The two beasts are introduced to us now!
The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 13:
1 Then I saw a wild beast rising from the sea (of humanity) with ten horns and seven heads. On its horns were ten royal crowns (not crowns of victory), and on its heads were blasphemous names.
2 It was like a leopard with feet like a bear’s, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon shared his power, throne, and great authority with the wild beast. 3 One of the heads of the wild beast seemed to have received a deathly wound, but the wound had been healed. After this, the whole world was filled with fascination and followed the wild beast.
4 They worshiped the dragon (satan worshippers) because he had given the beast its ruling authority. They also worshiped the wild beast, saying, “Who is like the wild beast? And who is able to make war against him?”
5 The wild beast was given a mouth to speak boastful and blasphemous words, and he was permitted to exercise authority for forty-two months.
The Lion communicates arrogantly.
The Bear controls extensively.
The Leopard conquers swiftly.
It is written by THE SPIRIT in Zechariah chapter 11:
17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
Could this man’s arm and forehead be associated with the “mark of the beast”? He contrasts with the True Shepherd, Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 13:
6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His Name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in Heaven.
Why did this world leader include those who dwell in Heaven? Won’t he blame the true church for “abandoning” the rest of the world? Every selfish person will always blame someone else for their own failures.
7 It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.
8 All who dwell on the earth (earth dwellersll) will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
Without The Holy Spirit, the saints on earth are overcome. Believing Gentiles are not protected and will be killed. There are three categories of saints: Old Testament saints, New Testament saints, and Tribulation saints.
This first person is a political leader who will be worshipped by the earth dwellers and will make war with the Tribulation saints.
Now for the second person.
11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns (two sources of authority) like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.
This second person is alluded to as the false prophet. He will cause the people to worship the first person mentioned above.
Jesus spoke to the Jews in John chapter 5:
43 I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.
12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in (earth dweit to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.
satan is imitating was GOD did in the Old Testament. Occultic power is being unleased since he is still the god of this world at this particular point during the 70th week. Pharaoh’s magicians did unnatural works themselves.
14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth (earth dwellers) by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.
15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,
His followers are willing to take on a brand or a seal to designate their allegiance to this beast.
17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
This second beast has economic control throughout the world. The advent of digital currency is a plausible means by which this will take place. Currently, Central Banks want to control all our transactions and track our lives to force us to submit to their policies. It definitely appears that all the pieces are coming into place for the 70th week.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
A mark in The Law is prohibited.
It is written by THE SPIRIT:
Leviticus 19:28 You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the LORD.
The Greek value of antichrist is 666. This term means pseudo-Christ. People are concerned with insertable chips, RFID, bar codes, etc. I expect to be watching from Above, so I don’t spend much time in dissecting 666 or its implementation.