THE ANTICHRIST is described as a chimeric dragon that emerges from the sea. This week, we look at a second beast that rises out of the earth and causes the world to worship the first beast.
We discuss several key phrases: “From the earth,” which may suggest that this spirit emerges from the netherworld (a powerful demon?); “allowed to work,” meaning that it is given permission to perform these false signs and wonders; and the beast’s description of possessing “two horns like a lamb” while speaking “like a dragon,” which suggests that this beast, who is later called the False Prophet (Rev. 16:13, 19:20), will manifest as a Christian religious figure working for Satan to establish the reign of Antichrist.
