* The players:

* The Being on the throne is God.

* The Lamb is Jesus.

* The dragon is Satan.

* The beast is the Antichrist.

* The woman is Israel.

* The baby is Jesus.

* The “rest of her offspring” are God’s people.

* The bride is the church - Christians who place their faith in Jesus when they hear the gospel.

* The guests of the bride are believers before Christ came and the gospel existed.

* Babylon is the world system of the Beast. It’s the political and economic system.

* The “Harlot” is the corrupt religious system of the Beast that stands in direct contrast to the Bride.

* The Beast can’t be successful in the first two systems without the third to approve of it.

* There is a Babylon and a Harlot in every generation - it’s used by Satan to lead people astray.

* ** a nation needs several systems to exist, mainly a political, economic, and religious.