Just a Thought on Revelation 13 (Part 1)

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Introduction: Welcome back to our continuing study on Just a Thought on Revelation.

1. Today—Just a Thought on Revelation 13:1
   1. God’s view of the governments of men.
   1. See how some try to insert the devil as a messenger in place of John.
   1. Antichrist’s rise

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“And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.” (Revelation 13:1)

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1. When God pictures governments of this world he sets them forth as “beasts”

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1. Federation of nations (UN)

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1. Psalms 2:1-4

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• The world is looking for the antichrist, not the Christ of God!Luke 2:26

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• “And I stood upon the sand of the sea”
  • Critics and scripture give credit to wrong person
    • Dragon not John standing

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1. The answer of Bible believer
   1. God says what he means
   1. John is the messenger, not the dragon

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• “the sand of the sea”
  • The Mediterranean Sea.
  • Antichrist to come out of Palestine.

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• “saw a beast rise up out of the sea”
  • Unlike any normal beast
    • Mixed beast
    • What John sees is the antichrist.

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• Called by many names in Scripture?
  • King first, then kingdom Daniel 7:17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. (Ruckman)

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• “having seven heads and ten horns”
  • Has 7 heads 10 horns
    • Mentioned in Revelation 17:10 as kings of Roman empire

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1. Deals with antichrist’s rule
   1. 3 ½ years of compromise (Revelation 17:3-5)

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• then 3 ½ years of absolute dictatorship (Revelation 17:16)
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  • “seven heads”
    • Revelation 17:9—Represent 7 mountains here.

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• Identifies the who (Revelation 17:18)

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• Kingdoms given (Revelation 17:17)

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• Beast (Revelation 17:8)

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• “ten kings”Revelation 17:12-13

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• Have we seen such a vision? (Cp. Revelation 12:3) close connection

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1. Close: not the same (cp. Revelation 17:1)

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1. Fruit of the dragon

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1. Things different

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1. Definite difference Chapter 12 “seven crowns on his heads “upon his horns ten crowns” Chapter 13 “upon his horns ten crowns”

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• Not an exact match to Revelation 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

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1. Describes the dragon, Satan 12:3
   1. Describes antichrist 13:1 fruit of the dragon

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• Comes up after the devil cast down to earth there is a difference here: “seven crowns on his heads” “upon his horns ten crowns”

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• Beast here gets his power from the dragon of chapter 12

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• This beast is a man (Revelation 13:18)

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• “upon his heads the name of blasphemy”
  • What is the name of blasphemy? (Revelation 17:3)

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• Blasphemer of God (Revelation 13:6)

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Conclusion:

1. Beast out of Mediterranean
2. Antichrist
   1. Blasphemer
   1. Fruit of the devil