Misc. - "The False Prophet" - Revelation 13:11-18
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“The False Prophet”
“The False Prophet”
Good evening, Church!
We are going to be in Revelation 13 tonight, so I invite you all to join me there in God’s Word.
John writes the things that were, that are, and the things that are to come.
Revelation 1 - Jesus
Revelation 2-3 - Letters to the 7 Churches
In between Revelation 3-4 - the Rapture will take place
Revelation 4 -
Revelation 5 - Who is Worthy to Open the Scroll? JESUS!
Revelation 6 -10 the 7 seals were given over to the 7 trumpet judgments.
Revelation 11- the two witnesses and the final trumpet judgment
Now here in Revelation 12-13, we are seeing the “Satanic Trinity” if you will.
Satan is revealed in Revelation 12 as the Dragon
but we overcome him by the blood of the Lamb and the Word of our testimony!
We met the beast of the earth last week - the Antichrist!
Read Revelation 13:11-18
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the 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.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which 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.
15 And 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.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the 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.
1. The Existence of this Beast
1. The Existence of this Beast
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Illustration of who this beast is...
a. The Difference of this Beast
a. The Difference of this Beast
He rose up out of the earth.
Some suggest that because John saw him rise out of the earth that he is a Jewish man. “Land” in Scripture points to the Holy Land a lot of times.
Let me suggest this, however,
b. The Depiction of this Beast
b. The Depiction of this Beast
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
looks like a lamb
He appears weak, especially compared to the antichrist who had 7 heads, ten horns, and ten crowns on his horns.
Two horns speaks of the fact that he exercises authority in two areas… religious and political.
speaks like a dragon
He will lure people to worship antichrist. False prophets don’t come speaking like Antichrist. They come speaking gently and friendly. They are likeable and easy to hear. But when they speak, the dragon talks.
they came in secretly.
Stealth.
This Greek word was used only 1 time in the bible, but other times it was used was to describe the way an attorney could change the mind of a jury.
Or how an exile from a country would stealthily return to the country they were exiled from.
Defilers
lasciviousness - sinful abandon into sinful pleasure by unrestrained morality. no authority.
These false prophets prey on the vulnerable and the already spiritually dead for their own gain.
They preach things like:
“If you sow into my minstry God will sow back into you.”
“If you
c. The Discovery of this Beast
c. The Discovery of this Beast
He is the False Prophet
c. Who is he?
He’s the False Prophet
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
2. The Enterprise of this Beast
2. The Enterprise of this Beast
What does the False Prophet do?
“And causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.” - Revelation 13:12.
His ultimate goal is to cause the whole earth to worship
a. His Associate and Friend
a. His Associate and Friend
He partners with the Antichrist.
He partners with the Antichrist.
12 And he exerciseth all the 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.
Political and religious powers have partnered together before:
Pharaoh and false prophets
Balak went to balaam
Absolam used ahithafel
Hitler had demon possessed mediums that came up with a new type of “Christianity” Rome wanted people to worship Caesar
In this partnership, the:
Antichrist is the military and political power
the False Prophet is the religious power
b. His Abilities are Fabricated
b. His Abilities are Fabricated
False prophets were promised by the Lord (Matt 24)
This false prophet is described as a beast of the earth. He comes after the beast of the sea the Antichrist
Antichrist is not alone. His partner is the false prophet.
He will be a great preacher and his preaching will swat the entire world.
He will be a great preacher and his preaching will swat the entire world.
Revelation 17 - worldwide religion
V 3 - woman on a blasphemous beast. The woman (religion) rides the military system. They coexist for a little while. The beast will eventually rise up and destroy the woman (religion)
What does he have the ability to do?
Cause the whole earth to be swayed into One World Religion - the worship of Antichrist
Cause the whole earth to be swayed into One World Religion - the worship of Antichrist
“He makes” he causes is used 8 timesDo Great wonders
Call fire down from heaven.
Call fire down from heaven.
This is an imitation of the two witnesses.
5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
Makes an image to the Antichrist that has the ability to have life:
Makes an image to the Antichrist that has the ability to have life:
Pnuema - the only form of this word is used here.
I believe this is some type of hologram/fake life.
c. His Acceptance is Catastrophic
c. His Acceptance is Catastrophic
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the 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.
Closing:
Closing:
Believers must not be a part of it
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
We must shun false worship
We must be found faithful to the Lord in the last days.