Revelation 13:1b-18

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*May 29, 2010
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 *B. REVELATION 13:1b-18 THE TRINITY OF EVIL*

*1. 13:1b-10 THE BEAST AND HIS POWER OVER THE SAINTS*

*a. 13:1b THE BEAST OUT OF THE SEA*

Kai EIdon ek t*e*s thaLASs*e*s [2281] th*e*RIon [2342] a-naBAInon [305],

*And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea,*

Echon KEra-ta [2768] DEka kai ke-phaLAS [2776] hepTA,

*having ten horns and seven heads,*

kai ePI t*o*n keRAt*o*n [2768] auTOU DEka di-aD*E*ma-ta [1238],

*and on his :horns ten diadems,*

kai ePI tas ke-phaLAS [2776] auTOU oNOma-ta [3686] blas-ph*e*MIas [988].

*and upon his :heads names of blasphemy.*


 *b. 13:2 THE ANIMAL NATURE AND POWER OF THE BEAST*

kai to th*e*RIon ho EIdon *e*n HOmoi-on parDAlei [3917],

*And the beast which I saw was like a leopard,*

kai hoi POdes [4228 auTOU h*o*s ARkou [715], kai to STOma auTOU h*o*s STOma
[4750] LEon-tos [3023],

*and his :feet as a bear's, and his :mouth as a lion's mouth.*

kai Ed*o*-ken auT*O* ho DRAk*o*n [1404] t*e*n DUna-min [1411] auTOU,

*and the dragon gave him his :power,*

kai ton THROnon [2362] auTOU, kai e-xouSIan [1849] meGAl*e*n.

*and his :throne, and great authority.*


 *c. 13:3-5 THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE BEAST AND THE DRAGON*

kai MIan ek t*o*n ke-phaL*O*N [2776] auTOU h*o*s es-phagMEn*e*n [4969] eis
THAna-ton;

*And I saw one of his :heads as though it had been smitten unto death;*

kai h*e* pl*e*G*E* tou thaNAtou auTOU e-the-raPEUth*e* [2323]:

*and his :stroke of :death was healed:*

kai eTHAUmas-th*e* [2296] HOl*e* h*e* g*e* oPIs*o* tou th*e*RIou;

*and the whole earth wondered after the beast;*

kai pro-seKUn*e*-san [4352] t*o* DRAkon-ti [1404], HOti Ed*o*-ken t*e*n
e-xouSIan [1849]

*4 and they worshiped the dragon, because he gave the authority*

t*o* th*e*RI*o*; kai pro-seKUn*e*-san t*o* th*e*RI*o*, LEgon-tes,

*to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying,*

Tis HOmoi-os t*o* th*e*RI*o*? kai tis DUna-tai po-leM*E*sai [4170] met'
auTOU?

*Who is like the beast? and who can war with him?*

kai eDOth*e* auT*O* STOma [4750], laLOUN meGAla kai blas-ph*e*MIas [988];

*5 and a mouth was given him, speaking great things and blasphemies;*

kai eDOth*e* auT*O* e-xouSIa [1849] poi*E*sai M*E*nas tes-seRAkon-ta kai
DUo.

*and authority was given him to continue forty and two months.*


 *d. 13:6 THE BLASPHEMY OF THE BEAST*

kai *E*noi-xe to STOma auTOU eis blas-ph*e*MIas pros ton TheON,

*And he opened his :mouth for blasphemies against :God,*

blas-ph*e*M*E*sai [987] to Ono-ma [3686] auTOU, kai t*e*n sk*e*N*E*N
[4633]auTOU,

*to blaspheme his :name, and his :tabernacle,*

tous en t*o* ou-raN*O* sk*e*NOUNtas [4637].

*them that tabernacle in the heaven.*


 *e. 13:7 THE AUTHORITY OF THE BEAST OVER THE SAINTS AND THE EARTH*

kai eDOth*e* auT*O* poi*E*sai POle-mon [4171] meTA t*o*n haGI*o*n [40],

*And it was given him to make war with the saints,*

kai niK*E*sai [3528] auTOUS: kai eDOth*e* auT*O* e-xouSIa

*and to overcome them: and authority was given him*

ePI PAsan phuL*E*N [5443] kai laON [2992] kai GL*O*Ssan [1100] kai ETHnos
[1484].

*over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.*


 *f. 13:8 WHO SHALL WORSHIP THE BEAST*

kai pro-skuN*E*sou-sin [4352] auTON PANtes hoi ka-toiKOUNtes [2730] ePI t*e*s
g*e*s,

*And all the earth-dwellers shall worship him, every one*

hou ou GEgrap-tai [1125] to Ono-ma auTOU en t*o* bibLI*o* [976] t*e*s z*o*-*
E*S [2222]

*whose :name has not been written in the book of :life*

tou arNIou [721] tou es-phagMEnou [4969] aPO ka-ta-boL*E*S [2602] KOSmou
[2889].

*of the Lamb :slain from the world's foundation.*


 *g. 13:9 If any has an ear, let him hear.*

Ei tis Echei ous, a-kouSAt*o* [191].


 *h. 13:10a THE FINAL JUIDGMENT OF BEAST-WORSHIPPERS*

EI tis eis aich-ma-l*o*SIan [161], eis aich-ma-l*o*SIan huPAgei [5217]:

*If any is unto captivity, unto captivity he goes:*

EI tis en maCHAIra [3162] a-pok-teNEI [615], dei auTON en maCHAIra
a-pok-tanTH*E*nai.

*if any shall kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed.*


 *i. 13:10b Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.*

H*O*-DE es-tin h*e* hu-po-moN*E* [5281] kai h*e* PIstis [4102] t*o*n haGI*o*n
[40].


 *2. 13:11-18 A SECOND BEAST: IDENTIFIES THE FIRST BEAST*

*a. 13:11 THE SECOND BEAST OUT OF THE EARTH*

Kai EIdon ALlo th*e*RIon [2342] a-naBAInon [305] ek t*e*s g*e*s;

*And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth;*

kai EIchen KEra-ta [3664] DUo HOmoi-a arNI*o* [721], kai eLAlei h*o*s DRAk*o
*n [1404].

*and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.*

 *b. 13:12a THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECOND BEAST*

kai t*e*n e-xouSIan tou PR*O*tou th*e*RIou PAsan poiEI eN*O*pi-on auTOU.

*And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his sight.*


 *c. 13:12b THE PURPOSE OF SECOND BEAST: TO CAUSE WORSHIP TO FIRST BEAST*

kai poiEI t*e*n g*e*n kai tous en auT*E* ka-toiKOUNtas [2730]

*And he makes the earth and them that dwell in it*

HIna pros-kuN*E*sou-sin [4352] to th*e*RIon [2342] to PR*O*ton,

*to worship the first :beast,*

hou e-the-raPEUth*e* [2323] h*e* pl*e*G*E* [4127] tou thaNAtou AUtou.

*whose :stroke of :death was healed.*


 *d. 13:13 GREAT SIGNS: METHOD WHEREBY HE ACCOMPLISHES THIS*

kai poiEI s*e*MEIa [4592] meGAla, HIna kai pur [4442] poi*E*

*And he does great signs, that he should make even fire*

ek tou ou-raNOU ka-taBAInein [2597] eis t*e*n g*e*n eN*O*pi-on t*o*n anTHR*O
*p*o*n.

*to come down out of :heaven upon the earth in men's sight.*


 *e. 13:14 DECEPTION IN IMAGE-WORSHIP: THE RESULT OF LYING SIGNS*

kai plaNA [4105] tous ka-toiKOUNtas ePI t*e*s g*e*s diA ta s*e*MEIa [4592]

*And he deceives them that dwell on the earth with the signs*

ha eDOth*e* auT*O* poi*E*sai eN*O*pi-on tou th*e*RIou;

*which it was given him to do in the sight of the beast;*

LEg*o*n tou ka-toiKOUsin ePI t*e*s g*e*s, poi*E*sai

*saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make*

eiKOna [1504] t*o* th*e*RI*o* hos Echei t*e*n pl*e*G*E*N [4127] t*e*s
maCHAIras [3162] kai Ez*e*-sen [2198].

*an image to the beast who has the stroke of the sword and lived.*


 *f. 13:15 DEATH: THE RESULT OF NOT WORSHIPING THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST*

kai eDOth*e* auT*E* DOUnai PNEUma t*e* eiKOni [1504] tou th*e*RIou,

*And it was given to her to give a spirit to the image of the beast,*

HIna kai laL*E*s*e* h*e* eiK*O*N tou th*e*RIou kai poi*E*s*e* HIna HOsoi

*that the image of the beast should both speak and cause that as many*

eAN m*e* pros-kuN*E*s*o*-sin [4352] t*e* eiKOni tou th*e*RIou a-pok-tanTH*O*sin
[615].

*as should not worship the image of the beast should be killed.*


 *g. 13:16-17 THE MARK OF BONDAGE*

kai poiEI PANtas, tous miKROUS kai tous meGAlous,* *

*And he causes all, the small and the great,*

kai tous plouSIous [4145] kai tous pt*o*CHOUS [4434], kai tous e-leuTHErous
[1658] kai tous DOUlous [1401],

*and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond,*

HIna D*O*sin auTOIS CHArig-ma [5480] ePI t*e*s cheiROS [5495] auT*O*N t*e*s
de-xiAS,

*that they give them a mark on their :right :hand,*

*e* ePI to MEt*o*pon auT*O*N;

*or upon their :forehead;*

kai HIna M*E* tis DUn*e*-tai a-goRAsai [59] *e* p*o*L*E*sai [4453], ei
m*e*ho Ech
*o*n to CHArag-ma [5480],

*17 and that no one be able to buy or sell, save who has the mark,*

to Ono-ma [3686] tou th*e*RIou [2342] *e* ton a-rithMON [706] tou oNOma-tos
auTOU.

*the name of the beast or the number of his :name.*


 *h. 13:18a Here is the wisdom.*

H*O*de h*e* soPHIa [4678] esTIN.


 *i. 13:18b THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST*

ho Ech*o*n noun [3563], ps*e*-phiSAt*o* [5585] ton a-rithMON [706] tou
th*e*RIou
[2342];

*Who has understanding, let him count the number of the beast;*

a-rithMOS gar anTHR*O*pou esTIN:

*for it is the number of a man:*

kai ho a-rithMOS auTOU he-xaKOsi-oi heX*E*don-ta hex.

*and his :number is Six hundred sixty six.*



 *NOTE**: *13:1b-10 - One might ask - “Why would God allow the Beast in the
last days to overcome the saints?


 During World War II days, and a few years preceding that time, Rees Howells
of Wales was led to call Hitler “The Beast”. Look at the numbers of the Jews
who died in his Holocaust (6 million) - and the number of saints who he
martyred. German Pastor Martin Niemoller and Betsy, the sister of Corrie Ten
Boom - are but two of that vast number. Millions died in World War II
because of Hitler, the Beast of that day - and millions also under Stalin.
Will that happen again before the return of Jesus? It seems that Scripture
clearly says so.


 But why? As we go back to the Book of Job, that eternal question returns
again and again. “Why does God permit the righteous to suffer?” Of course,
“the end” of Job partially answers that question. And when we see how the
nations felt badly enough because of what happened to the Jews under Hitler
in World II - that in 1947 the United Nations voted the necessary 2/3 of the
nations for the establishment of Israel in Palestine after 1900 years of
their 4000 year history away from the Homeland God gave them through
Abraham. A marvelous miracle, if ever there was one! And how much had what
Hitler the Beast led in - impinge upon the decision of the majority of the
World's Nations? Though there is a divergence of opinion here, yet many
believe the impingement was highly significant.


 See 13:9 as a significant Word from the Spirit. “*If any has an ear, let
him hear.”* This word appears prominently within this passage. Will all
hear? Of course not. But those who are attuned to hearing the Word of the
Spirit - will!


 Our passage ends with 13:10b - *“Here is the patience of the saints.* What
is their patience? That the divine, poetic justice of God in the end
*will*take place, and Beast-men like Hitler
*will* meet their deserved reward.


 - 13:11-18. The last half of this chapter deals with the coming false
prophet, and the extraordinary *lying* signs and wonders granted unto him to
perform. Does his spirit manifest itself during the entire church age? Yes -
though to a lesser extent. Will *many* be deceived by false messiahs and
false prophets? It is happening today even before the fullest manifestation
of this error takes place. Blindness rests upon the majority of the human
race, deliberately and willingly on their part. We ask - “But *how* can such
deception reign?” Again, because of deliberate choice! Truth-lovers and
God-lovers will *not* be deceived. Those in deception merely justify
prophetic declarations in the Bible. The *mystery of iniquity* has operated
for the first century of the church, operates today, and will do so to the
end.


 The team work of the Beast and the second Beast, the False Prophet, is
evident in this chapter. But those who have an ear to hear, can see it
operating in our nation today! And - the Book we are studying, the last Book
of the Bible, clearly reveals how Truth, Righteousness and Justice
*shall*triumph in the end.
*This* is the patience of the saints.


 13:18a - *“Here is the Wisdom!” * The Beast's number is 666. Jesus' number
is 888! This is one of the insights that captured the Russian Panin to
produce for God *His* Bible Numeric Greek and English New Testaments.

 - J.A.W.











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