Who or What Is the Prophetic Beast?

God commissions us to warn about this rising beast, and that is what we must do! This is not just ancient history. You need this powerful booklet, and I encourage you to order it; we will send you a copy completely free. It included all the royal splendor of ancient Babylon, thus having the head—the strongest part—of the lion. It had all the massiveness and numerically powerful army of the Persian Empire—symbolized by the legs, the most powerful part of the bear.

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It was stronger, greater, more terrible, than any. That fourth empire was incomparable to any other. How can you even describe the Roman Empire?

It was a super-powerful fighting force with mighty political power stretching over most of the known world. The world had never seen anything like it! Revelation 13 reveals that after this fourth beast was wounded unto death, out of that wound came 10 horns. These horns symbolize 10 resurrections of that same Roman system that would rule this territory. These kingdoms exist between a. The Bible prophesied about these successive governments centuries in advance, and that is exactly what came to pass!

This is incredible biblical prophecy, but no one proclaims it! God is using the strongest possible symbolism here, and even our religious leaders completely ignore it! We must listen to this incredible message—and the warning—and believe what God says. He prophesied that these empires would all come to pass, and they all have. The Bible gets into even more detail about these 10 resurrections of the Roman Empire.

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And you can check the history books to see that all of these details happened just as God said they would. Just as the next world-ruling empire will. The first three resurrections that ruled the ancient Roman territory were barbaric tribes. Then something momentous happened. After that point, there is something different—something subtler and even more powerful—about the last seven resurrections of the Roman Empire. Justinian also did something else: He recognized the supremacy of the pope.

Because the empire was now tied closely to this great church, it became known as the Holy Roman Empire. The prophecy in Revelation 13 continues: Who is able to make war with him? People worshiped this beast! You can see why this beast is so ferocious and fierce, like no other animal on Earth. All understand that I is 1, V is 5, X is 10, etc. But many do not know that the Greek language, in which the book of Revelation was written, also uses letters for numbers.

In the Greek, the language in which Revelation was written, this name was understood in the second century A. It signifies "Latin man" or "the name of Latium," from which region the Romans derived their origin and their language. This word, too, signifies "Roman. They count to exactly ! It is indeed no coincidence that the name of the kingdom, its founder and first king, and of each man in the kingdom, counts to exactly ! Certainly the beast stands identified! Mussolini called himself "Il Duce. While this is a greeting, or title, Mussolini actually employed "Il Duce" as a name.

It is in Latin. Now count them, and you have exactly ! Thus this number is indelibly branded upon the Roman Empire! But, some will ask, does not this number apply to the Pope? Some teach "the words 'Vicarius Filii Dei' are on the Pope's triple crown. We should be careful to prove all things.

Furthermore, these words are in the Latin, not a Bible language. This is not a name, but a title, and it is the name of the beast, and the number of the name of the man of the beast we are told to count. Further, this Latin title does not apply to a kingdom, or empire, but alone to a man.

And so the number is branded on the Roman Empire, on the founder and first king of the Latins, on every Roman, and even on Mussolini. Could anything be more conclusive? He gave it "his power, and his seat, and great authority. In II Corinthians Paul tells us in II Corinthians Satan has his ministers who pretend to be the ministers of righteousness, but are actually false apostles, deceitful workers, calling themselves the ministers of Christ!

Therefore they claim to be Christian ministers. They are the many, not the few, because all prophecies say it is the many, not the few, who have been deceived. Satan's main labor for six thousand years has been the deceiving of the world. Now turn to the 13th chapter of Revelation, beginning with verse Some say it will be the United States aligned with the papacy. Some believe it is a federation of Protestant churches.

Most church organizations ignore this very vital subject completely, or say frankly, "we do not know! When men put their own interpretation on Bible symbols, their conclusions are always false! We have learned that "beast" is a symbol for a kingdom, or civil government Dan. So this other beast with the two horns is the prophecy of another kingdom or government. In these prophecies, God pictures to us the earthly gentile governments as the wild beasts whose characteristics describe them.

This two-horned beast appeared as a lamb. What does the word "lamb" symbolize, in the Bible? The answer is, Christ John 1: And "dragon" is a symbol of the devil Rev. So here is some kingdom or government appearing as that of Christ, or the Kingdom of God. Christ did not set up a government kingdom at His first appearing on earth. After His resurrection the disciples asked Him if He would at that time restore the kingdom Acts 1: The Church is not the Kingdom.

Because some thought it was, Jesus spoke the parable of Luke But Satan is a deceiver, and he has deceived the world into supposing his Satan's system of churches is the Kingdom of God. Now notice carefully Revelation Here is another government pretending to be Christ's government, the Kingdom of God, taking, exercising, using, employing, all the power of the first kingdom. So, it was after the deadly wound of A. It was healed when Justinian brought about the restoration of the Empire in the West in A. Consequently this religious government exercised power after A.

The teaching in that day was that the Second Coming of Christ is fulfilled in the person of the leaders of the church. The millennium had begun. For the entire years, the emperors acknowledged the supreme power of religion. It embodied church government, and it also was a state or civil government, always occupying a certain amount of territory over which it, alone, ruled as an independent sovereign State in addition to actually ruling over the vast civil kingdom called the Holy Roman Empire. Even today, it is a separate, independent, sovereign state. Notice, this second beast was to wield power over all the earth, because it was to cause the earth, and them that dwell therein, to worship this first beast "whose deadly wound was healed" after First, note Revelation Here is pictured a woman.

In verse 3, this false church is pictured sitting on a beast "having seven heads and ten horns. It does her bidding. Notice, verse 18, she is "that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. Next, notice II Thessalonians 2: He exalts himself above all that is called God. As God, he sits in a temple claimed to be the temple of God, showing himself to deceive people into accepting him as God. God is our holy Father. This final man, in a religious office, will claim the same title.

This wicked man is to be destroyed at, and by, Christ's coming verse 8. They come from the dragon which is the devil; from the beast, which is the civil Roman ruler; and from the mouth of the false prophet associated with him. All prophecies concerning them show these powers doing the same things! Now notice the last battle of "the great day of God Almighty.

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Compare with the two-horned beast of Revelation Certainly, then, this two-horned beast, the false prophet, the man of sin and the woman that rode the beast are all picturing a counterfeit Christianity. Did the two-horned beast deceive the very ones who have the mark of the beast? Continue in Revelation And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: This two-horned beast not only caused people to receive the mark of the beast compare Rev. As many as would not worship this image were caused to be killed. History shows that the civil government martyred millions who were declared "anathema from Christ" or "heretics. Certainly these are one and the same.

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Now this ecclesiastical organization, which is a twofold government, deceived the people by saying they should make an image of the beast. What is an image? Dictionaries define it as a "likeness," or a "copy, representation, model, semblance, counterpart. His Church includes all Spirit-begotten saints who have and are led by the Holy Spirit. Christ is its only Head, and His Kingdom is not of this world! Where, then, did human church government derive its present form? To him the form of government of the Roman Empire was the most marvelous thing on earth.

He applied its principles to the church, organized the church into a government, forming the papacy. This church government or organization is the image of the beast. Says Myers' Ancient History: The Britannica calls it an ecclesiastical world empire! But this church became a mother, and daughter churches came out of her in "protest," calling themselves "Protestant.

Her daughters are called "harlots. And all nations are deceived! Yes, human-organized churchianity, not Bible-designed spiritual-organism government, is the image of the beast. It is the pagan political counterfeit of God's government. God help us to heed! Better be sure whether this brand is upon you! Without it, no man will be able to buy or sell! Without it, you may be tortured even to death! No subject has been more intriguing and baffling to our generation. Millions have been curious.

The average sermon on this subject considers one text of Scripture, only! From this one passage the speaker customarily uses his imagination. One might reason that since you will not be able to buy or sell without this mysterious mark, and since we all wish to be able to buy and sell, therefore we ought to do all in our power to receive this mark! But here is an additional passage they neglect to show you: And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image" Rev.

If you do have the "mark of the beast," you will receive the seven last plagues; and they will be terrible beyond description! How to Tell What It Is! There are many more references to this subject in the Bible. Instead of looking at one passage only, then turning away from God's own revelation of this mystery, and using human imagination and fancy to conjure up the many ridiculous conclusions being foisted upon a deceived public by persons devoid of understanding, let us see what GOD says this MARK really is!

Make no mistake, God tells us plainly what it is! It is unmistakably, clearly revealed and explained in the Bible!

But to find God's answer, we must have before us all of the scriptures referring to this subject! First, from the text universally quoted Rev. Everyone wants to be able to "buy or sell. The "mark of the beast," then, has direct bearing on ability to engage in business, or to hold a job and earn a living. But let's look at all the facts God reveals on the subject all the scriptures bearing on it. What Is the Beast? First, then, the "beast" itself. 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: The identity of this weird "beast" was revealed in Part One of this booklet.

Daniel 7 reveals that these "beasts" or wild animals symbolize civil Governments or world empires. Daniel's first "beast" was like a lion, and it represented the Chaldean Empire of Nebuchadnezzar, called Babylon. His second, like a bear, pictured the Persian Empire; his third, with four heads, like a leopard, represented Alexander's Greco-Macedonian Empire and its succeeding four divisions after his death; and his fourth beast, unlike any existing wild animal, the Roman Empire which swallowed up and absorbed all the others, and embodied the strongest physical and military characteristics of all its predecessors.

This "beast" of Revelation 13 had the mouth, the strongest part, of the lion; the feet, the strongest part, of the bear; the body of the leopard. Notice, the "dragon" gave this Empire its seat and power, and great authority. It is, then, the political instrument of Satan in ruling and deceiving the world. That is fact number one. Keep that in mind.

Beast Wounded, Then Healed

Now in verse 11 Rev. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke as a dragon. This second beast of Revelation 13 is also pictured in Revelation 17 as the harlot woman who rode the beast. This fallen woman or church is different from all other churches in one respect. She is organized as a civil government, as well as an ecclesiastical church. Nations of the world send ambassadors to her, the same as they do the capitals of other nations. Notice, further, Revelation And he causeth all It is the church, not the civil government, which forces this brand on people.

This will show us when the mark of the beast is enforced. Read of it in Revelation Notice, now, what must again happen before the seven last plagues and the coming of Christ! Christ will not come to take vengeance on this great false church UNTIL another great martyrdom has taken place! There was one martyrdom. Those saints are already killed. But they were shortly driven out of Italy and disappeared. Though essentially independent, these three nations did profess to carry on the Roman Empire by continuing the principle of Roman government and Roman law. This was the fourth horn of Daniel 7: Same verse, and verses 20, Do not confuse this beast with the first beast of Revelation 13, which is the civil Roman Empire.

There are two horns—two governments on this beast. There is only one entity that purports to represent Christ that is organized as a dual, two-fold government. It embodies church government, and a state, or civil government. The Vatican is a separate, independent, sovereign state. Most nations send ambassadors to it, just as they do to other countries. So this second beast was—and still is—a church-state government!

Here is how it was accomplished. He, as civil governor, was willing to be ruled by the ecclesiastical head. When he ascended the throne in a. Church and state were now united.

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Here, for the first time in history, the church was ruling the state, instead of the state controlling the church! How long was the now church-ruled beast to continue after its wound was healed? Does God clearly show exactly how long this symbolic time period is? This is the day-for-a-year principle that the Bible gives us in understanding many prophetic lengths of time. What was to be the condition of the beast after the 1, years were fulfilled? Remember that this great beast is to be in existence at the return of Christ.

Does this same verse also prove that these revivals were to be successive kingdoms that ruled the Roman Empire after the fall of the old original Roman Empire?