Correlation OF Revelation 13 + 17 Figures, Symbols, Types & Parallels!
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End time rise of the last King of the 8 lines of Revelation 17:11 Kings
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Part 8
2 Revelation Beasts – 7 Heads, 1 of them wounded to death then Healed – 1 Resurrected Caliphate, 10 Horns plus 1 Ruling over Them – 10 Crowns – 1 Dragon, 1 Scarlet Woman, 1 Dragon, and the 8th King as the last line of Kings that have afflicted Israel, beginning with the first line of Egyptian Kings from which God delivered Israel from bondage.
January 8, 2012
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We concluded the exposition of Revelation 13 down through verse 13 in Part 7 with the following 2 paragraphs,
The false prophet will identify himself as the Isa (Jesus) from Allah, Isa will proclaim an apparent return to life from the dead by the first beast to be genuine, and will identify him as being sent by Allah. But why would the true God allow the false prophet to deceive billions of people into believing the Wicked one was from him?
II Thessalonians 2:8-11 –And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: [9] Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, [10] And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. [11] And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
Simply stated, those who were truly born again by believing the Word were then taught the truth by the Word, and will not be deceived by one who brings a teaching contrary to the Word of truth. There are very few in the post-Columbus New World that know the truth, or even want to know it.
John 3:7,34-36 – Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye MUST be born again. [36] He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
John 4:23-25 – But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. [24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him MUST worship him in spirit and in truth.
John 6:62,63 – What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? [63] It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
John 3:18 – He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 8:36 – If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Romans 4:5-8 – But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. [6] Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, [7] Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. [8] Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
I will now continue in this update with verse 14, which further describes the continuation of this massive act of deceit carried out by Satan’s false prophet. Verse 14 parallels II Thessalonians 2:8-11.
Revelation 13:14 – And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
For an exposition of “them that dwell on the earth” consult our Archives for Prophecy Updates 77, 77A, 77B, and 77C. It is used as a hyperbole, and means the “known” world when John wrote the book of Revelation.
For an exposition of “had the wound by a sword, and did live,” consult our Archives for the previous 7 Blogs in this series on Revelation 13.
“THAT THEY SHOULD MAKE AN IMAGE TO THE BEAST”
My AWS and NSA career carried me to assignments in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. During these assignments I became familiar with the religious beliefs of many different areas across the earth. I can assure you that the knowledge of the information contained in the areas of biblical prophecy writings from Genesis to Revelation is not known by 99.9 percent of those who make up the Islamic faith. But their dictatorial leaders down through the centuries have established a definite pattern of self-aggrandizement by the creation of massive images of themselves in public places. When one goes to Syria, Iraq, Jordan, or Egypt, he or she is met by a constant series of statues, huge pictures or banners of the current leader, along with musical voices on loud speakers sounding out his praises. I can also assure you that the creation of images, statues, and other visible artifacts is found to abound in catholic worship across the surface of the planet. I will also assure you that an actual knowledge of prophetic teachings is not obtained by private study of the scriptures by individual Catholics in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. What pitifully little they do obtain is taught by the priests, and very, very little is taught from the book of Revelation. I will guarantee that the average parish attendee of catholic services in these areas knows virtually nothing about the book of Revelation. So it would be child’s play to get both Catholics and Muslims to worship the image of a man whom the false prophet said had been resurrected from the dead. There would only be an extremely small minority in these areas that would refuse to do so, and they would be among those who worship Christ only as the total sacrifice for their sins. They would be killed for failing to worship the image.
Revelation 13:15 – And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
This will classified as a miracle where a statue does seem to come to life and speak, which could be counterfeited by employing a holograph three-dimensional image reproduced from a pattern of interference produced by a split coherent beam of radiation (as a laser); also the pattern of interference itself
These light laws could produce a perfect moving image of the first beast. It would be very effective in deceiving false religions to believe this strong delusion.
Holography is a technique which enables three-dimensional images to be made. It involves the use of a laser, interference, diffraction, light intensity recording and suitable illumination of the recording. The image changes as the position and orientation of the viewing system changes in exactly the same way as if the object were still present, thus making the image appear three-dimensional.
The holographic recording itself is not an image; it consists of an apparently random structure of either varying intensity, density or profile. Holography is a technique that enables a light field, which is generally the product of a light source scattered off objects, to be recorded and later reconstructed when the original light field is no longer present, due to the absence of the original objects. Holography can be thought of as somewhat similar to sound recording, whereby a sound field created by vibrating matter like musical instruments or vocal cords, is encoded in such a way that it can be reproduced later, without the presence of the original vibrating matter.
Being a scientist, I have watched and listened to a holograph man with all parts of his body in full operation within a few feet from me, and he seemed to be a real man. Satan and his ministers do transform themselves into angels of light, so he could create a counterfeit man in the form of a hologram.
I know the “Islamic Call to Worship,” which President Obama loves to hear recited, and can himself recite in perfect Arabic linguistics, is normally issued five times a day. It is possible the “image of the beast” may speak (cry out) the Islamic Call to worship as it’s traditional to recite it from towers.
However, it could be the image of the first beast on a worldwide television screen, or a voice from a recording inside a statue, which calls them to worship him, similarly to the call to worship that now occurs across the Islamic world several times a day from Muslim towers, when they bow down toward Mecca in answer to the call. The daily call to fall down and worship toward where the image was located would not be difficult to obtain from either Muslim or Catholic beliefs. But in the U.S. and most countries of the post-Columbus New World it would be most unlikely to be accepted. Please review Prophecy Update Numbers 77, 77A, 77B, and 77C for an exposition on the size of the Antichrist’s final empire and where he is in absolute control. This will also help to better understand the “all” to which John refers in the next verse. It refers to the “known” world of John’s day.
Revelation 13:16 – And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Lord willing, we will begin with this verse in Part 9 of this series