10th Meeting 8/16/09 - Revelation Chapter 13 Con't.

We started this meeting with verse 5. The beast that came out had all of the animal parts of the vision in Daniel Chapter 7. In verse 1 this beast had seven heads, 10 horns and 10 crowns. This beast had seven heads and one of the heads seemed to have a fatal wound in one of its heads, but this wound healed. This beast alludes to the anti-christ mentioned as the second little horn in Daniel 7:8. This little horn comes out of the fourth kingdom (Rome) and is different from the little horn of the third kingom (Greece). Verse 4 of Revelation says that men worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and worshiped the beast and asked who can stand against him? The dragon mentioned here is a symbol of the devil (Satan), this beast is the anti-christ of the fourth kingdom prophesid in Daniel chapter 7. As in Daniel, this anti-christ Blasphemes God and slanders His name for 42 months (3.1/2 years, 1,260 days). In verse 7 of Revelation this beast is given authority to make war against the saints and to conquer them. The beast was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nations. Verse 8 of Revelation explains it better, all those whose names have not been written in the book of Life belonging to the Lamb that was slain (Jesus) from the creation of the world. The unbeliever's will be under the control of this beast; but the saints (believer's in God whose names are written in the book of Life) will make war and will be conquered during this time. Verses 9 & 10 of Revelation chapter 13 confirm this. Some of the saints will be killed(martyred) during this time.

Verse 13:11 opens with another beast coming up out of the earth this time instead of the sea. This is the false prophet that works hand in hand with the anti-christ during the 42 month period. This beast completes the Satanic trinity that Satan has assembled, to further mock God.

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Satan is the great deciever, and as such he will do everything in his power to try to achieve his agenda. Since he has taken on the aspects of God. He has three parts, like God; his anti-christ was wounded and seemed to heal of his wound unlike God, and he has a helper to try and force his will on people unlike God and the role of the Holy Spirit. Satan can not be exactly like God, and this is how you will be able to expose him. Knowing the Bible is the only way you will know the true attributes of God from the pseudo-attributes of Satan.