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The False Prophet of Revelation 13
Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Revelation 13:12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Revelation 13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Revelation 13:14 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; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Revelation 13:15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
Revelation 13:16 And 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:
Revelation 13:17 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.
Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
The first appearance of the False Prophet is found in Revelation 13. Although, he is not called the False Prophet in this passage, it is the same person, who is spoken of in others, who is called by the same name.
Revelation 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Revelation 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
In the passages contained in Revelation 13, 16, 19, and 20, we notice some statements concerning him.
He is another beast, which distinguishes him FROM the first beast.
He comes up out of the earth, while the first comes up out of the sea.
He had two horns like a lamb, and spake as a dragon, with an unclean spirit coming from him.
He is cast alive into a lake of fire with the beast.
He is still suffering in the lake of fire, along with the beast, when the devil is cast in, more than 1000 years after he has been.
There is a list of things which is attributed to him.
He exerciseth all the power of the first beast.
He causeth the earth and all that dwell therein to worship the first beast.
He doeth great wonders,
He deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles.
He sayeth to them that they should make an image.
He had power to give life unto the image of the beast.
He causeth as many who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
He causeth all to receive a mark.
Notice that is thirteen details concerning the False Prophet. Yes, numbers in the Scriptures are divinely placed. The number 13 signifies rebellion in the Book.
Genesis 14:4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
Lets not forget the instructions of Moses concerning false prophets in Deuteronomy 13. They teach rebellion against the Lord. The Bible is amazing, isnt it? Theres more! Search and see.
Now the false prophet has been the subject of untold speculation and teaching. The facts concerning him are listed above as to direct reference of the person. Yes, he is an individual, a person. No references teach him to be anything other than an individual, a person. He is a man, who is connected to another man, the beast.
Yes, the author is well aware of what is stated by commentators. They think the beast is a system, government, church, and other assorted things. The Bible clearly defines beasts, as in Daniel 2 and 7 as men which are kings. Revelation is clearly the matchmate to the book of Daniel, and we will abide by what the prophet has taught, ALONG with John, who speaks of them as individuals, which are MALES, who are BOTH ultimately cast into a lake of fire ALIVE, at the same time.
The connection of the False Prophet to the Beast is a mark of identification as to his identity. The beast is stated to
go into perdition and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit.
Revelation 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Revelation 17:7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
Revelation 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Revelation 17:9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
Revelation 17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
Revelation 17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
Revelation 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
Revelation 17:13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
Revelation 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
The apostle Paul, in his Thessalonian epistle, identifies this beast as the son of perdition, who sits as God in the temple.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who 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, shewing himself that he is God.
The beast of Rev.13 and the son of perdition of 2 Thessalonians 2 are the same person for Paul and John BOTH speak of a mystery, which concerns someone of perdition, who is ultimately shown to be the FINAL world ruler before the Lord Jesus comes back to establish his kingdom.
The first beast of Rev. 13 is the son of perdition. He is the man whom the false prophet causeth all the world and them therein to worship.
But WAIT a minute! We have another son of perdition. Ah yes, you remember.
John 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
The Lord Jesus is speaking of none other than Judas Iscariot.
Now, the author was taught that Judas was the antichrist. This has been the teaching of Arthur W. Pink and Dr. Peter S. Ruckman. That is, he was the one to sit down in the seat, as found in 2 Thess.3. This theory doesnt work. It maintains there is ONLY one son of perdition. It leaves the false prophet unidentified.
There has LONG been no identification of this false prophet. He can be identified.
The false prophet IS Judas Iscariot. He is the only other person called the son of perdition in the Bible. There is MORE THAN ONE son of perdition. There are two, as seen from direct statements. One is Judas and the other is a man who has not yet shown up.
Now this article will not go into length, concerning the first beast, but will mention some related facts, in connection to and in distinguishment FROM the other beast, the false prophet. They ARE NOT the same person. There are two men.
The beast is called the son of perdition, and so is Judas Iscariot. This is the first connection to the beast and false prophet. There are two which are thrown in the lake of fire, as seen. They are thrown in alive.
More to come.....
The False Prophet of Revelation 13
Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Revelation 13:12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Revelation 13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Revelation 13:14 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; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Revelation 13:15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
Revelation 13:16 And 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:
Revelation 13:17 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.
Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
The first appearance of the False Prophet is found in Revelation 13. Although, he is not called the False Prophet in this passage, it is the same person, who is spoken of in others, who is called by the same name.
Revelation 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Revelation 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
In the passages contained in Revelation 13, 16, 19, and 20, we notice some statements concerning him.
He is another beast, which distinguishes him FROM the first beast.
He comes up out of the earth, while the first comes up out of the sea.
He had two horns like a lamb, and spake as a dragon, with an unclean spirit coming from him.
He is cast alive into a lake of fire with the beast.
He is still suffering in the lake of fire, along with the beast, when the devil is cast in, more than 1000 years after he has been.
There is a list of things which is attributed to him.
He exerciseth all the power of the first beast.
He causeth the earth and all that dwell therein to worship the first beast.
He doeth great wonders,
He deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles.
He sayeth to them that they should make an image.
He had power to give life unto the image of the beast.
He causeth as many who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
He causeth all to receive a mark.
Notice that is thirteen details concerning the False Prophet. Yes, numbers in the Scriptures are divinely placed. The number 13 signifies rebellion in the Book.
Genesis 14:4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
Lets not forget the instructions of Moses concerning false prophets in Deuteronomy 13. They teach rebellion against the Lord. The Bible is amazing, isnt it? Theres more! Search and see.
Now the false prophet has been the subject of untold speculation and teaching. The facts concerning him are listed above as to direct reference of the person. Yes, he is an individual, a person. No references teach him to be anything other than an individual, a person. He is a man, who is connected to another man, the beast.
Yes, the author is well aware of what is stated by commentators. They think the beast is a system, government, church, and other assorted things. The Bible clearly defines beasts, as in Daniel 2 and 7 as men which are kings. Revelation is clearly the matchmate to the book of Daniel, and we will abide by what the prophet has taught, ALONG with John, who speaks of them as individuals, which are MALES, who are BOTH ultimately cast into a lake of fire ALIVE, at the same time.
The connection of the False Prophet to the Beast is a mark of identification as to his identity. The beast is stated to
go into perdition and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit.
Revelation 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Revelation 17:7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
Revelation 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Revelation 17:9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
Revelation 17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
Revelation 17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
Revelation 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
Revelation 17:13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
Revelation 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
The apostle Paul, in his Thessalonian epistle, identifies this beast as the son of perdition, who sits as God in the temple.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who 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, shewing himself that he is God.
The beast of Rev.13 and the son of perdition of 2 Thessalonians 2 are the same person for Paul and John BOTH speak of a mystery, which concerns someone of perdition, who is ultimately shown to be the FINAL world ruler before the Lord Jesus comes back to establish his kingdom.
The first beast of Rev. 13 is the son of perdition. He is the man whom the false prophet causeth all the world and them therein to worship.
But WAIT a minute! We have another son of perdition. Ah yes, you remember.
John 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
The Lord Jesus is speaking of none other than Judas Iscariot.
Now, the author was taught that Judas was the antichrist. This has been the teaching of Arthur W. Pink and Dr. Peter S. Ruckman. That is, he was the one to sit down in the seat, as found in 2 Thess.3. This theory doesnt work. It maintains there is ONLY one son of perdition. It leaves the false prophet unidentified.
There has LONG been no identification of this false prophet. He can be identified.
The false prophet IS Judas Iscariot. He is the only other person called the son of perdition in the Bible. There is MORE THAN ONE son of perdition. There are two, as seen from direct statements. One is Judas and the other is a man who has not yet shown up.
Now this article will not go into length, concerning the first beast, but will mention some related facts, in connection to and in distinguishment FROM the other beast, the false prophet. They ARE NOT the same person. There are two men.
The beast is called the son of perdition, and so is Judas Iscariot. This is the first connection to the beast and false prophet. There are two which are thrown in the lake of fire, as seen. They are thrown in alive.
More to come.....