THE HARLOT OF REVELATION 17 (3): SATAN'S GOAL WITH THE HARLOT
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. The Harlot Of Revelation 17
a) The harlot of Revelation 17 (also known as Babylon) is one of the central figures when it regards end times’ prophecy. She has been active right since the days of the early church, especially so in our modern days. It is important to know who the harlot is and what significance she has for us.
2. Satan’s Goal With The Harlot
a) Satan knows that he cannot convince everyone to just abandon God altogether and become atheists. At least not right away. So he directed his servant, the harlot, to slowly corrupt them away from the pure truth of God’s Word and to turn them to the world.
b) She started work almost immediately after Jesus died. Paul says to the church in Ephesus, “For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves” (1 John 4:10). These savage wolves were none other than the servants of the harlot.
c) She started off small, and preached a Christianity that was mostly true, with a little bit of the world mixed in. But as the number of eager followers grew she developed and mutated her gospel even more. Fast forward to today and much of the “Christianity” that is preached is so far from God’s Word that it is almost unrecognizable!
d) The harlot is Satan’s answer to the bride of Christ. While the bride is working on earth to spread the truth of the gospel, the harlot is working hard to spread division and lies. These two are bitter enemies that are locked in a great spiritual conflict that will last right up until the rapture, when the bride will be taken home to be with Christ.
e) And around the time of the rapture the conditions in the world will be so bad that Satan will no longer have need of the harlot either. When the bride is gone then God will put it in the hearts of the people to denounce all forms of religion completely and devote themselves 100% to the world and human achievement.
f) The harlot will be cast off by the beast, the authorities that ultimately reject God and build their power on this human achievement. The harlot will lose all her power, and will then be completely destroyed. This is God’s judgment over her (Revelation 18:21-24). God’s anger at the harlot is so great that He will make the smoke of her torment rise up forever and ever as a reminder of her treachery. (Revelation 19:3)
g) Satan believes that by this he is achieving his end goal with the earth, but it is actually all part of God’s greater plan and purpose. (Revelation 17:15-17)
1. The Harlot Of Revelation 17a) The harlot of Revelation 17 (also known as Babylon) is one of the central figures when it regards end times’ prophecy. She has been active right since the days of the early church, especially so in our modern days. It is important to know who the harlot is and what significance she has for us.
2. Satan’s Goal With The Harlot
a) Satan knows that he cannot convince everyone to just abandon God altogether and become atheists. At least not right away. So he directed his servant, the harlot, to slowly corrupt them away from the pure truth of God’s Word and to turn them to the world.
b) She started work almost immediately after Jesus died. Paul says to the church in Ephesus, “For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves” (1 John 4:10). These savage wolves were none other than the servants of the harlot.
c) She started off small, and preached a Christianity that was mostly true, with a little bit of the world mixed in. But as the number of eager followers grew she developed and mutated her gospel even more. Fast forward to today and much of the “Christianity” that is preached is so far from God’s Word that it is almost unrecognizable!
d) The harlot is Satan’s answer to the bride of Christ. While the bride is working on earth to spread the truth of the gospel, the harlot is working hard to spread division and lies. These two are bitter enemies that are locked in a great spiritual conflict that will last right up until the rapture, when the bride will be taken home to be with Christ.
e) And around the time of the rapture the conditions in the world will be so bad that Satan will no longer have need of the harlot either. When the bride is gone then God will put it in the hearts of the people to denounce all forms of religion completely and devote themselves 100% to the world and human achievement.
f) The harlot will be cast off by the beast, the authorities that ultimately reject God and build their power on this human achievement. The harlot will lose all her power, and will then be completely destroyed. This is God’s judgment over her (Revelation 18:21-24). God’s anger at the harlot is so great that He will make the smoke of her torment rise up forever and ever as a reminder of her treachery. (Revelation 19:3)
g) Satan believes that by this he is achieving his end goal with the earth, but it is actually all part of God’s greater plan and purpose. (Revelation 17:15-17)
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