Saturday, August 27, 2016

Understanding the Mark of the Beast in Revelation 13




In the image of Nebuchadnezzar there are five parts to the image each with a corresponding beast.
Dan 2:1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.

Dan 2:31 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
Dan 2:32 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
Dan 2:33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.

A Starting Point

The Kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar, the kingdom of Babylon was the head of gold.

Dan 2:37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
Dan 2:38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

The book of Daniel 7 presents the same kingdoms this time using beast coming up out of the sea.
The Lion represented Babylon; Daniel 7:4, The first kingdom as represented in the image as the head of gold Daniel 2:32 and Daniel 2:38 Thou art this head of gold.

The starting point of both the beast, the Lion of Daniel 7 and the image the head of gold of Daniel 2 is the Kingdom of Babylon.

While the Image have five parts with its corresponding Beast only four beasts are presented in Daniel. Although Daniel made mention of the nature of the fifth Beast he did not present the fifth beast in connection to the Image.
Dan 7:16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
Dan 7:17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
Dan 7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

The Fifth Beast in Connection with the Image of Nebuchadnezzar

The fifth beast is not found in Daniel but rather in Revelation 13.
Concerning the fourth beast Daniel Said, I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. Daniel 7:11
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. Daniel 7:12

The rest of the beast are the Leopard, the Lion and the Bear. They had their dominion taken away but they did not die. Their lives were prolonged for a season and time. Daniel 7:12
The fourth beast died, beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. Daniel 7:11
Turning to Revelation 13: 2 John said, 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:

Observed Daniel said, the rest of the beast, the Leopard, the Lion and the Bear. They had their dominion taken away but they did not die. Their lives were prolonged for a season and time. Daniel 7:12
Concerning the feet and toes of the Image Daniel said, And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; Daniel 2:41
Try as man may, and as religious establishments have been touting a one world government the scripture says it will never happen. They shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

Dan 2:43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

When the Roman Empire disintegrated in 476, what came out of it is the European Nations.
John said, 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

Note, Daniel said the Leopard, the Lion and the Bear, they had their dominion taken away, but they did not die. Their lives were prolonged for a season and time. Daniel 7:12
Now John is saying he saw one beast which is now called the European Nations, the divided nations that came up from the Roman Empire after 476 and it 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:

In other words, some of the European Nations, the divided Kingdom of the feet and toes of the Image of Nebuchadnezzar, adopted the form of Government of Babylon the Lion, Media Persia the Bear, however most of the Nations adopted the form of government of Greece the Leopard. Hence, John 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: Revelation 13: 2

1: Ezra, Celestin, THE MARK of the BEAST Revelation 13, 2014

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