A very important chapter today, we will learn there are two beasts. The first beast is a political beast, a one world order. And the second is the antichrist. Rev.13 and verse 1 reads.
Rev.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.
This beast is known as the One World Government. Whether it is called the U.N. or the W.E.F. doesn’t matter. But remember this fifth trump and the next are rampant with lies. This beast is simply put, Communism. So, it rises up out of the sea, let’s go to Rev.17 and verse 15 reads.
Rev.17:15] And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
The waters are the people, so the beast rises up out of the people. These are the words of the Lord, let no man tell you differently. When God explains something don’t let anyone else tell you differently. The LORD continues.
Rev.17:16] And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
They will torment the Christians because they are communist, Godless heathens. Some will also be of the locust army, Ishmael or of Islam. We see how communist and Islam have joined together across the world today.
Rev.17:17] For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
God is in control, this is how he could say that he sent the locust army. Check out the final verse, “Until the words of God shall be fulfilled”. Jesus spoke these words in Mat.5 let’s pick it up with verse 17 and it reads.
Mat.5:17] Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
[18] For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Nothing new in God’s word, and all will come to pass exactly as it is written. Back to Rev.13 and verse 2 reads.
Rev.13:2] 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.
A leopard never changes their spots, these would be Ishmael. The bear is Esau, or Russia today. Notice the mouth, from where the lies come out of. “Those who say they are of Judah but do lie and are of the synagogue of Satan”, the Kenites. Rev.2:9 and Rev.3:9. So, we have Ishmael and Russia and the Kenites all making up this beast. And Satan gives them his power, all this before the sixth trump. Now, this would be the first 2 ½ months. Then Satan has 2 ½ months and that gives us the full 7 years of tribulation or the five months that it was shortened to.
Rev.13:3] 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.
The one world order receives a deadly wound, probably financial. In one verse it receives the wound and the antichrist comes and now it is the sixth trump. Let’s not overlook that now there are two beast the first beast was at the end of the fifth trump. It was the one world order. The second beast is Satan, and it is he that is here now. Do not get confused, we will be going back and forth between them.
Rev.13:4] 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?
Speaking of Satan, no one can make war with him, there are no nations left to do so. Notice how all will worship him, the whole world is deceived thinking he is God. 2Thes.2:4.
Rev.13:5] 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.
We learned this with the two witnesses, they both have 3 ½ years, shortened to 2 ½ months. Rev.11:3. These are lies that come out of his mouth, Jesus told us in Mark 13:5 “Don’t be deceived”.
Rev.13:6] And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
Telling everyone he is Christ, but he is the antichrist. Here is where I get a little upset, anyone teaching that Jesus will rapture away his church and they don’t have to study Revelation because they will be gone has just led their congregation right into Satan’s lap. The rapture theory is evil and should be taught as such.
Rev.13:7] 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.
Those waters of Rev.17:15. Do not get confused with these last verses, we are in the sixth trump at this point and there are two beasts. One is the antichrist and the other is the first beast, the one world order. And they will war against the children of Israel.
Rev.13:8] 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.
Those who have eyes to see and ears to hear are God’s elect, our names are written in the book of Life. This book is the Lambs book, and we notice here that it was written back at the foundation, G2602 Katabole. Since the overthrow of Satan in the first earth age. All of God’s elect were chosen then because we stood against Satan then, and the Lord knows we will stand against him now.
Rev.13:10] 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.
Those who are false teachers will also go into captivity with those that they have deceived. This killing with the sword is also talking about false teachers. The sword of the LORD is the Word of God. They used God’s word to deceive others, and it will be God’s word that kills them, spiritually speaking. That is how it is our patience and our faith, it is the word of God and we are reading it now.
Rev.13:11] 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.
This is still Satan, don’t let this confuse you with the orders of these two beasts. Notice “like a lamb” lower case. And that he spoke as a dragon, because he is Satan, and out of his mouth comes lies.
Rev.13:12] 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.
Remember it was Satan that the first beast got its power from. Causing them to worship simply means to accept the one world order. Satan won’t let anyone be worshipped other than himself. The first beast is governmental and this second beast will be religious.
Rev.13:13] And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Satan will bring lightning down from above and all will see this and wonder how anyone can do this but God and be deceived, because they didn’t read his word and see it written right here.
Rev.13:14] 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.
We see right here that the deadly wound was caused by the word of God, that sword. Meaning God’s elect were very busy spreading the Word.
Rev.13:15] 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.
Worship or die. Satan was told he couldn’t touch God’s elect, he did not say anything about those who worship him not to kill us. How did the three children in Daniel handle this. We are going to Daniel 3 and we see Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego will represent God’s elect at the end times. Remember all prophesy’s must come to pass before the coming of the Lord. Dan.3 and verse 16 reads.
Dan.3:16] Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
Nebuchadnezzar is the king of Babylon and represents Satan of these end times. He had an image built of gold and ordered all to fall and worship it or be cast into a fiery furnace.
Dan.3:17] If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
[18] But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Here is our example for today, no matter what, do not worship the image.
Dan.3:19] Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
[20] And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
[21] Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
[22] Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
Touch not my elect.
Dan.3:23] And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
[24] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellers, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
[25] He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
Looked like the son of God because it was the Son of God. Jesus was with them, and he will be with us also. He will never leave us or forsake us.
Dan.3:26] Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
[27] And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellers, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
Not one hair on our heads can be harmed. Notice even the smell of smoke was not on their clothes.
Dan.3:28] Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
[29] Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
[30] Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.
This conversion to the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had will not be afforded to Satan, he will be turned to ashes from within. Let’s go to Ezekiel and read Satan’s judgement and his reward. Eze.28 and verse 18 reads.
Eze.28:18] Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.
Back to Rev.13 and verse 16 reads.
Rev.13:16] 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:
This mark has been misunderstood by so many people in our churches today. First the mark in the right hand, they do the work of Satan, speaking of the churches that teach the rapture theory to their congregation leading them to Satan. Second, notice it says “Or” in their foreheads. These are the people that make up the congregation. It is deception, they are deceived by their false teachers. Can you see why it is so evil, teaching the rapture doctrine in the churches today.
Rev.13:17] 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.
We know this number is 666, sixth seal, sixth trump and sixth vial. But that we might not be able to buy or sell should not bother us, we know he has but a short time. 2 ½ months, we can store up food and water for that long, no sweat for one of God’s elect.
Rev.13:18] 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.
We have read his word and know his word is true. Him that hath understanding is the same as “Eyes to see and ears to hear”. All these chapters are easy to understand when you just take the time to read verse by verse and check the word of God. Let’s go to his throne.
Father, we thank you for your word and ask that you bless all that love you in Jesus’s precious name, Amen.
KJV along with The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of The Bible