Revelation 17 has been explained with the seven kings v 10, representing seven revivals of the Holy Roman Empire.
It was taught that the Holy Roman Empire had already experienced six lives and now was about to experience a seventh and last
revival. And the enigmatic verse 11 was never properly explained. It is also a fact that the list of the revivals
provided as a part of the explanation is faulty. In fact: seven cycles or lives of the Holy Roman Empire have already
occurred.
The list of six often provided included: Justinian, Otto the great, Charlemagne, Napoleon,, The
Hapsburg's and Mussolini. This list of six leaders of new era's of The Holy Roman Empire left out a very important
name; the very first Emperor of a Church/State Roman Empire was: CONSTANTINE!
To fail to
include the very first Emperor is a gross oversight. In fact there have already been seven Church/State Roman Empires!
Leaving Constantine out, may be due to the fact that his empire is not historically referred to as the "Holy"
Roman Empire. Yet, he was most definitely the creator of this system and the very first such Emperor. We must
focus on scripture and not the traditional labels of historians. Scripture merely states: "seven heads", without
using the HRE title. We need to look at reality and not just at the labels attached by men.
What is the true explanation of these seven kings? What is the explanation of the
eighth who is a part of the seven in verse 11? Who is the woman? What is the beast? What are the seven
heads? What are the ten horns?
THE EXPLANATION
It would help to begin by carefully reading
through Revelation 17, before continuing.
THE WOMAN
1) In verse one;
a certain woman is identified as a great whore "that sitteth upon many waters". This is explained in V 15;
where the many waters are explained as a great multitude of many peoples, nations and languages. So this woman sits
upon or dominates many nations.
2) V 2; the kings or rulers have committed fornication with
her. She has close and intimate relationships with the rulers of this world, and the nations are intoxicated by their
relationships with her.
3) V3; In spirit (in a vision); v 4; I saw her arrayed
in purple and scarlet and decked with precious stones and holding a cup filled with abominations and fornications (relationships
with the nations). V5, she is called Babylon the Great, Mother of Harlots. V6; she was drunk with the blood of the saints.
V9; the seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. This woman is a symbol of a great City that rules
over the kings of the earth v 18.
In scripture, a virgin is symbolic of purity, loyalty and true Godliness;
symbolic of the Called of God 2 Cor 11:2. Therefor a whore or harlot symbolizes a fallen or unfaithful woman or church.
This fallen church is not faithful to God, rather she stands on her own traditions instead of the Word of God. She exalts
her leaders ABOVE GOD'S WORD through the Primacy of Peter heresy. Rather than being faithful to the Word of God,
she thinks to; change times and laws. Changing the Sabbath from the Seventh Day to Sunday, the first day of the week.
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CONCLUSION
There is only one woman or church
which; organized the crusades, most of which were against dissenters within Europe; who organized Inquisitions against truth
seekers, who slaughtered the saints of God. Only one who dwells in a city of seven hills (mountains) (governments) both
literally and also symbolically by dominating seven historic empires. Only one who adorns it's leaders with scarlet
and purple and jewels; and maintains relationships with the governments and rulers of this earth. Only one who has many
daughters (other churches coming out of her in protest, yet still clinging to many of her teachings). The very first one to
adopt the Primacy of Peter heresy to exalt herself above God's word. And together with all these things dominates many
multitudes and nations. She is the one who claims to be Christian, who uses the name of Christ while substituting her
own traditions for the Word of God.
THE BEAST
Verse 3; the woman sits upon (dominates, controls)
a scarlet colored beast, full of the names of blasphemy (calling itself Holy when it is not), having seven heads and ten horns.
Verse 8; this beast (not one of the kings, the beast itself) was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless
pit and go to destruction. First line v 10; and there are seven kings: now verse 11; and the beast
"that was, and is not, even he is the EIGHTH, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition".
CONCLUSION
This beast itself is the EIGHTH after seven kings have come and gone. This beast is of the seven, therefor it is the
final summation of the seven, the climax, all seven rolled into one; in power and evil. As the heads and horns are only
a PART of this beast, the beast itself pictures the whole evil system, from beginning to the end!
THE SEVEN
HEADS
Verse 3; the beast has seven heads. Verse 9; the seven heads are seven mountains (mountains often symbolizes
governments). Verse 10; and there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he
cometh, he must continue a short space.
CONCLUSION
The Roman Emperor CONSTANTINE began this system
of Church/State relationship that became known as; THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE. This Empire eventually collapsed and was revived
by Justinian. This was repeated another five times by Otto the Great, Charlemagne, Napoleon,, The Hapsburg's and
Mussolini. The sixth revival, the Hapsburg Dynasty; fell at the end of World War One. At that time; the Mussolini period
was still future (the seventh king, to continue for only a short time). Up till now we have historically seen only one
head of this beast at a time. Now we are about to see; not just one of the heads, but the whole vile creature, the whole beast
itself; rise up to torment all who will not submit to it. He is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
Rev 17:11
THE TEN HORNS
Verse 3; this beast has ten horns. Verse 12; And the ten horns which
thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. V 13;
these have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast (NOT to the seventh king, but to the beast itself).
V 14; These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them. V 16: finally these kings shall realize that they
have been had, they have been deceived and they shall turn against and destroy this False Religion that has deceived them.
CONCLUSION
These ten kings set up a new system together with the beast. This will be a new government
structure based on the Roman model in Europe. They will rule for one hour (a short time) which is defined as 42 months
in Rev 11:2. Their empire along with the beast, will end with the return of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ. At
that time they shall turn against the False Church, the great whore and destroy her v 16-17.
These questions
were received from a reader. My answers which may help in understanding the article are in Bold Black.
I have the following question regarding your explanation on Revelation 17:
We know from the first verse
of the book of Revelation that it is about the end times “the things which must shortly come to pass”.
This is about times future to John or future to the period when this was written by John. Anything future
to when John wrote. could potentially cover nearly 2,000 years. In chapter 17 John is told by an angel that
he is to be shown the fate of the great harlot and is then taken into a desert by the Spirit. He is taken
IN spirit, which is in a vision, not directly and physically into the desert. He is seeing a vision of the future and the
location is a desert.
In the explanations that John is given by the angel of the vision he
saw, he is told “And there are seven kings; five have fallen, and one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he
comes, he must continue a short time.” You explain the one that is, as being the Hapsburg dynasty and the one to come
as being Mussolini. How do you arrive at this understanding?
The prophecy covers much more than the
years immediately preceding the end, it covers the whole period of the seven kings and the beast, about 1,700 years (from
CONSTANTINE to the end time). The "one that is" is the sixth mentioned; Hapsburg is the sixth Church/State
Empire. The seventh and last is to exist only a "short time", this does fit Mussolini and with the Vatican
Concordat; Mussolini did declare that he was reviving the Holy Roman Empire.
