SCRIPTURE: Revelation 17:1-18 (Page 1468); Daniel 7:1-28 (Page 1062)
SERMON: The Lamb Overcomes the Beast!				        18 February 2001

  I. REVIEW & INTRODUCTION 
A. THE BOWLS EXPLAINED (16:1-21; see 17:1(chps.17-20)&21:9(chps.21,22))

B. THE SEDUCTIONS OF THE HARLOT (17:1-8,18; see 13:3f; see Prov.7; Jms.4:4,1f; Mk.4:19; 1Jn.2:16)

C. THE SAVING REBUKE (17:6b,7; see 13:3f; see Mt.9:11,14; 15:2,3/ see Jms.5:19,20; Rom.15:14; 2Tm.3:16,17)
1. the mystery of the woman (17:7b; see 1-7,18; 18:1-24)
2. the mystery of the beast (17:7b; see 3,8-18; see 13:1f)

II. THE MYSTERY OF THE BEAST (17:7b; see 3,8-18; see 13:1f)
A. THE BEAST (17:8f,3)
1. beast (17:8f,3; see 13:1f,11f; Dan.7:3f,17f; 6,7)

2. seven heads, ten horns (17:7b,3b; see 12:3,9; 13:1,2; see Jms.3:15)
a. seven, ten (17:7b,3b; see 1:20,etc!; Gen.2:3; Amos 4:6-13/ see Ex.7-13; Gen.14:20; Lk.19:11-27)
b. heads, (hills), horns (17:7b,3b; see 9,10; 12; see Dan.7:17,23,24)
c. an eighth (17:11; see Dan.7:7,8; 11; 20; 24f; see 2Th.2:3; 1Jn.2:18,22; 4:3; 2Jn.1:7)
d. identification (17:9f; see Dan.7:1f; compare Dan.2:38f; 8:20,21)

B. CARRIES THE WOMAN (17:7,3; see 2:13,14; 20; see 13:1f,11f; see 1Cor.10:7,8;19,20; Rev.2:13,14; Job 1,2)

C. BLASPHEMOUS PRESUMPTIONS (17:3; see 13:1,5,6; see Dan.7:8,11,20,25; 11:36f; see 2Th.2:4f)
1. blasphemous presumptions (16:13; 13:1f,18/ 13:3(5:6); Dan.7:12/ Rev.17:8(Jn.20:9)/ Rev.17:11(Jn.20:1,19))

2. another blasphemous presumption (17:8a,8b,11; see 1:4,8; 4:8(16:5))

3. ironic justice: exaltation/humilation (17:3f,14; see Is.14:4,14f; 2Th.2:4f)

D. THE IRONIC CAREER OF THE BEAST (17:8-11)
1. was              /is not            /about to        come up          out of abyss & in to       destruction he goes      (17:8a)

2. was              /is not            /will               come                                                                                                              (17:8b/ 2Th.2:8,9)

3. was              /is not            /he is              eighth             out of seven & in to        destruction he goes      (17:11)

4. fallen            /is                 /not yet           come               little while; hour                                              (17:10,12)
(see 17:9,7; mystery revealed; interpretation; Dan.7:15f; 2:36; 4:18)

5. a has been    /is limited     /will be           released          briefly                             destroyed                     
(summary; Dan.7:11,12; Rev.12:9,12f; 20:1-3,7-10; 2Th.2:6f)

E. THE FOLLOWERS OF THE BEAST (17:8-18)
1. left to themselves (17:8; 3:5; 13:8; see 7:2f; 14:1f; 15:2; Ex.12:1f; compare 13:8f,16; see 2Th.2:13,9-12)

2. follow the beast in his idolatry (17:8; 6:10; see 13:3f,12f; compare 14:1f,4; see 2Th.2:9f)

3. follow the woman in her immorality (17:1,15,18; 18:3; Prov.7/ yet 17:16; see Hos.3:2; 2Kngs.9:30,36; Lev.21:9)

4. follow the beast in his rebellion (17:12,13,14; see 20:7-9)

(completed on reverse)
SERMON: The Lamb Overcomes the Beast!				        18 February 2001

III. THE LAMB OVERCOMES THE BEAST! (17:14; see 19:16,19f; see 20:7-10; see Gen.3:15)

A. HE IS LORD OF LORDS AND KING OF KINGS! (17:14; see 19:16-21; 1Tm.6:15; see Dan.7:13,14; 2:37f,44f,47; Ezk.26:7; Ezra 7:12; see Ps.2:6f; 110:1f)

B. HE WILL OVERCOME! (17:14-17; see 11:7; 13:7; Dan.7:13,14f; see 5:1f; 6:16; 7:10-17; 8:3-5; 11:15-19; 14:1-5; 15:2-4; see 2Th.2:8f; Is.37:36-38)

C. WE WILL BE WITH HIM IN HIS VICTORY! (17:14; 2Th.2:13,14; see Dan.7:13,14; 21,22; 26f; see Rev.15:2; 7:14,9f; 12:11; see 2Th.1:10; 1Th.3:13; 4:15f; see Rev.2:7,11,17,26; 3:5,12,21; 21:7)

D. HUMBLE YOURSELVES! (17:3,7f; 14:4(1Pt.2:21f; 5:6-11) & 15:2; 7:14; Mk.8:34-9:8; Rom.8:18f; Ps.2:12; see Dan.4:37; 7:7,8,11; 21f,25f; Is.14:13f; 2Th.2:4f; see Lk.1:52; 14:11; 18:14; Jms.4:10)

Summary: Don’t be deceived into follow the big loser and all those who participate in his blasphemous pride, grotesque idolatries and debauched immoralties (17:14; 19:19; 20:8)!  Follow the Lamb wherever He goes, persevering through brief suffering in His righteousness into eternal joy in His righteousness.  Humble yourself under Christ in obedience to God and trust Him to exalt you at the coming of Christ as He has promised.  Admonish one another against following the harlot and the beast as the angel did for John, and encourage each other to persevere in following Christ faithfully in the confident expectation of His victorious coming! 

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