That Woman

I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement. Revelation 17:6

Poor Grace the woman we read about yesterday was a fictional gal that could be any of us at some point in our lives. This woman in our verse today is unfortunately not fictional. She is not just some character cooked up by John, but is a force to be reckoned with in the time of the end. On the other hand, she is not one woman either. We learn at the end of chapter 17 that she represents a great city that reigns over the kings of the earth.

We will want to be quite careful with this woman. John saw her and marveled with great amazement, but the angel immediately asked, "Why did you marvel?" As it turns out, only those whose name is not written in the Book of Life are to marvel at this beast. The woman and her beast are apparently quite seductive and John was caught gazing a bit too marvelously. A warning to us as the time for the rising of this city and kingdom is close at hand. The woman and the beast will work together to martyr many for their testimony of Jesus Christ. We hope to get out of here via the Rapture before this happens, but if the time of its reign should come we must not marvel at this woman and her beast.

There are other warnings of what is to come in the end times, but there are a great many wonderful promises from our Lord too. Do not give up our hope in Him!

Bucky