A Masterful Satanic Deception

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. 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: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. (Revelation 13:1–2 KJV)

In many Christian denominations, regardless of their theology, they point to the first beast of Revelation 13 the beast with the seven heads and ten horns as spiritual or religious. It matters not whether they refer to it as the Antichrist, the One World Order, the Roman Catholic Church, the Pope or any other way they choose to refer to it. One thing is common among all the Christian denominations they do not point to the first beast of Revelation 13 as the world in which we live today. That is a masterful satanic deception that all Christian denominations have accepted irrespective of their theology.

The Bible is specific that beast in prophecy is political. It is a kingdom; and horns with crowns are Kings. Therefore the first beast is a territory with ten kings. John said, the beast look like a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion. That is one beast, one territory with these three characteristic. When the Roman Empire disintegrated what came out of it was the European Nations. Ten Nations to be exact came out of the Roman Empire after it broke up.

The Bible says the Roman Empire shall be divided and they will not join one to other. The European nations today are the divided nations of the former Roman Empire. Also note the prophet Daniel gave no corresponding beast for the feet and toes of the image of Nebuchadnezzar. Furthermore, the prophet said he saw the dreadful beast was killed and its body burned, totally destroying the beast of Daniel 7:11. Concerning the rest of the beast, the lion, the bear, and the leopard, they lived on but with their dominion taken away (Daniel 7:12).

Take another look at the first beast of Revelation 13. Daniel said the rest of the beasts lived on for a time and a season. John said he saw a beast coming out of the sea like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion. Today most of the European nations are leopards. England is a lion, and Germany is a bear. The prophecy lumps all these nations together as one beast, the European nations having characteristics of Babylon the lion, Media and Persia the bear, and Greece the leopard.

In other words, some of the nations of the divided kingdom adopted the form of government of Babylon, the lion, and others adopted the form of government of Media and Persia, the bear. However, most of the nations adopted the form of government of Greece, the leopard. None of them adopted the form of government of the Roman Empire. The beast of Revelation 13 fits the coat of arms of the divided nations of Europe or the countries of the former Roman Empire. Look at the countries of Europe observe their coat of arms you will find leopards, lions and bears. John said the beast he saw coming out of the sea was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion.

Satan has worked and is working with theologians, Pastors and teachers of the word to advance his cause in confusing the people of God. Hardly would anyone understand from the many teachers of the word that the first beast of revelation 13 is the European territories.  Yes, the masses are taught by their pastors and teachers of the Bible that the beast is anything but the European territories.  

Daniel said, concerning the rest of the beast, the lion, the bear, and the leopard, they lived on but with their dominion taken away (Daniel 7:12). John said he saw a beast coming out of the sea like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion. Today the European nations are leopards, lions, and bears.

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