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THE BEASTS
The beasts are a large part of bible
prophecy. To understand who they
are, is to have a stronger belief in prophecy being both true and the
word of
God. The following bible study is directed toward showing the reader who
these
beasts are. It would be a good idea to know the order of these beasts
if one wants a
greater knowledge of the power of Satan and its effect on the
lives of people through
time. This order can be found in Satan the beasts.
THE BEASTS OF TIME
I. INFORMATION
A. Jerusalem is the center of the earth when dealing from God’s
perspective. Because of
this, it is good to note the difference
between the kingdoms in control of the
earth, which are the
nations around Jerusalem; and in control of the entire
earth,
which is
the entire globe. This wasn’t possible until the present
time.
B. WHAT IS THEIR PURPOSE?
The beasts of prophesy have shown the destiny of the world
since
Israel’s
birth.
They ultimately reveal to us when the end
shall be upon the world.
C. WHO ARE THEY, BY BOOK AND CHAPTER?
The following chapters of Daniel and Revelation have various
pictures of the
“beasts of time”. Each line is a particular beast.
The beasts
under the three
chapters of Revelation are the seven
heads. We know who they are from a
study of history. The
tree is Babylon and has no end until THE END.
It
has roots,
explained later.
Dan 2
Dan 4 Dan 7
Dan 8 Rev 12
Rev 13
Rev 17
Egypt Egypt
Egypt
Assyria
Assyria Assyria
HEAD Tree
Lion Babylon
Babylon Babylon
CHEST/ARM
“ Bear Ram Med/Pers
Med/Pers Med/Pers
BELLY/THIGH Root Leopard Goat
Greece Greece Greece
LEGS
LEG 1
Root 4th HEAD little horn Rome 1
Rome 1
King is
LEG 2
Root 10 HORNS none
Rome 2 none
10 kings to be
LEG 2
none Little horn 1 none
?
none King comes
LEG 3
none Little horn 2 none
?
beast 8th/of 7
10 TOES
none 10 horns 2 none
? 10 horns
10 Kings
LEG 1-
The fourth head of Dan 7:6, one of Alexander's generals, starts Rome 1.
This is
shown in Dan 8:9 and verified by history. In Dan 8:23-25 Rome in full
force.
It is the latter time of the 4th head's kingdom and the time of the Lord.
Rome 1
is established in Rev. chap. 17 vs. 9. Five kings are fallen but one is.
It was
Rome at that time and again, the time of our Lord.
LEG 2-
The ten horns in Dan 7:7, the fourth beast, are not Rome 1 because it
was in
another
night vision, not the same one, as evidenced by the plurality of visions.
He has
a mouth speaking great things. Rev 13:2 says that a beast will come
out of the
sea, which is people Rev 17:1&15. Satan gives him his power but
he is wounded
to death bringing in the next leader. The seventh comes here
but continues a
short space. He is wounded to death. The Euro is in now but
he uproots three
of them and breaks the world into ten parts because ten kings
arise out of this
kingdom Dan 7:23-24.
LEG 3-
This is not actually another leg but simplifies the explanation.
Here another
leader takes
over in Dan 7:11 revealed by of the voice of the horn. It is
further
solidified in Dan 7:20
where his mouth speaks great things but in verse
25 where he speaks great words
against God. This is where he speaks,
Rev 13:11, as a dragon. He has ten parts
of the earth where he gives rise
to ten kings. This is probably why he is killed.
When he dies he is possessed
by Satan, Rev 13:3 the mortal wound is healed and
Rev 17:11 he is of the
seven and goes into perdition which, II Thes 2:3,
is the man of sin.
I inserted ? in Rev 12 because I'm not quite sure how it all
fits. I only know
that
Rome starts it all again and from there it gets worse. Ten kings, probably
the
European Market, are in power and another man arises that brings peace
to the world.
The
world has been in chaos until this point. It sounds a little
like our present day.
This king changes halfway
through a seven year peace
treaty and gets mean. He is
killed but comes
back to life when Satan
possesses him like he did Judas. The ten
Euro kings have no
kingdom but under
this new leader that resurrects, there is a
dividing of the world into ten parts
and these kings gain
the power as kings and
also war against our Lord.
II. THE BEASTS
A. OPPRESSORS OF ISRAEL, FROM WHEN THEY WERE A NATION
1. THE BEAST OF REV 12
:3 It is in heaven
:3 It is a great red dragon
:9 It is Satan
:3 It had seven heads with crowns
:3 It had ten horns
:9 He was cast out of heaven with his angels of verse four
:9 He was cast into the earth
2. THE BEAST OF REV 13
:1 Rises up out of the sea
:1 It had seven heads with the name of blasphemy upon them
:1 It had ten horns with crowns
:2 The dragon gave him his power, seat, and authority
:3 One of his heads was wounded to death
:3 The wound was healed
:4 They worshipped the dragon and the beast
3. THE BEAST OF REV 17
:3 It is in the wilderness
:3 It is scarlet colored
:3 A woman is riding it
:3 It is full of names of blasphemy
:3 It has seven heads (no crowns) and ten horns (no crowns)
B. OPPRESSORS OF ISRAEL
AFTER THEY POSSESS THE LAND
1. Dan 2: The World Kingdoms In The Image Of A Man
Dan 2:32 The head was gold
Dan 2:38 Nebuchadnezzar is the head of gold
Dan 2:32 His breast and arms of silver
Dan 5:28 The next kingdom is the Medes and Persians
Dan 2:32 His belly and thighs of brass
Dan 10:20 When the angel Gabriel goes to fight the prince
of Persia,
the prince of Grecia will come
Dan 2:33 His legs of iron
Dan 2:33 His feet part of iron and part of clay
(note: There is a separation between the legs
and the feet. The legs
are
not connected like the arms were by the chest. They are connected by the
feet but
the legs are separated by time. They are
the same kingdom though,
Rome or Europe.)
Dan 2:34 This kingdom is broken by a stone when it falls
on the
feet and toes.
(note: This stone is the rock, the Christ.)
Dan 2:35 The iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the
gold become
like the
chaff of the summer threshing
floors; and the wind carries them away.)
2. Dan 4: (One kingdom with roots to the last
kingdom)
:11 It’s height reached to heaven
:11 It’s sight reached to the ends of all the earth
:12 It bare much fruit
:12 In it was meat for all
:12 Fowls of the heaven dwelt in it’s boughs
:12 All flesh was fed of it
:14 The tree is taken down
:15 The stump and roots are left, with a band of iron
and brass
(note: This reveals that
Babylon continues in Greece and
Rome, since
they
are the brass and the iron. It also indicates that the
Medes and Persians
are not a
part of Babylon which is shown by the fact that
they hate Babylon
the whore in
Revelation and
destroy her. It also
indicates that when they
destroy Babylon in the
end, they do not do it from
Rome which is Babylon
at that time, shown by a lack of
silver.)
3. Dan 7 (Four Beasts)
:3 Four great beasts came up from the sea
:4 The first was like a lion
:5 The second was like a bear
:6 The third was like a leopard
:7 The fourth was diverse from the beasts before it
4. Dan 8 (Two kingdoms)
:3 A ram with two horns pushed west, south, and north
:5 A goat comes from the west, covering the whole earth
and not touching
the ground, and he had a notable
horn
:7 He breaks the ram’s two horns
III. A CLOSER LOOK:
DETAILS FROM BABYLON
TO THE VERY END
A. BABYLON
Jer 50:17 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is like a lion
Dan 7:4 The first beast was a lion
Dan 4:16 A man’s heart is taken from Nebuchadnezzar
and he is given a
heart of a beast for seven
times (years)
Dan 4:33 Nebuchadnezzar was driven from men until
his hair was as
eagles feathers and his nails like
bird’s claws
Dan 7:4 The beast had eagles wings that were plucked
Dan 7:4 It was lifted up from the earth
Dan 7:4 The beast was made to stand on his feet as a man
when wings
plucked
Dan 7:4 It was given a man’s heart
Dan 4:34 Nebuchadnezzar repents and gives God
glory
Ezek 11:17-19 Israel repents and God takes away
their stony heart and
gives them a heart of flesh
Ezek 11:25-26 Israel repents and God gives them a
heart of flesh
(note: This is not
Israel, but shows a change of
hearts.)
B. MEDES AND PERSIANS
Dan 7:5 A beast like a bear rises
Dan 7:5 It raises up on one side
Dan 5:28 The kingdom of Babylon
is given to the
Medes and the Persians
Dan 8:3-4 A ram with two horns, the last one higher
than the other, pushes
westward, northward, and
southward
Dan 8:20 The ram with two horns are the kings of
Media and Persia
Dan 7:5 The beast had three ribs in it’s mouth, between it’s teeth
Dan 7:5 They, the ribs, said to arise, devour much flesh
C.
GREECE
Dan 7:6 Another beast like a leopard
Dan 7:6 On it’s back were four wings of a fowl
(note: These were the generals of Alexander.
He moved fast like a
leopard and these four wings helped in the fast movement.)
Dan 7:6 The beast also had four heads
(note: These are the four wings that gain a
part of the kingdom after
Alexander the Great’s death.)
Dan 7:6 Dominion was given to it
Dan 8:5 A goat comes from the west and doesn’t touch
the ground
Dan 8:21 The goat is the king of Grecia, he is the “first king”
(note: The king of Grecia is Satan just like
the king of Tyrus was.)
(note: He comes fast and has four wings of a fowl.)
Dan 8:5 He had a notable horn between his eyes
Dan 8:8 When the horn was broken, four notable ones
came up
Dan 8:9 Out of one of them came forth a little horn which
waxed great
(note. To the more advanced
learner. Daniel, in 8:2, is telling of his vision.
In verse 13
Daniel hears a saint speaking and
another saint asked that saint
a question. When the saint answers the saint, it is Daniel that he is
speaking
to, shown in verse 14. Daniel is having a vision of himself in
the vision.
Dan 8:26
The vision of the evening and the vision of the morning is true.
Daniel
7:7 says that the vision is of the evening and they are visions on his
bed,
verse 1. Daniel chapter 8 is the vision of the morning. Dan 8:1
there
are two visions. When Daniel had the second one, he was in the
palace
in Shushan in the province of Elam, verse 2. In the vision he was
by the
river Ulai.)
D.
ROME # 1
THE TIME OF THE END
Dan 8:17 At the time of the
end shall be the vision.
(note: This kingdom is the one that comes from
the four heads. One of
Alexander’s generals eventually takes over the west and becomes centered
in
Rome. This is
where
the Herods begin their reign. This is during the
time when
Jesus Christ is born, killed,
and risen.)
Dan 8:9 Out of one of them came forth a little horn which
waxed great
(Out of one of the four horns of broken
Greece.)
Dan 8:10 It waxed great even to the host of heaven
Dan 8:10 It cast some of the host and the stars to
the ground and
stamped
on them
Dan 8:11 He magnified himself even to the prince
of the host (of heaven)
(note: The prince of the host of heaven is
Jesus Christ.)
Dan 8:11 He took away the daily sacrifice and cast
down the place of the
prince’s sacrifice.
(note: The prince’s sacrifice was himself, and
the place was
Jerusalem.
He also cast down the place of the daily sacrifice,
the temple.)
Dan 8:12 It cast down the truth to the ground
(note: There is something
that must be said here. It is not my intention to
offend
anyone,
but the facts must be looked at here.
There was a church
started in Rome
that cast down
the truth.
Constantine was a pagan who
worshipped many gods. He
saw the light of
Christianity and wanted all to
see it.
This may be like Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel chap. 4.
He was at war
and saw
a vision of his victory under a sign of a
cross. He painted red
crosses
on his men’s shields and did have victory. He became
a believer.
This
probably
has something to do with the Christian army of Rome having
the red cross on
their shields.
He never did, however, give up his worship
of the pagan
idols; he just gave homage to both. From this church came the
Spanish
Inquisition and the Crusades which killed the Jews and the true
Christians.
Peter
certainly would not have prayed to Mary or any of the
saints.
Could you imagine him praying to Paul after Paul was killed as a
martyr?
Please do not be offended but rather seek the truth. It will bare
itself
out through history and the scripture of
truth. Make NO image and
pray
to it. This includes any images of Christ. The
scripture says, to be
absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. The thief
on the
cross was
going to be with Jesus that very day. There is no Limbo or
Purgatory according to scripture. Either, Christ paid the price in full
or he
didn’t. If
you believe in purgatory, then you must
also believe
the scriptures
lie; because there
is still a price to be paid after death.
Those who were
hung on a cross were the
worst of the worst. They were
more than thieves;
they
were murderers and rapists,
etc. They were the
epitome of evil. If this
man had no further price to pay, then
no one
does. This early church in
Rome also made it wrong for any layperson to have the scripture. It was
only for those in the leading roles.
This was more like the scribes and
Pharisees. Jesus said that they were
whitewashed sepulchers full
of dead
men’s bones. Enough on that.
Please seek truth for yourself and
take no man’s word for anything, including
mine. Scripture says that in the
last days there
would be many false teachers and false prophets.
Considering what is said in the
word, these
are definitely the last days.
Know this though; scripture is always
truth
and will always be in agreement
with other scripture. If a
scripture seems to
contradict another; seek further
and the truth of the two
verses will line up. It is
man’s interpretation that
doesn’t line up. Read I Tim 4:1-3. What do
you think this
scripture is
referring to?)
(note: The truth was Christ and the Romans killed him.)
Rom 10:4 Christ is the end of the law
(note: The law was the first five books of the
Bible, the Torah and
included the
sacrifices, not just the ten commandments. This means
the
law was finished, not gone.)
Heb 9:26 Christ has sacrificed himself in the end of
the world
Dan 9:24 There are seventy weeks determined upon Israel
and the holy
city.
(note: The seventieth week will be the last
end of the indignation.)
Dan 9:25 Sixty-nine weeks end with the coming of Christ,
there is one
left
Dan 9:27 He, the prince, confirms the covenant with many
for one week
(note: I believe there is double meaning here.
The antichrist confirms
a
treaty for
one
week, seven years; and the prince, Christ confirms the
covenant for one week,
the same
seven years. They both stop the
sacrifice
but the antichrist is Christ’s tool
of destruction.)
Dan 9:27 For the overspreading of abominations he shall make
it desolate
Mk 23:1-37 The abominations of Israel and Jerusalem
Mt 23:38 The house of Israel is left desolate
Mt 21:43 The kingdom of God
is taken from Israel
and
given to a
nation bringing forth the fruit thereof
(note: This is the Christian nation, that is
the ones that are in obedience
to the word of God and bringing forth the
fruit thereof.)
Mt 24:2 Jesus speaks the temple destruction
(prophesy or judgment?)
Mt 12:13 Jesus cast out those that bought and them that
sold in the temple
saying, they had made it a den of
thieves rather than house of prayer
(note. Dan
8:19 This is the last end
of the indignation and verse
21
says that the horn of Grecia is the first horn.)
Dan 8:23 In the latter time of their kingdom, when the
transgressors are
come to
the full, a king of fierce
countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall
stand up.
(note: This is not the same kingdom. It
is the latter time, of their
kingdom. There is a split between them. This
is the other leg.)
Rev 17:10 There are seven kings (the seven heads), five are
fallen (
Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Media/Persia, Greece),
one is (Rome was in rule at this time), and the other
(another Rome) is not yet come.
(Dan
8:17 The time
of the end is over and the last end of the indignation
is coming.)
E. ROME #
2 THE LAST END OF THE INDIGNATION
(note: To understand this kingdom, one must be
aware that it is
spoken of as kingdom in Daniel; because there is no split in time. However,
it has
two definite parts. I will endeavor to show the two kingdoms, yet one.)
Dan 8:19
An angel makes the last end known
(understood and seen)
Dan 8:20-21 Leading up to it
Dan 8:23 The latter
time of this kingdom
(note: It has jumped
from the end, to the latter time. Dan 8:26 says the
vision
of
the
morning and the evening is true, so chapters 7 & 8 are combined
to
give understanding.
This is explained in earlier notes.)
Dan 7:7 The fourth beast had ten horns
Dan 7:8 A little horn came up among them. He spoke great
things.
(He promises a lot.)
Dan 7:9 The thrones were cast down.
(note: The thrones,
but not the little horn. This is the ten.)
Dan 7:9 The Ancient of days sits. (not standing or warring)
Dan 7:10 There were thousands ministering to him and standing
before him
Dan 7:10 The books
were opened and the judgment was set
(note: This includes
the book of Rev. Chap. 5 with the seven seals.
The
judgment was put in place.)
Dan 2:41 The feet
and toes part of potters clay and part of iron
Dan 2:41 The
kingdom is divided
Rev 11:3-4 God gives the candles power.
Rom 9:20-21 The church, candles, are the potters’ clay
Rev 17:3 In the wilderness is a scarlet colored beast with a
woman sitting on it
Rev 17:3 The beast has seven heads and ten horns, with no
crowns
Rev 12:9 Satan has been cast into the earth
Lk 10:19
Jesus gave power to tread on serpents and
over all power of the
enemy to the church (candles)
Rev 17:2 The kings of the earth commit fornication with the
great whore
Rev 17:1 The whore sits on many waters
Rev 17:15 The
waters are peoples, multitudes,
nations, and tongues
Rev 17:2 The inhabitants of the earth are drunk
with the wine of
her fornication
(note: As explained
earlier, idolatry is fornication to God. This is a world
where
it is
more important to be politically correct then it is to do the
things
of God. Things
and self,
have become their god, idolatry.)
Rev 17:12 The kings have received no kingdom
Rev 17:10 When he comes, he must continue for a short
space.
(note: He refers to the little horn that comes up among the kings, ten
horns.)
Rev 13:3 He is killed, with a sword Rev 13:14
(The beast is wounded with a deadly wound. He
dies but is resurrected,
which is actually being possessed by Satan.)
(note: This is the end of the
last
indignation. The seals have been opened
and Israel has not
sought the
lord,
except for the remnant, the residue.)
Rev 17:11 A beast that was and is not is the eighth and
goes into
perdition
II Thes 2:3 That man of sin is revealed, the son
of perdition
F.
JERUSALEM # 1
DESTROYED;
THE LATTER TIME OF THEIR KINGDOM
Dan 8:23 In the latter time of their kingdom when the
transgressors have come
to the full; a king of fierce
countenance stands.
Dan 11:45 He shall plant the tabernacles of his palace
between the seas
in the
glorious holy mountain
Mt 24:15 When ye see the abomination of desolation,
spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy
place, flee to the mountains.
Dan 8:24 His power shall be mighty,
but not by his own
power
Rev 13:2 The dragon gave the last beast his power,
his seat,
and authority
Dan 8:24 He shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper,
and practice,
and shall
destroy the mighty and the holy
people
Dan 8:25 He shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
Rev 13:16-17 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: and
that no man might buy
or sell save he that had the mark or the
name
of the
beast, or the number of his name.
Dan 8:25 By peace he shall destroy many
Dan 9:27 He shall confirm the covenant with many for one
week; and
in
midst of the week he shall cause the
sacrifice to stop and for the
overspreading of
abominations he shall make it desolate.
Dan 8:25 he shall magnify himself
II Thes 2:4 He opposeth and exalteth himself above
all that is called
God or
that is worshipped; so
that he, as God, sitteth in the temple
of God,
showing himself that he is God.
Dan 8:25 He shall also stand up against the Prince of Princes,
but he shall be
broken without hand
II Thes 2:8 He shall be destroyed by the brightness of the
lords coming
Dan 7:13 This is Christ’s second coming
Rev 17:14 Those with him are called, chosen,
and faithful
Rev 19:14 The armies in heaven followed him
upon white horses,
clothed in fine linen, white
and clean
Dan 7:11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great
words the horn spoke
Dan 7:25 He speaks great words against the
Most High
Dan 7:21 He makes war with the saints and prevails
against them
Rev 11:7 The beast out of the bottomless pit kills the
prophets that no
MAN could hurt
(note: This is after the thrones of Dan 7:7
are cast down)
Dan 7:12 The other beasts lives are prolonged for a season
and a time
(note: This is at the end of the thousand year
reign, the frogs.
Rev 16:13)
Dan 7:23 This horn devours the whole earth and breaks
it into pieces
(note: There are probably ten pieces, one for
each of the last ten
kings
that give their power to him and fight against the Christ.)
Dan
7:24 The ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings
that shall arise
Rev 17:16 The ten horns shall hate the whore, and shall
make her
desolate
and naked, and shall eat her flesh
and burn her with fire.
(note: They hate
Rome and the western way of
life.)
Dan 7:24 Another shall rise after them and he shall be diverse
from the
first and he
shall subdue three kings.
Dan 7:11 I beheld until the beast was slain and his body
destroyed and given to
the burning flame
Rev 19:20 The beast and the false prophet were cast into
the lake of
fire burning
with brimstone
Rev 19:20 The beast was taken, and with him the
false prophet that wrought miracles before him,
with which he deceived them
that had
taken the
mark of the beast and these were both cast alive
into the
lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Rev 13:1 The beast out of the sea has seven heads and ten
horns. The
ten horns
have ten crowns.
Rev 17:12 The ten kings receive power as kings one hour
with the beast.
Rev 17:213 These have one mind and give their power and
strength to the beast.
Rev 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb but lose
G.
JERUSALEM # 2
(THE NEW JERUSALEM)
(note: Old things are passed away and all
things are become new.)
See ”DESTINY OF
JERUSALEM
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