Revelation 17:1-6 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls then came and spoke to me, saying, Come with me! I will show you the doom (sentence, judgment) of the great harlot (idolatress) who is seated on many waters,2 [She] with whom the rulers of the earth have joined in prostitution (idolatry) and with the wine of whose immorality (idolatry) the inhabitants of the earth have become intoxicated.
3 And [the angel] bore me away in the Spirit into a desert (wilderness), and I saw a woman seated on a scarlet beast that was all covered with blasphemous titles (names), and he had seven heads and ten horns.4 The woman was robed in purple and scarlet and bedecked with gold, precious stones, and pearls, [and she was] holding in her hand a golden cup full of the accursed offenses and the filth of her lewdness and vice.5 And on her forehead there was inscribed a name of mystery [with a secret symbolic meaning]: Babylon the great, the mother of prostitutes (idolatresses) and of the filth and atrocities and abominations of the earth.6 I also saw that the woman was drunk, with the blood of the saints (God’s people) and the blood of the martyrs [who witnessed] for Jesus. And when I saw her, I was utterly amazed and wondered greatly.
Who is the prostitute or harlot that rides the scarlet beast with seven heads and tens horns. Why is the woman robed in purple and scarlet and bedecked with gold, precious stones, and pearls? Why is the woman drunk with the blood of the saints?
The harlot is a false church. The harlot is a false religious system. Many people think the harlot represents the Catholic church or Anti Christ but in reality, it is any church or religious system including many so called Christian churches that are hoarding and idolizing with the world. Many Christian churches are the harlot as the golden calf is still in their hearts. This harlot is the many professing Christians who was once a beautiful city on the hill. You are spiritual Israel. You are spiritual Jerusalem. But now, many who were once faithful are now spiritual prostitutes. Therefore, Jesus is calling His Church to return to their first Love. Many churches have watered down the gospel. They have watered downed the wine. Many are but hirelings.
Isaiah 1:21-23 See how Jerusalem, once so faithful, has become a prostitute(harlot). Once the home of justice and righteousness, she is now filled with murderers. 22 Once like pure silver, you have become like worthless slag. Once so pure, you are now like watered-down wine. 23 Your leaders are rebels, the companions of thieves. All of them love bribes and demand payoffs, but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans or fight for the rights of widows.
In the last days, many churches may have nice buildings and some may not have nice buildings, some may have much money and some may not, they may have the old rugged Cross hung on the wall, they may open the bible to read and study, and they may have good knowledge of the Word, they may have a beautiful worship team and great singers but they lack one color. The harlot was robed in purple, scarlet, gold, pearls, and precious stones. The harlot looked very pleasing with the physical eyes. But with the spiritual eyes, the harlot or false professing church was an abomination to God. This false system, denomination, or church was leading many of the saints to spiritual death.
This whore church is intoxicated with the system of the world with the wine of immorality. The harlot or false idolatrous church is in bed with the kings of the world. It was in bed with the world's system. The saints were led to prostitute themselves with the world's entertainment, world's greed, world's lust, world's murder, world's selfish interests, and world's ways. The harlot church has no distinction but looks, feels, and smells like the world. They claim to be born again but yet there is no radical transformation in their lives except memorizing some verses of the Word and claiming to be saved.
This harlot church robs God of HIS tithes and offerings. This harlot church breaks His 4th commandment (Sundays now) and lusting to go back to her lover, the world, once the short church service is over. This harlot church devours one another in fellowship with lust, anger, jealousy, coveting, and hate. This harlot church has the mark of disobedience and rebellion in their hearts. The harlot church usurps God's authority. This harlot church has no fear of God. This harlot church continues to practice sin and more sin. This harlot church is worse than the unbelievers. This harlot church is physically sick like the world as the wicked one is able to lay hold on her. This harlot church is the tail and not the head. This harlot church is the defeated and not the victor. This harlot church runs cowardly rather than having her enemy flee from her.
1 John 5:18 We know [absolutely] that anyone born of God does not [deliberately and knowingly] practice committing sin, but the One Who was begotten of God carefully watches over and protects him [Christ’s divine presence within him preserves him against the evil], and the wicked one does not lay hold (get a grip) on him or touch [him].
What color is the harlot missing?
Exodus 28:3-9 Tell all who are expert, whom I have endowed with skill and good judgment, that they shall make Aaron’s garments to sanctify him for My priesthood.4 They shall make these garments: a breastplate, an ephod [a distinctive vestment to which the breastplate was to be attached], a robe, long and sleeved tunic of checkerwork, a turban, and a sash or band. They shall make sacred garments for Aaron your brother and his sons to minister to Me in the priest’s office.5 They shall receive [from the people] and use gold, and blue, purple, and scarlet [stuff], and fine linen.6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet [stuff], and fine twined linen, skillfully woven and worked.7 It shall have two shoulder straps to join the two [back and front] edges, that it may be held together.8 The skillfully woven girding band which is on the ephod shall be made of the same, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet [stuff], and fine twined linen.9 And you shall take two onyx or beryl stones and engrave on them the names of the twelve sons of Israel;
The color that is missing is blue. What does the color blue stand for? The color blue stands for the commandments of God and for us to obey HIS COMMANDMENTS!
Numbers 15:38-40 Speak to the Israelites and bid them make fringes or tassels on the corners in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and put upon the fringe of the borders or upon the tassel of each corner a cord of BLUE.39 And it shall be to you a fringe or tassel that you may look upon and remember all the commandments of the Lord and do them, that you may not spy out and follow after [the desires of] your own heart and your own eyes, after which you used to follow and PLAY THE HARLOT [spiritually, if not physically],40 That you may remember and do all My commandments and be holy to your God.
Ezekiel 23:35 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have forgotten Me [your divine Husband] and cast Me behind your back, therefore bear also [the consequences of] your lewdness and your harlotry.36 The Lord said, moreover, to me: Son of man, will you judge Aholah and Aholibah? Then declare and show to them their abominations (the detestable, loathsome, and shamefully vile things they do),37 For they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands, even with their idols have they committed adultery [against Me]. And they have also caused their sons, whom they bore to Me, to pass through the fire to their images [as an offering of food] to be devoured [by them].38 Moreover, this they have done to Me: they have defiled My sanctuary on the same day [of their idolatries] and have profaned My Sabbaths.39 For when they had slain their children [as offerings] to their idols, then they came the same day into My sanctuary to profane it [by daring to offer sacrifice there also]! And behold, thus have they done in the midst of My house!
Today, the passing of fire or offering their babies to Molech is the same as abortions. So many Christians have committed abortion and then they enter God's sanctuary defiling His House with no fear of HIM. Where are the repenting hearts? Rather than repenting, they continue to fornicate with one another. Whether the harlot church had made offerings to Molech or have made other offerings to their worldly idols such as coveting, jealousy, addictions, drinking, greedy, lying, pride, drugs, smoking and etc, they continue to come into His sanctuary to offer their abominable sacrifices.
The church today has much to repent. Yes, it may look good on the outside but Jesus said the inside is filthy and HE told His people to clean the inside of the cup first! Where are the desperate hearts on their knees showing true repentance? Where are the desperate hearts to obey so they may find freedom? Jesus said to the church of Laodicea, be hot or cold for the lukewarm will be spit out. If a Christian was cold, he/she knows he/she needs to return to HIM. If a Christian is lukewarm, he/she has no idea they are heading to perdition.
The church must return to HIM with full surrender and obedience repenting on their knees fasting and praying. His command is that His servants teach HIS people to keep and follow HIS COMMANDMENTS without compromise!!
3 And [the angel] bore me away in the Spirit into a desert (wilderness), and I saw a woman seated on a scarlet beast that was all covered with blasphemous titles (names), and he had seven heads and ten horns.4 The woman was robed in purple and scarlet and bedecked with gold, precious stones, and pearls, [and she was] holding in her hand a golden cup full of the accursed offenses and the filth of her lewdness and vice.5 And on her forehead there was inscribed a name of mystery [with a secret symbolic meaning]: Babylon the great, the mother of prostitutes (idolatresses) and of the filth and atrocities and abominations of the earth.6 I also saw that the woman was drunk, with the blood of the saints (God’s people) and the blood of the martyrs [who witnessed] for Jesus. And when I saw her, I was utterly amazed and wondered greatly.
Who is the prostitute or harlot that rides the scarlet beast with seven heads and tens horns. Why is the woman robed in purple and scarlet and bedecked with gold, precious stones, and pearls? Why is the woman drunk with the blood of the saints?
The harlot is a false church. The harlot is a false religious system. Many people think the harlot represents the Catholic church or Anti Christ but in reality, it is any church or religious system including many so called Christian churches that are hoarding and idolizing with the world. Many Christian churches are the harlot as the golden calf is still in their hearts. This harlot is the many professing Christians who was once a beautiful city on the hill. You are spiritual Israel. You are spiritual Jerusalem. But now, many who were once faithful are now spiritual prostitutes. Therefore, Jesus is calling His Church to return to their first Love. Many churches have watered down the gospel. They have watered downed the wine. Many are but hirelings.
Isaiah 1:21-23 See how Jerusalem, once so faithful, has become a prostitute(harlot). Once the home of justice and righteousness, she is now filled with murderers. 22 Once like pure silver, you have become like worthless slag. Once so pure, you are now like watered-down wine. 23 Your leaders are rebels, the companions of thieves. All of them love bribes and demand payoffs, but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans or fight for the rights of widows.
In the last days, many churches may have nice buildings and some may not have nice buildings, some may have much money and some may not, they may have the old rugged Cross hung on the wall, they may open the bible to read and study, and they may have good knowledge of the Word, they may have a beautiful worship team and great singers but they lack one color. The harlot was robed in purple, scarlet, gold, pearls, and precious stones. The harlot looked very pleasing with the physical eyes. But with the spiritual eyes, the harlot or false professing church was an abomination to God. This false system, denomination, or church was leading many of the saints to spiritual death.
This whore church is intoxicated with the system of the world with the wine of immorality. The harlot or false idolatrous church is in bed with the kings of the world. It was in bed with the world's system. The saints were led to prostitute themselves with the world's entertainment, world's greed, world's lust, world's murder, world's selfish interests, and world's ways. The harlot church has no distinction but looks, feels, and smells like the world. They claim to be born again but yet there is no radical transformation in their lives except memorizing some verses of the Word and claiming to be saved.
This harlot church robs God of HIS tithes and offerings. This harlot church breaks His 4th commandment (Sundays now) and lusting to go back to her lover, the world, once the short church service is over. This harlot church devours one another in fellowship with lust, anger, jealousy, coveting, and hate. This harlot church has the mark of disobedience and rebellion in their hearts. The harlot church usurps God's authority. This harlot church has no fear of God. This harlot church continues to practice sin and more sin. This harlot church is worse than the unbelievers. This harlot church is physically sick like the world as the wicked one is able to lay hold on her. This harlot church is the tail and not the head. This harlot church is the defeated and not the victor. This harlot church runs cowardly rather than having her enemy flee from her.
1 John 5:18 We know [absolutely] that anyone born of God does not [deliberately and knowingly] practice committing sin, but the One Who was begotten of God carefully watches over and protects him [Christ’s divine presence within him preserves him against the evil], and the wicked one does not lay hold (get a grip) on him or touch [him].
What color is the harlot missing?
Exodus 28:3-9 Tell all who are expert, whom I have endowed with skill and good judgment, that they shall make Aaron’s garments to sanctify him for My priesthood.4 They shall make these garments: a breastplate, an ephod [a distinctive vestment to which the breastplate was to be attached], a robe, long and sleeved tunic of checkerwork, a turban, and a sash or band. They shall make sacred garments for Aaron your brother and his sons to minister to Me in the priest’s office.5 They shall receive [from the people] and use gold, and blue, purple, and scarlet [stuff], and fine linen.6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet [stuff], and fine twined linen, skillfully woven and worked.7 It shall have two shoulder straps to join the two [back and front] edges, that it may be held together.8 The skillfully woven girding band which is on the ephod shall be made of the same, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet [stuff], and fine twined linen.9 And you shall take two onyx or beryl stones and engrave on them the names of the twelve sons of Israel;
The color that is missing is blue. What does the color blue stand for? The color blue stands for the commandments of God and for us to obey HIS COMMANDMENTS!
Numbers 15:38-40 Speak to the Israelites and bid them make fringes or tassels on the corners in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and put upon the fringe of the borders or upon the tassel of each corner a cord of BLUE.39 And it shall be to you a fringe or tassel that you may look upon and remember all the commandments of the Lord and do them, that you may not spy out and follow after [the desires of] your own heart and your own eyes, after which you used to follow and PLAY THE HARLOT [spiritually, if not physically],40 That you may remember and do all My commandments and be holy to your God.
Ezekiel 23:35 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have forgotten Me [your divine Husband] and cast Me behind your back, therefore bear also [the consequences of] your lewdness and your harlotry.36 The Lord said, moreover, to me: Son of man, will you judge Aholah and Aholibah? Then declare and show to them their abominations (the detestable, loathsome, and shamefully vile things they do),37 For they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands, even with their idols have they committed adultery [against Me]. And they have also caused their sons, whom they bore to Me, to pass through the fire to their images [as an offering of food] to be devoured [by them].38 Moreover, this they have done to Me: they have defiled My sanctuary on the same day [of their idolatries] and have profaned My Sabbaths.39 For when they had slain their children [as offerings] to their idols, then they came the same day into My sanctuary to profane it [by daring to offer sacrifice there also]! And behold, thus have they done in the midst of My house!
Today, the passing of fire or offering their babies to Molech is the same as abortions. So many Christians have committed abortion and then they enter God's sanctuary defiling His House with no fear of HIM. Where are the repenting hearts? Rather than repenting, they continue to fornicate with one another. Whether the harlot church had made offerings to Molech or have made other offerings to their worldly idols such as coveting, jealousy, addictions, drinking, greedy, lying, pride, drugs, smoking and etc, they continue to come into His sanctuary to offer their abominable sacrifices.
The church today has much to repent. Yes, it may look good on the outside but Jesus said the inside is filthy and HE told His people to clean the inside of the cup first! Where are the desperate hearts on their knees showing true repentance? Where are the desperate hearts to obey so they may find freedom? Jesus said to the church of Laodicea, be hot or cold for the lukewarm will be spit out. If a Christian was cold, he/she knows he/she needs to return to HIM. If a Christian is lukewarm, he/she has no idea they are heading to perdition.
The church must return to HIM with full surrender and obedience repenting on their knees fasting and praying. His command is that His servants teach HIS people to keep and follow HIS COMMANDMENTS without compromise!!
At the end, the world will turn on the harlot and the harlot would have built her foundation on sand rather than the Rock of Christ. Those who have built on sand are the sons of disobedience.
Matthew 7:20-27 Therefore, you will fully know them by their fruits.21 Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven.22 Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name?23 And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands].24 So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them [obeying them] will be like a [p]sensible (prudent, practical, wise) man who built his house upon the rock.25 And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.26 And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them will be like a stupid (foolish) man who built his house upon the sand.27 And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great and complete was the fall of it.
Matthew 7:20-27 Therefore, you will fully know them by their fruits.21 Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven.22 Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name?23 And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands].24 So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them [obeying them] will be like a [p]sensible (prudent, practical, wise) man who built his house upon the rock.25 And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.26 And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them will be like a stupid (foolish) man who built his house upon the sand.27 And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great and complete was the fall of it.
Pastor Steve Yong Kim
Fire of God Church
Fremont, CA USA
Amen. Hallelujah!
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