£XpLaiNing ReVeLaTion 13 9-13

        WeeKly BooK oF Revelation

                paraphrased study

9 - If anyone has an ear, let them hear. 10 If anyone into (or taking?) captivity, to captivity they go. if anyone with the sword slays (usually translated, is slain [apokteinó or apoktennó: to kill, slay]) with the sword must they be slain. (Or slay?) Here is a call for - the endurance and faith - of the saints/believers.

     11 Then I (John) saw another beast rising out of the earth. (A difference, the huge beast, vs.1, rose up out of the sea {of humanity}. These two are integral to late days prophecy {additionally} evidenced by the angel in chapter ten - who had a ‘little scroll’ in his hands, and was standing with one foot on land and one foot on the sea.) (This littler beast, surely is essentially a modern, larger scope fulfillment of the “little horn” of Daniel’s prophecy which came out of a cluster of horns, and as it grew, it uprooted three of the other horns around it, Dn.7:8 and 8:9, Rev.12:14?) This one has two horns like a lamb but it (ends up?) speaking like a dragon. 12 It (also ends up) exercising all the authority of the first beast - in its presence (the little beast will unlawfully step into the prime horn/seat of the huge many headed geopolitical beast/entity/institution? A bit after the half point of a lauded treaty/league established after a crises which just happens to consolidate powers. But which treaty, alas, will only last seven years, and will be broken, in the middle, against Israel by “taking away or removing” their “perpetual sacrifices” ..of prayers, etc, oR place of, Dn.12:11-12 w/Lk.19:41,44 and 1Cor.3:16.)

     This (smaller, second) beast makes the earth and its inhabitants worship (be in allegiance to?) the first (larger) beast, whose mortal wound was healed. (The last days version/fulfillment, like yesteryear’s, was, was not, then was again.) 13 It (a two horned office) performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven/sky, to earth in the sight of, and presence of mankind. (This fiery event pinpoints/ed an office, not yet an individual.)

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🗝️ [  ] - word/language insights, facts, cross references, etc.

      (  ) - thots

See Intro - This Year’s Revelation Study

               📜🍞+🍷🕊️(+Logic)

      The logic of things running their 

         course as opposed to some

                    sort of ant farm.

W𝕖𝕖𝕜𝕝𝕪 B𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕠𝕗 R𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 15 1-8

1 - Then I, John, saw another happening in the heavens that struck me with wonder. I saw seven angels [arrayed in pure white, vs.5] - I soon found out, they had the seven final afflictions [plégé - blows, wounds, strikes] - the “last” - for with them the wrath [thymos - passion] of God (cause and effect) is spent [teleos - to finish, complete, fulfill, the root tel means reaching the end (aim). It is well-illustrated with the old pirate's telescope, unfolding, extending out, one stage at a time to function at full-strength/capacity and effectiveness]. (The telescope “aims” - tel, the end-aim, cause, effect. Imo:) (An all important lesson “all in heaven and Earth” must learn right down to every molecule of the universe? So to speak.. Must fully understand? Vs. being an ant farm?) (Both prophecy and the kingdom->within and without, individually and collectively - extend from smaller scope to larger scope.)

     2 I saw something like a sea of glass - mingled with fire - and those who had prevailed over the beast and its image [eikón - image, statue, mirror-like representation, projection] and over the number of its name, were standing upon the sea of glass, each with a harp [kithara - lyre, harp, stringed instrument] of God. 3 And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God. And the song of the Lamb, saying “great and marvelous are your works oh Lord God the Almighty! Your ways are righteous and true oh King of the nations! 4 Who will not fear/revere you oh Lord! And glory in your name/reputation/character! You alone are holy! “All” nations will come and worship before you! Because the righteousness, and justice, of your acts has been revealed!”

     5 After this I looked, and in heaven, the temple of the tabernacle/tent (of) testimony was opened 6 and out came the seven angels with the seven afflictions. [The “LAST” afflictions.] They wore linen, pure and bright, with wide gold sashes at their chests [stethos]. 7 Then the four living creatures gave to the seven angels, seven gold bowls full of the wrath of God who lives from age to age. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and his power, and no one could enter the temple (God is grieving) until the seven afflictions of the seven angels were (was) finished. [Cross reference with verse 5, 11:19 - first and last of the seven thunders?🤷🏼‍♀️]

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🌽💫𝒲𝒽𝑜𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒽𝒶𝓈 𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓈.. ℓιѕтєη  𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝓅𝒾𝓇𝒾𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝒢𝑜𝒹 𝒾𝓈 𝓈𝒶𝓎𝒾𝓃𝑔..

The vision is told 3 times: 6:1-2 to 11:19; chap.12 w/ Mt.23:39; and 13:1 to 19:11.

Rev/Apoc Cast of Characters & Events ~ is pinned📌 in the side column.

A Very Brief Summary of Revelation

What You Need To Know

When the Lamb (Jesus) breaks open the first seal upon the scroll of the Revelation vision, a rider on a white horse rides forth “conquering and to conquer”. This is the gospel riding forth, “openly triumphing over powers and principalities”. Indeed the whole vision is the ride of this horseman - called “of the apocalypse”. [Christ brought “a sWord, not peace” - not yet.]

The second horseman (after the second seal is broken) rides a red horse and takes peace from the Earth. And (eventually) was given a long or great sword. What Earth element takes peace away using swords/weaponry? And ended up being given a great or long sword/weapon?

Riders (seals) 3 and 4 are his companions, the dark rider of inequality and shortage and the pale rider which the grave follows — Note: Each of these “seals” are described via their full effects, their full ride/progression, from their first to last effects.

At the breaking open of the fifth seal, we see that the blood of martyrs cries out to God for justice, but it is told it must “wait” until the full number of martyrs has come in.

The breaking open of the sixth seal is a huge event - told as its FULL effects from its first event to last - at full maturity and progression. This seal IS the long or great sword given.

BUT! It is firmly held at bay after its first event - verses 7:1,3. This first event of it, is also Rev.13:13. Which verse does NOT point to an individual, but an office. A two horned (seats) office.  It was given the capability by the most prevalent “false prophet” of modern days who has (modern) miracles and wonders and a very “strong delusion” that has hugely affected the world to date, and will continue to do so.

When the holding back (7:1,3) of the explosive 6th seal is interrupted, the “office” pinpointed by 13:13 will ‘step up’ ..along with the other cast member of chapter 13, a large, many headed, geopolitical entity - a human governing which turns, once again - beastly. (It is Rev.13:1-10, a last great idol to replace God Most High.)

The book says, in the last ‘hour’ the large, many headed, geopolitical entity will have ten horns (seats/divisions. Compare prophet Daniel, chapter two’s “ten toes” which the Kingdom - in that hour - reduces to rubble. And then the kingdom will fill the Earth - Dn.2:32-45.)

The two-horned office will tell the world to make an image to the huge beast. [An idol indeed! Truth really iS stranger than fiction!] And the image will be able to speak and will cause any who will not comply with its allegiance to not be able to buy or sell. Which at some point escalates to execution. (Rev.3:10?) [Bible prophecy students see the math of Dn.12:11-12 (and Mk.13:1-2 w/ vs Dn.12:11?? And think current “holy place” in Israel?)].

The Book of Revelation vision is told three times:

    (1) 6:1 to 11:19

    (2) ch.12

    (3) 13:1 to 19:11

   Verses 6:1 and 19:11 are the rider on the white horse. Like an alpha to omega.. From a beginning to an end.

Bible Prophecy In Plain English

A duplicate post on each of my blogs.

Presently, I think we are still in the pause of seal 6 (of thermonuclear as warfare – Rev.7:1-2, but the seals are told as to their total effects, including at the ‘end’ which veils the vision I think).

So when that pause is interrupted – though I think at first limitedly – is when things start to escalate.. Today’s world beast/body will ‘step up’ as will the office which carried out 13:13.. same seal 6 first event, which pinpoints an office prominant in last days and who gives breath (authority) to the world beast (that has iron/bronze – roman/greek roots, see Dan.7:7,19 w/ Rev.13:1 & Dan.2:31-45) but will be either infiltrated by or in partnership with the wild beast who does Rev.20:4). This world beast will make or ratify a 7 year agreement/treaty/covenant/league which they will break with Israel in the middle of it by either stopping sacrifices at a 3rd temple or (I believe) by removing or taking away the Western (Wailing) Wall where sacrifices of prayers are offered daily (completing Mt.24:1-2 “see all this?”). And 3.5 years plus 30 days later is when shall be set up the final abomination that desolates(?) This time upon the human temple made for God? Perhaps with behavior modification? And tracking.. Maybe lauded as a step up in ‘evolution’? Or.. who knows? A vaccine you cannot buy or sell without. “But – blessed – are those who wait and come to 45 days later”. With the last “ten days” escalating to will be killed..? (Dan.12:11-12; Rev.2:10)

Another Rev. character is today’s false prophet who has a widely believed false prophecy and many modern miracles and wonders. ‘He’ also has a “strong delusion” which “seats man in the temple of God, convincing himself he is god”/highest power deciding good and evil. A strong (but ridiculous, lol) delusion which has caused cultural “falling away” from the faith. He enabled 13:13 and will give the beast 666.

Rev.12:16 suggests drought, and out of the smoke of it, plus war, shall come widespread marshall law for five months? (Rev.9:3,9) The sun will give less light (through the smoke) and the moon will reflect red. Then will be seen the Son of man coming on the clouds with great glory and He will send His angels to gather His believers from all directions of the Earth. (Mt.24:29-31)

“He comes in fire with His angels” 2Thess.1:7-8, and “gathers His wheat into His barn” just barely after the tares have gathered to armageddon in Gehenna Valley.. with enough chain reaction to make the “Earth shake to and fro?” and “oil to flow high as horse’s bridles..?” (Isaiah 24:20; Mt.13:30; Rev.14; and 16:14,15,16!)

What Am I Saved From?

I am saved from the potential of every imperfect way. And from myself! I am the beast! I am the harlot! Metaphorically speaking, that is. From where do the beast and the harlot come? They spring forth from mankind. And I'm saved from annihilation. "The wages" (result) "of sin" (imperfection) "is death"/nonlife. For God is both Life (and Perfection). Surely?!

Face Of The Beast

The final beast (tyranny) will have seven heads (will span seven continents, global) and will have ten horns (final hour divisions). [Book of Revelation / Apocalypse 13:1, 17:12]