Revelation 13 (Part 1) The Amalgamated Beast

CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD
Jan 13
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Updated: May 21

Revelation 13:1-2 - 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.

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.

Daniel’s vision recorded in Daniel chapter 7 tells us that he saw the four winds of heaven striving upon the great sea. What is the prophetic meaning of winds? Winds represent strife, war, or conflict. Jeremiah 49:36 - And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.

A comparison of Daniel 7:3-8 and the beast in Revelation 13:1-10 bears similarities. Daniel 7:23 prophetically defined a beast as a kingdom. Both Daniel and John also saw political systems and leaders that they described using the term "Beast". In Revelation 13 verse one John sees this beast coming up "out of the sea."

What is the prophetic significance of sea? 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.

What is the meaning of heads and horns? Rev. 17:9- And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. Dan. 7:24a -And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them.

Crown on the head signifies leadership position.

What does Daniel 11:36-39 say about this individual? And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.

37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.

38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.

An antichrist is someone who denies the existence, position, authority and leadership of Christ but the Scriptures tell us about one who will be the evillest of all.

The Antichrist of all antichrists will multiply all the previous acts of blasphemy and create an ethos which will influence the populace to reject God and everything which is godly. He will exalt himself "over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's Temple, proclaiming himself to be God" This evil personage will be a master of deceit even in the religious realm. His exposure is near because the New World Order is being enacted swiftly.

Let us examine the Beasts

Greece- The Leopard Kingdom

Leopard-like beast (331-168 B.C.) - Dan. 7:6 -After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

The belly & thigh of brass in the image of Daniel 2 and the leopard of Dan.7 and the he-goat of Dan. 8 represent the Grecian kingdom led by Alexander. Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia was the son of Philip and Olympias and is said to have been born at Pella B.C. 356, and succeeded his father B.C. 336. The wings signify the speed by which he conquered the then world and also how his kingdom would be divided.

At the height of its power after the conquest of the entire Persian

Empire, the empire encompassed millions of square miles spanning three continents: Asia, Africa and Europe.

Greece is called "Javan" Genesis 10:2. The Greek empire included the entire ruins of the Persian Empire: modern territories of Iran, Turkey, parts of Central Asia, Pakistan, Thrace and Macedonia, much of the Black Sea coastal regions, Afghanistan, Iraq, northern Saudi Arabia,

Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and ancient Egypt as far west as Libya. Alexander caused Hellenism to be predominant everywhere he conquered.

· The boundaries of the Empire of Greece around 323 BC

were as follows:

1. North: Albania, North Macedonia, and Bulgaria

2. West: The Ionian Sea, which separated Greece from Italy

3. East: Turkey

4. South: Mediterranean Sea

When Alexander died there was much commotion before his kingdom was divided among four of his generals. Dan. 8: 21-22-And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.

Traits of the Leopard kingdom: (1) engaged in high level

human trafficking, (2) believe that everyone should obey their religious and cultural practices (3) worshipped rulers as gods (4) engaged in magic because the people consulted oracles, and used charms and idols to deter misfortune or to cast spells. During this era much focus was placed on Astrology as people seek divination through the movements of the sun, moon and planets.

Mede & Persians - The Bear Kingdom

Feet of a bear (538-331 B.C.). Dan. 7: 5 - And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.

Dan. 8: 20 -The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.

The first Persian Empire took control of the Middle East after the fall of the Babylonian Empire. It is also called the Achaemenid Empire and they worshiped a fire god, Zoroaster.

It is also represented as the breast and arm of silver on the image in Daniel 2. From 539BC to 331BC, the Persian Empire was the most powerful state in the world. It ruled from Persia (now Iran) and governed from Egypt to India. It had rich resources of water, fertile farmland, and gold.

The bear was raised higher on one side because at first the Medes were stronger than the Persians then later the Persians superseded the Medes.

The 3 ribs in the bear's mouth are believed to symbolize the 3 countries which Medo-Persia conquered while creating an empire. These countries were Lydia, Babylonia, and Egypt.

Traits of the Bear kingdom: Persian rulers were proud and thought themselves infallible and do not change their laws. They took the title of “King of Kings” and demanded total obedience from their subjects.

King Darius divided the empire into 20 provinces and province was ruled by a governor, called a SATRAP.

A bear is a very intelligent predatory animal which generally keeps to itself, but becomes dangerous if you get into its way or it thinks you are a threat to it.

A bear is forceful because it claws and bites.

Babylon - The Lion Kingdom

Mouth of a lion. Dan. 7:4a 4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth (606- 538 B.C.)

A lion, is a fitting symbol of Babylon. The Old Testament prophets called Babylon a lion. Jeremiah 51:37-38 - And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.

They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.

A lion with eagle’s wings was a prominent symbol on Babylonian coins and on Babylon’s walls. The lion which is called the king of the jungle and an eagle which is the chief of birds compose a fitting description of Babylon.

Traits of the Lion kingdom: The emperor is worshipped as god. They engage in high level idolatry and expects everyone to adopt their idolatrous lifestyles. They act with a sense of superiority, amass wealth and disregard persons who they think are not in their league.

Babylonians acted viciously, were unmerciful, proud, high-minded and very ungodly and boastful yet they were intelligent and strategical.

How did/will the beast get its power? Rev. 13:2b

In 538 A.D. Emperor Justinian's Decree of the supremacy of the Bishop of Rome over the Church began the prophetic 1260 years of temporal rule by the Roman church. As emperor he had the power to disperse and establish authority.

the Indescribable Beast -The fourth beast

This is the final kingdom is termed the indescribable beast because it possesses the characteristics of the other three kingdoms.

In 538 A.D. Emperor Justinian's Decree of the supremacy of the Bishop of Rome over the Church began the prophetic 1260 years of temporal rule by the Roman church. As emperor he had the power to disperse and establish authority.

A portion of the Justinian’s laws

THE CODE OF OUR LORD THE MOST SACRED EMPEROR JUSTINIAN.

SECOND EDITION. BOOK 1. TITLE 1. CONCERNING THE MOST EXALTED TRINITY AND THE CATHOLIC FAITH AND PROVIDING THAT NO ONE SHALL DARE TO PUBLICLY OPPOSE THEM.

1. The Emperors Gratian, Valentinian, and Theodosius to the people of the City of Constantinople.

We desire that all peoples subject to Our benign Empire shall live under the same religion that the Divine Peter, the Apostle, gave to the Romans, and which the said religion declares was introduced by himself, and which it is well known that the Pontiff Damascus, and Peter, Bishop of Alexandria, a man of apostolic sanctity, embraced; that is to say, in accordance with the rules of apostolic discipline and the evangelical doctrine, we should believe that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit constitute a single Deity, endowed with equal majesty, and united in the Holy Trinity.

(1) We order all those who follow this law to assume the name of Catholic Christians, and considering others as demented and insane, We order that they shall bear the infamy of heresy; and when the Divine vengeance which they merit has been appeased, they shall afterwards be punished in accordance with Our resentment, which we have acquired from the judgment of Heaven.

Dated at Thessalonica, on the third of the Kalends of March, during the Consulate of Gratian, Consul for the fifth time, and Theodosius.

2. The Same Emperors to Eutropius, Praetorian Prefect.

Let no place be afforded to heretics for the conduct of their ceremonies, and let no occasion be offered for them to display the insanity of their obstinate minds. Let all persons know that if any privilege has been fraudulently obtained by means of any rescript whatsoever, by persons of this kind, it will not be valid. Let all bodies of heretics be prevented from holding unlawful assemblies, and let the name of the only and the greatest God be celebrated everywhere, and let the observance of the Nicene Creed, recently transmitted to Our ancestors, and firmly established by the testimony and practice of Divine Religion, always remain secure.

(1) Moreover, he who is an adherent of the Nicene Faith, and a true believer in the Catholic religion, should be understood to be one [pg. 10] who believes that Almighty God and Christ, the son of God, are one person, God of God, Light of Light; and let no one, by rejection, dishonor the Holy Spirit, whom we expect, and have received from the Supreme Parent of all things, in whom the sentiment of a pure and undefiled faith flourishes, as well as the belief in the undivided substance of a Holy Trinity, which true believers indicate by the Greek word These things, indeed do not require further proof, and should be respected.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-the-Great

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Revelation 13:1-2 - 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.

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.

What is the prophetic significance of sea? 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.

What is the meaning of heads and horns? Rev. 17:9- And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. Dan. 7:24a -And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them.

Crown on the head signifies leadership position.

37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.

38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.

An antichrist is someone who denies the existence, position, authority and leadership of Christ but the Scriptures tell us about one who will be the evillest of all.

Let us examine the Beasts

Greece- The Leopard Kingdom

Leopard-like beast (331-168 B.C.) - Dan. 7:6 -After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

At the height of its power after the conquest of the entire Persian

Empire, the empire encompassed millions of square miles spanning three continents: Asia, Africa and Europe.

Greece is called "Javan" Genesis 10:2. The Greek empire included the entire ruins of the Persian Empire: modern territories of Iran, Turkey, parts of Central Asia, Pakistan, Thrace and Macedonia, much of the Black Sea coastal regions, Afghanistan, Iraq, northern Saudi Arabia,

Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and ancient Egypt as far west as Libya. Alexander caused Hellenism to be predominant everywhere he conquered.

· The boundaries of the Empire of Greece around 323 BC

were as follows:

1. North: Albania, North Macedonia, and Bulgaria

2. West: The Ionian Sea, which separated Greece from Italy

3. East: Turkey

4. South: Mediterranean Sea

When Alexander died there was much commotion before his kingdom was divided among four of his generals. Dan. 8: 21-22-And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.

Traits of the Leopard kingdom: (1) engaged in high level

Mede & Persians - The Bear Kingdom

Feet of a bear (538-331 B.C.). Dan. 7: 5 - And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.

Dan. 8: 20 -The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.

The first Persian Empire took control of the Middle East after the fall of the Babylonian Empire. It is also called the Achaemenid Empire and they worshiped a fire god, Zoroaster.

It is also represented as the breast and arm of silver on the image in Daniel 2. From 539BC to 331BC, the Persian Empire was the most powerful state in the world. It ruled from Persia (now Iran) and governed from Egypt to India. It had rich resources of water, fertile farmland, and gold.

The bear was raised higher on one side because at first the Medes were stronger than the Persians then later the Persians superseded the Medes.

The 3 ribs in the bear's mouth are believed to symbolize the 3 countries which Medo-Persia conquered while creating an empire. These countries were Lydia, Babylonia, and Egypt.

Traits of the Bear kingdom: Persian rulers were proud and thought themselves infallible and do not change their laws. They took the title of “King of Kings” and demanded total obedience from their subjects.

King Darius divided the empire into 20 provinces and province was ruled by a governor, called a SATRAP.

A bear is a very intelligent predatory animal which generally keeps to itself, but becomes dangerous if you get into its way or it thinks you are a threat to it.

A bear is forceful because it claws and bites.

Babylon - The Lion Kingdom

Mouth of a lion. Dan. 7:4a 4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth (606- 538 B.C.)

A lion, is a fitting symbol of Babylon. The Old Testament prophets called Babylon a lion. Jeremiah 51:37-38 - And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.

They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.

A lion with eagle’s wings was a prominent symbol on Babylonian coins and on Babylon’s walls. The lion which is called the king of the jungle and an eagle which is the chief of birds compose a fitting description of Babylon.

Traits of the Lion kingdom: The emperor is worshipped as god. They engage in high level idolatry and expects everyone to adopt their idolatrous lifestyles. They act with a sense of superiority, amass wealth and disregard persons who they think are not in their league.

Babylonians acted viciously, were unmerciful, proud, high-minded and very ungodly and boastful yet they were intelligent and strategical.

How did/will the beast get its power? Rev. 13:2b

In 538 A.D. Emperor Justinian's Decree of the supremacy of the Bishop of Rome over the Church began the prophetic 1260 years of temporal rule by the Roman church. As emperor he had the power to disperse and establish authority.

the Indescribable Beast -The fourth beast

This is the final kingdom is termed the indescribable beast because it possesses the characteristics of the other three kingdoms.

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