The Spirit commands, “He that now has an ear, they are commanded to hear.” If we take others emotionally captive to punish, retaliate, or hurt them and kill those who threaten our lives, then we will be taken captive, and by the means we kill we will be killed. We are not to take matters into our own hands but TRUST Jesus with our lives. This is the believer’s perseverance in faith.
The second beast, the False Prophet, is like a lamb and a dragon, he looks innocent but is intent to deceive, slander, oppose, attack, conquer, and control. This second beast is NOT man, but a spirit that runs through the institutions of mankind: governments, corporations, media, religious and educational institutions, the market economies of the world, and so on. He is connected to religious deception (goodness, tolerance,
inclusiveness) and economic platforms – one must play his game to succeed in the world. His message is anti, against all that is Yahweh. He speaks words of conflict, contempt, and division, seemingly based on love and acceptance.
