There is the nature of the beast revealed in Chapter 13. His nature is identical to the nature of Satan through the ages. His nature is that of all empires that have sought to dominate and control the earth, ignoring God, and degrading mankind. The nature of the antichrist, the beast is to devour mankind and keep God from obtaining his hearts desire. “And there was a fourth beast, dreadful and frightful and exceedingly strong; and it had large iron teeth; it devoured and crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns." (Daniel 7:3-7) Praise the Lord there is the Lamb. , The Lamb has an entirely different nature. He is the reality of the Passover lamb, and rather than devouring us his nature is that of being devoured. He wants us to eat him. "As the living Father has sent Me and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also shall live because of Me." (John 6:57) In these last days even during the rising spirit of antichrist all around us, may the Lord protect us from the nature of this beast and may we rather partake of the Lamb.
