Revelation commentary william barclays daily study bible. Lots of numbers appear in revelation 12, 24, 144,000, 10, 666, but sevens just keep popping up. Thinkstocktonygers many interpreters consider the roman emperor nero to be the antichrist of revelation because the number of his name is 666 and because he inflicted antichristlike horror upon the first century christians. I cant give you an interpretation, but i can give you the facts as they are.
In fact, the world will probably consider this spiritual warfare and demonic assault to be nothing more than a natural outbreak of plagues or the ravages of war. The number 666 is the number of the name of the coming antichrist. For over two millennia, this number has been used as a proxy for satan himself. It is inconceivable that these 666 verses were ordered by men. The antichrist and the false prophet 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. Who is the antichrist of the book of revelation chapter. See how much you learned about the thirteenth chapter of revelation with this interactive quiz. The first beast of revelation is another name for the antichrist.
The symbol mandated for all followers of antichrist, administered by the false prophet, is the mark of the beast, which is further related to the number 666. Even those who have never read the bible will recognize it. Christs redemption can only be perfect and complete when it has abolished all the works of. I went to revelation and took another look at the mark of the beast. We have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. It had seven heads and its seven heads held ten horns with ten crowns on top of the horns.
And written on each head were names that blasphemed god. Verse 1 and i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea before we can proceed in the interpretation of this chapter, it will be highly necessary to ascertain the meaning of the prophetic symbol beast, as the want of a proper understanding of this term has probably been one reason. Roger explains the significance of the number 666 in revelation. The beast seemed to be an amalgam of other frightful animals.
Revered by the occult and feared by the superstitious, its a number forever linked with infamy. Jul 01, 2016 some consider the roman emperor nero to be the antichrist of revelation. To order prints visit her revelation illustrated site. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. 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. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of.
Some consider the roman emperor nero to be the antichrist of revelation. Revelation, new living translation nlt the bible app. Associated with one, or both, of these beasts is the number 666 verse 18. A blasphemous name was emblazoned on the monsters heads. The difference in the reading comes from the dropping one greek letter from the verb stood.
Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world. John claimed in revelation chapter that he stood on the shore and saw a beast emerge from the ocean. Revelation the successive kingdoms of babylon, medopersia and greece, reappear together in scripture only one more time in revelation chapter but combined into a single composite beast kingdom. Your score results are displayed on the page immediately. And we are seeing the rise of the antichrist putin in 202019 with the reelection in march 2012. In revelation 12, satan had been kicked out of the heavenly realm forever. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11.
Art used by permission by pat marvenko smith, 1992. Let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, because it is the number of a person. 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, new king james version nkjv the bible app.
Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. The beast out of the sea, the beast out of the earth, the mark of the beast, and the number of the beast 666. This images head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. This chapter contains four of the most iconic concepts contained in revelation. Revelation commentary matthew henry commentary on the. 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. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer. While many associate the word apocalypse with great disaster, the book of revelation begins and ends by saying that those who read, understand, and apply its message would be happy for doing so.
Its meaning is positive, not fearful or terrifying to those who serve god. The events revealed in revelation occur during the midtribulation period. The description of the beast as speaking haughty things revelation. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter 22. Read more about how the number came to its meaning. Both hebrew and greek do not have a separate numbering system, so letters of their respective alphabets have numerical values. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee. John was a hebrew writing to hebrews and hiding the information from the roman overlords.
The mark of the beast is 666 which is the mark of man. The fact that john saw antichrist rising up out of the sea signifies that he will rise up from among the people. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. The most dazzling display of gods wisdom is seen in rev. And he was given authority to do whatever he wanted for fortytwo months.
Its been the subject of endless speculation, hearsay, and confusion. Note carefully in verse 17 that the number of the beast is not the mark and is a separate symbol. The new testament word antichrist comes from the greek antichristos, meaning in opposition to christ or in substitution for christ. 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. Keeping the context of the revelation and its time in view, the number 666 may refer to lateinos which in greek can be calculated to 666. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. Some translations read, he stood or the dragon stood. These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. The number of the beast summary after describing a beast that rises out of the earth and oppresses the world revelation. In fact, john mentions sevens over fifty times source, p. The real identity of the beast is known by those who understand prophecy. In johns vision he saw a beast rising up out of the sea. 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. The beast had two horns like a lamb but it spoke like a dragon.
For quick access to the commentary on a chapter of the revelation, click on its link below. And i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, dan. In this world a man and a nation have the choice between being the instrument of satan and the instrument of god. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. I have some teaching on it, but your help would be greatly appreciated. Can you please explain to me fully the meaning of 666 as used in revelation chapter.
It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the. The two beasts described here are the figures often referred to as the antichrist and the false prophet. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. The antichrist or beast is the satanic one described in the bibles book of revelation chapter. Revelation is written using vivid symbols and figures that are intended to grab our imagination and paint a picture in our minds. Who or what does the beast in the book of revelation. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Christs redemption can only be perfect and complete when it has abolished all the works of the devil in every human being. Although john saw all of the demons in grotesque shapes and forms, the world will not. This beast looked like a leopard, but it had bears feet and a lions mouth.
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