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Offenbarung ~ Revelation 17. 18153even persecuted and killed Christ [theMessiah] by Herod and Pilate and “andis not” is the time between the cessationof persecution and the beginning ofthe papal persecution, as the churchentered the connection with the Romanstate at the time of Constantine, and thepersecuted church became a powerfulstate church, “and will be” is whenthe papacy persecuted the church ofRome and reappeared as a persecutingpower. The other interpretation sees the“war” in the persecution by the beastand its seven heads, and “is not” in theshort time between the mortal wound ofthe beast and the revival, as in 1798 ADthe pope was prisoned, “and will be” asthe papacy was back (see explanation to13:3). The “seven heads” are the “sevenkings”. One explanation sees the sevenforms of government in Rome. “Five”fell “(temporarily): kings, consuls,decemvirates, dictators, triumvirates.“The one is” the Emperor, the other,which has not yet come, “is the Exarchateof Ravenna, the foreign emperor, whoshould however remain only for a shorttime (17:10). For others, the “sevenheads” are symbols of the prosecutionpowers, who persecuted and aimed todestroy people of God both in the OldCovenant and New Covenant, and triedto eliminate its religious character: Egypt(Exodus 14:19-39), Assyria (Sennacherib:Isaiah 36:1-15; 37:3-7.36-37), Babylonia(exile: Jer. 39:9-10; 52:13-15). Persia(Haman, Esther 3:8-9; 7:4; 9:1-6);Greece (Antiochus Epiphanies), Rome(persecution of Jews and Christians:Daniel 8:9-12; 24-25; Matthew 24:15;Luke 21:20-24, Rev. 2:10-13). Exarchateof Ravenna is the one who has not comeyet. For the Exarchate reigned only for arelatively short time. Although the papacyis the eighth in the order of the rulers,it still belongs to the seven (17:11, 13:3;Dan. 7:21-25). “The ten horns are tenkings,” who had not yet received theirruling power at the time of John (12:3,13:1). They give their authority to the beastand fight against the Lamb by trying toeradicate the congregation of Christ [theMessiah]. Christ [The Messiah], however,as “the Master of Masters and King ofKings” defeated them and liberated his“called and chosen and faithful ones”(17:12-14).“If the protection of human laws whichhonour the law of God is deprived ofthem, it will lead to simultaneous lawdestruction movements in differentcountries. … Now, at the hour ofextreme danger, the God of Israel willintervene to free his chosen ones.(E. G. W., The Great Controversy / TheGreat Conflict, 635). The ten horns andthe animal change their attitude towardsthe prostitute [harlot]. Once supportingher in her intention to kill the childrenof God, now they hate her because theyrealize that they were deceived by her,and now they are God‘s instrument inthe execution of the Court on „the greatwhore [harlot ] „(17:16-17-1). The ancientBabylon was a great city that rebelledagainst God. Hence the name „Babylonthe Great“, which is very appropriatefor in the end times worldwide apostatereligious organizations fighting againstGod (17:18).Kapitel 18Der Untergang Babylons.Offb 18,1 UND DARNACH SAH ICHEINEN ANDERN ENGEL HERNIEDERFAHREN VOM HIMMEL, DER HATTEEINE GROSSE MACHT, UND DIEERDE WARD ERLEUCHTET VONSEINER KLARHEIT.KJV + EL = AND AFTER THESE THINGSI SAW ANOTHER ANGEL COMEDOWN FROM HEAVEN, HAVINGGREAT POWER; AND THE EARTHWAS LIGHTENED WITH HIS GLORY.Hes 43,2Offb 18,2 LUTHER 1545 +ELBERFELDER 1871 = UND ERSCHRIE AUS MACHT MIT GROSSERSTIMME UND SPRACH: SIE ISTGEFALLEN, SIE IST GEFALLEN,BABYLON, DIE GROSSE, UNDEINE BEHAUSUNG VON DÄMONENGEWORDEN UND EIN BEHÄLTNISALLER UNREINEN GEISTER UND EINBEHÄLTNIS ALLER UNREINEN UNDVERHASSTEN VÖGEL (ein andererheiliger Geist: der Geist Satans).KJV + EL = AND HE CRIED MIGHTILY