Revelation

THE BOOK OF REVELATION: M. M. NINAN
Rev 13:7 And it was given to it to war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was
given to it over every tribe and tongue and nation.
Rev 13:8 And all dwelling on the earth will worship it, those whose names have not been written
in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain, from the foundation of the world.
Rev 13:9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
Rev 13:10 He who leads into captivity will go into captivity. If anyone will kill with the sword, he
must be killed by a sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
Rev 13:11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. And it had two horns like a lamb,
and he spoke like a dragon.
Two beasts are described in chapter 13:
one from the sea (Rev 12:1) and
one from the land (Rev 12: 11).
Together with the Dragon ( Rev.12:9) these three form the “Trinity from Hell.”
Rev 13:12 And it exercises all the authority of the first beast before him, and causes the earth
and those dwelling in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
5 characteristics of the False Prophet.
1. "Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth". Many Bible teachers suggest that his coming
up out of the earth indicates that he will not come up out of the sea of peoples, as the first beast does. That
is, he will not be of mixed nationality; that he comes out of the earth (around Palestine) may indicate that
he will be a Jew. This points to an apostate Jew who, during the first 3-1/2 years, will lead Israel to make a
covenant with Antichrist and deceive them by hiding his apostasy until the middle of the Tribulation
period, at which time he will serve his purpose by revealing his apostate beliefs and practices.
2. "He had two horns like a lamb."
3. "He spoke like a dragon"
4. "He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf."
5. "He made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast."
Rev 13:13 And it does great wonders, so that it makes fire come down from the heaven onto the
earth in the sight of men.
Rev 13:14 And it deceives those dwelling on the earth, because of the miracles which were given
to it to do before the beast, saying to those dwelling on the earth that they should make an image
to the beast who had the wound by a sword and lived.
Rev 13:15 And there was given to it to give a spirit to the image of the beast, so that the image of
the beast might both speak, and might cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast
to be killed.
Rev 13:16 And it causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a
mark on their right hand, or in their foreheads,
Rev 13:17 even that not any might buy or sell except those having the mark, or the name of the
beast, or the number of its name.
Modern technology has created a new electronic world without borders. With modern computer
technology, satellites, GPS, biometric and smart card technology, people can now be tracked within 3
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