THE ANTICHRIST, HIS IDENTITY AND NAME
Understanding Revelation 17 and correlating with Daniel 7.
Many want to say the Antichrist is a Pope or a president of a certain country. Many want to say he comes out of a revived Roman empire or a large church like the Roman Catholic Church. The Bible tells much about this beast, including who he is and his name.
The reason why most people miss what God reveals about the dragon and his beasts, is that they look only or mostly in the “physical,” when its a “spiritual” situation. It certainly does effect the physical, but one must see the spiritual first because these are spiritual beings and entities.
Please read the following verses without looking at past or present global empires or thinking that the seven mountains are physical; as they are not. This is about a demonic beast and demonic kingdoms.
Here are some of the verses from the book of Revelation with commentary (in blue), followed by and coordinating with the corresponding verses in the book of Daniel.
Revelation 17:1-2 “Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication."
The angel told John what he wanted to reveal 1. The judgment of the great harlot 2. She sits on many waters, (prophetically speaking “waters” are people) 3. The “kings of the earth” committed spiritual fornication and “inhabitants of the earth” are people who enjoyed the temporary benefits of sin.
In chapter 17, the angel then explains more of who the whore and the beast are and in chapter 18, he tells more about the actual judgment.
Revelation 17:3 “So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.”
The angel took John from the physical and went in the Spirit because the angel wanted him to see “in the spirit.”
And behold, he saw a woman, sitting on the the master beast of the devil's spiritual world. Note: this beast has 7 heads and 10 horns.
Revelation 17:4 “The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.”
The woman, the great whore, represents those of mankind that choose the devil instead of God. This whore holds the golden and bejeweled cup of abominations and the filthiness of spiritual adultery because it is who she is.
Revelation 17:5-6a “And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.”
On her forehead (one of the two places people will receive the mark of the beast) was written her name. She is not just any whore, she is the mother whore or queen whore so to speak.
Why is this particular title or name given to this whore, which includes being called, Babylon the great? Remember the tower of Babel and its rebellion? That physical area came to be called Babylon. The physical region is still there today. Even after God destroyed their tower and divided them up by place and language, the attitude continued. The attitude and the demons behind it are spiritual.
It was the devil's dream before the flood, to destroy mankind and thwart the plans of God and he is still after his dream. Satan, the serpent, the dragon of old, has worked for a long time to build a “tower of Babel” rebellion again.
This “Babylon the great” will make the original tower of Babel rebellion, look tiny; as it was only 4 generations after the flood and not a huge population like today.
This rebellious whore will become drunk from “the blood of the saints and the martyrs of Jesus” - Showing that saints not only will be present but will be persecuted, killed and martyred. This will happen during the first 3 ½ years with a definite increase toward the end; and is stopped by the Rapture that will happen in the middle, of the last week of years.
Revelation17:6b-7 “And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement. But the angel said to me, "Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.”
The angel starts first describing the beast and will afterward describe the whore. This “beast” is a “spiritual beast” with 7 heads and 10 horns.
Revelation 17:8 “The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is*.” *NKJV says “yet is” means “will be present”
This beast has seven heads, with each head ruling at different times. Each head is a spiritual kingdom ruled by a single demon ruling at different times. The beast in reference here is a specific demon who was a king over a kingdom before.
The angel is referring to the same beast John saw earlier. This description in Revelation 17:7 is in perfect unison with his the beast he previously saw and recorded in Revelation 13:1 “Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.”
The angel told John that the lost (those whose names are not written in the Book of Life) will “marvel at him; this beast that was, is not” (during John's vision) “and yet will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition” (perdition means destruction... he is a destroyer) (Revelation 17:8).
This is a spiritual beast; not a human but a spiritual demon. He was loose before, but bound at the time of the vision and he will be loosed from the bottomless pit in the future (from the time of vision).
Revelation 17:9 “Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.”
The woman, Babylon the great whore, sits on 7 heads which are 7 mountains. Spiritually, mountains represent kingdoms. This references seven spiritual kingdoms.
For those that have thought they were 7 mountains around Rome or Jerusalem, it is just not so.
Revelation 17:10-11 “There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition.”
Now we see something amazing. Each head (mountain), each demonic spiritual kingdom will have had a demonic spiritual king. But this “one that will be” is one of the seven but not the current evil demon king in power for John. The “riddle if you will” is different because the first one referred to the beast as a whole. This “one” is about the kings of those spiritual kingdoms.
Before it was said, that a single beast “was, is not now, but will be again.” It even says he will ascend out of the bottomless pit.
The angel could have said: there will be eight kings and eight kingdoms but its really seven kings and seven kingdoms because one of seven kings and seven kingdoms will be back again. But he did not say it that way.
He did say there would be an eighth king (therefore an eighth kingdom for him to be king of) but he would really be “one” of the seven kings, but not the one who was ruling when John received the word from the angel.
He could not be ruling when John wrote it because he was already being bound in the bottomless pit. From this, we can also realize that he will be from one of the five who came before the time of John and this word.
The Bible reveals some about the strata of how the devil works in Daniel 10:13,10:20; Ephesians 6:12. Daniel called the demonic spirits “princes” in his book, that Michael and Gabriel had to fight against. Strong's says the word that Daniel used “prince” also means “ruler.”
Five kings (and kingdoms) were before John, #6 king (and kingdom) during John's time, #7 king (and kingdom) would come for a short time and #8 king will be of the 7 kings and have a kingdom again.
One demonic king, “And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition” (Revelation 17:11). This demon will have “two runs” and this demonic king is called a beast here. Anyone can try to rationalize this with the Babylonian,Roman, Greek, Chaldean or Turkish empires; but the bottom line is: There are 7 demonic kings, one was put away to be let out again later for a second shift. This is the bad boy that we are all on the look-out for. This demonic king, this “beast” - is the Antichrist. He has had a kingdom before, been locked away and at some point, will be let out to “do it again.”
Revelation 17:12-14 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful."
This is in reference to Armageddon. At the end of the last week of years, there is a short battle where the demons and people join together at Armageddon against Jesus Christ who comes on a white horse with the armies of heaven and who conquers the evil ones in short order.
Revelation 17:15-16 “Then he said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire."
There is more confirmation about how the waters represent people. The 10 horns (horns represent person of power)... these hate the people and bring destruction upon her. This is the sad thing about the devil. He is no one's friend. No one in his camp are friend to anyone; no matter what lie of theirs people choose to believe. They are darkness which is the absence of light. They are evil and take pleasure in the destruction of anything or anyone they can destroy: to try to get at God.
Revelation 17:17-18 "For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth."
Mystery Babylon is “the evil network” if you will. The angel told John that the woman is “that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.” The evil network works through and rides on people and is powered by the devil.
Let's consider some of the verses from the book of Daniel. After-which we will expose his name as given by John.
Daniel 7:1-8 “In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. Then he wrote down the dream, telling the main facts. Daniel spoke, saying, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the Great Sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other. The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it. And suddenly another beast, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: 'Arise, devour much flesh!' After this I looked, and there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it. After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.”
(4 beasts, but 7 heads... 10 horns – 3 horns = 7 horns; plus the 11th one equals 8 horns that Daniel saw)
Now for the interpretation.
Daniel 7:15-16 "I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things:"
Someone from the heavenly realm, heard Daniel's request to understand what he had been seeing.
Daniel 7:17-20 “'Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings which arise out of the earth. But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.' Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet; and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows.”
The holy one tells him in essence that the four beasts arise out of the earth. When Daniel saw them, they rose out of the sea. Is this sea like water of people? Maybe, but it is more likely they are demonic. Sea can mean spiritual world and has anyone ever heard a human described as what Daniel saw?
So Daniel really wondered about the 4th beast. This dreadful beast had 10 horns... from which 3 get removed and an 11th horn comes forth. This 11th horn with 3 removed, is makes him #8. Could this same horn, be the one John wrote about as a spiritual king (beast) of mystery Babylon?
Daniel 7:21-22 “I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.”
Notice how similar the beast that John saw is to the one Daniel saw.
Revelation 13:1 “Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.”
(When John sees this beast, the 10 horns now have crowns)
Revelation 13:2 “Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.”
Revelation 13:3 "And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast."
Notice that it is a head that was if it had been mortally wounded. John was shown that the heads are kingdoms. So this kingdom looked as if it was fatally gone but it managed to make a come-back. All the world followed the beast that was over the kingdom. They followed after “the beast” that “the head” belonged to.
Revelation 13:4-7 “So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?" And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.”
Daniel saw the same thing. He made war with the saints. Here is where people start to have great differences. They will say these are Jews. So Daniel and John only saw Jews following God? Saints are the people of God. If people want to get technical and argue, Christians are Jews. True Jews because we are grafted into their tree. The Jesus tree. A Jewish tree. If these Jews are saints, they have the testimony of Jesus Christ. So let's just consider that the saints are the people of God and more will unfold about them in time.
Back to Daniel and the Interpretation
Daniel 7:23 "Thus he said: 'The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, trample it and break it in pieces."
Devour and trample the whole earth... break it in pieces.
Daniel 7:24a "The ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them;"
An 11th king.
Daniel 7:24b-25 “He shall be different from the first ones, and shall subdue three kings. He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time.”
Three kings/kingdoms shall be subdued by him and he will be pompous against God. He will persecute the Saints and attempt to turn things upside down by changing the times and law. He will rule for a time, times and half a time. This is 3 and one half years (see article, The Mystery of the 70 Weeks to understand more).
Daniel 7:26-28 “'But the court shall be seated, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it forever. Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.' "This is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my countenance changed; but I kept the matter in my heart."
Take comfort. If you or your loved ones live through this time and are under evil rule. God's people still win. The early church suffered for more than 300 years of horrible times, persecution and martyrdom. We are asked to only endure 3 and ½ years. Cry about it, fear it but it will do no good. Trust God, suck it up and be the winner. Whether your body rises from the grave or you rise alive, the saints win!!!!!!
Both Daniel and John tell a lot about this 11th horn and 8th king who was of the 7. For now, lets reveal who this evil one is.
Revelation 11:7-8 “When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.”
The Two Witnesses finish their testimony, their assignment to stand for Jesus and declare Him Savior to the whole earth. And more. But they finish their testimony and are killed in Jerusalem.
And by whom are they killed? The beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit. This would be #8 who is of the seven.
Revelation 11:9-12 “Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them.”
So, who is the “king of the bottomless pit” that was and is again, an evil demon king?
Revelation 9:11 “And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.”
And what does the name Abaddon mean in Hebrew? It means "destroying angel." In Greek, Apollyon means “destroyer.”
Will he possess a human being? Will he take human form? Is he loosed already? Did he have something to do with Zeus or Apollo? Was he the evil demon king that led to the destruction of mankind before the Flood? At the Tower of Babel, was he Nimrod's demonic king? Was he the demon who ruled over Nebuchadnezzar's Babylonian kingdom? Was he the demon king over Greece and the four kingdoms it divided into? Who can know but the Lord and He reveals when and how He chooses. Hold on and hold fast to the Lord, His Word and your faith, for the devil is coming with wrath, deception and great delusion. Abaddon will appear like a very nice and great guy at first, but when the mask comes off, a very sinister creep will appear. He will declare that Jesus Christ was not the true Messiah and the Jews will declare the beast to be the real Messiah. Anyone who holds onto Jesus Christ as the real Messiah, will not be popular to say the least.
Why will things happen as they will? Sometimes the answers are right in front of us and sometimes hidden. But one thing is for sure, it will happen as God says it will and no one can force it or stop it. God has looked ahead and decided to let us in on what is coming. The Lord has said what will be and it will be.
The reason why most people miss what God reveals about the dragon and his beasts, is that they look only or mostly in the “physical,” when its a “spiritual” situation. It certainly does effect the physical, but one must see the spiritual first because these are spiritual beings and entities.
Please read the following verses without looking at past or present global empires or thinking that the seven mountains are physical; as they are not. This is about a demonic beast and demonic kingdoms.
Here are some of the verses from the book of Revelation with commentary (in blue), followed by and coordinating with the corresponding verses in the book of Daniel.
Revelation 17:1-2 “Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication."
The angel told John what he wanted to reveal 1. The judgment of the great harlot 2. She sits on many waters, (prophetically speaking “waters” are people) 3. The “kings of the earth” committed spiritual fornication and “inhabitants of the earth” are people who enjoyed the temporary benefits of sin.
In chapter 17, the angel then explains more of who the whore and the beast are and in chapter 18, he tells more about the actual judgment.
Revelation 17:3 “So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.”
The angel took John from the physical and went in the Spirit because the angel wanted him to see “in the spirit.”
And behold, he saw a woman, sitting on the the master beast of the devil's spiritual world. Note: this beast has 7 heads and 10 horns.
Revelation 17:4 “The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.”
The woman, the great whore, represents those of mankind that choose the devil instead of God. This whore holds the golden and bejeweled cup of abominations and the filthiness of spiritual adultery because it is who she is.
Revelation 17:5-6a “And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.”
On her forehead (one of the two places people will receive the mark of the beast) was written her name. She is not just any whore, she is the mother whore or queen whore so to speak.
Why is this particular title or name given to this whore, which includes being called, Babylon the great? Remember the tower of Babel and its rebellion? That physical area came to be called Babylon. The physical region is still there today. Even after God destroyed their tower and divided them up by place and language, the attitude continued. The attitude and the demons behind it are spiritual.
It was the devil's dream before the flood, to destroy mankind and thwart the plans of God and he is still after his dream. Satan, the serpent, the dragon of old, has worked for a long time to build a “tower of Babel” rebellion again.
This “Babylon the great” will make the original tower of Babel rebellion, look tiny; as it was only 4 generations after the flood and not a huge population like today.
This rebellious whore will become drunk from “the blood of the saints and the martyrs of Jesus” - Showing that saints not only will be present but will be persecuted, killed and martyred. This will happen during the first 3 ½ years with a definite increase toward the end; and is stopped by the Rapture that will happen in the middle, of the last week of years.
Revelation17:6b-7 “And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement. But the angel said to me, "Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.”
The angel starts first describing the beast and will afterward describe the whore. This “beast” is a “spiritual beast” with 7 heads and 10 horns.
Revelation 17:8 “The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is*.” *NKJV says “yet is” means “will be present”
This beast has seven heads, with each head ruling at different times. Each head is a spiritual kingdom ruled by a single demon ruling at different times. The beast in reference here is a specific demon who was a king over a kingdom before.
The angel is referring to the same beast John saw earlier. This description in Revelation 17:7 is in perfect unison with his the beast he previously saw and recorded in Revelation 13:1 “Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.”
The angel told John that the lost (those whose names are not written in the Book of Life) will “marvel at him; this beast that was, is not” (during John's vision) “and yet will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition” (perdition means destruction... he is a destroyer) (Revelation 17:8).
This is a spiritual beast; not a human but a spiritual demon. He was loose before, but bound at the time of the vision and he will be loosed from the bottomless pit in the future (from the time of vision).
Revelation 17:9 “Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.”
The woman, Babylon the great whore, sits on 7 heads which are 7 mountains. Spiritually, mountains represent kingdoms. This references seven spiritual kingdoms.
For those that have thought they were 7 mountains around Rome or Jerusalem, it is just not so.
Revelation 17:10-11 “There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition.”
Now we see something amazing. Each head (mountain), each demonic spiritual kingdom will have had a demonic spiritual king. But this “one that will be” is one of the seven but not the current evil demon king in power for John. The “riddle if you will” is different because the first one referred to the beast as a whole. This “one” is about the kings of those spiritual kingdoms.
Before it was said, that a single beast “was, is not now, but will be again.” It even says he will ascend out of the bottomless pit.
The angel could have said: there will be eight kings and eight kingdoms but its really seven kings and seven kingdoms because one of seven kings and seven kingdoms will be back again. But he did not say it that way.
He did say there would be an eighth king (therefore an eighth kingdom for him to be king of) but he would really be “one” of the seven kings, but not the one who was ruling when John received the word from the angel.
He could not be ruling when John wrote it because he was already being bound in the bottomless pit. From this, we can also realize that he will be from one of the five who came before the time of John and this word.
The Bible reveals some about the strata of how the devil works in Daniel 10:13,10:20; Ephesians 6:12. Daniel called the demonic spirits “princes” in his book, that Michael and Gabriel had to fight against. Strong's says the word that Daniel used “prince” also means “ruler.”
Five kings (and kingdoms) were before John, #6 king (and kingdom) during John's time, #7 king (and kingdom) would come for a short time and #8 king will be of the 7 kings and have a kingdom again.
One demonic king, “And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition” (Revelation 17:11). This demon will have “two runs” and this demonic king is called a beast here. Anyone can try to rationalize this with the Babylonian,Roman, Greek, Chaldean or Turkish empires; but the bottom line is: There are 7 demonic kings, one was put away to be let out again later for a second shift. This is the bad boy that we are all on the look-out for. This demonic king, this “beast” - is the Antichrist. He has had a kingdom before, been locked away and at some point, will be let out to “do it again.”
Revelation 17:12-14 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful."
This is in reference to Armageddon. At the end of the last week of years, there is a short battle where the demons and people join together at Armageddon against Jesus Christ who comes on a white horse with the armies of heaven and who conquers the evil ones in short order.
Revelation 17:15-16 “Then he said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire."
There is more confirmation about how the waters represent people. The 10 horns (horns represent person of power)... these hate the people and bring destruction upon her. This is the sad thing about the devil. He is no one's friend. No one in his camp are friend to anyone; no matter what lie of theirs people choose to believe. They are darkness which is the absence of light. They are evil and take pleasure in the destruction of anything or anyone they can destroy: to try to get at God.
Revelation 17:17-18 "For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth."
Mystery Babylon is “the evil network” if you will. The angel told John that the woman is “that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.” The evil network works through and rides on people and is powered by the devil.
Let's consider some of the verses from the book of Daniel. After-which we will expose his name as given by John.
Daniel 7:1-8 “In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. Then he wrote down the dream, telling the main facts. Daniel spoke, saying, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the Great Sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other. The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it. And suddenly another beast, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: 'Arise, devour much flesh!' After this I looked, and there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it. After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.”
(4 beasts, but 7 heads... 10 horns – 3 horns = 7 horns; plus the 11th one equals 8 horns that Daniel saw)
Now for the interpretation.
Daniel 7:15-16 "I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things:"
Someone from the heavenly realm, heard Daniel's request to understand what he had been seeing.
Daniel 7:17-20 “'Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings which arise out of the earth. But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.' Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet; and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows.”
The holy one tells him in essence that the four beasts arise out of the earth. When Daniel saw them, they rose out of the sea. Is this sea like water of people? Maybe, but it is more likely they are demonic. Sea can mean spiritual world and has anyone ever heard a human described as what Daniel saw?
So Daniel really wondered about the 4th beast. This dreadful beast had 10 horns... from which 3 get removed and an 11th horn comes forth. This 11th horn with 3 removed, is makes him #8. Could this same horn, be the one John wrote about as a spiritual king (beast) of mystery Babylon?
Daniel 7:21-22 “I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.”
Notice how similar the beast that John saw is to the one Daniel saw.
Revelation 13:1 “Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.”
(When John sees this beast, the 10 horns now have crowns)
Revelation 13:2 “Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.”
Revelation 13:3 "And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast."
Notice that it is a head that was if it had been mortally wounded. John was shown that the heads are kingdoms. So this kingdom looked as if it was fatally gone but it managed to make a come-back. All the world followed the beast that was over the kingdom. They followed after “the beast” that “the head” belonged to.
Revelation 13:4-7 “So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?" And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.”
Daniel saw the same thing. He made war with the saints. Here is where people start to have great differences. They will say these are Jews. So Daniel and John only saw Jews following God? Saints are the people of God. If people want to get technical and argue, Christians are Jews. True Jews because we are grafted into their tree. The Jesus tree. A Jewish tree. If these Jews are saints, they have the testimony of Jesus Christ. So let's just consider that the saints are the people of God and more will unfold about them in time.
Back to Daniel and the Interpretation
Daniel 7:23 "Thus he said: 'The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, trample it and break it in pieces."
Devour and trample the whole earth... break it in pieces.
Daniel 7:24a "The ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them;"
An 11th king.
Daniel 7:24b-25 “He shall be different from the first ones, and shall subdue three kings. He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time.”
Three kings/kingdoms shall be subdued by him and he will be pompous against God. He will persecute the Saints and attempt to turn things upside down by changing the times and law. He will rule for a time, times and half a time. This is 3 and one half years (see article, The Mystery of the 70 Weeks to understand more).
Daniel 7:26-28 “'But the court shall be seated, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it forever. Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.' "This is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my countenance changed; but I kept the matter in my heart."
Take comfort. If you or your loved ones live through this time and are under evil rule. God's people still win. The early church suffered for more than 300 years of horrible times, persecution and martyrdom. We are asked to only endure 3 and ½ years. Cry about it, fear it but it will do no good. Trust God, suck it up and be the winner. Whether your body rises from the grave or you rise alive, the saints win!!!!!!
Both Daniel and John tell a lot about this 11th horn and 8th king who was of the 7. For now, lets reveal who this evil one is.
Revelation 11:7-8 “When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.”
The Two Witnesses finish their testimony, their assignment to stand for Jesus and declare Him Savior to the whole earth. And more. But they finish their testimony and are killed in Jerusalem.
And by whom are they killed? The beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit. This would be #8 who is of the seven.
Revelation 11:9-12 “Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them.”
So, who is the “king of the bottomless pit” that was and is again, an evil demon king?
Revelation 9:11 “And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.”
And what does the name Abaddon mean in Hebrew? It means "destroying angel." In Greek, Apollyon means “destroyer.”
Will he possess a human being? Will he take human form? Is he loosed already? Did he have something to do with Zeus or Apollo? Was he the evil demon king that led to the destruction of mankind before the Flood? At the Tower of Babel, was he Nimrod's demonic king? Was he the demon who ruled over Nebuchadnezzar's Babylonian kingdom? Was he the demon king over Greece and the four kingdoms it divided into? Who can know but the Lord and He reveals when and how He chooses. Hold on and hold fast to the Lord, His Word and your faith, for the devil is coming with wrath, deception and great delusion. Abaddon will appear like a very nice and great guy at first, but when the mask comes off, a very sinister creep will appear. He will declare that Jesus Christ was not the true Messiah and the Jews will declare the beast to be the real Messiah. Anyone who holds onto Jesus Christ as the real Messiah, will not be popular to say the least.
Why will things happen as they will? Sometimes the answers are right in front of us and sometimes hidden. But one thing is for sure, it will happen as God says it will and no one can force it or stop it. God has looked ahead and decided to let us in on what is coming. The Lord has said what will be and it will be.
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Copyright 2016 E. Cockrell May be copied for personal study or instruction but shall not be copied and/or distributed in whole or part without permission or for financial profit.
ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION BIBLE VERSES
A compilation for thought & study.
ANTICHRIST & FALSE PROPHET BIBLE VERSES
A compilation for thought & study.
SATAN IS NOT THE ANTICHRIST
A distinct difference shown with Scripture.
THE ANTICHRIST, HIS IDENTITY & NAME
Understanding Revelation 17 & Daniel 7 & more.
THE SECOND BEAST, THE FALSE PROPHET
In Revelation 13, we see that there is a first beast, the Antichrist, as well as a second beast, the false prophet.
UNDERSTANDING WHO THE ANTICHRIST IS, THE SON OF PERDITION
He is both false Christ & anti Christ.
WHAT IS THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION?
This is a clear and definitive look at what the Bible says about it.
WILL THE CHRISTIAN'S ANTICHRIST BE THE NEW JEWISH MESSIAH?
Thoughts for consideration.
ARTICLES ABOUT "THE TWO WITNESSES"
COULD THE TWO WITNESSES BE THE ANGELS, GABRIEL AND MICHAEL?
Exploring the possibility.
TWO WITNESSES BIBLE VERSES
A compilation for thought & study.
WHAT DO THE TWO WITNESSES REALLY DO?
Understanding their ministry, purpose & destiny.
WHO ARE THE TWO WITNESSES?
Are they Enoch, Elijah or Moses in some combination or perhaps two others?
"BASIC RAPTURE" ARTICLES
IS THE WORD "RAPTURE" IN THE BIBLE?
Understanding "harpázō" - the word "rapture" comes from & where it's seen in the Bible.
MYSTERY OF THE SEVENTY WEEKS
A prophecy in Daniel foretold the coming of Christ & also the concept of the "last week of years" is derived; sometimes called "the 7 year tribulation."
RAPTURE VIEWS
Understanding pre, mid & post tribulation, millennial views, preterism & more.
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As shown in 1 and 2 Thessalonians.
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Understanding what really happens during the last 7 years of this Age.
TRIBULATION & WRATH, BIBLICAL DEFINITIONS & USAGE
A study taking a deeper look at original context.
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MAIN MENU
Copyright 2016 E. Cockrell May be copied for personal study or instruction but shall not be copied and/or distributed in whole or part without permission or for financial profit.