It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. This beast is giving another title in the book of revelation. The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. The two beasts described here are the figures often referred to as the antichrist and the false prophet. Welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods. He persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child12. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. David guzik commentary on revelation describes johns vision of a beast.
Revelation niv the beast out of the sea the dragon bible. Revelation made clear bible study in the book of revelation. The book of revelation had its origin in a time of crisis, but it remains valid and meaningful for christians of all time. Who are the two witnesses in the book of revelation. They are twothe tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. Book of revelation for dummies cheat sheet dummies. Revelation 2, new king james version nkjv the bible app. It describes the river of life and the tree of life that will be in the new jerusalem. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. In most interpretations, this is the endtimes figure popularly referred to as the antichrist revelation. It is the lord god almighty marshalling the troops for battle. 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. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he saw.
And i saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. And i saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten. This chapter contains four of the most iconic concepts contained in revelation. The book of revelation, chapter the beast from the sea. This final chapter of revelation summarizes the goal of the entire book. This includes persecution and murder of christians, accompanied by overt blasphemy against god, and cultlike worship from the people of earth. Commentary for revelation a wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. In the book of revelation, both the horns and crowns.
This beast looked like a leopard, but it had bears feet and a lions mouth. Book of revelation mp3 audio commentary the mark of the. Revelation made clear walks through the book of revelation looking for the clearest and most natural understanding of the book. Jesus christs final message of hope, the first beast of revelation, rising out of the sea, is virtually unanimously acknowledged to be a symbol of the persecuting force of political romes power against the early christians. The fourth terrifying beast that daniel prophesied about and about which revelation is referring to is the roman empire which ruled from around 44 bc to 476 ad. Revelation, new international version niv the bible app. If youre befuddled by the book of revelation in the bible, dont fret.
Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer. The central purpose of this book is to bring us a revelation of jesus christ and his perfect redemption in all of humanity. This commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. Book of revelation, chapter nwt new world translation. What are the seven seals and seven trumpets in the book of revelation. The book of revelation gives us a ringside seat to the panorama of history from the coming of christ all the way into our future eternity.
Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. And you hold fast to my name, and did not deny my faith even in the days in which antipas was my faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where satan dwells. This second beast comes out of the earth whose overall appearance is not. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it. And written on each head were names that blasphemed god. A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. Whose deadly wound was healed more throughly healed by means of the second beast. In the second place, the adoption of this method seems to have been a consequence upon the interpretation of the words, number of a man, as meaning a number to be calculated. The book of revelation endtime ministries irvin baxter. The first blessing is in the first chapter of revelation in verse 3. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the.
Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world. Revelation 6 new international version niv the seals. Sep 30, 20 pastor steven anderson the book of revelation. They come from the far horizons, god and the instruments of his fury to lay the whole earth waste. 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. We are also told that this beast has amazing authority over all peoples and tribes, and they worshipped him. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. This first beast is initially mentioned in revelation 11. In chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil. In the face of apparently insuperable evil, either from within or from without, all christians are called to trust in jesus promise, behold, i am with you always, until the end of the age mt 28. The beast is daniel 7 and the beast in revelation refer to the same kingdom, the roman empire. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel.
By connecting revelation to the old testament prophecies i believe we can understand the book as the first century audience did. Revelation chapter explained book of revelation each. Revelation 1 new international version niv prologue. This is an informational chapter from the little book that tells us about the last gentile world political and world religious power and the men that lead them just before the return of jesus christ. Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. This is the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. There will be no respite, night or day, for those who worship the beast or its statue or accept branding with its name. Why do daniel and revelation give varying counts of 1,260, 1,290, and 1,335 days for the tribulation. There is little doubt that for john the beast was the.
The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of. It is only when we start to overallegorize it or to force its interpretation according to our preconceived ideas or doctrines about the end. Christs redemption can only be perfect and complete when it has abolished all the works of the devil in every human being. 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. The last days of babylon, chapter 23, the beast and his mark. Revelation beast, false prophet, 42 months, 666 explained. Its principal subject is to discover the purposes of god concerning the affairs of the church, and of the nations as connected therewith, to the end of the world.
The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of the. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. The second beast is primarily described in revelation chapter thirteen. Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Revelation 1 niv prologue the revelation from jesus. Here the scenes narrated in verses four to nine were resumed. John nowhere else makes such use of a number, though numbers form a prominent feature of the book. It does not try to tell the whole history of the world in just a few chapters. The antichrist is fatally wounded in the head, but somehow, miraculously recovers. The book of revelation is the only book in the bible, that i know of, that has a blessing associated with it for those who will read itnot once but twice. Revelation 6 niv the seals i watched as the lamb bible.
The book of life contains the names of all gods redeemed revelation 20. To show that daniel and john are seeing the same beast let us quickly look at the parallels in their descriptions. Revelation bible commentary matthew henry concise. The beast rising out of the sea with seven heads, ten horns, and ten crowns, revelation. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. 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. The images in revelation have a foundation in prophetic books of the scriptures. Note here that the book of revelation does not assign a number to the rebel rev. The fact that john saw antichrist rising up out of the sea signifies that he will rise up from among the people. Revelation, chapter united states conference of catholic bishops. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title.
The bible says that the number, or name, of the beast 666 is a mans number. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea. These descriptions repeated in different symbols the events of the first series which chapters four to eleven had envisioned. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore of. It ascends out of the sea, that is, from the turbulent masses of mankind that are the source of human governments. In the book of revelation, the church as a unit is viewed first, followed by historical events concerning the rest of the world. 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. By claiming this title caesar nero the beast heralds the reincarnation of the sixth head of the beast, which he claims to be.
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. 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. Revelation kjv and i stood upon the sand of the sea, bible. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11.
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