David guzik commentary on revelation describes johns vision of a beast. So, beginning with chapter four, the whole book is concerned with the things that must take place after these things. It clearly shows that there are two groups of people who have to go through the period known as the great tribulation or jacobs trouble jer. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. In chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil. 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. Revelation chapter revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world. Revelation 14 bible commentary matthew henry concise. The book of life contains the names of all gods redeemed revelation 20. Verses 12 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. The events recorded in revelation 10 occur on earth rather than heaven, and.
The great tribulation comes in the second half of the last week of daniels seventy weeks prophecy recorded in the book of daniel chapter 9. The wounding and subsequent healing of one of antichrists heads might signify that antichrist will be assassinated during the tribulation and then be falsely resurrected. The events recorded in revelation 10 occur on earth rather than heaven, and there is no indication that the mighty angel of this chapter is the same as the one john observed in revelation 5. The beast from the sea, the dragon of chapter 12, and the babylon of chapter 17 are all described as having seven heads and ten horns, indicating a connection between them. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. This first appearance was before the throne of god when a mighty angel asked who is worthy to open the seals and open the scroll, revelation 5. The book is traditionally attributed to john the apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate.
Art used by permission by pat marvenko smith, 1992. And that gives us a clue as to why this chapter is inserted at this particular point in the revelation immediately after the description of the wrath of satan against israel and her children in chapter 12 and the description of the antimessiahs persecution of the followers of yahushua in chapter. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11. John sees a huge beast rising out of the sea and, boy, is this sucker ugly.
The book of revelation, chapter the beast from the sea. We must now look at this chapter section by section in more detail. It looks kind of like a leopard, but has feet like a bear, and a mouth like a lion. It has authority, power, and a throne, which point to its being a political entity. This chapter contains four of the most iconic concepts contained in revelation. Revelation, chapter 1 king james version christian. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. Home audio studies the book of revelation the book of revelation. Book of revelation mp3 audio commentary the mark of the. It also loves to say terrible and blasphemous things about god. However, one aspect of the mighty angel of this chapter is his physical appearance. And i stood on the sand of the sea this also was in the vision. Revelation we have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. Revelation image of the beast the case of the haunted.
They are twothe tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. 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. Since the book has only three sections, the third section consists of chapters four through twentytwo. Revelation the beast from the sea 1 then ia stood on the sand of. The sea here may represent the gentile nations of the world, from which the beast will come. The gospel according to the revelation chapter 14 commentary.
Peter wrote his final letter shortly before his execution. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. Something to keep in mind as we look at this chapter. The angel and the little scroll then i saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. The antichrist and the false prophet chapter of the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. Revelation niv the beast out of the sea the dragon bible. The last days of babylon, chapter 23, the beast and his mark. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelationchapter. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel.
Revelation commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Those faithful to christ celebrate the praises of god. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 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. The two beasts described here are the figures often referred to as the antichrist and the false prophet. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the.
Note here that the book of revelation does not assign a number to the rebel rev. To the first the dragon, who swept with his tail a third part of the stars to earth, satan under the form of the roman empire, gave his throne and much authority. Revelation, chapter united states conference of catholic bishops. Then, immediately, john saw a second beast in vision and i beheld another beast coming up out of the earth. This name indicates the meaning of revelation it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written. And the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And he makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. Chapter previous revelation study list next the beast from the sea and the beast from the land. 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. The new testament word antichrist comes from the greek antichristos, meaning in opposition to christ or in substitution for christ. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the antichrist and the false prophet.
It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. It rules over every tribe and people and tongue and nation, so it is greater than a single national government. The seventh and the final seal opened up with nothing but total silence in heaven for the space of half an hour. Christ is with his church, and in the midst of her in. In summary revelation chapter is describing several successive periods of time. Jan 01, 2008 book of revelation chapter receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. 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. Revelation kjv and i stood upon the sand of the sea, bible. The wild beast with seven heads introduced at revelation. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka. Alan watts how to see through the game the secret to life happiness duration. Now we begin to go back over the same information but enlarging upon it.
Chapter 12 nd there appeared a great wonder in heaven. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea. This may involve a certain amount of repetition, but in a chapter so central and so difficult the repetition will make for clarity. By claiming this title caesar nero the beast heralds the reincarnation of the sixth head of the beast, which he claims to be. And to it t the dragon gave his power and u his throne and great authority. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelation.
Chapter 14 behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do i declare. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. Lion, bear and leopard era deadly wound era interim healed beast era endtime image of the beast from the sea there is a close association between this revelation prophecy and the imagery presented in daniel chapter 7. Revelation is the thirteenth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. We see antichrists rise and reign, ruindeadly wound and the healing of this wound which is his resurrection and restoration.
Revelation chapter matthew henry complete commentary. Revelation chapter 14 coffmans commentary of the new. Here we have the description of the beast which rose out of the sea. He performs great signs is the sixth characteristic of the second beast. Among the seven heads there is one which has been mortally wounded and restored to life revelation. The events revealed in revelation occur during the midtribulation period. Revelation, new international version niv the bible app. A common view is that the seventh seal comprises the seven. We have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies.
Therefore, the third section of revelation begins with chapter four. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of. And i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads. Notice that great signs is plural indicating that more than one sign is done. Revelation, chapter king james version christian answers. Here an angel of god proclaims that those who do worship the beast, etc. And i saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. This verse is a counterproclamation to that of the beast in rev. The beast with seven heads is the papacy of many ages. The revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which.
These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. Chapters 11 with the 7th trumpet, the lord is set to possess his kingdom. There was a previous occasion when a mighty angel was made known to john. After looking at satan and his earthly kingdoms and their opposition to christ and his spiritual kingdom rev 12. I am explaining the entire chapter mostly just to tell you about the image of the beast described in revelation. Revelation commentary william barclays daily study bible.
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