covenant] EZEKIEL 23:38 [Sabbath and Sanctuary]EZEKIEL 23:38 [Sabbath and Sanctuary] EZEKIEL 23:45 [Commits adultery and sheds EZEKIEL 23:45 [Commits adultery and sheds

innocent blood]innocent blood] EZEKIEL 16:47, 48 [Corrupts and commits EZEKIEL 16:47, 48 [Corrupts and commits

abomination]abomination] EZEKIEL 23: 32 [Drinks the cup of God’s wrath]EZEKIEL 23: 32 [Drinks the cup of God’s wrath] EZEKIEL 16:39 [Israel falls from her position, is EZEKIEL 16:39 [Israel falls from her position, is

stripped of her clothes and jewels, and is left naked.]stripped of her clothes and jewels, and is left naked.]

O.T. & N.T. CHURCH: REVELATION O.T. & N.T. CHURCH: REVELATION 12:1, 212:1, 2

REVELATION 12:1, 2 [TWELVE TRIBES]REVELATION 12:1, 2 [TWELVE TRIBES]And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a womanwoman clothed with the sun, and the moon under clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve head a crown of twelve starsstars: And she being with child cried, travailing in : And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.birth, and pained to be delivered.

REVELATION 12:6 [CHURCH: WILDERNESS]REVELATION 12:6 [CHURCH: WILDERNESS]And the And the womanwoman fled into the wilderness, where she fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there her there a thousand two hundred [and] a thousand two hundred [and] threescore days.threescore days.

N.T. CHURCH: TWELVE DISCIPLESN.T. CHURCH: TWELVE DISCIPLES

EPHESIANS 5:25EPHESIANS 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;loved the church, and gave himself for it;

GOD’S IDEAL PORTRAIT: CHURCHGOD’S IDEAL PORTRAIT: CHURCH

2 CORINTHIANS 11:22 CORINTHIANS 11:2For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may have espoused you to one husband, that I may present [you as] present [you as] a chaste virgin to Christ.a chaste virgin to Christ.

REVELATION 17:1, 15REVELATION 17:1, 15And there came one of the seven angels which had And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the the great whoregreat whore that sitteth upon many waters: And that sitteth upon many waters: And he saith unto me, The he saith unto me, The waterswaters which thou sawest, which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are where the whore sitteth, are peoples,peoples, and and multitudesmultitudes, and , and nationsnations, and , and tonguestongues..

BABYLON’S IDENTIFYING MARKS...BABYLON’S IDENTIFYING MARKS...

Is Babylon a harlot?Is Babylon a harlot? Does Babylon influence worldwide nations?Does Babylon influence worldwide nations? Must Babylon be a worldwide system?Must Babylon be a worldwide system?

REVELATION 17:1, 2REVELATION 17:1, 2And there came one of the seven angels which had And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the the great whoregreat whore that that sitteth upon many waterssitteth upon many waters: : With whom the With whom the kings of the earth have committed kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earthfornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

DOES THIS BABYLONIAN DOES THIS BABYLONIAN SYSTEM HAVE A NAME?SYSTEM HAVE A NAME?

REVELATION 17:5REVELATION 17:5

And upon her forehead [was] a name written, And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND

ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

WILL THIS APOSTATE SYSTEM EXIST WILL THIS APOSTATE SYSTEM EXIST THROUGHOUT THE END-TIME?THROUGHOUT THE END-TIME?

Was Israel [God’s people] in open rebellion against Was Israel [God’s people] in open rebellion against Jesus?Jesus?

Were the teachings of Christ rejected by the very Were the teachings of Christ rejected by the very same leaders of Israel who claim to believe in God?same leaders of Israel who claim to believe in God?

Did the devil manage to deceive those same leaders Did the devil manage to deceive those same leaders who were present during Jesus’ time?who were present during Jesus’ time?

WHO IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO WHO IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO GOD’S PEOPLE? GOD’S PEOPLE?

Who killed Abel?Who killed Abel? Who killed the ancient prophets?Who killed the ancient prophets?

Who killed Jesus? Who killed Jesus? Who persecuted and killed the saints during their Who persecuted and killed the saints during their

1260 years of domination?1260 years of domination?

JOHN 16:2JOHN 16:2

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God servicethink that he doeth God service. .

BABYLON’S WINE: OPPOSITION TO BABYLON’S WINE: OPPOSITION TO THE FIRST ANGEL’S MESSAGETHE FIRST ANGEL’S MESSAGE

REVELATION 16:19REVELATION 16:19And the great city was divided into three parts, and And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrathof the wine of the fierceness of his wrath..

REVELATION 17:16, 17REVELATION 17:16, 17And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. fire. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilledbeast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. .

BABYLON: OVERTHROWN & BABYLON: OVERTHROWN & PUNISHED?PUNISHED?

REVELATION 18:1, 2, 4REVELATION 18:1, 2, 4And after these things I saw another angel come And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the Babylon the great is fallen, is fallengreat is fallen, is fallen, , and is become the and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.bird....... And that ye receive not of her plagues. And that ye receive not of her plagues.

Would you want to be associated with a religious Would you want to be associated with a religious system such as this?system such as this?

WHY WILL PEOPLE BE LOST?WHY WILL PEOPLE BE LOST?

2 THESSALONIANS 2:9, 102 THESSALONIANS 2:9, 10

[Even him], whose coming is after the working [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying of Satan with all power and signs and lying

wonders, And with all deceivableness of wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; unrighteousness in them that perish; because because they received not the they received not the love of the truthlove of the truth, that , that they might be savedthey might be saved. .

1 CORINTHIANS 9:221 CORINTHIANS 9:22

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that

I I might by might by all means save someall means save some. .