The Strand Study Bible

REVELATION 13:2  14:5

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Written From the Island of Patmos

2 And the 1 beast which I saw was 2 like unto a LEOPARD , and his feet were as the feet of a BEAR , and his mouth as the mouth of a LION : and the 3 DRAGON gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. PF 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world 4 wondered after the 1 beast. PF 4 And they worshipped the DRAGON which gave power unto the 1 beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? PF The Antichrist reveals himself to the world as God (Note -The Third Seal coincides with this event) 5 And there was given unto 1 him 5 a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue 6 FOR- TYANDTWOMONTHS . PF PF 6 And 1 HE opened 5 his mouth in blas- phemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his TABERNACLE , and them that dwell in heaven. PF The Antichrist makes war with the saints (See - Rev 6:9-11) 7 And it was given unto 1 HIM to 7 make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. P 8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship 8 HIM , 9 whose names are not writ- ten in the book of life of the 10 LAMB slain from the foundation of the world. 9 If any man have an ear, 11 let him hear. 10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the 12 patience and the faith of the saints. The False Prophet exalts the Antichrist 11 And I beheld another 13 beast com- ing up out of the earth; and he had two horns 14 like a lamb, and he spake as a DRAGON . PF 12 And 13 he exerciseth all the 15 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. PF

13 And 13 he doeth 16 great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heav- en on the earth in the sight ofmen, PF 14 And 16 deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which 13 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. PF 15 And 13 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. PF 16 And 13 he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, 17 to receive a 18 mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: PF 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the 18 mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 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. Revelation 14 The 144,000 sing a new song Date Written - c. AD 96 1And I looked, and, lo, a 10 LAMB stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having 20 HIS Father’s name written in their foreheads. 2 And I heard a 21 voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. 4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whith- ersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the 22 firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. 5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.

1. Rev 13:1-4 2. Dan 7:2-6 3. or, “Satan” - Dan 8:24 4. Rev 17:8 5. See - Dan 7:8,20,25 & 8:25 & 9:27 & 11:36-45 & 12:11 & II Thess 2:4 6. See - Isa 24:1-14,17-20 & 26:20 & 66:7- 8 & Jere 30:5-8 & Dan 7:25 & 12:1,7,11 & Zeph 3:8 & Mt 24:12- 24,26,29,33,34, 43,44 & Mk 13:10, 13-22,24,29-30 & Lk 12:39-40 & 17:31 & 21:20- 24,28,31-32,36 & I Thess 5:2-4,9 & II Pet 3:10,12 & Rev 3:3,10 & 11:2 & 12: 6,12,14 & 16:15 7. Fulfilled - Tribulation Saints) 8. or, “Antichrist and Satan” - I Jn 2:18,22 & Isa 14:12-14 9. Exo 32:32 & Dan 12:1 10. Gen 22:8 & Acts 20:28 & Rev 5:9 & I Pet 1:19- 20 & Jn 1:29 11. Rev 3:22 12. or, “the assurance that God will deal justly with evil doers” - Heb 6:12 & Rev 14:12 13. See - Mt 24:11,24 & Mk 13:22 14. Mt 7:15 15. Rev 13:1-5 16. Deut 13:1-3 & Mt 24:24 & II Thess 2:9 & Rev 16:14 17. Rev 14:9 & 15:2 & 20:4 18. or, “666” – vs. 18 20. Rev 3:12 & 22:4 21. Ezk 1:24 & 43:2 & Rev 1:15 22. that is, “first fruits of a larger group of Jews yet to be saved” Rev 6:9-11 (Martyred

13:2 The power that the Antichrist (beast) will possess during the Tribulation Period is likened unto the combined powers of olden Greece (leopard - Dan 7:6), olden Medo-Persia (bear -Dan 7:5), and olden Babylon (lion - Dan 7:4). M.R. De Haan II in his booklet called ‘ What Can We Know About The Antichrist? ’ notes: