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The most beautiful creature God created on this earth was a woman. Genesis 2:18, 21-24
1. Eve was lovely. Genesis 2:24
2. Sarah was very beautiful. Genesis 12:11
3. A Woman represents a Church in prophecy.
  1. Jeremiah 6:2
  2. Ephesians 5:25-27, 32
  3. Christ is the Bridegroom. Matthew 25:6
  4. The Church is the apple of His eye. Zechariah 2:7-8
4. Down fall of the Church. Hosea 1:2; 3:1-2
History of the Church.
1. The early Church
  1. Description of the woman, Revelation 12:1-6
    1. Sun represented the Gospel.
    2. Moon represented the Old Testament.
    3. 12 Stars represents the 12 apostles.
  2. Great Red Dragon. Revelation 12:9
    1. Birth of Christ. Revelation 12:4-5
    2. The Dragon persecuted the woman. Revelation 12:13-15
  3. Church goes into the wilderness for 1260 years. Revelation 12:6, 14
    1. "Christianity became an established religion and took the place of Paganism… Christianity as it existed in the Dark Ages might be termed Baptized Paganism." [Church History, Century 2, Sec. 7]
    2. 1260 years of persecution.
    3. Earth helped the woman. Revelation 12:16
    4. The Reformation. Discovery of the United States.
  4. Time given to repent.
    1. The woman Jezebel. Revelation 2:20-21
    2. Elijah and the rain. James 5:17
2. Woman coming out of the wilderness.
  1. Description of the woman. Revelation 17:1-6
  2. Identification of the woman.
    1. Kings of the earth have committed fornication.
    2. Drunk with the wine of her fornication.
      - Sabbath.
      - State of the Dead.
      - Sprinkling.
    3. Riding on a Beast. Uniting of Church and State.
    4. Drunk with the blood of martyrs.
    5. Great city. Revelation 17:18
  3. The mother of Harlots.
    1. Revelation 17:5
    2. Churches who have followed Rome's teachings
  4. John in great amazement. Revelation 17:6
    1. The woman he saw go into the wilderness comes out riding on a beast.
    2. Opportunity for the Church to come back to the Bridegroom.
    3. Reformation, great (stalworth) bulwark of the truth.
    4. When they died they built a fence and would go no farther.
3. Only a Remnant left today.
  1. Revelation 12:17
  2. All of Christendom will not accept the truth.
  3. Come out of her my people. Revelation 18:1-4
The Bride of Christ.
1. Come I will show you the Lamb's wife. Revelation 21:9-11
  1. The faithful from all down through the ages.
  2. Those who have followed the Lord against all opposition.