Beware The Coming Beast

"And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.  And I saw a beast coming out of the sea ...."  (Revelation 13:1)

OK ... as promised last week ... Let's talk about the coming Beast! ... To start, I want to briefly explain the coming 'unholy Trinity' made up of satan, the anti-christ, and the false prophet, which are described in prophecy as the dragon (satan), the beast (anti-christ), and the 2nd beast in verse 11, which is the false prophet, the counterfeit of the Holy Spirit. .... We, over time, will spend time talking about all of them, but today we will focus on just the 1st beast .. the anti-christ. .... There is more about this character in scripture than most people realize, and I could go on for hours about him, but for the sake of time, I will just highlight the key points. ... You can also go to the 'Teaching Tab' on this site for more details as well .....

So who is this 'beast?' ...  Revelation chapter 13 shows him as the coming world leader who will be empowered by satan (the dragon). ... Also, Daniel chapter 7 shows him as the 'little horn' which rises to power in the final days. ... In Daniel 8: 23-26, the prophet tells us of his attributes ... "a stern-faced king .. a master of intrigue who becomes very strong, but not by his own power .. will cause astounding devastation and will succeed at whatever he does .. he will destroy mighty men and the holy people ..  will cause deceit to prosper and will consider himself superior .. and will ultimately be destroyed, but not by human power." 

Let me now take you to Revelation 6:2 .. the 'White Horse' .. the first of the 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.' ...

"I looked, and there before me was a white horse!  Its rider held a bow, and was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest." ..........  So who is this and what does it mean? ... First, this is the coming world ruler, the anti-christ, who is riding the horse. .. It shows him with a crown, which indicates power and sovereignty, and also with a bow representing military might. ... But notice, there is no mention of any arrows! ..

Cutting to the chase, this means that this ruler will come to power in the end times, but he will accomplish it without the use of military might. ....

Now let's take a look at at today's conditions and see if they are ripe for such an event. ... Besides military might, how else could someone come into control of the masses? ... You got it! ... a complete worldwide economic collapse! .... Now unless one is completely brain-dead, or on Wall Street or in Washington, DC, it is obvious that the world is in terrible trouble in most all categories, including the economy. ... South America is unraveling .. the southern part of the European Union .. Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, to name a few, are falling apart with unemployment rates exceeding 50%! ... And America's economy? ... I'm so sick of the lies coming out of our leaders' mouths! ... In what once was the haven for success and financial security, America currently has over 92,000,000 million people out of the work force, not to mention a national debt of some $18 Trillion! .... One day soon, this world economy which is totally built upon sand is going to come tumbling down, and when it does, people will be desperate, and looking for anything or anyone who can 'save them' from the living hell that has fallen upon them. 

In April, Michael Collins, an investment journalist with Fidelity Worldwide Investment, delivered the following warning:  "The rise of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini during the 1930s depression shows how an economic crisis creates political chaos that demagogues can exploit." ... We all know what happened back in those days ..... and it all led to massive and unimaginable human suffering. ... Are we at that point again in human history? ... Looking through the 'eyes' of Bible prophecy, there is no doubt in my mind. ... Satan is turning up the heat and "prowling around like a roaring lion" (1 Peter 5:8) and I believe the world leader which is soon to come upon the scene is alive and well and living somewhere in the European Union right now! ... Soon, as world conditions continue to deteriorate at an ever-increasing pace, the dragon (satan) will raise him up to take the reins of human government and he won't require any arrows for his bow because humanity will submit to him out of sheer desperation for a way out of the chaos.

These words were written on July 20th of 2013 by a man with the pseudonym Archbishop Cranmer. .. He runs the sixth-most influential independent political blog in the UK ... "What Europe needs most of all right now is strong leadership.  We await the man of sufficient stature to hold the allegiance of all people;  the one who will lift us out of the economic morass in which we are sinking.  Send us such a man and, be he god or the devil, we will receive him!" .....

Wow! .... But that is exactly how it's going to 'go down' in these next coming months. ... Some charismatic leader with great oratory skills will appear to have all the answers and will tell the world what they want to hear (sound familiar?) ..  and that he can lead them out of their misery and into the utopia they all dream of. ....  Sadly, the masses will follow him to their ultimate destruction. ....

So is all this possible!? ... Could it be true?! ... You bet, because the Bible tells me so ... (and yes, Jesus loves me) ... This coming 'beast' is not an imaginary monster such as Dracula in the Stoker novel, or Darth Vader as in Spielberg's fictional wars among the stars. .. Anti-christ is a real monster, and a most treacherous one, because he will through supernatural deceit appear as a geopolitical and socioeconomic savior of mankind. .. Be sure, the beast of Revelation 13 is about to step into the spotlight of history's final act. ... 

There's so much more I could share with you, but again, for the sake of time, I'm going to leave it here for now .. and because time is so short, are you still thinking about the 'Salvation' question? ... Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior? ... If you have, you can and will avoid the wrath of these closing days ... but if not, you most very likely will have to deal with this coming 'beast' and his lies. .......... Jesus is waiting with open arms for you right now! ... Hallelujah!

Love you all and will talk with you again real soon. ... Know that I am praying for you constantly, and God knows exactly who you are! ... again, Hallelujah!

Until next time.

Red