Revelation 17: Powerful & Apostate Jerusalem Falls, ☧ Alone is King

Rev. John Lukomski, retired LCMS pastor and co-host of Wrestling with the Basics on KFUO Radio, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study Revelation 17. “The woman that you saw is the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth.” In Revelation 18, John sees a rich and powerful woman. We might quickly think of Rome, but she is said to commit sexual immorality with the “peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.” She is apostate Jerusalem, called to be faithful to God alone, but in league with Rome as she exerts dominion over the authorities in “the land” of Israel. John’s message is clear: only Jesus is Lord of lords and King of kings, and apostate Jerusalem will never prevail. The seven churches of Asia Minor were tempted to go along with the worship of the Roman emperor, but Christ tells them to stand firm and resist. Christ saw us through Nero, and He would see us through Domitian, the papacy, and every oppression until every knee bows at the name of Jesus.