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THE BEAST FROM OUT OF THE SEA
Revelation 13:1–10
Back To The Future—Sermon #31
Intro: In our last study we met the Antichrist.
We tried to consider what the Bible says about this coming world ruler who is called the “Man of Sin”; the “Son of Perdition”.
The Antichrist gives us an opportunity to see how Satan operates.
The devil is an imitator.
He takes what God does and he tries to duplicate it.
You see, Jesus, the real Christ, is a revelation of God the Father.
In John 1, there are three verses that are worthy of note, John 1:1, 14, 18.
These verses teach us the truth that Jesus is a living, breathing revelation of God the Father.
The verse 18, the word “declared’ translates the Greek word that gives us our English word “exegesis”.
The word means “to narrate, to explain, to lead out, to draw out’.
It speaks of “an explanation, or a narration”.
In preaching, we use exegesis to “lead out and explain” the truths contained in the text.
When Jesus came, He came to “explain, to lead out, to narrate” God.
In other words, Jesus Christ was and is God in the flesh.
He was able to say, “I and my Father are one,” John 10:30.
He was also able to say, “he that hath seen me hath seen the Father,” John 14:9.
Jesus is God incarnate; He is God in the flesh!
In the Antichrist, Satan attempts to duplicate this relationship between Jesus Christ and God the Father.
The Antichrist will be a living, breathing revelation of the devil.
He will be the devil incarnate; he will be the devil in the flesh.
We know that our God is a triune Being.
He is one God Who manifests Himself in the Persons.
He is Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
All three are One God, yet each is an individual Person.
They come together to make up the Holy Trinity.
In Revelation 12–13, we are introduced to the Satanic Trinity.
Satan imitates God the Father.
The Antichrist imitates God the Son.
The False Prophet, who we will meet in our next study, imitates God the Holy Spirit.
Let’s give our attention once again to this man who will be known as the Antichrist.
These verses give us some important details concerning his mission, his methods and his miracles.
Let’s consider these first ten verses of Revelation 13 and talk about The Beast From Out Of The Sea.
I. v. 1–2 THE APPEARANCE OF THE BEAST
A. v. 1 a How He Originates—As John stands on a sea shore, a mysterious “beast’ rises from out of the sea.
This is symbolic language.
The “sea” in the Bible represents the masses of humanity.
This individual will come from among men.
In other words, while he may possess power that surpasses all the other great rulers of men, he will be nothing more than a man!
The Antichrist will be empowered by Satan and he will wield tremendous power and authority.
But, unlike Jesus Christ, he will have a human mother and father.
He will not be a God-man like Jesus.
He will be a man who receives his kingdom and his power from Satan himself.
Where will he come from and what will be his nationality?
No one knows!
One fellow has suggested that George W. Bush is the Antichrist.
He has assigned a numerical value to each of the letters in President Bush’s name and he claims they equal 666.
According to the Bible, and we will see this in a minute, he will lead a ten nation confederacy that resembles the revived Roman Empire.
Therefore, he may be European by birth.
Of course, Daniel 11:37 tells us that he “will not regard the God of his fathers.”
This verse leads many to speculate that he will be Jewish by birth.
The fact is, no one knows and anyone who claims to is way off base.
B. v. 1b–2a How He Operates—These verses give us a little insight into this man called Antichrist.
The symbolic language tells us something about what kind of man he is and also something about the nature of the kingdom he will rule.
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Seven Heads—The explanation for this is given in Rev. 17:9, “The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.”
Revelation 17 is a passage about “The Great Harlot’, or the apostate church that will dominate world religion during the Tribulation Period.
We are told that the “Harlot’ sits on “seven hills”.
There is only one city in the world that is built on seven hills: the city of Rome.
2. Ten Horns—Horns are a symbol of power and authority.
Again, these horns are explained by Rev. 17:12.
We are told that the ten horns are “ten kings”.
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Ten Crowns—These ten kings have great authority and power.
The Antichrist will arise from among this confederation of ten powerful kings.
4. The Names Of Blaspheme—These world leaders will stand in open defiance of all that is holy or that has to do with God.
(Note: Many believe that what we are seeing here is a revival of the ancient Roman Empire.
The Roman Empire was never really defeated.
It just kind of dissolved into separate kingdoms.
There have been many attempts to revive it down through the centuries.
Charlemagne, Napoleon, and Hitler tried, but they all failed.
Apparently, the Roman Empire will be revived again, and the Antichrist will dominate this confederation of nations.
We are already seeing this process come to pass in the European Union.
This union is comprised of twenty-five European nations with five more who are candidates for admission.
The land area occupied by these nations covers much of the land area occupied by the old Roman Empire.
I think we will see this body produce the Antichrist and provide the ten kings who will rule the world at the beginning of the Tribulation Period.)
(Note: To understand the description given of this beast in these verses, you have to go back to Daniel 7:3–8.
In Daniel’s vision, he describes the great world empires that will follow one after another until the end of the world.
Daniel speaks of a “lion”, verse 4.
This beast pictures the Babylonian Empire.
Like a lion, ancient Babylon was powerful, fearsome and had a ravenous appetite for domination.
The “bear’ in verse 5speaks of the Medo-Persian Empire.
Like a bear it possessed incredible power to crush its enemies.
The “leopard’ in verse 6 speaks of the Greek Empire.
It is called a leopard because the Greeks were quick to dominate the world.
The fourth beast in verse 7 is the Roman Empire.
With teeth of iron they dominated the ancient world.
The Bible is teaching us that the Antichrist will possess the power and the personality of all these ancient empires.
He will combine all their strengths and possess none of their weaknesses.
4. Body Like A Leopard—His rise to power will be swift.
5. Feet Like A Bear—He will crush his opponents.
6. Mouth Like A Lion—Like a lion he will devour all who dare stand in his way.
7. Called A Beast—The word “beast’refers to “a wild animal’.
It is used as a metaphor of a man who is “brutal, savage, and ferocious”.
Like a wild animal, Antichrist will attack the kingdoms of the world and he will destroy all who get in his path.
He will be a fearsome, powerful man.
C. v. 2b How He Officiates—We are told that the Antichrist rules the world, but not by his own power.
He is Satan’s Superman.
He is energized by the Dark Prince.
We are told that Satan gives him three things.
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