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Revelation 17:17
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill His will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill His will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
Verse Revelation 17:17. _FOR GOD HATH PUT IN THEIR HEARTS TO FULFIL HIS WILL,_ _and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the_ _words of God shall be fulfilled._] Let no one imagine...
FOR GOD HATH PUT IN THEIR HEARTS TO FULFIL HIS WILL - That is, in regard to the destruction of this mighty power. They would be employed as his agents in bringing about his designs. Kings and princes...
CHAPTER S 17-18 Babylon, the Harlot, and Her judgment _ 1. The description of the woman (Revelation 17:1)_ 2. The angel's interpretation (Revelation 17:7) 3. The desolation of the whore ...
REVELATION 17:9. SEVEN MOUNTAINS: Rome was described as the city of the seven hills. Revelation 17:10. seven kings: this is a second interpretation of the heads. The most probable explanation is: The...
THE GREAT HARLOT. The sixteenth chapter presents the series of historical events that lead to the overthrow of spiritual Babylon. Our interpretation of these has been for the most part determined by t...
THE FALL OF ROME (Revelation 17:1-18) One of the seven angels, who had the seven bowls, came and spoke with me. "Come here," he said, "and I will show you the judgment of the great harlot, who sits up...
HATH PUT. put. Literally "gave". FULFIL. Literally "do". WILL. App-177. AGREE. carry out (literally "do") one purpose (App-177.) KINGDOM. Singular. Compare Revelation 17:12. WORDS. Greek. _rhema,...
_For God hath put in their hearts_&c. The very same "judicial blindness" is spoken of in 2 Thessalonians 2:11. _to agree_ Lit., TO MAKE, (or COME TO,) ONE MIND, (or ONE WILL): cf. Revelation 17:13. _...
THE INTERPRETATION OF THE MYSTERY...
ΚΑῚ ΠΟΙΗ͂ΣΑΙ ΜΊΑΝ ΓΝΏΜΗΝ. Lach[615] omits with A, vg[616] and Tyc[617] Primas[618] reads _ut perficiant quod illi placitum est et esse illos in consensu et metu et tradere bestiae regnum_. [615] Lach...
_BABYLON MAKES WAR WITH THE LAMB REVELATION 17:14-18:_ These help make war with the Lamb. Aging we see that God and his people win. "...And the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and K...
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THE WATERS WHICH THOU SAWEST, &C.— In the former part of this description, (Revelation 17:1.) _the whore_ is represented like ancient Babylon, _sitting upon many waters,_ and these waters are here sai...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 58 Text Revelation 17:6-18 6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with a gre...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER XVII MYSTERIOUS BABYLON SITTING UPON THE BEASTS _Text (Revelation 17:1-18)_ 1 And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, sayin...
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. HATH PUT - prophetic past for the future. FULF...
__ The Temple Section-The Scarlet Woman 1 The following Chapter s (17- Rev_19:5) are a detailed expansion of the announcement of Babylon's fall in both the first and second divisions of the Temple S...
17:17 do (d-9) act (d-14) 'Do' and 'act' they _ poieo_ : see Romans 1:32 . mind, (e-11) mind, (e-17) See Note b, ver. 9....
BABYLON THE GREAT HARLOT The judgment on Rome, which had been announced before, is now shown in detail. The identification of 'Babylon' with Rome, here and elsewhere in Rev., is supported (HDB.) by th...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 17 GOD DESTROYS BABYLON - REVELATION 17:1-19 THE *BEAST AND THE EVIL WOMAN - REVELATION 17:1-18...
FOR GOD HATH PUT... — Better, _For God gave it into their hearts to do his mind, and_ (_to do_)_ one mind, and to give their kingdom, &c._ The kings give their kingdom to the wild beast; their authori...
CHAPTER XIII THE BEAST AND BABYLOST. Revelation 17:1 AT the close of chap. 16, we reached the end of the three great series of judgments which constitute the chief contents of the Revelation of St....
The remarkable unanimity and obedience of the usurping vassals, which welds them into an avenging instrument, can only be explained on supernatural grounds. A divine overruling controls all political...
Revelation 17:12-18 : the campaign of Nero and his vassal-kings against Rome, which is slain by an arrow feathered from her own wings....
An explanation of the vision, cautiously but clearly outlining the Nero-saga....
THE GREAT WORLD CITY OVERTHROWN Revelation 17:1 This scarlet-attired woman is that miserable attempt made in every age to counterfeit the true Church of the living God. Man does not like the religion...
We now come to the true unfolding of the nature of Babylon and the detailed account of the judgment to fall on her. The name on the forehead of Babylon commences with the word "Mystery." Babylon stand...
The very kings who helped the harlot so they might share in her power actually hate her because of the power she exercises. God will use them to bring her to destruction when her sins are ripe. (Read...
(34) For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. (34) A reason rendered from the chief efficien...
(14) These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. (15) And he sait...
It is necessary that we should all bear in mind, if we have not observed it before, that Revelation 17:1-18 does not pursue the chronological course of the prophecy. It is a description, and not one o...
The Bowl Judgments I. INTRODUCTION A. We have just finished with the final seven bowl judgments of the Lord upon the earth, and the seas, and the atmosphere! 1. The earth is in total chaos and the...
The characters of Babylon are first portrayed. Like the beast, she is only one thing in the judgment but morally she is more important than all the rest. The general character is the great active idol...
FOR GOD HATH PUT IN THEIR HEARTS TO FULFIL HIS WILL,.... By doing the preceding things to the whore of Rome, whose destruction is according to the will of God; it is his approving will, what he likes...
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. Ver. 17. _For God hath put_] As he sent Nebuchadne...
_And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest where the whore sitteth are peoples_, &c. In the former part of this description, (Revelation 17:1,) _the whore_ is represented like ancient Babylon...
THE WORDS OF GOD; those which he has uttered concerning the wickedness of this beast, or persecuting power....
GREAT BABYLON EXPOSED IN VIEW OF JUDGMENT The next two Chapter s (17 and 18) deal with great Babylon, her character, her self-exaltation and her judgment. This emphasizes the solemnity of God's view o...
_17 For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled._ A. Woodruff makes this comment, “Sin...
15-18 God so ruled the hearts of these kings, by his power over them, and by his providence, that they did those things, without intending it, which he purposed and foretold. They shall see their fol...
FOR GOD HATH PUT IN THEIR HEARTS TO FULFIL HIS WILL; that is, what he hath determined shall be done; not what he commandeth men to do, or approveth their doing of; his permissive will. AND TO AGREE, A...
Revelation 17:17 For G1063 God G2316 put G1325 (G5656) into G1519 their G846 hearts G2588 fulfill G4160 ...
‘For God did put it in their hearts to do his mind, and to come to one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished.' ‘God did put it in their hearts.' S...
THE SCARLET WOMAN AND THE BEAST (REVELATION 17:1). This is a remarkable chapter for in it John rises above himself and foresees the inevitable consequences of history. As with all the great prophets h...
Revelation 17:17. FOR GOD GAVE IT INTO THEIR HEARTS TO DO HIS MIND, AND TO BE OF ONE MIND, AND TO GIVE THEIR KINGDOM UNTO THE BEAST. This ‘giving' of authority to the beast we have already met with in...
DID PUT (εδωκεν). "Did give" (first aorist active of διδωμ.TO DO HIS MIND (ποιησα την γνωμην αυτου). Epexegetic first aorist active infinitive of ποιεω after εδωκεν, as often in this book. They ar...
CONTENTS: The doom of Babylon, the last great ecclesiastical order. CHARACTERS: Christ, John, 7 angels, beast. CONCLUSION: There will be in the Tribulation period a great apostate ecclesiastical syst...
Revelation 17:1. _Come_ (up) _hither; I will shew thee the judgment of the great whore, that sitteth upon many waters,_ or nations, as in Revelation 17:15; and with whom the kings of the earth have co...
FOR GOD PLACED IN THERE HEARTS. The prostitute sits on the waters, which symbolize the nations, peoples, races and languages - that are always working to oppose the church of Christ. The world in gene...
THE JUDGMENT ON BABYLON _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ NOTICE that in the Old Testament, harlotry is the frequent representation of apostasy. Babylon stands for the Apostate Church, which is here f...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 17:1 AND THERE CAME ONE OF THE SEVEN ANGELS WHICH HAD THE SEVEN VIALS, AND TALKED WITH ME, SAYING UNTO ME; _and spake with me, saying. _Omit "unto me." This and the following c...
_17 FOR GOD HATH PUT IN THEIR HEARTS TO FULFIL HIS WILL, AND TO AGREE, AND GIVE THEIR KINGDOM UNTO THE BEAST, UNTIL THE WORDS OF GOD SHALL BE FULFILLED._ God made Pharaoh and hardened his heart to b...
In chapter seventeen, we now have the specific judgment of God upon the false religious system that has damned the souls of so many men through deception. Jesus warned us to "beware of false prophets...
2 Thessalonians 2:10; Acts 4:27; Acts 4:28; Daniel 12:7; Ezekiel 38:
Hath put [ε δ ω κ ε ν]. Rev., with stricter rendering of the aorist, did put. Lit., did give. To fulfill His will [π ο ι η σ α ι τ η ν γ ν ω μ η ν α υ τ ο υ]. See on ver. 13. Rev., more literally, to...
MYSTIC AND COMMERCIAL BABYLON Revelation 17:1 _and Revelation 18:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS The seventeenth chapter of Revelation discusses what we call mystic Babylon; and the eighteenth presents commer...
Observe here, 1. How the infinitely wise and perfectly holy God can, and does, so order things, that all his judgments shall be executed by sinners, without his being the cause of any one of their sin...