Here are are some of my thoughts on some of this, right or wrong. These events and the way they connect with each other are far more involved that what I threw together below, though. This is just a rough outline, then.
Revelation 17:14
These [who are these people?] shall make war with the Lamb,
and the Lamb shall overcome them
[the "ten virgins"]: for he is
Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him
[all the saints] are called, and chosen, and faithful.
I could not encourage you enough to read
Post #447 because it EXPLAINS clearly
the CONTEXT of the passage.
Let's see if we can provide a little perspective here:
Rev 17:12-17
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings,
[these are the same people as the "ten virgins" of the
Great Tribulation "Kingdom of Heaven" and the "ten kings"
and "the horns" of Daniel 7... so the Bible provides TONS
of CONTEXT on these people] which have received
no kingdom as yet [because the "ten virgins" did not
have a "kingdom" until Satan is "loosened" and the
(4th) Great Tribulation "Kingdom of Heaven" begins.
That is when the "ten virgins" actually "went forth"
from the Christian Kingdom and FOLLOWED the
"Little Horn" [Dan 7] or the Anti-Christ... during the
Revelation Beast. In fact, these SAME PEOPLE helped
the Little Horn/Anti-Christ "set-up" or "place" Daniel's
"Abomination of Desolation" [Dan 7, 8, 12] AND these
same "ten kings" and "ten horns" all "agree to give their
kingdom to the Beast" in Rev 17:12-13 and 17:17].
So AGAIN the Bible provides TONS of CONTEXT on
these ten "kings/horns/virgins"... the Last Saints.]
but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
[Again, the ten "horns/kings/virgins" only RULE the
(4th) Great Tribulation Kingdom. They do not RULE
in the (3rd) Christian "Kingdom of Heaven"]
These [ten "kings/horns/virgins"] have one mind,
and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
These [ten "kings/horns/virgins"] shall make war with the
Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord
of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him
are called, and chosen, and faithful [all the saints].
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest,
where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes,
and nations, and tongues. [both Jew and Gentile... they
are the people in EACH of the "Kingdoms of Heaven". The
Pre-Flood Saints, the Jewish Saints, the Christian Saints and
the ten "kings/horns/virgins" of the Fourth Kingdom... who
are the Last Saints] And the ten horns which thou sawest
upon the beast [the ten "kings/horns/virgins"], these shall
hate the harlot [Satan's kingdom in the church or the
Christian Beast], and shall make her desolate and naked,
and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.[the Gospel
of the Anti-Christ and the ten "kings/horns/virgins" during the
Revelation Beast was that the church was corrupt and that
salvation was found with the Anti-Christ and NOT the church]
For God hath put in their hearts [the "kings/horns/virgins"]
to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom
unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
[The ten virgins supported the Anti-Christ during the FIRST
Revelation Beast - then they were "killed" at the appointed
year/month/day/hour [Rev 9:15-18]. While the unsaved
"foolish virgins" continued following the Anti-Christ during
the SECOND Beast [Rev 9:20-21], the "wise virgins"
did NOT follow the Second Beast. God had "forsaken"
them during the First Woe but gathered them during
the Second Woe and "harvested" them BEFORE the
end of the Revelation Beast [Rev 18:, 11:12]
So THAT is the
CONTEXT of the "
they" and "
them"
of Rev 17:14... it is the ten "
kings/horns/virgins"
who
RULED the (4th) Great Tribulation Kingdom
or Daniel's Fourth Beast or the Revelation Beast...
(as they "
gave" their Kingdom to the Beast).
The
CONTEXT of the (4th) Great Tribulation
"
Kingdom of Heaven" is
EXCLUSIVE to the
"
ten virgins" that "
went forth" from the
(3rd) Christian "
Kingdom of Heaven" into the
(4th) Great Tribulation "
Kingdom of Heaven".
And the POINT (purpose) of the Fourth Beast
was to bring Judgment on the "
ten virgins".
As Judgment BEGINS at the "House of God".
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The CONTEXT of 1 Peter 4:17
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For the time is come that Judgment must
BEGIN
at the House of God
[both the "wheat and Tares"]:
and if it
[God's Judgment] FIRST begin with us
[begins with the saved "wheat"], what shall the end
be of them that obey not the Gospel of God
[the unsaved "tares"] 18 And if the righteous
[the saved "wheat"] scarcely be saved, where
shall the ungodly and the sinner
[unsaved "tares"]
appear?
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The purpose of Daniel's Fourth "
Kingdom of Heaven"
was to (first) bring Judgment on the "
Wise Virgins",
or all the living Saints. This is shown in 1 Pe
4 as being both the "
us"
[in verse 17] and then as
"
the righteous"
[in verse 18]. Then, after Judgment
on the Saints is finished, God separates the
"
wheat and tares" and brings Judgment on the
"Anti-Christ" and "
Foolish Virgins" (the Beast)...
which are represented by "
them that obey not
the Gospel of God"
[in verse 17] and then by
"the ungodly and and the sinner" [in verse 18].
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Note: After the Great Commission is finished
(when all the "
sheep" are found and saved)
Then God brings Judgment on the world,
but it's a process which follows this pattern:
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(1) First God brings Judgment on "
the House of God"
(2) The Last Saints (wise virgins of Mat 25:1-13)
are Judged during the First Beast/First Woe
(3) The Last of the unsaved "
tares" (foolish virgins)
are Judged during the Second Beast/Second Woe
(4) The Last Saints are called to "
Come-up Here"
BEFORE the Second Woe is finished (important)
(5) God brings Judgment on those OUTSIDE of
"
the House of God" (the world)
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While there are
MANY passages that talk about
the EVENTS occurring
AFTER the end of the
Great Commission of the Christian "
Kingdom"
and
MANY passages about the Fourth Kingdom
ruled by the ten "
kings/horns/virgins" that all
"
agree to give their Kingdom to the Beast"...
there are
FEW passages about Judgment on
those
OUTSIDE of the "
House of God".
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Here is the BOTTOM LINE:
The Last Saints preach about these things
during the "
Season and Time" on earth
AFTER the Revelation Beast is destroyed
as the Seventh Trumpet "
begins to sound".
This is information that remained "
closed-up"
and "
sealed" to all previous Saints. But the
Bible
PROMISED the Last Saints "
shall understand"
these Biblical mysteries [Dan 12:4 and 12:8-10]
and the Lord
PROMISED the Last Saints "
shall see"
the fulfillment of ALL Great Tribulation prophecies
("
signs") [Mat 24:15 and 24:33]... AND these
Last Saints would
PREACH these mysteries
as the Seventh Trumpet "
begins to sound"
[Rev 10:7-11]
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These shall make war with the Lamb---the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse---and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings---And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth----and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful----his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints---the armies which were in heaven---clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
What I have underlined all of that is referring to the wife that has made herself ready.
Yes, as we saw above the "
Bride" is the LAST FIRST...
the ten "
kings/horns/virgins" are commanded to
"
Come up Here" [Rev 11:12] and they are TAKEN
into the "
marriage" before the "
Door was Shut"
Mat 25:10
And while they
[foolish virgins] went to buy,
the bridegroom
[Jesus] came; and they that were ready
[the wise virgins] went in with him to the marriage:
and the door was shut.
Obviously the "
Door was Shut" after the "
Final Harvest"
of the "
kings/horns/virgins" of the Fourth Kingdom and
the "
marriage" is finished.
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In Revelation 18
the destruction of the Fourth Kingdom is shown [v.2]
as "
Babylon the Great is fallen, is fallen". The "
Final Harvest"
of Saints, immediately before the destruction of Babylon,
is shown [v.4] as the Lord Commands the Last Saints
to "
Come out of her, My people". And Saints are told
[v.20] to "
rejoice" over the destruction of Babylon
for "
God hath avenged you on her".
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In Revelation 19
the destruction of Babylon is shown [v.20] as the
False Prophet and Revelations Beast are "
cast alive"
into the eternal "
Lake-of-Fire". The "
Final Harvest"
immediately before destruction of the "
great harlot"
[v.2] is shown as the Saints are commanded [v.17]
to "
gather yourselves together unto the SUPPER of
the Great God". Then again [v.9] the "
Final Harvest"
is shown when the Saints are "
called unto the
MARRIAGE SUPPER of the Lamb". And once more
we see [v.2] that, when God destroys the Kingdom
of "
Babylon the Great", He also "
hath avenged the
blood of His servants".
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In Revelation 11
the destruction of Babylon is shown [v.13] as a
"
great earthquake", and the "
Final Harvest" is shown
[v.12] as the Last Saints are commanded to
"
Come up hither". And they "
ascended up to heaven
in a cloud". Again the "
Final Harvest" is shown occurring
immediately before destruction of the Fourth Beast.
However, this time, the Bible reveals [v.14] the TIME
for fulfillment of this event - just before the end of
the "
Second Woe"...
that is important.
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In Daniel 7
the destruction of the Fourth Beast is shown [v.11]
when "
the Beast was slain, and his body destroyed,
and given to the Burning Flame". The "
Final Harvest"
of Saints is shown [v.18] as "
the Saints of the Most High
shall take the Kingdom, and possess the Kingdom forever,
even for ever and ever". Again, the "
Final Harvest"
of the Great Tribulation Saints is shown [v.22] when
"
Judgment was given to the Saints of the Most High;
and the time came that the Saints possessed the
[eternal]
Kingdom".
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Again, the
POINT is the Bible gives MANY different
perspectives of the
SAME people/events and these
all must be harmonized before anyone can claim to
have found more than partial-truth. In fact, God
never intended Saints in the Jewish Kingdom to
understand the
END of their Kingdom and God
never intended Saints in the Christian Kingdom to
understand the Great Tribulation "
kings/horns/virgins"
of the Revelation Beast or the "
Season and Time"
on earth AFTER the Beast was destroyed and the
"
wise virgins" were commanded to "
Come up hither".
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