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Insights In Prophecy
Unlock The Ancient Mysteries Of Daniel & Revelation
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Lesson 22
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THE BEASTS:
GOVERNMENTS & RULERS OF THE APPOINTED TIMES
Revelation 13
- Discover What Nations Comprise The Two Prophetic Beasts
- Learn The Deceptive Tactics of the False Prophet
In this lesson we
will no doubt determine that Revelation 13 is the unsealing, or explanation, of
Daniel 7. Revelation 13 is divided into two
sections. The first (verses
1-10) describes nations of the world combined as united nations and a great
calamity out of which the newly recognized world leader will emerge to rule for
42 months, or 1,260 days.
The second segment (verses
11-18) describes the animal, or governments, that will bolster support of
Antichrist through the miracles of the False Prophet--another key figure in
final events. This religious-political power base will be instrumental in
forcing worship of the image, the international icon of false worship, and will
create the economic system that will ultimately mark individuals and control
business transactions around the globe.
Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 locate geographically the two
key characters, Antichrist and the False Prophet, who will control and
influence Satan's grand design, the world order, during the appointed time of
the end. We know that both chapters cover similar periods, because both
passages depict dreadful beasts of seven heads and ten horns pictured as Lion,
Bear, Leopard, which lead up to a blasphemous leader who will rule for three and
one-half years. Furthermore, each chapter foretells of the saints' persecution
during the last days.
Beast
From the Sea
1.
Revelation 13:1 states that the prophet John sees in vision the dragon
(Satan) sitting on the sea shore. The gruesome governmental creature emerges
from where?
2. Does
Daniel 7:3 also agree that the sea is the location?
3. What does water represent in prophecy (Revelation
17:15)?
The sea represents many nations and peoples
worldwide, meaning a large mass of Gentile nations.
Art used by permission by Pat Marvenko Smith,
copyright
1992.Click here to visit her
"Revelation
Illustrated" site.
Any normal animal would have just one head with one or two
horns, but this Monster (which represents the nations of the world) is malformed with "seven heads and ten horns" which
is repeated in prophecy (Revelation
12:3;
13:1;
17:3;
Daniel 7:1-7). The symbolism teaches through its size and abnormal
characteristics the ugly realities of a diverse and massive world government by
which Antichrist will be carried along. To add insult to injury, on each
prominent head
(each government) is written a blasphemous name. Evidently the action taken by
the rulers and governments involve religious edicts and claims.
4. In
Revelation 13:2, what
three animals are combined to make up this deformed Beast?
Leopard, with feet of a bear and mouth of a
lion. By employing the leopard, bear and lion creatures of
Daniel 7, the prophet John is connecting the two prophetic visions. He is
showing that the Revelation 13 vision is covering the same events as the Daniel
7 vision. Satan the Dragon gives the worldwide creature its power, throne
and great authority (Revelation
12:9); this will be a time when governments will not be friendly to
God's true people, but rather antagonistic. Satan will employ the
geo-political union of the united nations to stamp out any opposition, and to
further his plans for global and universal dominion. And yes, this
includes the United States of America.
The following chart illustrates the connection between
Revelation 13 and Daniel 7, where both symbolize the end-time governments of the
world.

The
New World Order
Seven Heads---Ten Horns in
Revelation and Daniel
Revelation 13:1-2
One Monstrous Beast Out of the Sea
With Smaller
Characteristics of Leopard, Feet of a Bear, Mouth of a Lion
Seven Heads and Ten Horns
........................7 Heads...10 Horns
Total: New World
Order............................7 Heads...10 Horns
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Daniel 7:1-7
Four Monstrous Beasts Out
of the Sea
Lion With Eagle's Wings
...............................1 Head......0 Horns
Bear With Three Ribs
...................................1 Head......0 Horns
Leopard With Four Heads/Four Wings ...........4
Heads.....0 Horns
Terrible Beast With Ten Horns
......................1 Head.....10 Horns
Total: New World Order
............................7 Heads...10 Horns
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Lion With Eagle's Wings represents
..............United States/Great Britain
Bear With Three Ribs represents
..................Russian Federation--Old Soviet Union
Leopard With Four Heads/ 4 Wings
..............Eastern Asia Nations
Terrible Beast With Ten Horns
......................European Union of Nations
While Daniel describes the four end-time
powers as separate and distinct beasts, John later saw them combined and working
as one. In Daniel 7 the fourth and most dreadful beast is the European Union
with ten of the most prominent horn nations;
however, in Revelation the sea monster only has just hints of the Lion, Leopard
and Bear--again signifying the European Union's overwhelming power as it emerges
the dominate power of the final days.
This is the New World Order, or Grand Design,
described in both the Old and New Testaments. In both Daniel and Revelation, the
emergence of the beasts from the sea heralds the world leader who will rise up
out of the New World Order to rule for 1,260 days.

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