In this week’s study, I continue in Chapter 13 beginning with verse 11 The Second Beast System.
NOW WE COME TO THE WRATH OF SATAN
13:1-18.
The Result of the "War in Heaven" as regards the Earth at large.
We have seen and considered the result of the "War in Heaven" as it concerns Israel. We have now to consider its further effect as it concerns the Earth at large.
This effect is twofold, inasmuch as it results in the rise of the Two Beasts:
The one from the Sea (verses -1-10).
The other from the Earth (verses 11-18).
We now begin in this Chapter 13. I personally find this chapter 13 most interesting. I believe that this chapter 13 shows us what we can expect during this period of The Wrath of Satan. Matter of fact we will be creating another chart showing this Wrath of Satan. So follow along as we Unravel this chapter 13!!!!!
We see in this Chapter 13, 2 different beast systems. We must ask ourselves who they are and what are they up to.
Also we read of a “mark”. We need to find out what is this “mark” and is this “mark” in effect today?
Now keep in mind that while we are studying about this 2 beast system within the 4th Vision of John, which is on this earth, that the 2 witnesses are preaching the Gospel of Yahshua Messiah and exposing this 2 beast system that is attacking the area of Jerusalem and the ripple effect throughout the world. (By the way, Do you see the Positive and Negative of this? 2 witnesses verse the 2 beast system?) Now these 2 witnesses, by their actions, aggravates Satan and Satan turns on the heat on those that hear what those 2 witnesses which are exposing Satan’s plan to destroy souls, therefore the people that listen to the words and see the actions of the 2 witnesses honor and worship and realize where their salvation lies that leads them to eternal life comes from!
Before I begin with this Religious Beast system, I would like to divide this part of scripture into three different compartments. We will look, first of all, at his character; secondly, his con; and, finally, his control.
11. beast = the beast system in verse one was a political beast whereas this beast system will be a religious one. John sees this second monster coming up out of the earth, a beast that has two horns like a lamb, and a voice like the voice of a dragon.
And he had two horns like a lamb = In some respects he resembled a lamb; that is, he seemed to be a mild, gentle, inoffensive animal.
And he spake as a dragon = The meaning here is, that he spoke in a harsh, haughty, proud, arrogant tone - as we should suppose a dragon would if he had the power of utterance.
Let’s look, secondly, at his con.
12. exerciseth = to make, bring about, effect; to do, execute, pratice, [to do judgment, i.e. to act as a judge
power = Greek, “authority.” Now we see the connection between the first and second beast. The second beast speaks with the same authority as the first beast (and that authority was given to the first beast by Satan according to verse 2).
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