The biography of the beast Part 23 John 5:43 I have come in My Father s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. 1
Rev 13:1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 1. Satan seeks to counterfeit God Satan sought to be God: Is 14:13,14 For you have said in your heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will be like the Most High. The Anti-Christ is, essentially, the son of Satan: Rev 13:2,7 The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. 2
2 Thess 2:9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 1 Jn 3:8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Jesus is the human manifestation of God, the Father: John 14:9 He who has seen Me has seen the Father; Col 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. The Anti-Christ is the human manifestation of Satan 3
2. Why a beast? It seems fitting that since men have embraced Darwinism for the past century and have come to believe he is nothing more than a beast, God gives them a beast to worship and follow. 3. Satan wears crowns? Satan does have authority: Is 14:13 I will exalt my throne above the stars of God Eph 6:11-12 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. The diadems of Satan & the Beast contrast with the many diadems of Jesus 4
Dunamis = the Greek word used in the N.T. to describe unstoppable, unhindered power. Before Jesus s resurrection, Satan had this power: Mt 4:8-9 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me. After Jesus resurrection & Pentecost, this power was given to believers: Lk 10:19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 5
Exousia = power subject to another This is the power Satan has now: Eph 2:2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, Col 1:13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, Acts 26:18 to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, 4. The key to understanding the book of Revelation is understanding the book of Daniel 6
Dan 2:31-33 You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome. 32 This image s head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. 7
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Dan 2:34-35 You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. 11
Dan 9:24-27 Seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy. 25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the command to restore and build Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince, there shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublesome times. 26 And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; and the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. the end of it shall be with a flood, and till the end of the war desolations are determined. 27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; but in the middle of the week he shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, even until the consummation, which is determined, is poured out on the desolate. 12
The breakdown of the 70 weeks (490 yrs) 7 weeks are used to rebuild Jerusalem.. 49 yrs 62 weeks passed & Jesus is crucified...+ 434 yrs 483 yrs The final week is the great tribulation..+7 yrs Grand total = 490 yrs 13
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Dan 11:35-39 And some of those of understanding shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time. 36 Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. 37 He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all. 38 But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. 39 Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain. 16