Continuing with our Image to the beast study.
Facts:
The Beast- is a political/religious entity.
Therefore the beast's image must be the same.
The Image- is a political/religious entity.
As stated already in this study, the neither the beast, nor its image are literally beasts, but rather prophetic beasts.
Dan 7:2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
Dan 7:3 And four great beasts
Dan 7:17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
Do you see... the beasts are NOT BEASTS as in animalistic creatures. We are dealing with prophecy, not literal, but prophetic language. (((Once more I urge you to go back to my previous prophecy studies to get the full picture if you don't have it already. June 11, 2011 the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation studies I did start on that date and continue on.))))
If the Image of the beast will be a political/relgious entity we must look at our political/religious goings on. We must try to comprehend whether or not there are things there that are beast like, and guess what, there are.
The separation of church and state...
We put on our facebook pages any number of pictures stating this nation was founded under God and the Christian religion, and in doing so we neglect history entirely.
It seems to us unGodly & unChristian to not want prayer in our schools, to not want prayer in our military, to not want religion in our government. The truth of the matter is as simple as this--
Mat 22:17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
Mat 22:18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
Mat 22:19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
Mat 22:20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
Mat_22:21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
Render to the political the things that are political and to God the things that are God's. Caesar was not God's. Caesar was of the pagan persuasion
'Caesar Augustus worshiped the pagan Roman gods, but even worse, he allowed himself to be worshiped as a living god.'
http://christianity.about.com/od/newtestamentpeople/a/JZ-Caesar-Augustus.htm
When our Savior said to render to Caesar the things that were Caesar's, He was holding up a penny with Caesar's inscription upon it. That belonged to Caesar. Things political- Caesar's. Things Godly- God's.
The two are separated. Jesus did NOT instruct His apostles to set up a new government on earth. Jesus did NOT come to be made a physical king and ruler over things of this earth! Jesus did NOT promote earthly rulership, but rather heavenly rulership. Our focus is to be on things heavenly while living here and loving others as God loves them, being kind in all ways.
You've heard of religious communes, in truth our Savior wants our lives to be lived in that manner- where we are all loving as God is loving, forgiving, sharing what we have...
Now before you jump down my throat and call me a socialist, no, I'm not a socialist. I'm a Christ follower. And Christ teaches us to be loving to all, to share what we have, to be givers not takers, to do well and treat others well. Christ also said there will be poor always-
Mat_26:11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
In a socialist society the goal is for all to be equal, right? For all to share in everything equally according to everyone their own needs.
This sounds idealistic because inevitably time and time again this sort of society has led to corrupt government ruling, still with a class system in place- the rich are very rich and few, while the poor are very poor and in great numbers sharing in their poverty.
Christ knew that there would be poor always. Christ knew that there would be political systems in place and that they would require of their people their due. Christ did not say to NOT give the government what belongs to the government. Christ was saying that all things of this earth are meaningless and only heavenly treasures have any real value. So, giving to the government anything it requires of us as long as it is not our faith in God, is what we are required to do. Nothing of earth's treasures has any eternal value, not gold, not silver, not clothes, nothing.
As that old saying goes- 'You go to the grave with nothing.' And, 'You can't take anything with you.' There hasn't been a single dead person who has been able to take their earthly treasures to any sort of new life. Even those who believe in the lie that you go on to live immediately after death (something Christ, Himself did not do), will admit that no dead person has been able to take a single possession with them anywhere after they've died. Sure they could be buried with a possession, but if you dig up that grave the possession would still be there if it hasn't rotted away to nothing.
The point to all this is that separating politics from religion IS BIBLICAL and IS ENDORSED by JESUS!
So, while people fight to bring religion into our government, in truth aren't we really fighting FOR an image to the beast who is the epitome of such an existence - religion and politics meshed together.
Satan wants us to be appalled at how much people have fought to take religion out of government facilities, and he's succeeded, I'm guilty of it myself- God forgive me- I was blind.
Slowly Satan slipped in the mingling of the two - religion in politics and he did so just so he could orchestrate such outrage when it would be removed, only in order to... what? Possibly bring it back in force? To have an outcry raised so loud that to keep it out would wreck havoc on society.
The beast truly is a religious/political system.
The image must be the same, a religious/political system.
We cannot ignore these truths, remember how we've already studied and it is only once that image is fully formed that people will have (NOTE THE PAST TENSE) people will have already decided for or against God? It's while the image is being formed that we are in the decision process, the choosing process. Will we worship the image of the beast, will we receive the mark of the beast, or will we choose Christ and worship only Our God and His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit- three separate Gods in one agreement?
Just as we are watching the signs and we know that 'HE' has not yet planted the palaces of his tabernacles between the seas and holy mountain- Daniel 11:45, we are noting how it is growing closer and closer.
And just as that prophecy is on its way to being fulfilled, so to is the Image of the Beast prophecy on its way to being fulfilled.
Can we know the date of their fulfillment? No. No more than we can have a date of Christ's Return. We are given signs and we are told to WATCH for those signs and we are told to PRAY.
No excuses.
None of us will have a single excuse for not being prepared, for not having oil in our lamps and extra oil with us, ready for the Bridegroom to come for us. You can try to manufacture all the excuses you want to, but none will hold up to the truth.
If you're looking for an excuse to give God so He pardons your unwillingness to truly give your heart and life to Him, your unwillingness to love Him, you won't find one, not at that stage of earth's prophetic timeline.
Decisions need to be made.
Many face death's sleep before this time, and that has put an end to their decision making. Others will be alive and faced with the decision, but it's not going to come as a notice in the mail asking you to check this box if you want to worship the beast image, or check this other box if you want to worship God. You aren't going to get a popup on your computer screen saying, DECISION TIME- MAKE A CHOICE TODAY, TOMORROW IS TOO LATE. What you might hear is a voice right now, a whisper, a thought whisper by the Holy Spirit telling you to choose now, right now because you aren't promised tomorrow or even a minute from now.
Once we choose then our lives will reflect that choice- are we living for God or Satan? Our actions, the fruit we produce will tell. Is Christ our all in all? Do we live for Him, knowing when we sin it is HIM we are hurting, HIM we are sinning against? Do we seek His forgiveness for our weakness, and consecrate ourselves to His keeping, to His forgiveness, His righteousness?
By God's grace! By God's love!
'Image Speaks as a Dragon-
In Facts of Faith, Christian Edwardson makes this comment on Rev. 13:11: The prophet continues: "He spake as a dragon." . . . A nation speaks through its laws. This prophetic statement, therefore, reveals that a great change in policy is to come over our beloved country. The "dragon" is a symbol of pagan Rome, that persecuted the early Christians during the first three centuries.'
Rev 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Rev 13:12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Rev 13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Rev 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Rev 13:15 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.
A political system speaks through its laws, through its beliefs.
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The dark night of papal supremacy (Rev. 13:12, Dan. 11:45, Isa. 2:2-3,) and oppression of all who resist the Roman Catholic dictatorship (Rev. 13:15-17,) followed by the personal appearance of the power behind the papal throne (Rev. 13:2b & 4a;) Isa. 14:12-14; Rev. 17:3b & 8,) is looming, but it will come to an end in judgment from the throne of God (Rev. 16,) and the glorious appearing of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will follow swiftly (Rev. 19:11-21.)
http://www.adventistlaymen.com/Documents/FROM_MORAL_MAJORITY_TO_TEA_PARTY.html (((Recommended reading))))
Papal supremacy -
Rev 13:12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Dan 11:45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Isa 2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
Isa 2:3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
(Further Isa 2:6 declares 'many people' are not God's people)
Oppression of all who resist the Roman Catholic dictatorship-
Rev 13:15 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.
Rev 13:16 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:
Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
followed by the personal appearance of the power behind the papal throne (Rev. 13:2b & 4a;) Isa. 14:12-14; Rev. 17:3b & 8,) is looming,
Rev 13:2 ...and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Rev 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast
Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Isa 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isa 14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Rev 17:3 ... and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Rev 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
But it will come to an end in judgment from the throne of God (Rev. 16,)
Rev 16:1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
Rev 16:2 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 16:3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
Rev 16:4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
Rev 16:5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
Rev 16:6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Rev 16:7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
Rev 16:8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
Rev 16:9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Rev 16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
Rev 16:11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
Rev 16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Rev 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
Rev 16:14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Rev 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
Rev 16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Rev 16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
Rev 16:18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
Rev 16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
Rev 16:20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
Rev 16:21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
And the glorious appearing of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will follow swiftly (Rev. 19:11-21.)
Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Rev 19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
Rev 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
Rev 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Rev 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Rev 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Rev 19:17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
Rev 19:18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
Rev 19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
Rev 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Rev 19:21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
By the grace and mercy of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, may we be HIS when He comes! May we be under His all powerful protection as the end times come upon us and we CHOOSE to worship HIM not the beast power! Please, Lord, let us be YOURS now and forever! Amen.
Facts:
The Beast- is a political/religious entity.
Therefore the beast's image must be the same.
The Image- is a political/religious entity.
As stated already in this study, the neither the beast, nor its image are literally beasts, but rather prophetic beasts.
Dan 7:2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
Dan 7:3 And four great beasts
Dan 7:17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
Do you see... the beasts are NOT BEASTS as in animalistic creatures. We are dealing with prophecy, not literal, but prophetic language. (((Once more I urge you to go back to my previous prophecy studies to get the full picture if you don't have it already. June 11, 2011 the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation studies I did start on that date and continue on.))))
If the Image of the beast will be a political/relgious entity we must look at our political/religious goings on. We must try to comprehend whether or not there are things there that are beast like, and guess what, there are.
The separation of church and state...
We put on our facebook pages any number of pictures stating this nation was founded under God and the Christian religion, and in doing so we neglect history entirely.
It seems to us unGodly & unChristian to not want prayer in our schools, to not want prayer in our military, to not want religion in our government. The truth of the matter is as simple as this--
Mat 22:17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
Mat 22:18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
Mat 22:19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
Mat 22:20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
Mat_22:21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
Render to the political the things that are political and to God the things that are God's. Caesar was not God's. Caesar was of the pagan persuasion
'Caesar Augustus worshiped the pagan Roman gods, but even worse, he allowed himself to be worshiped as a living god.'
http://christianity.about.com/od/newtestamentpeople/a/JZ-Caesar-Augustus.htm
When our Savior said to render to Caesar the things that were Caesar's, He was holding up a penny with Caesar's inscription upon it. That belonged to Caesar. Things political- Caesar's. Things Godly- God's.
The two are separated. Jesus did NOT instruct His apostles to set up a new government on earth. Jesus did NOT come to be made a physical king and ruler over things of this earth! Jesus did NOT promote earthly rulership, but rather heavenly rulership. Our focus is to be on things heavenly while living here and loving others as God loves them, being kind in all ways.
You've heard of religious communes, in truth our Savior wants our lives to be lived in that manner- where we are all loving as God is loving, forgiving, sharing what we have...
Now before you jump down my throat and call me a socialist, no, I'm not a socialist. I'm a Christ follower. And Christ teaches us to be loving to all, to share what we have, to be givers not takers, to do well and treat others well. Christ also said there will be poor always-
Mat_26:11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
In a socialist society the goal is for all to be equal, right? For all to share in everything equally according to everyone their own needs.
This sounds idealistic because inevitably time and time again this sort of society has led to corrupt government ruling, still with a class system in place- the rich are very rich and few, while the poor are very poor and in great numbers sharing in their poverty.
Christ knew that there would be poor always. Christ knew that there would be political systems in place and that they would require of their people their due. Christ did not say to NOT give the government what belongs to the government. Christ was saying that all things of this earth are meaningless and only heavenly treasures have any real value. So, giving to the government anything it requires of us as long as it is not our faith in God, is what we are required to do. Nothing of earth's treasures has any eternal value, not gold, not silver, not clothes, nothing.
As that old saying goes- 'You go to the grave with nothing.' And, 'You can't take anything with you.' There hasn't been a single dead person who has been able to take their earthly treasures to any sort of new life. Even those who believe in the lie that you go on to live immediately after death (something Christ, Himself did not do), will admit that no dead person has been able to take a single possession with them anywhere after they've died. Sure they could be buried with a possession, but if you dig up that grave the possession would still be there if it hasn't rotted away to nothing.
The point to all this is that separating politics from religion IS BIBLICAL and IS ENDORSED by JESUS!
So, while people fight to bring religion into our government, in truth aren't we really fighting FOR an image to the beast who is the epitome of such an existence - religion and politics meshed together.
Satan wants us to be appalled at how much people have fought to take religion out of government facilities, and he's succeeded, I'm guilty of it myself- God forgive me- I was blind.
Slowly Satan slipped in the mingling of the two - religion in politics and he did so just so he could orchestrate such outrage when it would be removed, only in order to... what? Possibly bring it back in force? To have an outcry raised so loud that to keep it out would wreck havoc on society.
The beast truly is a religious/political system.
The image must be the same, a religious/political system.
We cannot ignore these truths, remember how we've already studied and it is only once that image is fully formed that people will have (NOTE THE PAST TENSE) people will have already decided for or against God? It's while the image is being formed that we are in the decision process, the choosing process. Will we worship the image of the beast, will we receive the mark of the beast, or will we choose Christ and worship only Our God and His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit- three separate Gods in one agreement?
Just as we are watching the signs and we know that 'HE' has not yet planted the palaces of his tabernacles between the seas and holy mountain- Daniel 11:45, we are noting how it is growing closer and closer.
And just as that prophecy is on its way to being fulfilled, so to is the Image of the Beast prophecy on its way to being fulfilled.
Can we know the date of their fulfillment? No. No more than we can have a date of Christ's Return. We are given signs and we are told to WATCH for those signs and we are told to PRAY.
No excuses.
None of us will have a single excuse for not being prepared, for not having oil in our lamps and extra oil with us, ready for the Bridegroom to come for us. You can try to manufacture all the excuses you want to, but none will hold up to the truth.
If you're looking for an excuse to give God so He pardons your unwillingness to truly give your heart and life to Him, your unwillingness to love Him, you won't find one, not at that stage of earth's prophetic timeline.
Decisions need to be made.
Many face death's sleep before this time, and that has put an end to their decision making. Others will be alive and faced with the decision, but it's not going to come as a notice in the mail asking you to check this box if you want to worship the beast image, or check this other box if you want to worship God. You aren't going to get a popup on your computer screen saying, DECISION TIME- MAKE A CHOICE TODAY, TOMORROW IS TOO LATE. What you might hear is a voice right now, a whisper, a thought whisper by the Holy Spirit telling you to choose now, right now because you aren't promised tomorrow or even a minute from now.
Once we choose then our lives will reflect that choice- are we living for God or Satan? Our actions, the fruit we produce will tell. Is Christ our all in all? Do we live for Him, knowing when we sin it is HIM we are hurting, HIM we are sinning against? Do we seek His forgiveness for our weakness, and consecrate ourselves to His keeping, to His forgiveness, His righteousness?
By God's grace! By God's love!
'Image Speaks as a Dragon-
In Facts of Faith, Christian Edwardson makes this comment on Rev. 13:11: The prophet continues: "He spake as a dragon." . . . A nation speaks through its laws. This prophetic statement, therefore, reveals that a great change in policy is to come over our beloved country. The "dragon" is a symbol of pagan Rome, that persecuted the early Christians during the first three centuries.'
Rev 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Rev 13:12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Rev 13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Rev 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Rev 13:15 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.
A political system speaks through its laws, through its beliefs.
*******
The dark night of papal supremacy (Rev. 13:12, Dan. 11:45, Isa. 2:2-3,) and oppression of all who resist the Roman Catholic dictatorship (Rev. 13:15-17,) followed by the personal appearance of the power behind the papal throne (Rev. 13:2b & 4a;) Isa. 14:12-14; Rev. 17:3b & 8,) is looming, but it will come to an end in judgment from the throne of God (Rev. 16,) and the glorious appearing of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will follow swiftly (Rev. 19:11-21.)
http://www.adventistlaymen.com/Documents/FROM_MORAL_MAJORITY_TO_TEA_PARTY.html (((Recommended reading))))
Papal supremacy -
Rev 13:12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Dan 11:45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Isa 2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
Isa 2:3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
(Further Isa 2:6 declares 'many people' are not God's people)
Oppression of all who resist the Roman Catholic dictatorship-
Rev 13:15 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.
Rev 13:16 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:
Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
followed by the personal appearance of the power behind the papal throne (Rev. 13:2b & 4a;) Isa. 14:12-14; Rev. 17:3b & 8,) is looming,
Rev 13:2 ...and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Rev 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast
Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Isa 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isa 14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Rev 17:3 ... and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Rev 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
But it will come to an end in judgment from the throne of God (Rev. 16,)
Rev 16:1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
Rev 16:2 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 16:3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
Rev 16:4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
Rev 16:5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
Rev 16:6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Rev 16:7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
Rev 16:8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
Rev 16:9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Rev 16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
Rev 16:11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
Rev 16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Rev 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
Rev 16:14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Rev 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
Rev 16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Rev 16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
Rev 16:18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
Rev 16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
Rev 16:20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
Rev 16:21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
And the glorious appearing of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will follow swiftly (Rev. 19:11-21.)
Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Rev 19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
Rev 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
Rev 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Rev 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Rev 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Rev 19:17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
Rev 19:18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
Rev 19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
Rev 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Rev 19:21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
By the grace and mercy of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, may we be HIS when He comes! May we be under His all powerful protection as the end times come upon us and we CHOOSE to worship HIM not the beast power! Please, Lord, let us be YOURS now and forever! Amen.
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