The Mystery of the Woman and the Beast

Rev 17 – The Mystery of the Woman and the Beast
I. The Harlot (vv1-6)
---Location, Mount, Adornment, Cup, Drunk
II. The Beast (vv7-14)
---A. Threefold State (v8)
------1. Parody
------2. Pattern
------3. Predestined
---B. Seven Heads (vv9-11)
------1. Seven Mountains
------2. Seven Kings
------3. Beast is the Eighth but of the Seventh
---C. Ten Horns (vv12-14a)
------1. Identity and Character
------2. Intention and Coalition
---D. One Lord (v14b)
------1. Has overcome and so will overcome
------2. With His own called, chosen, and faithful
III. The Harlot (vv15-18)
---A. Her Dominion (v15,18)
------1. Over humanity
------2. Until the end
---B. Her Desolation (v16)
------1. Evil kills what it "loves"
------2. Sin ultimately disappoints and destroys
---C. The Decree (v17)
------1. God's holy will
------2. God's holy word