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It's easy to get confused in Revelation about the two different beast types, especially if we listen to men's doctrines outside of God's written Word. But staying with written Scripture easily reveals the difference.
Rev 13:1-3
13 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.
2 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.
KJV
1st Beast:
The above is a beast that rises up out of waters of a sea. In contrast to the beast of old mentioned in Revelation 12:3-4, this one here is to have "ten crowns" instead of seven like the beast of old when Satan first rebelled.
This 1st beast is related to a 'kingdom', simply because we are shown it has ten horns, seven heads, and ten crowns. The KJV translation above uses personal pronouns like "his", but the Greek actually could have been translated as 'it' also. Because of that personal pronoun of "his", some make the mistake of interpreting this 1st beast as a person. It's not. It's a kingdom beast, as even verse 2 above reveals by pointing to previous beast kingdoms back in the Book of Daniel. The "lion" symbol represented the Babylon empire under king Nebuchadnezzar. The "leopard" symbol represented Alexander The Great's Grecia empire.
The Revelation 17 chapter defines these beast symbols further. There we are told the "seven heads" represent "seven mountains" (Rev.17:9), which are areas upon the earth. This Rev.13:1 beast that comes up out of the sea is linked with the "waters" of Rev.17, which represent peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues, which further points to a system over the nations of the earth (Rev.17:15).
Rev 13:3
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
That above verse is specifically pointing to the very end of this world, with this kingdom beast at one time having suffered a "deadly wound", but then is healed. And then it suggests that because it was healed, the whole world wondered after it, preparing for what is revealed in the next verses...
Rev 13:4-9
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, "Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?"
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 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.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
KJV
Mind you, our Lord Jesus Christ is Who is revealing that through His servant Apostle John. And anytime Lord Jesus says things like, "If any man have an ear, let him hear", He is pointing to those who are given spiritual ears to understand. If you understood what I covered about who the Antichrist will actually be per my other Thread, then this Rev.13:4-8 section goes with that about the "dragon", which Revelation 12:9 reveals is just another title for Satan himself.
The above shows the whole world, except Christ's elect, will worship Satan (that "dragon" above), and also his beast kingdom. When the Antichrist-dragon comes to power in Jerusalem for the end, over ALL... nations, who will be able to make war with him? We are almost there already today with the United Nations international apparatus, using the militaries of many nations to police today's world. It still lacks the coming one-world leader (the next beast I will cover), but it appears that is not far off today.
Thus the healing of the "deadly wound" with the above is pointing to the coming one-world system for the end, and the world worshiping it and the dragon (Satan). Notice the Rev.13:3 verse also points out that "one of his heads" is what suffered the "deadly wound". That means one of the "seven heads", and thus one of the "seven mountains", or areas upon the earth. Some believe today's setting up by globalists of a "one world government" is what suffers the "deadly wound", and the Antichrist comes to heal it. Possibly. But there's also the possibility that it is pointing to that beast system of old mentioned back in Rev.12:3-4 when Satan drew a third of the angels ("stars") with him when he first rebelled in the old world coveting God's throne for himself. I feel like this is the greater possibility for when the "deadly wound" happened, since Rev.12:3-4 first showed us about an ancient beast kingdom that had only "seven crowns" instead of "ten crowns" like the latter Rev.13:1 example.
The above Rev.13:5-7 Scripture was also first prophesied in the Book of Daniel chapters 7 & 8 about the "little horn" and the "king of fierce countenance" for the end. The "forty and two months" is pointing to the latter half of the Daniel 9:27 symbolic "one week" of 7 years, specifically the latter half of 1260 days. A parallel to that 42 months is also linked with the time the Gentiles will tread the holy city per Rev.11, in which God's two witnesses will prophesy in Jerusalem for 1260 days against the beast.
Rev 13:1-3
13 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.
2 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.
KJV
1st Beast:
The above is a beast that rises up out of waters of a sea. In contrast to the beast of old mentioned in Revelation 12:3-4, this one here is to have "ten crowns" instead of seven like the beast of old when Satan first rebelled.
This 1st beast is related to a 'kingdom', simply because we are shown it has ten horns, seven heads, and ten crowns. The KJV translation above uses personal pronouns like "his", but the Greek actually could have been translated as 'it' also. Because of that personal pronoun of "his", some make the mistake of interpreting this 1st beast as a person. It's not. It's a kingdom beast, as even verse 2 above reveals by pointing to previous beast kingdoms back in the Book of Daniel. The "lion" symbol represented the Babylon empire under king Nebuchadnezzar. The "leopard" symbol represented Alexander The Great's Grecia empire.
The Revelation 17 chapter defines these beast symbols further. There we are told the "seven heads" represent "seven mountains" (Rev.17:9), which are areas upon the earth. This Rev.13:1 beast that comes up out of the sea is linked with the "waters" of Rev.17, which represent peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues, which further points to a system over the nations of the earth (Rev.17:15).
Rev 13:3
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
That above verse is specifically pointing to the very end of this world, with this kingdom beast at one time having suffered a "deadly wound", but then is healed. And then it suggests that because it was healed, the whole world wondered after it, preparing for what is revealed in the next verses...
Rev 13:4-9
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, "Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?"
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 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.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
KJV
Mind you, our Lord Jesus Christ is Who is revealing that through His servant Apostle John. And anytime Lord Jesus says things like, "If any man have an ear, let him hear", He is pointing to those who are given spiritual ears to understand. If you understood what I covered about who the Antichrist will actually be per my other Thread, then this Rev.13:4-8 section goes with that about the "dragon", which Revelation 12:9 reveals is just another title for Satan himself.
The above shows the whole world, except Christ's elect, will worship Satan (that "dragon" above), and also his beast kingdom. When the Antichrist-dragon comes to power in Jerusalem for the end, over ALL... nations, who will be able to make war with him? We are almost there already today with the United Nations international apparatus, using the militaries of many nations to police today's world. It still lacks the coming one-world leader (the next beast I will cover), but it appears that is not far off today.
Thus the healing of the "deadly wound" with the above is pointing to the coming one-world system for the end, and the world worshiping it and the dragon (Satan). Notice the Rev.13:3 verse also points out that "one of his heads" is what suffered the "deadly wound". That means one of the "seven heads", and thus one of the "seven mountains", or areas upon the earth. Some believe today's setting up by globalists of a "one world government" is what suffers the "deadly wound", and the Antichrist comes to heal it. Possibly. But there's also the possibility that it is pointing to that beast system of old mentioned back in Rev.12:3-4 when Satan drew a third of the angels ("stars") with him when he first rebelled in the old world coveting God's throne for himself. I feel like this is the greater possibility for when the "deadly wound" happened, since Rev.12:3-4 first showed us about an ancient beast kingdom that had only "seven crowns" instead of "ten crowns" like the latter Rev.13:1 example.
The above Rev.13:5-7 Scripture was also first prophesied in the Book of Daniel chapters 7 & 8 about the "little horn" and the "king of fierce countenance" for the end. The "forty and two months" is pointing to the latter half of the Daniel 9:27 symbolic "one week" of 7 years, specifically the latter half of 1260 days. A parallel to that 42 months is also linked with the time the Gentiles will tread the holy city per Rev.11, in which God's two witnesses will prophesy in Jerusalem for 1260 days against the beast.
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