Much like all of my other blogs,
I shall seek to be straight forward and honest with you. I shall not pull any
proverbial punches, but shall speak it plainly (hoping not to offend anyone),
but rather hoping to shed some much needed light to those who read.
The beast spoken of in Revelation
14:9 is first introduced in the book of Revelation, in Revelation
13:1-10; nearly the entire essence of his existence is lodged within these
verses. It is the same beast spoken of in Daniel
7:7-8 and Daniel
7:23-25.
This beast represents the fourth
world kingdom – Pagan Rome. However, in the midst of this 10 horned beast (the
ten European kingdoms), rises a “little horn” (the papacy), which takes down three
of the ten horns (Heruli,
Vandal & Ostrogoth kingdoms);
then, “he (pope)…speaks
great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most
High (inquisition), and
think to change times and laws (ten commandments): and they shall be given into
his hand until a time and times and the dividing of times (1,260 years – 538 AD-1798
AD).”
A beast in bible prophecy
represents a king or kingdom – Daniel
7:17. In Daniel
2:31-40 Daniel interprets King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and tells him about
four kingdoms: Babylon, Medo-Persia; Greece and the fourth – Rome.
Out of Pagan Rome, rose Papal
Rome, “the little horn” that represents none other than the papal institution,
with the mouth and eyes of a man – the Pope!
I have learned that truth
sometimes hurt; however, study, research and understanding can be great healing
agents. Please read all of the reference
links, then go forth and be healed!
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