8.8. THE ABOMINABLE WINE OF THE ABOMINABLE WINE OF BABYLONBABYLON

LET’S REVIEWLET’S REVIEW......REVELATION 14REVELATION 14

First angel: Glorify & reveal God’s characterFirst angel: Glorify & reveal God’s character

First angel: God’s judgment hour is comeFirst angel: God’s judgment hour is come

First angel: God’s people must keep his Ten First angel: God’s people must keep his Ten Commandments including the SCommandments including the Sabbaabbathth

First angel: Glorify God [Health & temperance]First angel: Glorify God [Health & temperance]

First angel: Dead are in the grave until the first First angel: Dead are in the grave until the first resurrectionresurrection

BABYLON’S MESSAGE GOES BABYLON’S MESSAGE GOES CONTRARY TO GOD’S MESSAGECONTRARY TO GOD’S MESSAGE

REVELATION 14REVELATION 14- Babylon was God’s bride; but Babylon have Babylon was God’s bride; but Babylon have

apostatized [REVELATION 17].apostatized [REVELATION 17].- Babylon: Woman / Harlot / Church [System]Babylon: Woman / Harlot / Church [System]- Babylon: Sits upon many watersBabylon: Sits upon many waters- Babylon: [Religious Apostate System] fornicates Babylon: [Religious Apostate System] fornicates

with the kings of the earthwith the kings of the earth- Babylon: Mother with children born to herBabylon: Mother with children born to her- Babylon: Gives a cup with abominable wine to Babylon: Gives a cup with abominable wine to

earth’s inhabitantsearth’s inhabitants- Babylon: A religious system decked with silver, Babylon: A religious system decked with silver,

gold, and precious stones.gold, and precious stones.

BABYLON IS GUILTY: BLOOD BABYLON IS GUILTY: BLOOD OF THE SAINTSOF THE SAINTS

REVELATION 17:6REVELATION 17:6And I saw the And I saw the womanwoman drunken with the drunken with the bloodblood of of the the saintssaints, and with the , and with the blood of the martyrs of blood of the martyrs of JesusJesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with : and when I saw her, I wondered with

great admiration. great admiration.

THE SECOND ANGEL: BABYLON IS THE SECOND ANGEL: BABYLON IS FALLENFALLEN

REVELATION 14:8REVELATION 14:8 Babylon: Forces its wine on all of earth’s Babylon: Forces its wine on all of earth’s

inhabitants inhabitants Babylon: REVELATION 18:2, 3 Babylon: REVELATION 18:2, 3

- A habitation of devils- A habitation of devils- A place of unclean spirits- A place of unclean spirits- A place for every unclean and hateful bird- A place for every unclean and hateful bird

Babylon: All nations [Along with the kings of the Babylon: All nations [Along with the kings of the earth] drink of her abominable wineearth] drink of her abominable wine

Babylon: Merchants become rich with her Babylon: Merchants become rich with her delicaciesdelicacies

WHAT DOES WINE [BIBLE] REPRESENT?WHAT DOES WINE [BIBLE] REPRESENT?

MATTHEW 26:26-28MATTHEW 26:26-28

And as they were eating, Jesus took And as they were eating, Jesus took breadbread, and , and blessed [it], and brake [it], and gave [it] to the blessed [it], and brake [it], and gave [it] to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my bodythis is my body. And . And he took the he took the cupcup, and gave thanks, and gave [it] to , and gave thanks, and gave [it] to them, saying, them, saying, Drink ye all of itDrink ye all of it; For this is my ; For this is my bloodblood of the new testament, which is shed for many of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.for the remission of sins.

JOHN 6:63JOHN 6:63

It is the It is the spiritspirit that quickeneth; the that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.are spirit, and [they] are life.

JOHN 6:53-58JOHN 6:53-58

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the you, Except ye eat the fleshflesh of the Son of man, and of the Son of man, and drink his drink his bloodblood, , ye have no life in youye have no life in you. Whoso . Whoso eateth my flesheateth my flesh, and , and drinketh my blooddrinketh my blood, hath , hath eternal lifeeternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. ; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my For my flesh is meatflesh is meat indeed, and my indeed, and my blood is drink blood is drink indeedindeed. He that . He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in himblood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living . As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. that eateth me, even he shall live by me. This is that This is that bread which came down from heavenbread which came down from heaven: : not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

MATTHEW 9:17MATTHEW 9:17ELLEN G. WHITE, “ELLEN G. WHITE, “LIFT HIM UP”, LIFT HIM UP”,

CHAPTER 9CHAPTER 9

WINE=[TEACHINGS OF JESUS] WINE=[TEACHINGS OF JESUS] BOTTLES=[TEACHING OF THE BOTTLES=[TEACHING OF THE

PHARISEES]PHARISEES]

Neither do men put Neither do men put new winenew wine into into oldold bottlesbottles: : else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: and the bottles perish: but they put new wine but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preservedinto new bottles, and both are preserved. .

SDA BIBLE COMMENTARYSDA BIBLE COMMENTARY, Vol. 5, p. 1089.1, Vol. 5, p. 1089.1Jesus knew that He could do the scribes and Jesus knew that He could do the scribes and Pharisees no good, unless they would empty Pharisees no good, unless they would empty themselves of self-importance. He chose new themselves of self-importance. He chose new bottlesbottles for His for His new winenew wine of of doctrinedoctrine, and made fishermen , and made fishermen and unlearned believers the heralds of His truth to the and unlearned believers the heralds of His truth to the world. And yet, though His world. And yet, though His doctrinedoctrine seemed new to seemed new to the people, it was in fact not a the people, it was in fact not a new doctrinenew doctrine, but the , but the revelation of the significance of that which had been revelation of the significance of that which had been taught from the beginning. It was His design that His taught from the beginning. It was His design that His disciples should take the plain, disciples should take the plain, unadulterated truth for unadulterated truth for the guide of their lifethe guide of their life. . They were not to add to His They were not to add to His words, or give a forced meaning to His utterances. words, or give a forced meaning to His utterances. They were not to put a mystical interpretation upon They were not to put a mystical interpretation upon the plain teaching of the Scriptures, and draw from the plain teaching of the Scriptures, and draw from theological stores to build up some man-made theorytheological stores to build up some man-made theory. .

WHAT’S IN BABYLON’S CUP?WHAT’S IN BABYLON’S CUP?

REVELATION 17:3, 4REVELATION 17:3, 4...and I saw a ...and I saw a womanwoman sit upon a scarlet coloured sit upon a scarlet coloured

beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, havingprecious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in a golden cup in

her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornicationfornication..

WHAT’S THE FILTHINESS OF WHAT’S THE FILTHINESS OF BABYLON?BABYLON?

DEUTERONOMY 7:25, 26DEUTERONOMY 7:25, 26The The graven images of their godsgraven images of their gods shall ye burn with shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not fire: thou shalt not desiredesire the the silversilver or or goldgold [that is] [that is] on them, nor on them, nor take [it] unto theetake [it] unto thee, lest thou be snared , lest thou be snared therein: for it [is] an therein: for it [is] an abominationabomination to the LORD thy to the LORD thy God. God. Neither shalt thou bring an abomination Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine houseinto thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: , lest thou be a cursed thing like it: [but] thou shalt utterly [but] thou shalt utterly detest itdetest it, and thou shalt , and thou shalt utterly abhorutterly abhor it; for it [is] a it; for it [is] a cursedcursed thing. thing.

EXODUS 20: 4-6EXODUS 20: 4-6Graven images [Likeness of anything]Graven images [Likeness of anything]Worship images [Abomination]Worship images [Abomination]

ROMANS 1:23ROMANS 1:23

And And changed the glory of the uncorruptible changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.creeping things.

BABYLON’S ABOMINATIONS BABYLON’S ABOMINATIONS CONTINUES…CONTINUES…

DEUTERONOMY 18:9-12DEUTERONOMY 18:9-12When thou art come into the land which the LORD When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the the abominations of those nationsabominations of those nations. There shall not . There shall not be found among you [any one] that be found among you [any one] that maketh his son maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fireor his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that , [or] that useth useth divinationdivination, [or] an , [or] an observer of times, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witchenchanter, or a witch, Or a , Or a charmercharmer, or a , or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things [are] an necromancer. For all that do these things [are] an abomination unto the LORDabomination unto the LORD: and because of these : and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. out from before thee.

FALSE TEACHINGS & TRADITIONSFALSE TEACHINGS & TRADITIONSPROVERBS 28:9PROVERBS 28:9

He that He that turneth away his ear from hearing the turneth away his ear from hearing the lawlaw, even his prayer [shall be] abomination., even his prayer [shall be] abomination.

LUKE 16:15LUKE 16:15...Ye are they which ...Ye are they which justify yourselves before menjustify yourselves before men; ; but God knoweth your hearts: but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of Godthe sight of God..

JEREMIAH 13:27JEREMIAH 13:27I have seen thine adulteries, and thy I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighingsneighings, the , the lewdnesslewdness of thy of thy whoredomwhoredom, [and] thine , [and] thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when [shall it] once [be]?when [shall it] once [be]?

BABYLON’S ABOMINATIONS: BABYLON’S ABOMINATIONS: FORNICATION WITH KINGSFORNICATION WITH KINGS

REVELATION 17:2REVELATION 17:2With whom the With whom the kings of the earth have committed kings of the earth have committed fornicationfornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been , and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. Babylon’s made drunk with the wine of her fornication. Babylon’s [religious system] has Illicit relations with the [political [religious system] has Illicit relations with the [political system] of this world in order to push its agenda forward.system] of this world in order to push its agenda forward.

DEUTERONOMY 14:3DEUTERONOMY 14:3Thou shalt not Thou shalt not eateat any abominable thing. any abominable thing.

BABYLON’S ABOMINATIONS: BABYLON’S ABOMINATIONS: GUILTY OF SHEDDING INNOCENT GUILTY OF SHEDDING INNOCENT

BLOODBLOOD

EZEKIEL 22:2EZEKIEL 22:2

Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou wilt thou judge the bloody cityjudge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt show her all ? yea, thou shalt show her all her abominations. Then say thou, Thus saith the her abominations. Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herselfagainst herself to defile herself..

REVELATION 17:6REVELATION 17:6

And I saw the And I saw the woman drunken with the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesusmartyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I : and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.wondered with great admiration.

BABYLON’S ABOMINATIONS: SUN BABYLON’S ABOMINATIONS: SUN WORSHIPWORSHIP

EZEKIEL 8:16, 17EZEKIEL 8:16, 17And he brought me into the inner court of the And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, [were] about five and twenty men, the altar, [were] about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and LORD, and their faces toward the easttheir faces toward the east; ; and and they worshipped the sun toward the eastthey worshipped the sun toward the east. . Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen [this], O Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen [this], O son of man? son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here?which they commit here?

SUN WORSHIP: IDOLATRYSUN WORSHIP: IDOLATRY Who made the sun?Who made the sun? Was it [Sun] made for worship?Was it [Sun] made for worship? So what happens if/when you turn that day into a So what happens if/when you turn that day into a

day of worship? day of worship? IdolatryIdolatryEXODUSEXODUS 20:4 20:4

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above,

or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth...water under the earth...

Who made the first day of the week?Who made the first day of the week? Was it [First day] made for worship?Was it [First day] made for worship? So what happens if/when you turn that day into a So what happens if/when you turn that day into a

day of worship? day of worship? IdolatryIdolatry

ELLEN G. WHITE, ELLEN G. WHITE, THE GREAT THE GREAT CONTROVERSY, p. 389CONTROVERSY, p. 389

The Bible declares that before the coming of the The Bible declares that before the coming of the Lord, Satan will work "with all power and signs and Lord, Satan will work "with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness;" unrighteousness;" and they that "received not the and they that "received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved," will love of the truth, that they might be saved," will be left to receive "strong delusion, that theybe left to receive "strong delusion, that they should believe a lieshould believe a lie." [2 THESS. 2:9-11.] ." [2 THESS. 2:9-11.] Not until Not until this condition shall be reached, and the union of this condition shall be reached, and the union of the church with the world shall be fully the church with the world shall be fully accomplished, throughout Christendom, will the accomplished, throughout Christendom, will the fall of Babylon be completefall of Babylon be complete. The change is a . The change is a progressive one, and the perfect fulfillment of progressive one, and the perfect fulfillment of Revelation 14:8 is yet future. Revelation 14:8 is yet future.

ELLEN G.WHITE, ELLEN G.WHITE, TESTIMONIES TO TESTIMONIES TO MINISTERS, pp.61, 62MINISTERS, pp.61, 62

……God has a church upon the earth who are His chosen God has a church upon the earth who are His chosen people, who keep His commandments. He is leading, people, who keep His commandments. He is leading, not straynot stray offshootsoffshoots, , not one here and one there, not one here and one there, but a peoplebut a people. ...The gospel net draws not only good . ...The gospel net draws not only good fish, but bad ones as well, and the Lord only knows fish, but bad ones as well, and the Lord only knows who are His. It is our individual duty to walk humbly who are His. It is our individual duty to walk humbly with God. We are not to seek any strange, new with God. We are not to seek any strange, new message. We are not to think that the chosen ones of message. We are not to think that the chosen ones of God who are trying to walk in the light compose God who are trying to walk in the light compose Babylon. Babylon. The fallen denominational churches are The fallen denominational churches are Babylon. Babylon has been fostering poisonous Babylon. Babylon has been fostering poisonous doctrines. The wine of error…doctrines. The wine of error…

SHE CONTINUES…SHE CONTINUES………This wine of error is made up of false doctrines, This wine of error is made up of false doctrines, such as the natural immortality of the soul, the such as the natural immortality of the soul, the eternal torment of the wicked, the denial of the pre-eternal torment of the wicked, the denial of the pre-existence of Christ prior to His birth in Bethlehem, existence of Christ prior to His birth in Bethlehem, and advocating and exalting the first day of the and advocating and exalting the first day of the week above God's holy and sanctified dayweek above God's holy and sanctified day. These . These and kindred errors are presented to the world by the and kindred errors are presented to the world by the various churchesvarious churches, and thus the Scriptures are , and thus the Scriptures are fulfilled that say, 'For all nations have drunk of the fulfilled that say, 'For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.' wine of the wrath of her fornication.' It is a wrath It is a wrath which is created by false doctrines, and when kings which is created by false doctrines, and when kings and presidents drink this wine of the wrath of her and presidents drink this wine of the wrath of her fornication, they are stirred with anger against those fornication, they are stirred with anger against those who will not come into harmony with the false and who will not come into harmony with the false and satanic heresies which exalt the false Sabbath, and satanic heresies which exalt the false Sabbath, and lead men to trample underfoot God's memoriallead men to trample underfoot God's memorial.... ....

........But the true leader of all this rebellion is Satan But the true leader of all this rebellion is Satan clothed as an angel of lightclothed as an angel of light. . Men will be deceived Men will be deceived and will exalt him to the place of God, and deify and will exalt him to the place of God, and deify him. But Omnipotence will interpose, and to the him. But Omnipotence will interpose, and to the apostate churches that unite in the exaltation of apostate churches that unite in the exaltation of Satan, the sentence will go forthSatan, the sentence will go forth, 'Therefore shall , 'Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.'" ...her.'" ...The object of preaching is not alone to The object of preaching is not alone to convey information, not merely to convince the convey information, not merely to convince the intellect. The preaching of the word should intellect. The preaching of the word should appeal to the intellect, and should impart appeal to the intellect, and should impart knowledge, but it should do more than this. The knowledge, but it should do more than this. The words of the minister should reach the hearts of words of the minister should reach the hearts of the hearersthe hearers….….

IS HAVING A CLEAN HEART IS HAVING A CLEAN HEART SUFFICIENT?SUFFICIENT?

REVELATION 18:1, 2, 4REVELATION 18:1, 2, 4And after these things I saw another angel come And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. And I heard cage of every unclean and hateful bird. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plaguessins, and that ye receive not of her plagues . .

GOD’S END-TIME REMNANTGOD’S END-TIME REMNANTEZEKIEL 9:4EZEKIEL 9:4

And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereofdone in the midst thereof..

REVELATION 21:27REVELATION 21:27

And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or [maketh] a lieabomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are : but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.written in the Lamb's book of life.