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THE BEASTS OF REVELATION 13

Revelation 13:1-18

In this chapter we have two of seven great personalities of this book.

The others are The Sun Clothed Woman, picturing Israel,

Rev. 12: 1-2. Satan, Rev. 12:3-4; The Child, picturing Christ,

Rev. 12:5-6; The Archangel, Rev.12:7-12; The Jewish Remnant,

Rev. 12: 17. All these are important in a study of this great book.

1. THE BEAST 0 OF THE SEA. Rev.13:1-10

A. Here the wo "sea" is used to picture the confused mass of humanity

during the Great Tribulation.

B. The description of this Beast:

1. He has seven heads and ten horns, V.I.

This no doubt refers to the seven Dynasties of the Roman Empire.

The ten horns refer to the ten kings from thes Dynasties.

2. Had the appearance of a leopard. Cf with Daniel 7:6.

Leopard used to represent Greece under Alexander the Great

3. Feet of the Beast is like a bear. Cf with Daniel 7:5

where th bear is used to represent the Media-Persian Empire.

4. Had the mouth of a lion, Cf with Daniel 7:4

where the lion is used to represent Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar.

C. In the kingdom of the Anti-Christ

where will be all the qualities

of the great Gentile world powers of the past.

This is man's attempt to set up a perfect government.

D. This Beast is empowered by Satan, Rev. 13:3.

1. Satan is seen taking care of his own.

2. Gives him power to continue forty and two months,

or the last half of the Great Tribulation.

II. THE BEAST OUT OF THE EARTH. Rev.13:11-18

A. The description of this Beast, V. 11.

1. Has the appearance of a lamb, its religious nature.

2. He speaks like a dragon, a Devil,

for he is the Devil's representative on earth.

B. He is empowered by the dragon, same as the Anti-Christ,V.I2.

1. He is a great miracle performer.

Shows this is not always an act of God.

2. His purpose is to deceive and cause men to worship the first beast.

3. Had power to make the Beast both to live and speak.

C. His chief work is to make men receive the mark of the Beast, VS.16 17.

III. THE MARK OF THE BEAST. Rev.13:18

A. What is the mark of the Beast?

1. It is man's number which is, six.

2. Since man is a trinity, soul, mind and body,

the number is a trinity of six's, 666.

3. This pictures all the power of man; power of his soul,

or mind, power of his spirit, and the power of his body,

all combined to perfect a world government.

B. God's number is seven,

with all man can do, he can never reach perfection.

CONCLUSION: All the powers of the world,

politically, economically and religiously,

are moving toward the fulfillment of this prophecy.

We see the shadows of these coming events

as they move across the world's scene at this time.

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