Revelation 13:6 And he opened
his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle,
and them that dwell 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 dwell upon the earth shall
worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain
from the foundation of the world. 9 If
any man have an ear, let him hear. 10 He
that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the
sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the
saints.
The Beast blasphemes God, His
name, Heaven, and those that dwell there. Think of such things today as Richard
Dawkins’ book, The God Delusion. Will
the beast curse God directly or will he deny God’s existence like Dawkins? It
appears that he will curse God as previous statements have shown that people
know who is causing their problems.
Revelation 6:16 And said to the
mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth
on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and
who shall be able to stand?
Revelation 11:13 And the same
hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in
the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were
affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Daniel, in referring prophetically
and literally to the great evil type of Antichrist, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, one
of Judea’s Greek rulers who did so much horrific violence to them in between
the years of the writing of the Old and the New Testament, referred to this
character, not uncommon in history, as a type of this Beast. The following is
another example of a double description.
Daniel 11:36 And the king shall
do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above
every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall
prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall
be done. 37 Neither shall he regard the
God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall
magnify himself above all. 38 But in his
estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall
he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
We can imagine the crimes that
will be committed by the Beast of Revelation in the activities of the type of
the Beast in history; Antiochus IV Epiphanes. According to apocryphal books
inserted in between the Testaments in some Bible traditions he outlawed the
religious rites and observances of the Jews and insisted that Zeus be
worshipped as God. He is known in Jewish tradition as a great persecutor of the
Jews and given the epithet of “the wicked.”
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