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9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
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Matthew Henry's Revelation Chapter 13 Bible commentary...
A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. (1-10) Another beast, which has two horns like a lamb, but speaks as a dragon. (11-15) It obliges all to worship its image, and receive its mark, as persons devoted to it. (16-18)1-10 The apostle, standing on the shore, saw a savage beast rise out of the sea; a tyrannical, idolatrous, persecuting power, springing up out of the troubles which took place. It was a frightful monster! It appears to mean that worldly, oppressing dominion, which for many ages, even from the times of the Babylonish captivity, had been hostile to the church. The first beast then began to oppress and persecute the righteous for righteousness' sake, but they suffered most under the fourth beast of Daniel, (the Roman empire,) which has afflicted the saints with many cruel persecutions. The source of its power was the dragon. It was set up by the devil, and supported by him. The wounding the head may be the abolishing pagan idolatry; and the healing of the wound, introducing popish idolatry, the same in substance, only in a new dress, but which as effectually answers the devil's design. The world admired its power, policy and success. They paid honour and subjection to the devil and his instruments. It exercised infernal power and policy, requiring men to render that honour to creatures which belongs to God alone. Yet the devil's power and success are limited. Christ has a chosen remnant, redeemed by his blood, recorded in his book, sealed by his Spirit; and though the devil and antichrist may overcome the body, and take away the natural life, they cannot conquer the soul, nor prevail with true believers to forsake their Saviour, and join his enemies. Perseverance in the faith of the gospel and true worship of God, in this great hour of trial and temptation, which would deceive all but the elect, is the character of those registered in the book of life. This powerful motive and encouragement to constancy, is the great design of the whole Revelation.
11-18 Those who understand the first beast to denote a worldly power, take the second to be also a persecuting and assumed power, which acts under the disguise of religion, and of charity to the souls of men. It is a spiritual dominion, professing to be derived from Christ, and exercised at first in a gentle manner, but soon spake like the dragon. Its speech betrayed it; for it gives forth those false doctrines and cruel decrees, which show it to belong to the dragon, and not to the Lamb. It exercised all the power of the former beast. It pursues the same design, to draw men from worshipping the true God, and to subject the souls of men to the will and control of men. The second beast has carried on its designs, by methods whereby men should be deceived to worship the former beast, in the new shape, or likeness made for it. By lying wonders, pretended miracles. And by severe censures. Also by allowing none to enjoy natural or civil rights, who will not worship that beast which is the image of the pagan beast. It is made a qualification for buying and selling, as well as for places of profit and trust, that they oblige themselves to use all their interest, power, and endeavour, to forward the dominion of the beast, which is meant by receiving his mark. To make an image to the beast, whose deadly wound was healed, would be to give form and power to his worship, or to require obedience to his commands. To worship the image of the beast, implies being subject to those things which stamp the character of the picture, and render it the image of the beast. The number of the beast is given, so as to show the infinite wisdom of God, and to exercise the wisdom of men. The number is the number of a man, computed after the usual manner among men, and it is 666. What or who is intended by this, remains a mystery. To almost every religious dispute this number has yet been applied, and it may reasonably be doubted whether the meaning has yet been discovered. But he who has wisdom and understanding, will see that all the enemies of God are numbered and marked out for destruction; that the term of their power will soon expire, and that all nations shall submit to our King of righteousness and peace.
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Robert's Revelation Chapter 13 comment on 4/18/2012, 11:21pm...
There are those that are dancing on the line that will trip this whole thing into motion to where there will be nothing to stop it. You would think that if you wanted to disprove the Word of God, you would do everything in your power to not make prophecy come to pass, yet they run up to the line and dance on it...
Timothy Wayne George's Revelation Chapter 13 comment on 4/16/2012, 11:30am...
This antichrist will receive a deadly wound to the head, and the false prophet with two horns, speaking by Satan the dragon will heal him. This is the unholy trinity, and all those who refuse to receive the 666 mark of the beast, and worship the image will be killed. The Church will not be on the earth at this time, because Jesus said in Rev. 3:10 because you kept the word of my patience I will keep you from the hour of trial that will come on all the world. We do not know when the end will come, and only God knows. We can know that it is soon, and even at the door. Christians are to provoke one another to love, and good works as we see the day of Christ coming.
Serge's Revelation Chapter 13 comment on 4/16/2012, 1:31am...
No one knows the end of the world, bible say not even angels of God know it, only God him self knows it.
Jony's Revelation Chapter 13 comment about verse 17 on 2/10/2012, 4:00pm...
"buy or sell" must mean the ability to work. (illegal immigrants are forbidden to work)Mark on the hand must be a fingerprint and mark on the head must mean some form of picture i.d.
Garyloyd's Revelation Chapter 13 comment on 12/02/2011, 11:00pm...
In the 3 verse we see that "one of his heads" takes a hit and is healed. Now to capture this in Rev. You will see 10 kings of earth or flesh. Political men in the flesh. One of them but all 10 of them are lead by satans spirit for that 2 and a half months or 30 minutes of the hour of temptation. The time was shorten not the deeds and program that is coming in the seals. So 10 flesh men come together to fix a worldly problem. Maybe peace or finance. If all the money failed and countries went broke and 10 countries came together to save the world or a peace treaty but then the deal didn't go through and the hopes of the world failed to fix the problem. But then a man and satan is a man the word says so,yeah, he is supernatural because he and his bunch didn't want to be born of the flesh,no,they wanted to take over. But this supernatural man shows up doing supernatural things. Lighting from the sky who he fixed the deadly wound and will by you and give you anything you want and need. All you have to do is Bow down and worship this man who says he is god. Listen to the two witnesses who the world hates preaching against their god. We wait for Our Christ.
Garyloyd's Revelation Chapter 13 comment on 11/27/2011, 5:11pm...
666 is the number of man and "count" is a smoothing down of a stone as in a generation of people. Means kenites or children of cain the first murder`r. 6 seal,vial,trump, are lined up to happen at the same time. 666 is the number of the Anti-Christ. Not a mark on skin or chip in skin. Them that chase after the "instead of Christ" anti-Christ will have the "mark". The word says its "IN" your forehead Or in your brain. Wait for the true Christ,you know the one who flattens Jerusalem. Don't follow the one who comes with peace and flatteries. He appears to heal a deadly wound that ten men in the flesh "flesh kings" political type leaders, they try to fix something but can't and one of them pulls away and then a man shows up doing signs and wonders and calls himself god and fixes the problem and the whole world and churches follow after him and he buys souls for hell in peace. Wait for the true Christ.
Solomon's Revelation Chapter 13 comment on 11/03/2011, 1:29pm...
take what the bible says as true, and what it means. the mark of the beast is real
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