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Babylon the Greathas fallen!

Has she hurt herself?

Babylon the Great

has fallen!



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3 Chapter 1: Walking with Jesus in white garments

10 Chapter 2: The secret of the seven trumpets disclosed

14 Chapter 3: The battle of the dragon class

17 Chapter 4: The “wild beast” and its image identified

23 Chapter 5: Munich’s Oktoberfest in God’s purpose

25 Chapter 6: God’s wonderful plagues

28 Chapter 7: The end of the “great harlot” is near!

32 Chapter 8: Dinner with God

34 Chapter 9: Doctors in God’s purpose

35 Chapter 10: Escaping “second death”

38 Chapter 11: God’s wonderful new world

42 Appendix A: Bringing order into Jehovah’s household

44 Appendix B: The Lake of fire – a symbol of destruction?

47 Appendix C: ‘Jehovah’s word keeps moving speedily’

50 Appendix D: The Internet – Satan’s trap

han van Helden, [email protected], http://svhelden.gmxhome.de

Stephan van Helden

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1: WALKING WITH JESUS IN WHITE GARMENTS

“No wicked ones at all will understand.” (Daniel 12:10)

Many books have been written about the so-called “Revelation.” However, all attempts to

explain it were biased and influenced by falsereligion’s dogmas. We will now candidly exam-ine this book to find out its real meaning.

At the very beginning of the book of Revela-tion, we find information about its origin: “Arevelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave

him, to show his slaves the things that

must shortly take place. And he sent forth

his angel and presented it in signs

through him to his slave John.” (Revela-

tion 1:1) This verse shows how trustworthythe Revelation is: God gave it to Jesus; he gaveit to his angels; those gave it “in signs” to the

apostle John who wrote it down for God’s other“slaves,” who, for their part, should explainthem to the rest of mankind. This method isoften called “Chinese whispers” or “telephonegame” and, according to Encyclopaedia Wikipe-

dia, “the statement announced by the last …

[participant] differs significantly … from the

one uttered by the first.” Hence the Revelation

must be interpreted to find the real meaning.

Originally the text was directed to Asians

The first verse clearly explains that th

content is actually not directed to all humansnot even to God’s true servants, but only to “hi

slaves.” Today we would call them “employees,

so the Revelation is something like a collection

of divine work rules. But still the content is o

interest for us, because besides work instruc

tions it also contains prophecies related to ou

own future.

However, the first part of the message i

outdated, for John wrote: “The appointed

time is near.” (Revelation 1:3). Since thtime had already been “near” more than 190

years ago, it surely is over now. Furthermore

John directs these words particularly “to th

seven congregations that are in the dis

trict of Asia.” (Revelation 1:4) So the initia

verses of the Revelation concern only Asian

who lived in the early 2nd century C. E.

John gives them regards “from ‘The On

who is and who was and who is coming,and from the seven spirits that are befor

his throne.” (Revelation 1:4) Since “seve

spirits” are “before his throne,” the person can

be Jehovah God, for “anyone who consults

spirit … is something detestable to Jehovah

– Deuteronomy 18:11, 12.

The Author of the Message

The next verse provides an important hint

It tells us that the person sitting on the thronis also called “ the Ruler of the kings of th

earth.” (Revelation 1:5) It is nobody els

than “the ruler of this world,” Satan, the Devi

(John 12:31) John also gives regards “from

Jesus Christ, ‘the Faithful Witness.’”

Revelation 1:5 .


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Jesus’ heavenly existence

Revelation 1:5 says that Jesus Christ is “the

faithful witness.” The Psalmist however said

that “the moon” is the “faithful witness.” (Psalm

89:37) Consequently the moon is Jesus Christ in

his heavenly existence. That explains why there

are so many similarities between the worship

of the Roman sun-god Mitra and that of Jesus

Christ.

This insight helps us understand another proph-

ecy. Jesus foretold that during his presence

“the moon will not give its light.” (Matthew

24:9) That is easy to understand: As the Moon

will be on earth as Jesus Christ, he cannot at

the same time stand in the sky and give light.

Messages “in the Lord’s Day”

The cooperation of Jesus and the Devil will

spell trouble for the earth. “All the tribes of

the earth will beat themselves in grief be-

cause of him.” (Revelation 1:7) No wonder

that John who was “in company with Jesus”

and was “speaking about God and bearing

witness to Jesus” was exiled to “the isle that

is called Patmos.” (Revelation 1:8, 9). Even

today, banishing all Christian preachers to a

desert island would be an option worth consid-

ering.

Now the message to second-century Asians

is concluded, and John “came to be in the

Lord’s day.” (John 1:10) “The Lord’s day” is

not Sunday which is dedicated to “the Lord’s”

worship in apostate Christianity. Rather, “the

Lord’s day” has always been Sabbath, modern

Saturday. (Exodus 20:8) Hence John received

this message on a Saturday, probably in the

morning, while his non-exiled brothers carried

out their house-to-house witnessing.

John says: “I heard behind me a strongvoice like that of a trumpet.” (Revelation

1:10) Since he did write about Asia before, thvoice likely belongs to Dumbo or another elephant. But when he looks back, he cannot sethe animal anymore. Rather, he sees a “manclothed with a garment that reached down

to the feet, and girded at the breasts with a

golden girdle. … And he had in his righ

hand seven stars.” (Revelation 1:13, 16

This person provides a fine example for modernChristians regarding the length of garments.

Seven Stars

The first five of the seven stars are obviously the five stars of a five-star hotel. This facimplies that he originates from a hotel-owne

family. That applies to Jesus Christ who said“In my Father's house are many rooms.” – Joh14:2, NIV .

The sixth star is without doubt the communist red star. As well as the fathers of communism, Jesus wants to create a “classlessstateless and oppression-free society.” Thsevenths star finally is the “star, which bear

your name,” according to the famous German

Schlager song Ein Stern, der deinen Namen

trägt by DJ Ötzi. That too hints at JesuChrist, for “he calls his own sheep by name. – John 10:3.

Jesus has in his right hand the five stars of a hotel


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Counsel for Apostates

It seems that he was a bit confused at thistime, as he said: “I am the First and theLast, and the living one; and I became

dead, but, look! I am living forever and

ever.” (Revelation 1:18) But it is also possible

that this description has been distorted by oraltradition.

Anyway, Jesus praises the apostates andsays to them: “I know … that you cannotbear bad men, and that you put those to

the test who say they are apostles, but they

are not, and you found them liars.” (Reve-

lation 2:1) Apostates “cannot bear bad men,”such as the members of the “faithful and dis-creet slave,” and “found them liars.” (Matthew

24:45). Jesus reminds them: “Remember fromwhat you have fallen.” (Revelation 2:5) They should time and again think about howfutile their life as Jehovah’s Witnesses had been.

Praise and Reprimand

Jesus finally praises them for hating “thedeeds of the sect of Nicolaus.” (Revelation

2:6) This cult still has many followers in Eu-rope. They praise their founder Nicolaus (or

Nicolas) by bothering innocent children withgifts every year on December 6.

Jesus condemns “the deeds of the sect of Nicolaus”

‘Teachings of asses’ spread from Brooklyn

After that, Jesus says to the inhabitants oNew York City: “I know where you ar

dwelling, that is, where the throne of Sa

tan is.” (Revelation 2:13) Why is “the thron

of Satan” in New York? Because “you havthere those holding fast the teaching o

Balaam.” (Revelation 2:14). “Balaam” i

used here as a symbol for “ass,” for the fals

prophet Balaam was detained by a speakin

ass (Numbers 22:28) A part of New York City i

Brooklyn, where ‘teachings of asses’ (or donkeys) are put about. Not for nothing, the December 2006 Awake! issue asked: “What WoulWe Do Without Donkeys?”

The “Reward”

What reward does Jesus promise his followers? He says: “To him that conquers I wil

give some of the hidden manna, and I wil

give him a white pebble.” (Revelation 2:17

But even of the fresh manna, the Israelite

said: “Our soul has come to abhor the con

temptible bread.” – Numbers 21:5.

The “hidden manna” that is lying for mor

than 3,000 years in a jar in the Ark of the Covenant is surely stale and hence is not really anattractive reward. The same can be said of th“white pebble” – pebbles may have been rare onthe island of Patmos, but today lots of them ca

be found in every river and at every beach.


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His Real Intentions

Then Jesus shows his true colors. He saysabout an attractive woman: “I am about tothrow her into a sickbed. … And her chil-

dren I will kill with deadly plague. … And

to him that conquers … I will give authori-

ty over the nations, and he shall shepherdthe people with an iron rod so that they

will be broken to pieces.” (Revelation 2:22,

23, 26, 27) He will, however, not only ‘throwpeople into a sickbed,’ “kill them” and ‘break

them into pieces,’ but he also announces that

he “shall come as a thief.” (Revelation 3:3) Indeed, like “a thief” he steals the lives of mil-

lions of people who day after day toil for himbut will receive only a spoon of rotten mannaand a lousy pebble in return.

No wonder he says about these people:“They shall walk with me in white [gar-

ments] … He that conquers will thus be

arrayed in white outer garments.” (Revela-

tion 3:4, 5) Indeed, Jesus and his disciples willbe taken to the locked ward of a psychiatrichospital if they continue like that. Regardingone of his disciples, Jesus says: “I will makeacknowledgment of his name before my

Father and before his angels.” (Revelation

3:5) The “angels” obviously stand for the doc-tors and referees in the nuthouse, who look likeangels with their white coats. The “father”

must be the senior physician since they are “hisangels.”

Jesus Raises False Hopes

Jesus immediately holds out to his disciplesthe prospect of escape from the locked ward. Henames himself as the one “who has the key,… who opens so that no one will shut” and

adds: “I have set before you an opened door,which no one can shut.” (Revelation 3:7, 8) He promises: “I will also keep you from thehour of test. … I am coming quickly.” (Rev-

elation 3:10, 11) With the “hour of test” hesurely meant the weekly round of the seniorphysician, so he pointed out that the escapewould be at hand.

Jesus “shall come as a thief”

Obviously he noticed that a spoon of rottenmanna and a worthless white pebble are noenough as a reward for a life full of privationsBut even the add-on that he promises is noreally attractive: “The one that conquers – will make him a pillar in the temple of my

God, and he will by no means go out from

it anymore, and I will write upon him th

name of my God.” (Revelation 3:12) Thprospect of getting branded with God’s nam

and gathering dust forever and ever as a pillain his temple is for sure no real incentive tpotential disciples.

Profiteering

Of course Jesus needs money to fund hicommercial activities. Like the modern ad industry, he arouses needs that the potentiacustomers never thought of, and then offers corresponding product: “You do not know youare miserable and pitiable and poor and

blind and naked. I advise you to buy from

me gold refined by fire … and white oute

garments … and eyesalve.” (Revelation

3:17, 18) Interestingly, he sells jewelry, textileand healthcare products – goods that are mainly purchased by women.


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Breaking decorum, Jesus inviteshimself for dinner at the people’s

homes. “I am standing at the doorand knocking. If anyone hears

my voice and opens the door, I

will come into his house and take

the evening meal with him.”

(Revelation 3:20) It is possiblethough that this text refers to salesevents similar to today’s Tupperware

parties where Jesus advertises hisgold, his clothes and his eyesalve.

Now Jesus reveals how he cameto the muddled statements men-tioned before: “I immediately cameto be in the power of the spirit [of

wine].” (Revelation 4:2) We know

from the gospels that Jesus liked todrink wine. (John 2:9; Matthew26:27) He often referred to wine inhis teachings, so we can assume thathe made full use of it himself. (Luke5:37; Matthew 20:1) Not for nothingthe people said that he was “given to

drinking wine.” – Matthew 11:19.

Forms of Therapy

Now Jesus takes up the picture of the nut-

house again. (Revelation 3:5) He explains: “Athrone was in its position, … and there is

one seated upon the throne. … And round

about the throne there are twenty-four

thrones, and upon these thrones I saw

seated twenty-four elders dressed in white

outer garments.” (Revelation 4:2 -4) Hedescribes a group therapy session, with a psy-chologist sitting ‘enthroned’ in the middle andtwenty-four patients – former Jehovah’s Wit-nesses elders – sitting around.

The “rainbow” round about the throne indi-

cates that the hospital cooperates with Green-peace – that is in harmony with God’s plan “tobring to ruin those ruining the earth.” – Reve-lation 11:18.

Now he describes thform of therapy in detai“Out of the throne ther

are proceeding light

nings and voices and

thunders.” (Revelation

4:5) Of course, the “voicesare not really coming “ou

of the throne,” but thpatients think that iwould be so. Obviouslthey suffer from a schizophrenic psychosis anhear voices. The Germaedition of EncyclopaediWikipedia says about thidisease: “Many affecte

people consider themselves as chosen ones.

Indeed, some even viewthemselves as God’

channel of communication.

The doctors use “lightnings … and thun

ders” to treat this disorder. That is a correc

paraphrase of the modern electroconvulsivtherapy (ECT) that could be understood by 1

and 2nd century readers. This verse emphasizethe Bible’s scientific accuracy.

The patients in the locked ward must bmonitored continuously. Jesus describes thisituation as follows: “Before the throne theris, as it were, a glassy sea like crystal. …

And around the throne there are four liv

ing creatures that are full of eyes in fron

and behind. … Round about and under

neath they are full of eyes.” (Revelation

4:6, 8) Many doors and walls in the mentahospital are vitreous. The ‘four creatures full oeyes’ indicate that there are observation cameras everywhere, looking in all four directions.


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The End of Their Stay

John now describes his own feelings whilewriting down his vision: “I gave way to a great deal of weeping.” (Revelation 5:4) Hewas a disciple of Jesus himself – seeing his ownfuture must have shocked him.

But one of the elders from the vision com-forts him: “Stop weeping! Look, the Lion …has won the victory.” (Revelation 5:5, NLT) Suddenly John sees “standing in the midstof the throne and of the four living crea-

tures and in the midst of the elders a lamb

as though it had been slaughtered.” (Reve-

lation 5:6) So John becomes a witness of a lionkilling a lamb.

The “lion” doubtless represents the health

care reform that abandons hospitalization for

unpromising patients. Rather, such inmatesare “slaughtered,” whereby Jesus’ prophecyabout the end of their hospitalization is ful-filled. (Revelation 3:11) To prevent the affectedpatients from offering resistance, there are“bowls … full of incense” in the clinic. (Rev-elation 5:8) Shortly before their slaughter, theelders are drugged.

Claims to Power

How will the remaining Jehovah’s Witness-

es in Brooklyn react? They are “saying with aloud voice: ‘The Lamb that was slaugh-tered is worthy to receive the power and

riches and wisdom and strength and hon-

or and glory and blessing.’” (Revelation

5:12) This is a clever move, for “the Lamb” hasbeen slaughtered, so it cannot at all receivepower and honor by itself. Hence “power and

riches and wisdom” are given to the Lamb’s

alleged representatives in Brooklyn.

Now John turns to some other topics. Thecameras represented by the “four living crea-tures” are no more required to monitor thenuthouse inmates (as these have been slaugh-tered), thus they are used for TV broadcastsnow. (Revelation 5:14) John reports: “I heardone of the four living creatures shout with

a voice like thunder. It said, ‘Come out!’

Then I saw a white horse. Its rider … had

already won some victories, and he went

out to win more.” – Revelation 6:1, 2, CEV .

Indeed, John saw the pictures of a TV camera that filmed a Formula One race. The “whit

horse” surely represents a white racecar buil

by Ferrari, the trademark of which is a horseIts driver “already won some victories” thi

year, and he will “win more” and become worl

champion.

Further Development

Later John hears “ a voice in the midst othe four living creatures saying, A liter o

wheat for a denarius a day’ s wages, and

three liters of barley for a denarius; and

do not hurt the oil and the wine.” (Revela

tion 6:6, GNT) He does not speak of literawheat and barley, for these grains are usuallsold by weight, not in liters. Rather, he is referring to the increasing petrol prices. “Wheat

and “barley” represent all kinds of grain tha

are more and more manufactured into biofueIt is impossible though to make fuel from oiand wine, hence there is no need to misuse o„hurt“ these groceries.

Now John is reminded of the elders whwere taken into a nuthouse and have fallenvictim to the health care reform there. He see“ the souls of those slaughtered because o

the word of God and because of the witnes

work that they used to have.” (Revelation6:9) He also gets to know that “their fellowslaves and their brothers … were about t

be killed as they also had been.” – Revela

tion 6:11.

“Three liters of barley” are not

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Political Development

Next, John describes the political develop-

ment in Germany: “The sun became black as

sackcloth of hair, and the entire moon

became as blood.” (Revelation 6:12) It is a

matter of common knowledge that heaven is

often used as a symbol for human governments

in the Bible. A famous theological book says:

“The ‘heavens’ now are made up of man-made

governments.” – You Can Live Forever in Par-

adise on Earth, page 160.

Hence the government should become

“black” and “[red] as blood.” This prophecy was

fulfilled in 2005 when a Grand Coalition of

CDU/CSU and SPD came to power in Germa-

ny. It was called the “black-red government”due to the colors traditionally associated with

the involved parties. This is a fine example of a

Bible prophecy that is fulfilled right before our

eyes and surely strengthens our trust in the

creator’s promises.

The Origin of Natural Disasters

Now John gets to know who is behind the

natural disasters that have stroke the earthduring the recent decades. He sees “four an-

gels to whom it was granted to harm the

earth and the sea.” (Revelation 7:2) Anoth-

er angel sets bounds to them for a short time

and instructs them: “Do not harm the earth

or the sea or the trees, until after we have

sealed the slaves of our God in their fore-

heads.” – Revelation 7:3 .

The “slaves of our God,” that is, the follow-

ers of Jesus, have been “slaughtered” and

“killed” in the meantime. (Revelation 5:6; 6:11)

They have to be “sealed” or preserved so that

they can become “a pillar in the temple of …

God.” – Revelation 3:12.

John acts if these slaughtered elders could

still talk – it seems that he was still “in th

power of the spirit [of wine].” (Revelation 4:2

He “hears” one of the elders say: “These wh

are dressed in the white robes, who ar

they? … They have washed their robes and

made them white in the blood of thLamb.” (Revelation 7:13, 14) This statemen

confirms that there was really no cure for th

schizophrenic psychosis of these elders: Even

after their death, they still think that one could

‘make robes white in blood.’

John is brought down to earth and says re

garding the elders: “They will hunger n

more nor thirst anymore, neither will th

sun beat down upon them nor any scorching heat, because” they are dead. – Revela

tion 7:16, 17 .

Later in the prophecy, John gets to know

further details about the German TV program

global dominance and other topics. This will b

discussed in the following chapter.

“The sun became black … and the

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2: THE SECRET OF THE SEVEN TRUMPETS DISCLOSED

“They will desire to die but death keeps fleeing from them.” (Revelation 9:6, 7)

The next chapters of Revelation also do con-

tain light for our days. But at first John claimsthat “a silence occurred in heaven forabout a half hour.” (Revelation 8:1) In factit likely was an audio dropout during transmis-sion. After that he watches an angel who took“ some of the fire of the altar and hurled it

to the earth. And thunders occurred … and

lightnings.” (Revelation 8:5) By this we canrecognize that the following vision involves theTV program which uses electrical signals – often depicted as flashes or “lightnings” – to send pictures and “voices” into the people’s

houses, quasi “to the earth.”

This vision is about “the seven angelswith the seven trumpets.” (Revelation 8:6) Trumpets are usually used in German folksymusic (“Volkstümliche Musik”). Hence the

“seven trumpets” are related to seven folksy

music TV shows which usually are aired onSaturday, “the Lord’s day.”

“The first one blew his trumpet. And

there occurred a hail and fire mingled

with blood, and it was hurled to theearth.” (Revelation 8:7) The first “trumpet”

represents the show “Lustige Musikanten”

(“Jolly Musicians”) that was aired from 1971 on

by German TV station ZDF. “Hail and fire”

stand for the drums and fiery melodies thatwere performed during this program. Thesewere “mingled with blood” as the musicians

sang with all their heart (and therefore their“blood”).

“The seven angels with the seven trumpets”

Because the people back then could only re

ceive two or three TV stations, this mixturwas, so to speak, “hurled to the earth,” that is

it has hard to avoid. The consequences werdevastating: “ A third of the earth wa

burned up, and a third of the trees wa

burned up, and all the green vegetation

was burned up.” (Revelation 8:7) Even ithe second year of its airing, 1972, HelmuKohl was elected to chairman of the CDU party; later he became chancellor and responsiblfor the current economic hardship in western

Germany. Shortly thereafter, a great oil crisihit the western society that even led to a carless Sunday in Germany. The consequences othis TV show were really terrible.

Other Shows

“And the second angel blew his trum

pet. And something like a great mountain

burning with fire was hurled into the sea.

(Revelation 8:8) The second “trumpet” i

the TV show “Musikantenstadl” (“Musician

Barn”) that is aired on ZDF since 1983. Its firsand longstanding host was “something like

great mountain burning with fire,” the Austri

an Karl Moik. A writer called him an “implementation of Austria’s primal morondom an

the main representative of public foolishnessHe “was hurled into the sea,” that is, let loos

into the world.

This program too had disastrous consequences: “A third of the sea became bloodand a third of the creatures that are in th

sea which have souls died.” (Revelation

8:8, 9) The “sea” doubtless represents the “seof people,” the population. Before commercia

television was introduced in Germany, up to “

third” of all Germans watched the “Musikan

tenstadl.” These people quasi “died,” for the

were not responsive to anything else during thshow.


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John further says: “A third of the boatswere wrecked.” (Revelation 8:9) “Boats”connect continents; hence they are likely usedhere as a symbol for relationships. Many rela-tionships got broken because one partner lovedthe “Musikantenstadl” while the other could

not stand it.

“And the third angel blew his trumpet.

And a great star burning as a lamp fell

from heaven, and it fell upon a third of the

rivers and upon the fountains of waters.”

(Revelation 8:10) This third “trumpet” wasthe TV show “Heimatmelodie” (“Homeland

Melody”), aired from 1984 to 1995 on RTL. The

“great star” represents the two hosts, Marianneand Michael, who already were stars in thefolksy music business. They “fell from heaven,”

that is, from public television, and hosted the

first folksy music show in Germany’s commer-cial TV. Hence a part of the “rivers” or licensefees of public TV stations ran dry, as more andmore of their “fountains of waters” – the feepayers – switched to commercial TV.

John summarizes the impact of that show:“Many of the men died.” (Revelation 8:11)

Only a small proportion of the population couldreceive RTL; that’s why only “many” people

were harmed, not “a third” of the population as

with former programs.

“And the fourth angel blew his trumpet.

And a third of the sun was smitten and a

third of the moon and a third of the stars,

in order that a third of them might be

darkened and the day might not have il-

lumination for a third of it, and the night

likewise.” (Revelation 8:12) The fourth“trumpet” is the “Grand Prix der Volksmusik”

(“Grand Prix of Traditional Music”), an annualregional song contest for folksy music, firstheld in 1986 and broadcasted in Germany,Switzerland, Austria and Italy. That sun, moonand stars were “darkened” and a third of day

and night was lacking “illumination” para-

phrases how the viewers of this show are heldin aberration and spiritual darkness. No won-der that “ an eagle flying in midheaven[said] … with a loud voice: ‘ Woe, woe, woe

to those dwelling on the earth because of

the … trumpets!’” – Revelation 8:13 .

A Single Perpetrator

“And the fifth angel blew his trumpet

And I saw a star that had fallen from

heaven to the earth.” (Revelation 9:1) Th

“star that had fallen” is Karl Moik, the long

time host of the “Musikantenstadl” TV show

He was sacked by ZDF in 2005, causing protests from a number of viewers. “The key o

the pit of the abyss was given him,” that is

he had to retire. – Revelation 9:1.

But for the moment, “he opened the pit o

the abyss, and smoke ascended out of th

pit. … And out of the smoke locusts cam

forth upon the earth. … And they were told

to harm no vegetation of the earth nor any

green thing nor any tree, but only … men.(Revelation 9:2-4) Before he left, Karl Moi

unleashed a crowd of silly folksy musicians on

an unsuspecting world. They caused no harm

to the “vegetation,” but to “men” however.

Next the vision gets on to people wh

were forced by their mates to watch folks

music shows against their will: “These should

be tormented. … And in those days th

men will seek death but will by no mean

find it, and they will desire to die bu

death keeps fleeing from them.” – Revela

tion 9:5, 6 .

“And the sixth angel blew his trumpet

And I heard one voice … say to the sixth

angel, who had the trumpet: ‘Untie th

four angels that are bound at the grea

river Eu phrates.’” (Revelation 9:13, 14) Th

“four angels” or “messengers” of folksy musi

mentioned here are Marianne and Michae Andy Borg and Florian Silbereisen, four fa

mous TV hosts. “ And the four angels wer

untied … to kill a third of the men.” (Reve

lation 9:15) With different TV shows, the

reach a large percentage of the public; and wit

their good-mood-singsong they transfer th

people to a deathlike state of trance.


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The vision compares the performing musi-cians to horses and says: “Out of theirmouths fire and smoke and sulphur issued

forth.” (Revelation 9:17) The music torturesthe audience like fire, and like smoke it obfus-cates their mind. Like toxic sulphur, the mean-ingless lyrics poison everyone exposed to such

music. “T he authority of the horses is intheir mouths and in their tails; for their

tails are like serpents and have heads, and

with these they do harm.” (Revelation 9:19) The “tails” that “are like serpents and have

heads” are the microphones with their attached

cables. With “their mouths and … their tails”

– their singing and the microphones transmit-ting it – “they do harm.”

Bad TV Program

Folksy music shows are not the only plagueon TV. John reports: “I saw another strongangel descending from heaven, … and he

had in his hand a little scroll opened. …

And he cried out with a loud voice just as

when a lion roars. And when he cried out,

the seven thunders uttered their own voic-

es.” – Revelation 10:1-3 .

Obviously the “scroll opened” contains the

TV program, with the “seven thunders” repre-

senting the seven days of the week. When theangel saw what will be featured, “he cried out

with a loud voice.” John explains: “I took the

little scroll out of the hand of the angel

and ate it up. … When I had eaten it up,

my belly was made bitter.” (Revelation

10:10) Indeed, he came to be in a bad moodwhen he saw the program.

Microsoft und Google are the “two witnesses”

Events in Cyberspace

Now John proceeds to another subject. Jesus says to him: “ As for the courtyard that ioutside the temple sanctuary, cast it clea

out and do not measure it, because it ha

been given to the nations, and they wil

trample the holy city underfoot for fortytwo months.” (Revelation 11:2) The “courtyard that it outside the temple sanctuary

represents the virtual world that is, so tspeak, outside of the physical world – the Internet or Cyberspace.

It would be there that Brooklyn – the selfappointed “holy city” – should be ‘trampled foforty-two months.’ Forty-two months, or threand a half years, are the average life span of

computer. That means that people will levecriticism at the Watchtower Society as long athe Internet exists.

Jesus continues: “And I will cause mytwo witnesses to prophesy a thousand tw

hundred and sixty days dressed in sack

cloth. These are symbolized by the tw

olive trees and the two lampstands and

are standing before the Lord of the earth.

(Revelation 11:3, 4) The “two witnesses” ar

Microsoft and Google. As long as a computer iin use – on average about three and a halyears or “a thousand two hundred and sixt

days” – it uses Microsoft software and Googlservices. Like “two lampstands,” their technol

ogies enlighten the world.

They are quasi standing directly “before th

Lord of the earth,” that is, they think they araccountable to none except God. “If anyonwants to harm them, fire issues forth from

their mouths and devours their enemies

and if anyone should want to harm them

in this manner he must be killed.” (Revela

tion 11:5) Indeed, so far no one managed tseriously harm one of these “two witnesses.

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Jesus explains how much power these “two

witnesses” have: “These have the authority

to shut up heaven.” (Revelation 11:6) “Heaven” stands for the Internet which covers

all the earth, just as literal heaven does. Byremoving them from their index, Google can

“shut up” any websites from the world. Mi-crosoft too ‘shuts up’ many websites from the

users of their browser because it does not com-ply with standards.

The Authority of the

“Two Witnesses” Established

Jesus continues to explain: “They have au-thority … to strike the earth with every

sort of plague as often as they wish.” (Rev-

elation 11:6) In fact, especially Microsoftkeeps ‘striking the earth with every sort of

plagues’ in the form of updates, new versions

and new error messages.

Google ‘strikes’ other companies by offering

similar products for free. But “when theyhave finished their witnessing, the wild

beast that ascends out of the abyss will

make war with them and conquer them

and kill them.” (Revelation 11:7) The politi-

cal “wild beast” will take fright because of thepower of the “two witnesses.” Even now the

European Commission has inflicted enormousfines on Microsoft.

Temporarily, they will manage to “kill” Mi-

crosoft and Google, i. e. to restrict their abilityto act. But men “of the peoples … do not lettheir corpses be laid in a tomb;” they wantto continue to use the “two witnesses’” prod-

ucts. (Revelation 11:8, 9) After some years,

Microsoft and Google will have won their cases,and “great fear fell upon those beholdingthem. … And their enemies beheld them.”

(Revelation 11:11, 12) This development willhave high impact on the whole industry. “Sev-en thousand persons were killed,” that is,get laid off. – Revelation 11:13 .

The Last Trumpet

Now John returns to the seven angels withthe seven trumpets. “The seventh angel blewhis trumpet.” (Revelation 11:15) That happened in 2007, when ZDF announced to reducthe number of folksy music shows. So to speak

‘the last trumpet had been blown.’ How dipeople respond to this announcement? The“fell upon their faces and worshiped God

saying: ‘We thank you, Jehovah God, th

Almighty, the One who is and who was.’

– Revelation 11:16, 17 .

After that, John witnesses a not so beautiful scene. He says to God: “Your own wrathcame, and the appointed time … to giv

their reward to your slaves.” (Revelation

11:18) Apparently it was the end of the month

and God became angry because he had to payout his employee’s wages. “There occurred

lightnings and voices and thunders and

an earthquake and a great hail” as aexpression of his wrath. (Revelation 11:19That shows us that we should never expect reward from Jehovah.

The Revelation really contains precious information about folksy music, the future oMicrosoft and the reward awaiting true Christians. But what does the Revelation say aboudealing with wild beasts and great harlotsWhy will the people be so sad that God has twipe the tears from their eyes? These questionwill be answered in the subsequent chapters.

Karl Moik hosting the “Musikantenstadl” TV show


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3: THE BATTLE OF THE DRAGON CLASS

“Michael and his angels battled with the dragon, and the dragon and its angels battled.” (Rev. 12:7)

John reports: “A great sign was seen in

heaven, a woman.” (Revelation 12:1) Thatthe woman is called a “ great sign” indicates

that she was very fat. She was “arrayed with

the sun, and the moon was beneath her

feet, and on her head was a crown of

twelve stars, and she was pregnant.”

(Revelation 12:1, 2) The “woman” is the Ger-

manic goddess Frigg. John could see her clear-

ly, for he had the vision before she spun the

clouds. According to Encyclopaedia Wikpedia,

“Frigg is the highest goddess.” That’s why “the

moon” – Jesus Christ – is “beneath her feet,”

that is, subject to her.

The “crown of twelve stars” imply that she

dominates over all twelve palaces of Asgard;

indeed she is the “queen of Asgard.” Asgard is

the capital city of the Norse Gods and, accord-

ing to a German reference book, is described as

“some kind of kingdom of heaven.” Hence Frigg

is the chief ruler of the “kingdom of the heav-ens.” (Matthew 5:3) She is also the patroness of

motherhood, therefore the Revelation pictures

her as “pregnant.”

John continues: “She gave birth to a son,

a male. … And her child was caught away

to God.” (Revelation 12:5) The most promi-

nent son of Frigg is Baldr (also known as Bald-

er). He was “caught away to God,” but that

passage does not refer to the almighty God inheaven. Rather, the word “God” means “power-

ful one,” and here it refers to the “unique power

of television.” ( Awake! , February 22, 1983, page

25) So Balder began a TV career.

“The woman” though “fled into the wil

derness, where … they should feed hethere a thousand two hundred and sixty

days.” (Revelation 12:6) Over time, peoplstopped worshipping Frigg. The last placwhere she was adored was Iceland, where Irishmonks arrived not before the second half of th8th century, whereupon they Christianized thisland. Hence we can assume that the “a thou

sand two hundred and sixty days” starte

around 750 CE, pointing out that this prophetic period will end around the year 2010, according to the rule of “a day for a year.” (Number

14:34) Then the worship of Frigg will be resumed, and after a short time the whole worlwill appreciate her magnificent power ansplendor!

The Dragon

Now John moves to another scene: “Another sign was seen in heaven, and, look! a

great fiery-colored dragon, with seven

heads.” (Revelation 12:3) The head is thplace of the brain, the residence of the mind

The number seven symbolizes perfection in thBible, hence the “seven heads” imply that thos

depicted by the dragon make full use of theimind. The dragon class consists of people whthink much.

Hugo Egon Balder, the son of Frigg,

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“Michael and his angels” fight against those who

allegedly “have the work of bearing witness”

Where does the dragon class come from?The Bible reveals something about their identi-ty when it says that “there was no longer a place found for them in heaven.” (Revela-

tion 12:6, NASB). Obviously these peoplebelong to the “great crowd,” they are Jehovah’s

Witnesses born after 1935; according to Watch-tower doctrine there is ‘no longer a place in

heaven’ for them.

Thus the “dragon” symbolizes Jehovah’s

Witnesses from the “great crowd” who makeuse of their mind and recognized the truth

behind the “truth.” Out of consideration fortheir relatives or for other reasons they hesi-tate to disassociate themselves. Even so theyare fighting side by side with “real” apostates:“Michael and his angels battled [together]

with the dragon” against the WatchtowerSociety; “the dragon and its angels bat-tled.” (Revelation 12:7) “Michael” is MichaelDrebing who for many years has been chair-men of the German organization “Netzwerk

Sektenausstieg” (“Network Cult Exit”). “Hisangels” are the members and friends of this

association. “The dragon and its angels,” that

is, Jehovah’s Witnesses who’ve seen through

the Watchtower system, fight jointly with themto announce the truth about Jehovah’s Wit-nesses. They boldly declare the reasons whyJehovah’s Witnesses do not “observe the com-

mandments of God and have the work of bear-ing witness to Jesus.” – Revelation 12:17.

Disfellowshipping

Sooner or later, many members of the dragon class decide not to hide anymore but ratheto speak out. That causes the following prophecy to be fulfilled: “Down the great dragonwas hurled, the one called Devil and Sa

tan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth; he was hurled down to th

earth.” (Revelation 12:9) Indeed, anyone whdares to speak out within the congregation i“hurled down,” that is, disfellowshipped. Jeho

vah’s Witnesses consider such persons as “Dev

il and Satan.” – compare The Watchtower, February 15, 2004, page 16 par. 6.

But in what way do Jehovah’s Witnessethink that an apostate could ‘mislead the entir

inhabited earth?’ Well, they are convinced thaGod will soon annihilate everyone not belonging to their organization, whereupon “the en

tire inhabited earth” will consist only of Jehovah’s Witnesses. They fear that the truths tha

are proclaimed by apostates could allure alJehovah’s Witnesses from following the socalled “way of truth.”

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When someone with a clear brain has beendisfellowshipped, they feel relieved and pro-claim: “Now have come to pass the salva-tion and the power and the kingdom of our

God and the authority of his Christ, be-

cause the accuser of our brothers has been

hurled down!” (Revelation 12:10) They con-sider the apostate as “accuser of our brothers”

because he mentioned mistakes of the “faithful

and discreet slave” and questioned the authori-

ty of the Governing Body. They view it as aproof that Armageddon is at hand that suchpersons have finally been removed from theircompany.

They will think that “they conquered …[the apostates] because of the word of their

witnessing,” and these would “ not love their

souls even in the face of death.” (Revela-tion 12:11) To their way of thinking, apostateslook forward to certain death in Armageddon.This view is encouraged by the fulfillment ofthe following verse: “When the dragon sawthat he had been hurled to the earth, he

pursued the woman who had given birth to

the male child.” (Revelation 12:13, NIV) Some of the apostates turn to other religionsafter their disfellowshipping. In the style of theBiblical picture of ‘ten men taking hold of the

skirt of a man who is a Jew,’ this developmentis depicted by the dragon class pursuing, orfollowing, Frigg. – Zechariah 8:23.

Disfellowshipping is no more done this way today

In actual fact though, the apostates will noperish in Armageddon but rather live a full lifeJohn saw one of them as he “stood still uponthe sand of the sea.” (Revelation 13:1) Yesafter their departure from Jehovah’s Witness

es, the apostates can “get a firm hold on threal life” and afford a holiday at the seaside.

1 Timothy 6:19.

Apostates can afford

a holiday at the seasideand ‘stand still upon

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4: THE “WILD BEAST” AND ITS IMAGE IDENTIFIED

“All the earth followed the wild beast with admiration.” (Revelation 13:3)

Now someone else appears on the scene.John sees “a wild beast ascending out ofthe sea, with ten horns and seven heads,

and upon its horns ten diadems, but upon

its heads blasphemous names.” (Revela-

tion 13:3) This animal is the Internet. The“seven heads” represent the huge amount of

information that can be found there; even aperson with “seven heads” could not grasp it

entirely. The number ten represents complete-ness in the Bible; hence the ten horns and ten

diadems imply the Internet’s global scale; it ispresent everywhere.

The beast had “upon its heads blasphemous

names,” and likewise the Internet contains

many blasphemous websites. Infidels, fanatics,devil worshippers and mockers have theirpresences and ridicule believers and unbeliev-ers, God and men.

John explains: “The wild beast that I sawwas like a leopard.” (Revelation 13:2) The

typical marks of the leopard are his spots. TheGerman edition of Encyclopaedia Wikipedia says regarding his fur: “Even the ancientGreeks saw their God of fertility and of sexualexcess, Dionysus, dressed like that. Insofar it’s

no wonder that in societies that were lesseropen sexually, the leopard was brought intobad repute – the spots on his fur quickly turnedinto defilement, to a sign of sin.”

Indeed, sexual excess can be found every-

where in the Internet. With a few clicks, youcan defile yourself. The comparison of the In-ternet with the leopard is really fitting. Butthen John says: “Its feet were as those of abear.” – Revelation 13:2 .

Brown bears have very large and curveclaws, up to 10 centimeters in length. Withthese they can cause great harm, just as thInternet can cause great harm. US psychologisKimberley S. Young assumed that five to tenpercent of Internet users are addicted to it.

The heavy brown bear – he can weigh up t780 kilograms – can trample down everythinthat gets in his way. In a similar way, manindependent shops have to close down becausthey are ‘trampled down’ by e-commerce com

panies. Finally, John adds: “Its mouth was aa lion’s mouth.” (Revelation 13:2) A lioroars so that everyone can hear it. The samcan be said of websites: Everyone can reathem.

The Internet revolutionized the world infew years. Newspaper, telephone, radio, TVpostal service, library, photo laboratory – athat and much more the Internet offerthrough the computer in your home. No wondethat the Revelation says: “All the earth followed the wild beast with admiration. …

And they worshiped the wild beast with th

words: ‘Who is like the wild beast?’” – Reve

lation 13:3, 4.

“Who is like the wild beast?”


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Global Distribution

Shortly after that, John says: “Authoritywas given it over every tribe and people

and tongue and nation. And all those who

dwell on the earth will worship it.” (Reve-

lation 13:7, 8) Indeed, the Internet is accessi-

ble all over the world, to “every tribe and peo-ple and tongue and nation.” The online ency-

clopedia Wikipedia alone is available in 271languages – around twice as much as theWatchtower.

Granted, right now not “all those who dwell

on the earth” do “worship,” i. e. use, the Inter-

net. But in November 2005 during the UNWorld Summit on the Information Society, 174countries declared their aim to provide access

to information and knowledge to all people, andthe Internet will play a major role in theachievement of this goal. The One Laptop PerChild program (OLPC) too will contribute tomaking “all those who dwell on the earth” use

the Internet.

Then we get to know: “ A mouth speaking great things and blasphemies was given

it, and authority to act forty-two months

was given it.” (Revelation 13:5) Forty-two

months – three and a half years – are the aver-age lifetime of a computer before it is outmodedand must be replaced. Hence “great things andblasphemies” would persist in the Internet as

long as it exists. Like “a mouth” the Internet is

a mouthpiece for everyone who wants to saysomething.

Apostates Utilize the Internet

Relating to this, John also says: “The

dragon gave to the beast its power.” (Reve-

lation 13:2) As shown in the previous chapter,the “dragon” represents Jehovah’s Witnesses

who started to think about their religion. Theyare fighting side by side with ‘Michael and his

angels’ – already disfellowshipped apostates – to uncover the truth about the so-called “truth.”

They ‘give to the beast their power’ by usin

the Internet for their battle. And both groupcan anomyously communicate with each othethrough the Internet, without the risk of beinexposed and disfellowshipped for the dragonclass.

The prophecy continues: “It opened itmouth in blasphemies against God, tblaspheme his name and his residence

even those residing in heaven. And ther

was granted it to wage war with the holy

ones and conquer them.” (Revelation 13:6

7) “Those residing in heaven” are the self

appointed “anointed” Jehovah’s Witnesses wh

consider themselves “the holy ones of the Su

preme One” and claim to become heavenlkings after their death. (Daniel 7:18) They view

Brooklyn as God’s “residence” and think thewould bear “his name.”

Apostates use the Internet to spread “blas

phemies” against these persons, that is, t

uncover their lies and false doctrines. Finallthey will “conquer them” by making thei

members run away. But not all Jehovah’s Wit

nesses will allow apostates to free them fromthe cult’s clutches: “If anyone is meant fo

captivity, he goes away into captivity.

(Revelation 13:10) Who definitely refuses t

listen will just remain imprisoned by Jehovah’Witnesses.

“If anyone is meant for captivity,

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The Internet Becomes Visible

Now John is moved back in time and gets to

know how the Internet’s triumph started. He

reports: “I saw another wild beast ascend-

ing out of the earth, and it had two horns

like a lamb, but it began speaking as a

dragon.” (Revelation 13:11) This “other wildbeast” is the European Organization for Nucle-

ar Research, known as CERN . The institution

does research on physical fundamentals, main-

ly for civil use as indicated by the “two horns

like a lamb.”

However it “began speaking as a dragon”

whose prominent feature are his “seven heads.”Indeed, news releases from CERN are usuallywritten in highly scientific language, so thatonly a mastermind – so to speak, someone with

“seven heads” – can understand them. “Here iswhere wisdom comes in,” John adds – Reve-lation 13:18.

The Number and Image of the Beast

Now he confirms the identity of the wild

beast another time: “Let the one that hasintelligence calculate the number of the

wild beast, for it is a man’s number; andits number is six hundred and sixty-six.”

(Revelation 13:18) This exact statement pro-vides solid evidence for the fact that the “wildbeast” is the CERN, for the distance from theluminosity detector ALFA to the luminosity

monitor LUCID at CERN’s Large Hadron Col-lider amounts to exactly 666 pyramid inches.*

But only “the one that has intelligence” recog-

nizes that the pyramid inch is “a man’s num-

ber” and not inspired by God.

* According to the metric system, the distance is 17 m; regar-ding the pyramid inch see Millenial Dawn, volume III, Thy Kingdom Come, Chapter 10: The Testimony of God’s StoneWitness and Prophet, the Great Pyramid in Egypt.

John describes how the CERN substantiallchanged our world: “It makes the earth andthose who dwell in it worship the first wild

beast, … while it tells those who dwell on

the earth to make an image to the wild

beast. … And there was granted it to giv

breath to the image of the wild beast, s

that the image of the wild beast should ..

speak.” (Revelation 13:12, 14, 15) In th1980s, the “wild beast” – the Internet – wadifficult to use and only accessible for a smalnumber of people. There was no possibility t“speak” there, that is, to present oneself with

website.

But the CERN ‘made an image to the wilbeast’ by inventing the World Wide Web. Nowthe Internet got a visible user interface andcould start its triumph. It was Tim BernersLee from the CERN who ‘gave breath to thimage of the wild beast’ by developing the firs

web browser. Now the Internet could “speak,

i. e. everyone could speak out on his ownhomepage.

The naming is yet another proof of the identity of the “wild beast.” The letter W corresponds to the Hebrew Waw; hence WWW iWaw Waw Waw in Hebrew. As Waw is th

sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, WWWcorresponds to the number 666.†

By developing the first web browser, the

CERN gave breath to the World Wide Web

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E-Commerce

The invention of the World Wide Web hadserious impact on the economy. John says:“It puts under compulsion all persons, the

small and the great, and the rich and the

poor, and the free and the slaves, that they

should give these a mark … and that no-body might be able to buy or sell except a

person having the mark, the name of the

wild beast or the number of its name.”

(Revelation 13:16, 17) As a matter of fact, theInternet becomes more and more important toeveryone who wants to “buy or sell” anything.

Commercial experts say that the spreading ofe-commerce will force many local retailers toclose down. Thus anytime soon it will be almostimpossible to “buy or sell” certain goods with-

out “having the mark” of the Internet, that is,

an e-mail address, and “the number of itsname,” an IP address.

Totalitarian systems frown upon the possi-bility for their subjects to gather informationfrom the Internet. A little later, John hearsan “angel” – representing the “faithful anddiscreet slave” of Jehovah’s Witnesses – say:“If anyone … receives a mark on his fore-

head or upon his hand, he will also drink

of the wine of the anger of God … and he

shall be tormented with fire and sulphur

in the sight of the holy angels and in the

sight of the Lamb. … Day and night they

have no rest, ... whoever receives the mark

of its name.” – Revelation 14:9-11.

True, if a Jehovah’s Witness makes wise

use of the Internet and so gets in contact withapostates, ‘day and night he has no rest.’ He

will inevitably start to meditate and finally

understand the truth behind the so-called“truth.” Sooner or later, such a person will “be

tormented with fire and sulphur,” that is, sub-mitted to torturous examination by the elderswho consider themselves as earthly representa-tives of “the holy angels.”

Jehovah’s Witnesses also threaten sucpeople with “the wine of the anger of God,saying: “The Internet can be a means by whichSatan overreaches those who are seduced by itpower.” (Our Kingdom Ministry, Novembe1999, page 6) But “here is where it meanendurance.” (Revelation 14:12) Sincer

persons must not bow to the elder’s pressure brelinquishing their fundamental right of freedom of information.

May we also consider that in actual factJehovah’s Witnesses are those who ‘day an

night have no rest,’ for they are always occu

pied with meetings, field ministry and othe“theocratic activies.” They are the ones whom“a voice out of heaven” refers to: “Happare the dead who die in union with th

Lord. … Yes, says the spirit, let them res from their labors, for the things they did

g o right with them.” – Revelation 14:13 .

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When Jehovah’s Witnesses die, they can

consider themselves fortunate because they can

now “rest from their labors” – their tight

schedule with field witnessing, meetings, per-

sonal study, review of the daily text etc. But

the people in their preaching territory too can

consider themselves happy because “the thingsthey did go right with them.” Old people have

plenty of time and can go out into the ministry

at impossible times. After their death, the ter-

ritory will likely be assigned to a younger pub-

lisher who calls only on Saturdays, when the

homeowners are out anyway.

The Greater Simon Cowell

Next, John witnesses a heavenly casting

show: “The Lamb standing upon the Mount

Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-

four thousand. … And I heard a sound out

of heaven as the sound of many waters and

as the sound of loud thunder; and the

sound that I heard was as of singers. …

And they are singing as if a new song be-

fore the throne and before the four living

creatures and the elders; and no one was

able to master that song but the hundredand forty- four thousand.” – Revelation

14:1-3 .

The “sound of many waters” indicates the

instrumental accompaniment where drums

– that sound like “loud thunder” – play a major

role. John hears a voice “as of singers,” because

the 144,000 candidates are no (professional)

singers yet. Originally, a “great crowd” had

come to the castings on earth to audition, but

only 144,000 were able to “master that song”

and stand up to the jury. They are invited to

heaven where they have to perform “a new

song … before the four living creatures and the

elders.”

With 144,000 candidates, the event cantake some time, so some partitipants may falasleep. The elders have the obligation to wakthem up when it’s their turn with the words

“Awake, awake, utter a song!” (Judges 5:12

But it’s worth the effort, because Jesus Chris – the greater Simon Cowell – promises th

candidates: “To everyone who wins the victoryI will give some of the hidden food. I will alsgive each one a white stone with a new namwritten on it.” (Revelation 2:17, CEV ). Yesaside from a meal and a white pebble, the winner will also receive “a new name,” similar tartists on earth who bear a stage name.

But the winners will not be allowed to perform in heaven, as this privilege is reserved fothe angels. Rather they are instructed: “Sing t

Jehovah a new song, … you men that are goindown to the sea.” (Isaiah 42:10) Indeed, the

are “cast into the sea” to declare the good new

to the fish. – Matthew 21:21.

What about the losers of the contest? Sincthey claimed to carry a tune, they were revealed to be liars. And “all the liars, their por

tion will be in the lake that burns with fire ansulphur.” – Revelation 21:8.

The 144,000 candidates have to

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“The Harvest of the Earth”

Now John changes the subject: “I saw,and, look! a white cloud, and upon the

cloud someone seated like a son of man,

with … a sharp sickle in his hand. And

another angel emerged from the temple

sanctuary, crying with a loud voice to theone seated on the cloud: ‘ Put your sickle in

and reap, because the hour has come to

reap, for the harvest of the earth is thor-

oughly ripe.’” (Revelation 14:15) The “son ofman” depicts the elders of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

They are ordinary men, but have arrogated anelevated position and are, so to speak, sitting‘upon a cloud.’ They supervise the gathering inof the “kingdom fruit,” the preaching work. At

the end of every month, “another angel” – the“faithful and discreet slave” – demands them togather in the “harvest,” that is, the f ield servicereports.

But it doesn’t remain unobserved that the

Watchtower Society exploits its followers aspreaching slaves. “Still another angelemerged from the temple sanctuary that is

in heaven, he, too, having a sharp sickle.

And still another angel emerged from the

altar and he had authority over the fire.

And he called out with a loud voice to the

one that had the sharp sickle, saying: ‘Put your sharp sickle in and gather the clus-

ters of the vine of the earth, because its

grapes have become ripe.’” (Revelation

14:17, 18) The two angels are instructed byGod to put an end to the slave drivers in Brook-lyn.

The Watchtower

Society has still

a good grip

on its followers

“The angel thrust his sickle into th

earth and gathered the vine of the earth

and he hurled it into the great winepress o

the anger of God.” (Revelation 14:19) Somday the leaders of the Watchtower Society wilbe ‘hurled into the great winepress of the ange

o God.’ Why do they deserve such punishment

John explains: “Blood came out of the wine press as high up as the bridles of the horses for a distance of a thousand six hundred

furlongs.” (Revelation 14:20) This organization has incurred great bloodguilt. The first bookby Judge Rutherford was The Finished Mysteryand as it explains, “a thousand six hunderefurlongs” (222 kilometers) equate exactly to th

distance between Scranton (where it was written) and Brooklyn (where it was printed). (pag230) That clearly shows that the bloodguilstarted with this president, who transformed

loose alliance of wackos into a tightly organizearmy of preachers.

Are we not glad about the great privilege ohaving a share in treading “the great wine

press of the anger of God?” May we continue t

support “Michael and his angels” and the dragon class! Let us fight side by side to uncovethe truth behind the “truth” and to free sincer

people from this organization!

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5: MUNICH’S OKTOBERFEST IN GOD’S PURPOSE

“ The seven angels with the seven plagues emerged from the sanctuary, clothed with clean,

bright linen and girded about their breasts with golden girdles.” (Revelation 15:6)

The previous chapters showed how the Rev-

elation foretold the emergence of the World

Wide Web, and we witnessed a heavenly cast-

ing show. Slow but surely the Revelation now

heads for its dramatic climax. John “saw in

heaven another sign, great and wonderful,

seven angels with seven plagues.” (Revela-

tion 15:1) He describes the plagues as “won-

derful” because he is looking forward to God’s

judgment on unbelievers.Before the seven angels can bring their

plagues upon the earth, John is in a vision

transferred to the Oktoberfest in Munich. He

reports: “I saw what seemed to be a glassy

sea mingled with fire.” (Revelation 15:2)

It’s fair to call the many glassy beer mugs at

the Oktoberfest “a glassy sea.” About 300,000

liters of beer are drunk there every day. And

the festival is illuminated at night, so that the

“sea” of beer mugs looks as if it was “mingled

with fire.”

The glassy sea

The Oktoberfest looks like “mingled with fire” at nigh

John sees at the Oktoberfest “the onewho had defeated the beast and the ido

and the number.” (Revelation 15:2) Man

commentators claim that the “beast” refers tthe roast chicken, of which more than 25,00are “defeated” or eaten every day. But a

shown in the previous chapter, the “beast” i

the internet, and its image is the World WidWeb. The verse points out that the Oktoberfesis overcrowded. Only someone who ‘defeats’ th

Internet-based reservation system and obtaina reservation can bore his way to the “glass

sea” in the evening.

Regarding those “standing by the glassysea,” John says that they are “having harpof God. And they are singing the song o

Moses.” (Revelation 15:2, 3) Many of thfestival-goers are so drunken that they consider their beer mugs as “harps of God”; they feelike the famous “native of Munich in heaven

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Religious Service

John further says to God: “All the nationswill come and worship before you.” (Reve-

lation 15:4) Indeed, the Oktoberfest attractsmillions of visitors every year, “a great crowd

… out of all nations and tribes and peoples and

tongues.” (Revelation 7:9) They “worship beforeGod” who instructed his servants to drink alco-

hol. He himself said: “Look! My own servants

will drink.” (Isaiah 65:13) Jesus too drank wine

and commanded his disciples: “Keep doing

this.” (1 Corinthians 11:25) Hence the attend-ance of the Oktoberfest can be considered assacred service.

John continues: “After these things I saw,and the sanctuary of the tent of the wit-

ness was opened.” (Revelation 15:5) The

“sanctuary of the tent of the witness” repre-sents the beer tents of which there are current-ly 29 at the Oktoberfest. At 10:30pm the sellingof drinks ends, and at 11:30pm the tents areclosed. At this time their doors are “opened”

because the visitors stream out in flocks.

“The seven angels with the seven

plagues emerged from the sanctuary.”

(Revelation 15:6) The number seven repre-sents perfection or completeness in the Bible.Thus the “seven angels” depict the total num-

ber of festival goers who will get into “the sevenplagues,” that is, all kinds of aftermaths oftheir alcohol intake, latest the next morning.They were “clothed with clean, bright linenand girded about their breasts,” a descrip-tion that perfectly fits the traditional Bavariandress. – Revelation 15:6 .

Now John watches another day of the festi-val: “One of the four living creatures gavethe seven angels seven golden bowls.”

(Revelation 15:7) The “four living creatures”are the beer-tent operators whose tents arespread in all four directions. “Angel” means“messenger,” and the “seven angels” are quasi

messengers of the landlords, serving “golden

bowls”

– beer mugs with golden shining beer – to theguests.

Further Details

John further reports: “The sanctuary became filled with smoke.” ( Revelation 15:8

Smoking is still allowed in Bavarian beer tentshence they are “filled with smoke” contrary t

normal taverns.

Finally, John witnesses a situation that iunfortunately quite common: “No one waable to enter into the sanctuary” because aseats were taken and no more visitors werallowed to enter the beer tents. – Revelation15:8.

Indeed, the Oktoberfest in Munich bringhonor to Jehovah, who once “began to awake a

from sleeping, like a mighty one sobering upfrom wine.” (Psalm 78:65) Jehovah then “wen

striking down his adversaries from behind;

many visitors of the Oktoberfest become “imi

tators of God” by picking a fight after drinkin

beer. (Psalm 78:66; Ephesians 5:1) Yes, Godinstructs us to ‘strike all our enemies on th

jaw’ and commands: “The teeth of wicked one

you will have to break.” (Psalm 3:7) Are we no

happy about our great privileges in Jehovah’

service?

Drinking in “the sanctuary of the tent”

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6: GOD’S WONDERFUL PLAGUES

“I saw in heaven another sign, great and wonderful, seven angels with seven plagues.” (Revelation 15:1)

Even before the vision of the Oktoberfest,

John mentioned “another sign, great andwonderful, seven angels with seven

plagues.” (Revelation 15:1) Now he explainsthis vision in more detail and illustrates the‘wonderful plagues’ that God will bring upon

the earth. God himself commands: “Go and pour out the seven bowls of the anger of

God into the earth.” – Revelation 16:1

John reports: “The first one went off and poured out his bowl into the earth. And a

hurtful and malignant ulcer came to beupon the men that had the mark of the

wild beast.” (Revelation 16:2) As explainedbefore, the “wild beast” is the Internet, and its“mark,” the “number of its name,” is the IP

address. This address identifies every comput-er that is connected to the Internet.

So the “hurtful and malignant ulcer” affects

all users of the Internet. Many are afflicted bycomputer viruses and other malware programsthat befall the computer like a “malignant

ulcer.” And no one who avails himself of theInternet can avoid unsolicited e-mail. It is es-timated that spam mail makes up about 95 %of all e-mails. Indeed a “hurtful and malignant”ulcer that God brings upon mankind!

Spam is “a hurtful and malignant ulcer”

Punishment for China

The second bowl carries us some decade

back in time: “The second one poured ou

his bowl into the sea. And it became blood

as of a dead man, and every living sou

died, yes, the things in the sea.” (Revela

tion 16:3) The “sea” represents China, tha

back in 1949 already had 600,000 inhabitant

– truly a “sea of people!” In that year Ma

Zedong introduced communism in China, s

that the country became red, like “blood as of dead man.” During his reign, not literally “eve

ry living soul died,” but still up to 76 million

people – more as the population of many na

tions.

China was punished for that: “The third

one poured out his bowl into the rivers and

the fountains of the waters. And they be

came blood. … They poured out the blood

of holy ones and of prophets. … They deserve it.” (Revelation 16:4, 6) Indeed, eve

after Mao’s rule the Chinese government kep

killing ‘prophets’ who pointed towards nuisanc

es. That’s why God plagued them with a num

ber of disastrous floods, each killing thousand

and making millions homeless.

Jehovah punished the nation for the gov

ernment’s offenses, just as he did in David’

time. (1 Chronicles 21:11, 12) Hence Johblesses him: “True and righteous are you

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Global Warming

Now John describes the fourth plague thatwill soon strike all the earth: “The fourth one poured out his bowl upon the sun; and to

the sun it was granted to scorch the men

with fire. And the men were scorched with

great heat.” (Revelation 16:8, 9) That de-scribes the global warming which is alreadyunder way. Scientists predict a temperaturerise of up to 9 F within the next hundred years,so that many people will indeed be exposed to“great heat.” Human efforts will not be able to

stop the climate change since it is caused byGod, not by CO2 emission.

George W. Bush

Finally “the fifth one poured out his

bowl upon the throne of the wild beast. And its kingdom became darkened.” (Reve-

lation 16:10) As mentioned before, the “wildbeast” is the Internet, and its “throne” or cen-

ter are the root DNS servers that largely residein the United States. This “kingdom became

darkened” when George W. Bush became pres-

ident on January 20, 2001.

Under his rule, the following prophecy wasfulfilled: “They began to gnaw their tongues for their pain.” (Revelation 16:10) DuringGeorge W. Bush’s first term, the United States

started two wars that caused great “pain.”

Unfortunately, the Americans “did not repentof their works” but reelected George W. Bushfor another term in office. – Revelation 16:11.

China’s Three Gorges Dam

During his second term, the country wahaunted by devastating natural disastersamong others by Hurricane Katrina in 200that claimed the lives of roughly 1,800 peopland cost around 80 billion USD. People “blas phemed the God of heaven,” that is, thweather-God, for these calamities. (Revelation16:11) But in actual fact, these plagues wersent by Jehovah upon the United State – maybe as a punishment for their toleranctowards false prophets. – Matthew 24:45; Isaiah 21:8.

Political Changes

Now John is brought back to China: “Thsixth one poured out his bowl upon th

great river Euphrates, and its water wa

dried up, that the way might be prepared for the kings from the rising of the sun.

(Revelation 16:12) The modern-day “Euphrates” is the river Yangtze Kiang, whose regula

floods bring death and grief upon the people(Revelation 16:4) In the year 2006 the flood“was dried up” in a manner of speaking whe

the Three Gorges Dam was finished. This damis believed to prevent flood disasters in thfuture. Hence it ‘prepared the way’ to economi

cal and technical dominance for “the kings from

the rising of the sun,” the Chinese.

A Battle

Now John witnesses a totally different scene. He sees: “three unclean inspired expressions that looked like frogs come out of th

mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth

of the wild beast and out of the mouth o

the false prophet.” (Revelation 16:13) ThChinese consider the dragon as forebear o

humankind. According to Encyclopaedia Wikipedia, “an alternate name that many Chinespeoples use to refer to themselves is ‘Descendants of the Dragon.’” Hence the “dragon” see

by John depicts China, while the “wild beast” i

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The “false prophet” is the Watchtower Soci-

ety that constantly warns of “the war of the great day of God the Almighty,” without thisday really coming. (Revelation 16:14) Allthree – the “dragon”, the “wild beast” and “the

false prophet” – speak badly of the other two.

China has banned the Watchtower religion andfears the internet. The Internet contains much

critical information about China and about theWatchtower Society. And the Watchtower Soci-

ety criticizes the lack of religious freedom inChina and advises against the Internet.

While the utterances of the Watchtower So-ciety “are, in fact, expressions inspired bydemons,” the contents of the Internet are “in-

spired” by “daemons,” as background processes

on linux-based web servers are called. (Reve-lation 16:14) At this point, John leaves us in

the dark regarding the outcome of this conflict,

but according to another vision “the wild beast

… will … conquer them and kill them.” – Reve-lation 11:7.

Be Aware of Jesus

John reminds us again that we have to be

on the watch so that Jesus cannot mug us,

since he said: “Look! I am coming as athief.” (Revelation 16:15) We are warned:“Happy is the one that stays awake and

keeps his outer garments, that he may not

walk naked.” (Revelation 16:15) Indeed, we

should take care of our valuables. When wesleep at night, Jesus could burgle our houseand steal our clothes, so that we would have toleave our home in nightgown the next morning.

Jehovah’s Witnesses are known for gather-

ing in Kingdom Halls, convention halls and

sport stadiums. But finally they are gatheredtogether “to the place that is called in He-brew Har-Ma gedon.” (Revelation 16:16) There they will come to an end, just as King

Josiah perished near Megiddo. – 2 Kings 23:29.

The Final Plague

Again, John gets transferred to a totally different scene: “The seventh one poured ouhis bowl upon the air. … And lightning

and voices and thunders occurred, and a

great earthquake occurred.” (Revelation

16:17, 18) He sees a modern high-speed traiand the small “lightnings” that emerge at itpantographs in damp weather. It sounds lik“thunders” to the people living near the ra

line when a train passes by; and the groundnext to the tracks shakes as at “a great earth

quake.” Inside of the train, however, the “voic

es” of the conductors can be heard as they apol

ogize for the delay of the train.

Indeed, the seven plagues that God bringupon mankind are really “great and wonder

ful.” (Revelation 16:1) Isn’t it sparkling to sethe prophecy fulfill right before our eyes?

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7: THE END OF THE “GREAT HARLOT” IS NEAR!

“The woman whom you saw means the great city that has

a kingdom over the kings of the earth.” (Revelation 17:18)

Now John receives another vision that willbe fulfilled in the near future. An angel ex-plains: “Babylon the Great was rememberedin the sight of God. … Also, every island

fled, and mountains were not found.”

(Revelation 16:19, 20) Who is “Babylon theGreat?” We will soon find that out. However,

the judgment over it includes the disappearingof “every island” and “mountains” – clearly adescription of the rising sea level.

John explains: “And a great hail with

every stone about the weight of a talentdescended out of heaven upon the men. …

The plague of it was unusually great.”

(Revelation 16:21) Indeed, such hailstormswere not known in former times, but they willbecome common due to the climate change.

The “Great Harlot” identified

Finally an angel tells John: “Come, I willshow you the judgment upon the great

harlot who sits on many waters.” (Revela-

tion 17:1) It is evident who is depicted by the“great harlot.” She represents the Netherlands,

where harlotry is prevalent – there are morethan 10,000 prostitutes in Amsterdam alone,more than four times as much as in Hamburg.This country “sits on many waters” and has

Europe’s largest port.

John further says that “those who inhabitthe earth were made drunk with the wine

of her fornication.” (Revelation 17:2) Likely

he did not know any stronger intoxitant than“wine,” but of course he referred to the drugsthat are obtainable everywhere in Holland.John, who took of these drugs himself, reports:“He carried me away in the power of the

spirit into a wilderness.” (Revelation 17:3) He lost his bearings and felt as flying around ina wilderness.

When he could think straight again, h“caught sight of a woman sitting upon ascarlet-colored wild beast;” she “waadorned with gold and precious stone and

pearls and had in her hand a golden cup.

(Revelation 17:3, 4) In this verse, the Netherlands are depicted as a woman wearing a leopard textured costume. “Gold and precious ston

and pearls” symbolize the enourmous wealth

that the Netherlands once had. The Encyclo paedia Wikipedia says about the so-calle Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century: “Durin

the later part of the 16th century the Dutch …began to dominate world trade.”

John says: “Upon her forehead was written a name, a mystery: ‘Babylon the Great

the mother of the harlots.’” (Revelation

17:5) Indeed, prostitution has a long traditionin Holland, so that this country can rightfullbe called “mother of the harlots.” Of course thwomen work discreetly, so that the names otheir customers remain “a mystery.”

For a nearly 100-year old man who spenhis whole life with the Bible, the sight of thiwoman must have been very odd. He reports“On catching sight of her I wondered with

great wonderment.” – Revelation 17:6 .

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The “Wild Beast”

But there is not much time for John to han-

dle this sensory input. The angel tells him: “I

will tell you the mystery of the woman and

of the wild beast.” (Revelation 17:7) The

“wild beast” is the Koninklijke Nederlandse

Voetbal Bond (KNVB) that makes up the Dutch

national soccer team. The angel continues:

“The wild beast that you saw was, but is

not, and yet is about to ascend out of the

abyss.” (Revelation 17:8) Indeed, the great

victories of this team were way back; the last

time they reached a world cup final was 1978,

and in 1988 they were European champion for

the last time.

Currently the team may exist, “but is not”

very successful. In few years though they will

“ascend out of the abyss” and maybe even be-

come world champion. Then “those who dwell

on the earth will wonder admiringly.”

(Revelation 17:8) However, soon after that

the beast depicting the Dutch national soccer

team will “go off into destruction.” (Revela-

tion 17:8) Regarding those who admire their

success, the Bible says: “Their names have

not been written upon the scroll of life

from the founding of the world.” (Revela-

tion 17:8) Dutch soccer supporters have no

hope for everlasting life.

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