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EMBRACING LEVIATHAN
The inhabitants of the earth willingly venerate the Beast and take its mark, although believers are not immune from its allurements. And discussions about the “Mark of the Beast” invariably focus on questions about what it is - a medical implant, a barcode,...
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THE FOURTH BEAST
In Chapter 7 of the Book of Daniel, the fourth “Beast” that the Prophet saw “ascending from the sea” is presented in more detail than the first three. It is the center and primary concern of the vision. The three other “beasts” provided background information...
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THE LITTLE HORN
the second half of Chapter 7 of Daniel interprets the vision of the “fourth Beast” with the “little horn” that concluded in a judgment scene and with the declaration that the figure “like a Son of Man” received “dominion” and kingship from the “Ancient...
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Counterfeit Religion
In Chapter 13 of Revelation, John saw a “Beast ascending from the Earth,” the “False Prophet.” His intent was to deceive the “Inhabitants of the Earth.” The first “Beast” that John saw “ascending from the sea” was characterized by its political power....
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EMPIRES AND HIS KINGDOM
Only Daniel could reveal the troubling dream of the Babylonian King, unveiling the future of empires and the final kingdom. The second and third chapters of the Book of Daniel present a single story told in two parts. First, the Babylonian ruler, Nebuchadnezzar,...
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GOD GRANTS RULERSHIP
The Book of Daniel presents insights into the future with an emphasis on the rise and fall of key empires that will impact Israel. This includes coming times of “tribulation” when the people of God will endure persecution and even martyrdom at the hands...
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BABYLON THEN AND NOW
The story of Ancient Babylon’s demise is reflected in the Sixth Trumpet and the Sixth Bowl of Wrath in the Book of Revelation. In Daniel, on the eve of the city’s conquest by the “Medes and Persians,” the crown prince, Belshazzar, gave a feast “for a...
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AN ANCIENT BEAST
The Beast from the Sea is the latest incarnation of the ancient creature that has stalked the seed of the woman since the sin of Adam. History repeats itself. Its landscape is littered with efforts by tyrants and empires to dominate large populations...
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DANIEL'S FIRST THREE BEASTS
In a dream, Daniel saw “four beasts ascending” from a chaotic sea. Each corresponded to one of the four parts of the “great image” that Nebuchadnezzar saw previously in his dream of a great image with a head of gold, a torso of silver, brass thighs, and...
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THE SON OF MAN
In the four gospel accounts, the term “Son of Man” is the self-designation found most often on the lips of Jesus. It is derived from the vision in the Book of Daniel of the one “like a Son of Man.” This figure receives the “dominion and kingdom” from...
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IMPERIAL IDOLATRY
Upon his arrival in Babylon, Daniel was confronted with a predicament. If he consumed the food and drink of the king, it would impinge on his ritual impurity. While he might have wished to avoid eating “unclean” meats, more likely, his concern was that...
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THE DAY OF THE LORD
In his second letter to the Thessalonians, Paul refuted claims that the “Day of the Lord” was imminent if not already underway. Contrary to what some voices claim, that day will not come until the “Apostasy” occurs and the “Man of Lawlessness” is unveiled...
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THE RAM AND THE GOAT
Next, Daniel received a vision of a “Ram” and a “Goat” with a prominent horn. The Ram represented the “Kingdom of the Medes and Persians,” the Goat symbolized the kingdom of Greece, and its large horn represented its first great king who overthrew the...
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THE MOUTH SPEAKING GREAT THIINGS
In the Book of Revelation, the “Little Horn” from Daniel’s visions is NOT referred to explicitly but its characteristics are present in the “Beast from the Sea.” The Book does not retell the same story from Daniel without changes. Instead, it modifies...
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THE FIERCE KING
In the second half of Chapter 8, Daniel receives the interpretation of his vision of the “Ram and the Goat.” In Chapter 7, only the first “Beast from the Sea,” the lion-like creature, could be identified with certainty, namely, the Neo-Babylonian Empire....
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THE CHURCH IN REVELATION
The Book of Revelation applies several terms and symbols to the church that is under assault both from without and within. The men who are redeemed from the Earth by Jesus form a company that transcends all national, social, and cultural boundaries. And...
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THE THIRD TEMPLE?
In the Book of Revelation, nothing is said about a temple structure in the city of Jerusalem during the “thousand years” when Satan is “bound,” let alone concerning the restoration of the Levitical priesthood, the annual feast days, or animal sacrifices....
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THE BEAST AT WAR
The Book of Revelation uses “war” and related terms to illustrate Satan’s attacks against the followers of the “Lamb.” The Book shows little to no interest in conventional or nuclear warfare between nation-states. Instead, the “Dragon” strives mightily...
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BABEL RISES AGAIN
Babylon is both a historical kingdom and a symbol of the recurring rise of the World Empire. In the first chapter of Daniel, Babylon is called the “Land of Shinar,” a link to the Tower of Babel in Genesis and the founding of the imperial city in Mesopotamia....
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666 - Issues
Discussions on the “Mark of the Beast” concentrate on deciphering the significance of its number, ‘666.’ Understandably, we wish to discover its meaning and thereby avoid taking it. However, to understand it we must first recognize the scriptural background...
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The Beast's Number
The “Beast from the Earth,” the “False Prophet,” uses economic coercion and religious deception to induce men to “render homage to the Beast,” and to erect an image to honor it. All those who give allegiance to the “Beast” will take its “Mark” and “Number.”...
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The Son and the Dragon
In Chapter 12, John sees a new “sign” in the heavens, the Woman “clothed with the sun, and the moon beneath her feet.” She is wearing a “crown of twelve stars,” and she is pregnant and about to give birth to one identified as a “son.” He appears in fulfillment...
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Servant or Caesar?
In the wilderness, Satan tempted Jesus by offering him political power over “all the kingdoms of the world,” an offer the Messiah of Israel emphatically refused. Instead of power and grandeur, he submitted to the way of the ‘Suffering Servant’ that leads...
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Babylon Exposed
Babylon is unveiled as a bejeweled and seductive harlot dripping with the shed blood of martyred saints. In Chapter 17, the Book of Revelation presents an impressive female figure, “Babylon.” She is called the “Whore” and the “Great City,” and she is...
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The Final Antichrst
The Spirit of the Antichrist is raising up deceivers in the Church, but a final Antichrist will appear at the end of the age. The Apostle John applied the term “antichrist” to false teachers who were disrupting his congregations, namely, deceivers who...