It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of. This prophecy update marks the beginning of an exposition of the th chapter of revelation. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. The th chapter is another inset, picturing the symbolic beast and the second twohorned beast. The book of revelation, chapter the beast from the sea. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11. The events revealed in revelation occur during the midtribulation period. We are also told that this beast has amazing authority over all peoples and tribes, and they worshipped him.
Up to this point weve covered topics through revelation chapter, verse 10, which is the vision of a beasts rising out of the sea and which obviously includes all of the four beasts that daniel had a vision of, all rolled into one, because it has the characteristics of all four. It has seven heads and ten horns with a crown on each one. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a. Revelation niv the beast out of the sea the dragon bible.
Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the. Then i looked, and there before me was the lamb, standing on mount zion, and with him 144,000. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. To the first the dragon, who swept with his tail a third part of the stars to earth, satan under the form of the roman empire, gave his throne and much authority. David guzik commentary on revelation describes johns vision of a beast. 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. The author records visions of two beasts or monsters which he saw while standing on the seashore, the monster from the sea. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea. Revelation chapter revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world.
Revelation is the thirteenth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. To order prints visit her revelation illustrated site. John sees a huge beast rising out of the sea and, boy, is this sucker ugly. Would you please explain the identity of the two beasts.
The book of revelation often called the revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words, the apocalypse, the revelation, or simply revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible. In the thirteenth chapter of the book of revelation, two beasts are described. The antichrist is fatally wounded in the head, but somehow, miraculously recovers. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Why the bar code will always be the mark of the beast wired. I really struggled with all of these chapters, and indeed, the whole book.
The description of the beast is found in revelation chapters thirteen and seventeen. This first appearance was before the throne of god when a mighty angel asked who is worthy to open the seals and open the scroll, revelation 5. Book of revelation chapter receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last. For centuries, men have incessantly speculated as to the identity of the. And i saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. In chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil. The revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which. The book of life contains the names of all gods redeemed revelation 20. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelation. These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. The final three chapters of the book dealt with the holy spirit in the book of revelation chap 6, what revelation reveals about the new jerusalem chap 7, and how we can read, teach, and understand the book of revelation today chap 7. There was a previous occasion when a mighty angel was made known to john.
Revelation bible study part 19 the antichrist, chapter. There are other earthquakes mentioned in the book of revelation as wellthis is the first of five. In revelation 12, satan had been kicked out of the heavenly realm forever. The book of revelation chapter thirteen objectives in studying this chapter 1 to notice two beasts satan would use in making war against the saints 2 to offer an explanation consistent with the context in which the revelation was written as to the identity of the two beasts summary this chapter reveals two agents the dragon satan would.
Chapter 14 shows the three angel messages, proclaiming the fall, or doom, of babylon through the seven last plagues, and the warning against the mark of the beast, which those in babylon are deceived into having. Bible book of revelation summary book of revelation chapter summary. They are twothe tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. The book of revelation should bring you comfort, as it is the revelation of jesus christ, and it shows us that the lord is going to return, and he will judge the. Even though nations may agree on few things, they unite in their determination to maintain their authority rather than submit to the rule of gods kingdom. The book is traditionally attributed to john the apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. There are also three symbolic women that figure prominently in the book of revelation, one of which is mentioned in chapter 12. The events recorded in revelation 10 occur on earth rather than heaven, and. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. And i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, dan. Revelation, the th chapter of the final book in the bible, begins by describing a beast rising out of the sea. The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer.
Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. This is an informational chapter from the little book that tells us about the last gentile world political and world religious power and the men that lead them just before the return of jesus christ. The key to the book of revelation herbert w armstrong. The antichrist and the false prophet 1 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. Its title is derived from the first word of the koine greek text.
Revelation is a very critical chapter in understanding the tribulation period, which requires integrating old testament and new testament passages with these verses in revelation to fully appreciate the events as they unfold. Revelation kjv and i stood upon the sand of the sea, bible. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. Revelation, chapter united states conference of catholic bishops. And i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads.
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