Answers to:
“WHO” ARE THE “2” BEASTS ?
Biblical Text (Revelation 13:11–12, ESV
"Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. It [The Catholic Church] exercises all the authority of the first beast [10 “Groups” of Nations] in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed."
AND IS 10 GROUPS of many Nations (not just 10 Nations but a large large Grouping of 10 “GROUPS” of Nations possibly totaling 195 Nations, divided into 10 Groups.
The Second beast (earth beast/false prophet, vv. 11–18): Rises from the earth, looks lamb-like but speaks like a dragon.
It wields the first beast's authority, performs signs, deceives people into worshiping the First beast, creates its "image," and enforces the mark (666) of Sunday Worship.
The second beast empowers/enforces worship of the first—
Together with the Dragon, they form a counterfeit Trinity
1.) Satan= Spiritual POWER.
2.) Antichrist-like Sea Beast 10 GROUPS of Countries TOTALING 195 NATIONS= Political Power,
3.) A man Earth Beast that is a false Leader who is also a religious enforcer. Religious Power.
Major Interpretations of the Beasts
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3 Views: |
First Beast (Sea Beast) European Union: “CONTROLS” 10 Groups of Nations. |
Second Beast (Earth Beast) Catholic Church: False Catholic Prophet/Catholic Church |
Relationship between the 2 Beasts (Is "Empowerment") |
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Futurist
Editor’s Note: Futurist is Correct view.
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Future Antichrist: global political leader/system in end times |
False Prophet: religious leader enforcing worship via miracles/mark
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Second promotes/wields authority of the first to deceive the whole world
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Preterist wrong view that this was fulfilled in 1st century and is not DUAL.
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Roman Empire (or Nero/Domitian emperors)
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Imperial cult/Jewish-Roman enforcers promoting Emperor worship |
Second: Pope enforces loyalty to Roman power (e.g., via sacrifices) |
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Historicist (Reformation-era Protestant) |
Papacy/Roman Catholicism (wounded 1798, "healed" later) |
Often apostate Protestantism or USA (lamb-like but enforces papal-like system) |
Second revives/enforces authority of first (e.g., future Sunday laws) |
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Idealist/Symbolic |
Any anti-God political tyranny/oppression throughout history |
False religion/propaganda supporting tyranny |
Second always promotes idolatrous worship of worldly power |
EDITORS NOTE:
earth= local enforcers like provincial cults). “Wrongly” “Rejects” any identification with the Papacy falsely, as anti-Catholic polemic.
The CORRECT VIEW:
The CORRECT "empowerment" dynamic OF WHAT REALLY WILL HAPPEN is THAT consistently the Poop/Pope Second Beast WILL BE boosting the First Beast that is:
The FIRST BEAST IS A CONTROLLING LEADER OF10 GROUPS ENCOMPASSING 195 NATIONS via Germany of the European Union influence—
The SECOND BEAST/ the Poop through deception, miracles, control Mark, and coercion.
“The” 2 BEASTS FORBID any RELIGION that demands allegiance ONLY TO THE WORDS OF GOD’S BIBLE, which is:
The Bible that forbids taking The Mark of allegiance to a Man’s System of SUNday worship that uses the 1st Day,
instead of FOLLOWING God’s 4th Commandment OF GOD’S COMMANDED 7th Day OF: Friday sundown, all day Saturday daytime until Sundown Saturday.
Have COURAGE:
Revelation's message isn't fearmongering but encouragement:
God's people overcome by faithfulness, even unto death Rev 12:11; 13:10.
EDITOR’S Note
REAL EYES/realize:
The 2 Beasts' powers are limited, because they can only kill you “TEMPORARILY” physically during the 7 years;
BUT Christ WILL raise you back to life FOREVER= you will only be dead for 3 1/2 to 7 years
SO HAVE COURAGE
= you TRIUMPH Revelations 19–20.
“FOREVER”
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