DECEMBER 16 READING…REVELATION 13
Chapter 13 begins by further telling us about the rider on the white horse revealed by Jesus in the breaking of the first seal…this is the Antichrist. John describes him as a beast that comes from the sea. Many see the reference to the sea as prophetic terminology indicating that the Antichrist will be a Gentile…Daniel 9 says the same thing. He will be a powerful man, and he will be a man filled with blasphemy. He is the culmination of all the great kingdoms described twice in the Book of Daniel…and He gets his power from the dragon (Satan). A miracle of healing takes place of the Beast as it seems he has been mortally wounded…this healing causes the world to marvel and follow the Beast. The world then begins to unashamedly worship Satan (the dragon) and the Antichrist (the Beast). The Antichrist is given power and authority to go out and make war against the saints of God. He will kill many of the saints…but the Antichrist’s doom is already set. Then John sees a second Beast coming out of the land…many believe this indicates that the false prophet will come from Israel. This second Beast (the false prophet) exercises authority in the presence of the Antichrist. He forces people to worship the Antichrist, while performing what is seen a great signs and wonders. He creates a great image of the Antichrist and makes people worship the image…and he even seems to give life to the image of the Antichrist. Finally, this false prophet makes all people receive a mark in their forehead or on their hand…the number that represents this mark is 666. No one can buy, sell, or even live without this mark of the Beast. In this chapter John reveals to us the unholy trinity, the counterfeit trinity…Satan the Dragon the counterfeit father, Antichrist the Beast from the sea the counterfeit son, and the false prophet the Beast from the land the counterfeit Holy Spirit. Get ready, the time is coming and is sure to happen…our only hope is found in faith in Jesus Christ.
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TOMORROW’S READING…REVELATION 14
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