The beast of the sea;
Revelation 13:5-6 13:5 The beast was allowed to mouth its boasts and blasphemies and to be active for forty-two months;
13:6 and it mouthed its blasphemies against God, against his name, his heavenly Tent and all those who are shelter.
The beast had a diadem crown on its head that would be a symbol of power on earth. There are many names on the crown that are considered blasphemy. It was also trying to make Jesus’s image not real.
Revelation 13:7 It was allowed to make war against the saints and conquer them, and given power over every race, people, language and nation;
The beast has a big influence all over the world, and could speak many languages. It is a fighter, and can win, but Our Heavenly Father and his army of people can win eventually.
Revelation 13:8 and all people of the world will worship it, that is, everybody whose name has not been written down since the foundation of the world in the sacrificial Lamb’s book of life.
Many people will worship this being, but it will later turn out that the Heavenly Father will be more worshipped.
Many of the book of life recordings are part of tradition in the bible. But it is important to remember to be faithful always so you can remain in the book.
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Revelation 13:9-10 13:9 Let anyone who can hear, listen:
13:10 Those for captivity to captivity; those for death by the sword to death by the sword. This is why the saints must have perseverance and faith.
The people of Our Heavenly Father learn how important it is to keep going no matter what. In the end times it is important how to make the faith show.
John switches gears and describes another
beast, a slightly less threatening one, the Beast of the
Earth. “Then I saw another beast coming up out
of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb,
and he spoke like a dragon.” (Rev. 13:11 one.
People describe the beast as being a bit different from the one in the sea. But at the end of the day he is proven to be just as much of a mess as the sea beast. He has the look of a lamb but the voice of a dragon. Eventually the evil dark forces will try to imitate Jesus Christ.
Revelation 13:12-14 13:12 This second beast exercised all the power of the first beast, on its behalf making the world and all its people worship the first beast, whose deadly injury had healed.
13:13 And it worked great miracles, even to calling down fire from heaven onto the earth while people watched.
13:14 Through the miracles which it was allowed to do on behalf of the first beast, it was able to lead astray the people of the world and persuade them to put up a statue in honour of the beast that had been wounded by the sword and still lived.
The Beast of the Earth (second
beast) is also called the “false
prophet.” (Rev. 16:13; 19:20;
20:10). In Israel, prophets had
only one purpose to return
people to sincere worship of the
one true God. This beast does
the opposite. He forces the
worship of the first beast and, by
extension, the Dragon. Yeshua
warned about the coming false
prophets (Matt. 7:15; 24:5).
Image of the beast
The second beast performs, sings,
and wonders, and an image of the
first beast is made. Curiously in
verse 14, the wound of the Beast
of the Sea is demystified. It is
called the “wound of the sword”“wolves in sheep’s clothing.”
Revelation 13:15 It was allowed to breathe life into this statue, so that the statue of the beast was able to speak, and to have anyone who refused to worship the statue of the beast put to death.
This image was also to be
worshiped, and penalty for
refusal was also death. It’s
the same story, only in
Revelation, the image speaks.Here is a “Dragon in Lamb’s
appearance” (Rev 14:11, 12).
“And he causes all, the small and
the great, the rich and the poor,
and the free and the slaves, to be
given a mark on their right hands
or on their foreheads, and [he
decrees] that no one will be able
to buy or to sell, except the one
who has the mark, [either] the
name of the beast or the number
of his name.” (Rev. 13:16-17).
As a visual symbol, the
Tefillin signifies
complete allegiance in
thoughts and deeds to
the Lord, the God of
Israel. Accepting the
mark of the beast is an
act of surrender to the
pagan society with its
ethical norms and laws
that are opposed to
those of the God of
Israel.
Here is wisdom. Let him who has
understanding calculate the
number of the beast, for the
number is that of a man, and his
number is six hundred and sixty-
six.” (Rev. 13:18)
The beast name has a code in numbers. It is 3 6s. Most people that worship this being will get that numerical code on them.
Thus there were fourteen
generations in all from Abraham
to David, fourteen from David to
the exile to Babylon, and
fourteen from the exile to the
Messiah.” (Matt. 1:17)
Closing Prayer; Reveal to us, Holy Spirit, the idols that we have set up in your place. Cast every idol from its throne, so that we will worship you and you alone. To God alone be all our worship, praise, honor and glory. Now and forevermore! In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Prayer of Salvation to become a child of Our Heavenly Father. Lord Jesus, we confess my sins and ask for your forgiveness. Please come into my heart as my Lord and Savior. Take complete control of my life and help me to walk in Your footsteps daily by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank you Lord for saving me and I know you will answer my prayers. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
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