Verses 12 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. 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. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. Note here that the book of revelation does not assign a number to the rebel rev. This may involve a certain amount of repetition, but in a chapter so central and so difficult the repetition will make for clarity. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore of. And he that sat upon the throne said, behold, i make all things new. Revelation beast, false prophet, 42 months, 666 explained.
This chapter is then about the outcome of each choice. Book of revelation chapter receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last. The description of the beast is found in revelation chapters thirteen and seventeen. Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. They are two the tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. The book of revelation, part two, chapter 22 and chapter. Satan versus the followers of yahushua the church through his incarnation antimessiah antichrist and the false prophet this chapter details how the devil, after being thwarted in his attempts to destroy the children of israel, makes war on the disciples of yahushua the church cf. Even stranger, it was only one of many nowforgotten books of revelation. 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. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. Christs redemption can only be perfect and complete when it has abolished all the works of the devil in every human being. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.
Again it is important to keep in mind that chapter 11. Chapter xxii god the alpha and omega revelation 21. Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the lord our god. Instead of stories and moral teaching, it offers only visionsdreams and nightmares, the four horsemen.
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. Alan watts how to see through the game the secret to life happiness duration. 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 book of revelation, part two, chapter 22 and chapter 23. It ascends out of the sea, that is, from the turbulent masses of mankind that are the source of human governments. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea.
New international version 1 the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. This entry is part 12 of 16 in the series revelation. The book of revelation, chapter the beast from the sea. Revelation we have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world. 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. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. Revelation the beast from the sea 1 then ia stood on the sand of.
The temple, the two witnesses, and the seventh trumpet. And the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and. Revelation kjv and i stood upon the sand of the sea, bible. Here the book of life is said to be of the lamb that hath been slain, indicating christ as the owner of the book. The seven churches described in the book of revelation.
Book of revelation chapter receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. Each page of scripture is from the king james bible, and is immediately followed by. After looking at satan and his earthly kingdoms and their opposition to christ and his spiritual kingdom rev 12. I am explaining the entire chapter mostly just to tell you about the image of the beast described in revelation. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of. The new testament word antichrist comes from the greek antichristos, meaning in opposition to christ or in substitution for christ.
Revelation, new international version niv the bible app. By jack kelley monday july 16th, 2012 about 22 minutes to read. These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. We also saw how the book was handed down from god to jesus christ, to his angel, to the apostle john.
In the letters he applauds and chastises each church and he offers them advice on how to get back on track. Now viewing scripture range from the book of revelation chapter. Some have applied this specifically to the roman church. They are twothe tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the antichrist and the false prophet. This chapter is at a crossroads of worship, in chapter those who do not worship the beast are killed, but in chapter 15 the righteous are rewarded for their proper worship of god. Bible study lesson sheets these are lessons designed for either a class or personal study. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. 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. In revelation 12, satan had been kicked out of the heavenly realm forever. Then go into each of the twenty two chapters of the book of revelation one by one. 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. Commentary for revelation a wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power.
In chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil. Revelation 12 described the broad phenomenon of satanic persecution during the tribulation period. We have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. 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. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. This web site explains the book of revelation, each individual scripture. By claiming this title caesar nero the beast heralds the reincarnation of the sixth head of the beast, which he claims to be. Revelation commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. Revelation chapter matthew henry complete commentary. The events revealed in revelation occur during the midtribulation period. Instead of stories and moral teaching, it offers only visionsdreams and nightmares, the four horsemen of the apocalypse pictured. It seems most natural to suppose that the voice is that of the angel who directs the visions of st.
Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11. 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. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelationchapter 14. Jan 01, 2008 book of revelation chapter receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. If those are the easy things to understand, wait until i explain the tough part. Revelation chapter coffmans commentary of the new. What the 1945 lost book of revelation reveals about the.
The beast from the seathen i stood on the sand of the sea. The book of revelation is the strangest book in the bible, and the most controversial. The central purpose of this book is to bring us a revelation of jesus christ and his perfect redemption in all of humanity. The first commentary we have on the book of revelation, written by victorinus in the early church, says of this revelation. Book of revelation chapter 11 the two witnesses and. W hen you study the book of revelation, one of the first things that you will look at are the seven churches listed in revelation chapters 2 and 3. Revelation commentary the bible study new testament. Revelation image of the beast the case of the haunted.
It will prepare you for the rest of the material contained here. The seventh and the final seal opened up with nothing but total silence in heaven for the space of half an hour. Revelation is a very critical chapter in understanding the tribulation period, which requires integrating old testament and new testament passages with these verses in revelation to fully appreciate the events as they unfold. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beastall whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the lamb that was slain from the creation of the world. There you will see seven actual letters from jesus one to each church.
False spiritual teachers were a big problem in the early church. The key word is knowledge, with its related words, occurring at least times in the book of 1 john. Notice that great signs is plural indicating that more than one sign is done. Chapter 14 behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do i declare. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelation. Revelation commentary william barclays daily study bible. 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. Revelation the successive kingdoms of babylon, medopersia and greece, reappear together in scripture only one more time in revelation chapter but combined into a single composite beast kingdom. And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. We must now look at this chapter section by section in more detail. Revelation niv the beast out of the sea the dragon bible. He performs great signs is the sixth characteristic of the second beast. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title.
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