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| The Beast of Revelation 13 - Who is the
Antichrist? |
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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.
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. Revelation
13:1-2
Even the description in these very first two verses should help
us to realize that this beast is the very same power described
in Daniel chapter 7 which we found to be the Roman Catholic
Church. Please review Daniel
chapter 7 prior to continuing this study.
Words of Care and Concern
Lest some should think that we are attacking fellow Christians
by identifying this beast power, please keep in mind that the
prophecy is aimed at a system and not individuals. There are
sincere, devout Christians in all churches. Revelation chapter
13 is simply a message of judgment and correction upon a large
religious institution which compromised with paganism, like
so many other churches that arose after her.
Now lets notice the similarities
in description:
| 1. The beasts
arise 'out of the sea', 'up from the sea' |
Rev. 13:1, Daniel 7:3 |
| 2. 'like unto a leopard', 'another, like a leopard' |
Rev. 13:2, Daniel 7:6 |
| 3. 'feet of a bear', 'like to a bear' |
Rev. 13:2, Daniel 7:5 |
| 4. 'mouth of a lion', 'was like a lion' |
Rev. 13:2, Daniel 7:4 |
| 5. 'the dragon', 'a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible' |
Rev. 13:2, Daniel 7:7 |
| 6. 'seven heads', (the four beasts have a total of 7
heads) |
Rev. 13:1, Daniel 7:4-7 |
| 7. 'ten horns', 'it had ten horns' Similarities
in description |
Rev. 13:1, Daniel 7:7 |
Notice also that the beast and the little horn rule for the
same period of time:
The beast and the little horn have a notable leader:
The beast of Revelation 13 and the little horn do the same things:
Here are some additional points:
Notable power and position comes from the 'dragon':
| 12. 'gave him his
power, and his
seat, and great authority' |
Rev. 13:2 |
The beast receives a deadly wound:
| 13. 'wounded to
death' |
Rev. 13:3 |
This wound is healed and the beast regains worldwide influence
and power:
The beast is a religious power that receives worship:
| 15. 'all the world wondered...and
they worshipped the beast' |
Rev. 13:3-4 |
It is clear from the books of Revelation and Daniel that the
Roman Catholic church is the antichrist of Bible prophecy. Correctly
identifing this beast is important because from it will come
the sign, or "mark", of it's authority over the world.
This mark, the mark of the beast, or the mark of the authority
of the Roman Catholic church, is prohibited by the Bible in
the strongest language.
Dear Friends, before continuing on with our last point we want
to express this word of encouragement. We know that some of
you who are reading this webpage may be associated with the
Roman Catholic church. We want to assure you that God is not,
the Bible is not, and we are not picking on individual Christians.
God has His people, who love His Son Jesus, scattered among
many different churches and denominations. However God also
has a warning message for His people who are in these churches
and are following the authority of the Roman Catholic church.
We will soon study this final warning message in detail. Please
stay with us and lets look at this last point from Revelation
13 together.
In Revelation 13, the mark of the beast is mentioned in the
context of forcing people to worship with a death penalty upon
the disobedient. In Daniel an attempt to change God's law is
addressed, could these two items be related?
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