Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world. Fear swells in my chest, but i push it down, force myself to look away, and walk towards athena and lily. It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. The book is traditionally attributed to john the apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate.
Revelation niv the beast out of the sea the dragon bible. 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. To the first the dragon, who swept with his tail a third part of the stars to earth, satan under the form of the roman empire, gave his throne and much authority. The antichrist daniel 7 and revelation bible universe.
Chapter 14 behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do i declare. In verse 4, the beast is worshiped by the world alongside the dragon that gave it authority. Revelation is the thirteenth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. A summary of each chapter in the book of revelation. 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. Revelation , the th chapter of the final book in the bible, begins by describing a beast rising out of the sea. These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the antichrist and the false prophet. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11. I notice the girl that beat me up glaring at me sharply.
God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Measuring a chapter as, on the average, about twenty verses, there are at least seven whole chapters of the new testament devoted to that phenomenon called the apostasy. The author records visions of two beasts or monsters which he saw while standing on the seashore, the monster from the sea. Revelation, chapter king james version christian answers. The symbol mandated for all followers of antichrist, administered by the false prophet, is the mark of the beast, which is further related to the number 666.
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, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore of. He shall cause also that a golden image of antichrist shall be placed in the temple at jerusalem, and that the apostate angel should enter, and thence utter voices and oracles. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth 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. The two beasts described here are the figures often referred to as the antichrist and the false prophet. Revelation commentary matthew henry commentary on the. The antichrist and the false prophet 1 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. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. Sep 20, 2016 welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods word, and to prepare you for the times that are written. Note here that the book of revelation does not assign a number to the rebel rev. Revelation 1 new international version niv prologue.
Revelation, chapter united states conference of catholic bishops. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of. The first commentary we have on the book of revelation, written by victorinus in the early church, says of this revelation. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. The beast coming out of the earth with two horns, deceiving the world by is false miracles, and causing every one to receive his mark in their right hand, revelation. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer.
A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. Christs letters to churches in ephesus, smyrna, pergamum and thyatira. The central purpose of this book is to bring us a revelation of jesus christ and his perfect redemption in all of humanity. The beast rising out of the sea with seven heads, ten horns, and ten crowns, revelation. What is the sevenheaded wild beast of revelation chapter. If those are the easy things to understand, wait until i. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. This chapter contains four of the most iconic concepts contained in revelation. Revelation, the th chapter of the final book in the bible, begins by describing a beast rising out of the sea. Now if you have isaiah chapter, here is the basis for my saying that the city of babylon is not going to be rebuilt and become a center of commerce.
Revelation we have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. Revelation chapter explained book of revelation each. The wounding and subsequent healing of one of antichrists heads might signify that antichrist will be assassinated during the tribulation and then be falsely resurrected. In chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil.
Inscriptions have been found in ephesus in which nero is called almighty god and savior. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. In johns vision he saw a beast rising up out of the sea. By claiming this title caesar nero the beast heralds the reincarnation of the sixth head of the beast, which he claims to be.
The last days of babylon, chapter 23, the beast and his mark. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. I dont claim to have any special revelations, and i dont think i teach the bible that much different than a lot of men. Christs redemption can only be perfect and complete when it has abolished all the works of. We are also told that this beast has amazing authority over all peoples and tribes, and they worshipped him. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of the.
Christs letters to churches in sardis, philadelphia and laodicea. Even though nations may agree on few things, they unite in their determination to maintain their authority rather than submit to the rule of gods kingdom. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. Revelation kjv and i stood upon the sand of the sea, bible. Welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods word, and to prepare you for the times that are written. To the church in ephesus to the angel of the church in ephesus write. Book of revelation chapter receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last. This beast looked like a leopard, but it had bears feet and a lions mouth. This beast looked like a leopard, but it had bears feet and a lions. We have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies.
Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. Revelation 1 niv prologue the revelation from jesus. Revelation beast, false prophet, 42 months, 666 explained. The book of revelation chapter thirteen objectives in studying this chapter 1 to notice two beasts satan would use in making war against the saints 2 to offer an explanation consistent with the context in which the revelation was written as to the identity of the two beasts summary this chapter reveals two agents the dragon satan would. They are twothe tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of. The description of the beast is found in revelation chapters thirteen and seventeen. Revelation chapter matthew henry complete commentary.
This first beast is initially mentioned in revelation 11. Revelation bible commentary matthew henry concise. Revelation, new international version niv the bible app. I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. The antichrist and the false prophet chapter of the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. His appearance is described in detail in revelation. These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.