Revelation 14:9--And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:11 And the smoke of their torment ascends up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receive the mark of his name.
WHO IS THE BEAST?
Revelation 13:1--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.2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: UNITED NATIONS and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.4 And they worshiped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that live in heaven.7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.8 And all that live on the earth will worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
beast = government (Daniel 7:23)--The fourth beast will be the fourth kingdom upon earth)
waters= people (Revelation 17:15) And he said to me, The waters which you saw, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues).
blaspheme = (John 10:36) make yourself God
From these texts there are 8 Characteristics of the beast
1. WOULD RECEIVE ITS SEAT AND AUTHORITY FROM THE DEVIL--Revelation 13:2 ...and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
a. Revelation 12:9 --And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceive the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him....v.3,4...and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
b. Matthew 2:16 Then Herod (Roman), when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts of it, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. (supplanted Cesar) http://www.reformation.org/pope-constantine.html
2. WOULD BE A WORLD POWER--Revelation 13:3 ...and all the world wondered after the beast... v.7 and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. (even Muslims)
3.WOULD RULE 42 MONTHS--Revelation 13:5 ...and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. Ezekiel 4:6--I have appointed you each day for a year.
The power of the Papacy became supreme in Christendom in 538 A.D. due to the letter of Roman Emperor Justinian which acknowledged the bishop of Rome as the head of all churches. The power and status of the Papacy reached its lowest ebb in 1798 AD when Napoleon's general Berthier, took the Pope captive and died in exile. (exactly 42 months or 31/2 years)
4. BLASPHEME GOD--Revelation 13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that live in heaven.
a. John 10:33- The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone you not; but for blasphemy and because that you, being a man, make yourself God. v 37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.38 But if I do, though you believe not me, believe the works: that you may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
a. John 10:33- The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone you not; but for blasphemy and because that you, being a man, make yourself God. v 37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.38 But if I do, though you believe not me, believe the works: that you may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
b. Luke 5:21- Who is this which speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
5. WOULD HAVE A WOUND--Revelation 13:3 --And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
The papacy was dealt what appeared to be a death blow in 1798 when Napoleon's general Berthier took the Pope captive. http://biblelight.net/wound.htm
6. WOULD HAVE A MYSTIC NUMBER--Revelation 13:17 --And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Roman Numerals: and numeric value of the pope's name (number)
V =5 F =0 D = 500 112
i =1 i =1 E = 0 53
c =100 L =50 I = 1 501
a =0 i =1 501 666
r =0 i =1
i =1 53
u =5
s =0
112
7. WOULD BE A RELIGIOUS POWER--Revelation 4,8 4 ...they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And all that live upon the earth will worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
In a passage which is included in the Roman Catholic Canon Law or Corpus Juris Canonici, Pope Innocent III declares that the Roman pontiff is the "vicegerent upon earth" not of a mere man , but of very God;that this is because he is the vicegerent of Christ, who is "very God and very man." see Decretales Domini Gregorii Papae IX liber 1 de translation e Episcoporum title 7, ch.3 Corpus Juris Canonici co. 99; (Paris, 1612), tom. 2 Decretales, col. 205 Canon law in 1904 effective 1918. For the title 'Our Lord the Pope", see the Extravagantes of Pope John XXII title 14 chap 4, Declaramus. The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. 7.
8. WOULD PERSECUTE THE SAINTS--Revelation 13:7--And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
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D'Aubigne book 3, ch. 1 (Martin Luther), History of the Reformation vol. 1, pg. 96, Life & times of Martin Luther pages 271,272
Prophecy
Revelation 13:3--And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
New York Times--2015--WASHINGTON — Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics, challenged Congress and by extension the mightiest nation in the world on Thursday to break out of its cycle of paralysis and use its power to heal the “open wounds” of a planet torn by hatred, greed, poverty and pollution. Taking a rostrum never before occupied by the Bishop of Rome, Francis issued a vigorous call to action to lawmakers who have spent years stalemated over major issues and even now are days away from a potential government shutdown in a dispute over the moral boundaries of Federal spending.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/25/us/pope-francis-congress-speech.html?_r=0
History-- French Revolution
This prophecy has received a most exact and striking fulfillment in the history of France. During the Revolution, in 1793, “the world for the first time heard an assembly of men, born and educated in civilization, and assuming the right to govern one of the finest of the European nations, uplift their united voice to deny the most solemn truth which man’s soul receives, and renounce unanimously the belief and worship of a Deity.”—Sir Walter Scott, Life of Napoleon, vol. 1, ch. 17.
“France is the only nation in the world concerning which the authentic record survives, that as a nation she lifted her hand in open rebellion against the Author of the universe. Plenty of blasphemers, plenty of infidels, there have been, and still continue to be, in England, Germany, Spain, and elsewhere; but France stands apart in the world’s history as the single state which, by the decree of her Legislative Assembly, pronounced that there was no God, and of which the entire population of the capital, and a vast majority elsewhere, women as well as men, danced and sang with joy in accepting the announcement.”—Blackwood’s Magazine, November, 1870. {GC 269.4}
Here in 1798 history was made as Pope Pius VI was kept as a prisoner of Napoleon. The pontiff died there the next year. Thus prophecy was fulfilled
Prophecy
Revelation 13:3--And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
New York Times--2015--WASHINGTON — Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics, challenged Congress and by extension the mightiest nation in the world on Thursday to break out of its cycle of paralysis and use its power to heal the “open wounds” of a planet torn by hatred, greed, poverty and pollution. Taking a rostrum never before occupied by the Bishop of Rome, Francis issued a vigorous call to action to lawmakers who have spent years stalemated over major issues and even now are days away from a potential government shutdown in a dispute over the moral boundaries of Federal spending.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/25/us/pope-francis-congress-speech.html?_r=0
History-- French Revolution
This prophecy has received a most exact and striking fulfillment in the history of France. During the Revolution, in 1793, “the world for the first time heard an assembly of men, born and educated in civilization, and assuming the right to govern one of the finest of the European nations, uplift their united voice to deny the most solemn truth which man’s soul receives, and renounce unanimously the belief and worship of a Deity.”—Sir Walter Scott, Life of Napoleon, vol. 1, ch. 17.
“France is the only nation in the world concerning which the authentic record survives, that as a nation she lifted her hand in open rebellion against the Author of the universe. Plenty of blasphemers, plenty of infidels, there have been, and still continue to be, in England, Germany, Spain, and elsewhere; but France stands apart in the world’s history as the single state which, by the decree of her Legislative Assembly, pronounced that there was no God, and of which the entire population of the capital, and a vast majority elsewhere, women as well as men, danced and sang with joy in accepting the announcement.”—Blackwood’s Magazine, November, 1870. {GC 269.4}
Here in 1798 history was made as Pope Pius VI was kept as a prisoner of Napoleon. The pontiff died there the next year. Thus prophecy was fulfilled
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