My deepest apologies for the lateness of this summary and questions. I’ll keep the email short.
Last week we went over chapters 14-16, focused a lot of our discussion on the harvest passage and the cup of God’s wrath poured out upon unbelief and and unrepentant world. We looked at the totality of the seven bowls that cause destruction upon the entirety of creation.
This week we’re reading chapters 17-18 and are introduced to the Great Prostitute and see the fall of Babylon described. Here’s some questions as you mull over what you read / have read:
We talked about the counterfeit trinity (Dragon, Beast, Prophet), it seems like the Great Prostitute could be a false Bride (the Church) – in what ways is the prostitute imitating the Church? In what key ways is she different? How/Why are people seduced by her and how can that be a warning for us?
There are some poems from groups lamenting the downfall of the prostitute, who are they and why are the lamenting her demise? In what ways were they attached to her and what can we glean from the metaphorical principles she embodies to apply to our own walks and lives?
Hope to see you all tomorrow evening at 7pm in the Geneva House.
