Something to keep in mind as we look at this chapter. A lot of people start reading the bible and skip to the end to find out what happens. To the first the dragon, who swept with his tail a third part of the stars to earth, satan under the form of the roman empire, gave his throne and much authority. Commentary for revelation a wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. Revelation kjv and i stood upon the sand of the sea, bible. Since verse one refers to the antichrist, then verse eleven must be describing another savage creature of the same kind. This link is provided solely for the users convenience. The events revealed in revelation occur during the midtribulation period. And thirdly, this numerical method has proved entirely unsatisfactory in the hands of those. I am explaining the entire chapter mostly just to tell you about the image of the beast described in revelation.
By accepting this message, you will be leaving the website of the united states conference of catholic bishops. They are twothe tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. Here in verses and 14 the reason and manner of her flight were described. In verses four to nine of this chapter the womans flight into the wilderness was related. The antichrist and the false prophet chapter of the revelation of jesus christ. Revelation 2011 last week we ended chapter 12 learning that the remnant of jewish believers had been ushered out of the city of jerusalem and into protection the lord had prepared a place for them in the wilderness, speci. Revelation 2020 verse by verse ministry international. John nowhere else makes such use of a number, though numbers form a prominent feature of the book. 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. 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. The key to understanding the specific meaning of the ten horns and seven heads of the beast of revelation chapter is an image of the wild beast identified later in revelation a brightred beast that has seven heads and ten. The sound i heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
The antichrist and the false prophet chapter of the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. The beast from the seathen i stood on the sand of the sea. The first one, commonly known as the antichrist, is unveiled in verses 1 through 10, while the second beast, known as the false prophet, is revealed in verses 11 through 18. David guzik commentary on revelation describes johns vision of a beast. Revelation is a very critical chapter in understanding the tribulation period, which requires integrating old testament and new testament passages with these verses in revelation to fully appreciate the events as they unfold. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the antichrist and the false prophet. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on. The word antichrist only appears in the bible five times in four verses 1 john. We have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies.
Study revelation using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Revelation, new international version niv the bible app. Revelation bible commentary matthew henry concise. Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. The two beasts described here are the figures often referred to as the antichrist and the false prophet. In verse 4, the beast is worshiped by the world alongside the dragon that gave it authority. Revelation niv the beast out of the sea the dragon bible. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Bible a commentary on the book of revelation chapter. This verse depicts the antichristthe beast from the sea revelation. Revelation 12 new international version niv the woman and the dragon. Have you ever tried to read the book of revelation. The book of revelation, chapter king james version.
The book of revelation chapter thirteen objectives in studying this chapter 1 to notice two beasts satan would use in making war against the saints 2 to offer an explanation consistent with the context in which the revelation was written as to the identity of the two beasts summary this chapter reveals two agents the dragon satan would. Revelation commentary matthew henry commentary on the. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. What does this second beast cause the earth and them that dwell. Certain numbers are used symbolically in the bible. In chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. Revelation is the thirteenth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. Revelation explained verse by verse, chapter by chapter rwd 20191219t20. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. I went into the study as a trinitarian, but left the study out of obvious necessity as a believer in the one true god. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of.
Revelation chapter revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world. Under these circumstances, a versebyverse teaching of. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. In the second place, the adoption of this method seems to have been a consequence upon the interpretation of the words, number of a man, as meaning a number to be calculated. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. Revelation 12 niv the woman and the dragon a great. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword. These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. Welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods word, and to prepare you for the times that are written.
Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11. The description of the beast is found in revelation chapters thirteen and. In verse 4, the beast is worshiped by the world alongside the dragon that. What gave the beast away as to his true personality. Verse click for chapter new international version and it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the. The book is traditionally attributed to john the apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. We see antichrists rise and reign, ruindeadly wound and the healing of this wound which is his resurrection and restoration. In revelation 12, satan had been kicked out of the heavenly realm forever. Inscriptions have been found in ephesus in which nero is called almighty god and savior.
Revelation 2011 verse by verse ministry international. Their protection was made necessary by the enemys rampage. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. This chapter contains four of the most iconic concepts contained in revelation. Revelation chapter 14 1 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. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore.
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