The Book of the REVELATION
CHAPTER
13
13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw
a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his
horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast
which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear,
and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and
his seat, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded
to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the
beast. 4
And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they
worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make
war with him? 5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking
great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty
and two months. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against
God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in
heaven. 7 And it was given unto him to make war with
the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds,
and tongues, and nations. 8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall
worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain
from the foundation of the world. 9 If any man have an ear, let him hear. 10 He
that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the
sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the
saints.
a.
The Beast From The Sea (The Anti-Christ)
1-The
sea is symbolic of the Gentile masses of people
2-7
heads (Rev 12:3) just like the devil (Rev 17:8-13) (city of 7 hills,
3-10
horns (Rev 12:3) just like the devil (Rev 17:8-13) (10 nations)
4-10
crowns represent the 10 nations giving authority & power to the Beast
Like the 10 toes of Nebuchadnezzar’s image,
reviving of
5-The
name of blasphemy because he will try to make himself equal with God
b.
What the Beast was like unto: (Daniel 7:3-8)
4
great world empires, 3 of which are mentioned here
1-The
Leopard (Mascot of
2-The
Bear (Mascot of Medio-Persia under Cyrus)
3-The
Lion (Mascot of
4-(not
yet mentioned)The Dreadful Beast (The empire of
c. Deadly Wound of the Beast
1-Is
the Beast killed & raised from the dead ????
a-Some
think this is Judas Iscariot
i-John 17:12 “son of
perdition” and John 6:70 and Acts 1:25
b-Some
think this is Mussolini raised
c-This
looks like a devil strategy to imitate Christ (Rev 13:3,12,14)
2-Is
this
a-Some
think this relates to the image of Daniel chapter 2 (the legs & toes)
b-Romes
government fell and is considered slain or dead
c-It
looks as if the 10 federated nations giving power to the Anti-Christ
has
revived the
d.
They Worshipped the Dragon and the Beast
1-Whoever he is, the Anti-Christ is satan’s
counterfeit, a world leader
empowered by the devil himself.
2-The
world will admire the beast and worship the devil
e. A
Mouth Speaking Great Things
1-Satan’s
counterfeit, the Anti-Christ, has been on the scene from the rapture
2-The
Anti-Christ’s world domination will last 7 years (Tribulation)
3-Here,
halfway thru the tribulation, his true nature is revealed (Last 3 ½ yrs)
f.
Opening His Mouth (II Thes 2:4)
1-His
nature having been revealed, speaks against all that is God and of God
g.
War with the Saints
1-Many
will be killed for the cause of Christ
2-Many
will be deceived and worship the devil and his false Christ
h.
Worship of the devil
1-The
children of the devil, whose names are not found in the Lamb’s Book of
Life,
confess the Anti-Christ to be God and worship the beast or the devil
i. If
Any Man Have an Ear, Let Him Hear
1-Those
during this great time must be wise and follow God’s Word
j.
You Will Reap What you Sow
1-The
time will come when the Anti-Christ will be destroyed by his own sword
2-The
time will come when he who led into captivity will be placed in captivity
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of
the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And
he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the
earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly
wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh
fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by
the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast;
saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the
beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And
he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak,
and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be
killed. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great,
rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in
their foreheads: 17 And that no man
might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the
number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath
understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and
his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
2.
The Beast From The Earth (The
False Prophet)
A
great religious leader coming in the name of peace. He looked like a lamb, but
spoke as the devil. This person is the head of the world church, 1 world
religious system. This religious system will be seated in
1-Satan as he thinks he is Father God
2-Antichrist as he thinks he is Jesus Christ
3-False Prophet as he thinks he is the Spirit
a.
False Prophet Causes the World to Worship the Beast
1-The
False Prophet glorifies the Anti-Christ as the Messiah
2-The
False Prophet leads the World to worship an image of the beast
b.
Wonders
1-The
false prophet will have power to call down fire from heaven
2-The
magicians did things that Moses did in
c.
Deceives the World
1-Because
of these wonders, the false prophet causes the world to worship beast
2-This
means that the Anti-Christ has set up an image of himself in the new temple.
Thus committing the abomination of desolation. The False Prophet
deceives
the world and leads the masses to worship this image. (Dan 9:26,27)
3-Remember
that Nebuchadnezzar set an image up of himself and told the world to bow and worship
him. However, the 3 Hebrew children would not bow.
d.
Power to Give Life to the Image
1-Probably
an evil spirit or demon enables the image to speak
2-If
you do not worship then you are killed
e.
The Mark of the Beast
1-Remember
that God’s 144,0000 are sealed with God’s seal
2-The
devil again copies God’s system and initiates the mark of the beast
3-This
mark will be placed in the right hand or on the forehead
f.
Can’t Buy or Sell
1-Without
this mark you can do nothing and will starve or somehow die
2-Most of the world will eagerly receive this mark
g. The Number of the Beast (The number is
666)
1-6
is the number of man, 666 is the number of satan’s trinity
2-It
is a man, under devils influence, who declares himself as God
3-The
tribulation will not be an irreligious time on earth, but a great religious time.
Man’s efforts to continue to reinterpret the Bible and break down truths will
help bring denominations together. Denying Christ’s birth, sinless life, death
and resurrection will be popular, while teaching the Anti-Christ to be the
Messiah
4-It looks as if the devil, in earths most horrible hour, is
dominating or controlling the world, however, many will not be deceived, but
will be faithful to the Lord. Many will not bow to the Anti-christ and will not
take his number or his name. Many of these will be killed for the cause of
Christ.