Revelation 17:17 Meaning please?

by purplesofa 22 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  purplesofa

  15And he says to me: "The waters that you saw, where the harlot is sitting, mean peoples and crowds and nations and tongues. 16 And the ten horns that you saw, and the wild beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her devastated and naked, and will eat up her fleshy parts and will completely burn her with fire. 17 For God put [it] into their hearts to carry out his thought, even to carry out [their] one thought by giving their kingdom to the wild beast, until the words of God will have been accomplished. 18 And the woman whom you saw means the great city that has a kingdom over the kings of the earth."

  What meaning does this have to you? How did you understand the FDS to interpret it?

  Thanks,

  purps
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  becca1

  That Jehovah will use the wild beast to accomplish his purpose.
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  purplesofa

  I was being lazy in the way I posted this..........sorry, I have to get back to work, will work on it when i get home.......but if you have thoughts about this ......please post.

  purps
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  jaguarbass

  What meaning does this have to you? How did you understand the FDS to interpret it?

  It doesnt mean anything to me. I am free!

  What ever it means to anybody else, aside from some form of popycock, I bet you does't hold water.
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  Leolaia

  The notion that the events unfold according to God's will is connected to Revelation 10:7 which states that "the mystery of God will be accomplished [through the opening of the seventh seal], just as he announced to his servants the prophets". Here God plans the destruction of Rome (v. 18) for its persecution and murder of the Christians (v. 6), and he accomplishes this by inciting the vassal nations of Rome (v. 12-13) to side with the returning Emperor (v. 9-11), a.k.a. the Beast (= Nero redivivus). They help Nero complete his failed attempt to burn down Rome, and the city is destroyed completely (ch. 18).
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  BCZAR2ME

  If you are looking for a dub type explanation:

  quote from wt 9/15 page 19

  Bible prophecy indicates that militarized powers within the United Nations will see religion as a disturbing element and will act to destroy modern-day Jerusalem--Christendom--as well as the rest of Babylon the Great.

  The idea is that the UN will not come to this decision by some logical conclusion but that Jehovah will put it into their hearts to carry out his one thought. This becomes their (governments) one thought.

  bczar
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  purplesofa

  Thanks for your comments.

  I think I got something confused in my mind about this scripture........glad you all cleared it up for me.

  purps
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  Abandoned

  What does it mean? I think it means that John had access to qualudes in the first century. I guess it could have been LSD as well, but I'm sticking with ludes....
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  purplesofa

  Thanks Spoken

  and

  Welcome to the Board.

  purps
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  Abandoned

  If a person on ludes can tell the future under divine inspiration then so be it. If you have nothing to offer in explanation why answer?

  Ah, so you are the one who determines whose replies qualifiy as being legitimate or not. Gotcha, I'll run em by you in the future.