The 2 Beast

Intro

Antichrist

English=Against Christ

Greek=In place of Christ

2 Witnesses (Ch 11) vs 2 Beast (Ch 13)

Beast from the Sea - Antichrist

Beast from the Earth-Great False Prophet

(Add the Dragon and you have the unholy trinity)

The Beasts

*Symbolism (Represents something real)

Beast from the sea

Dragon=Satan (Ch 12)

Beast=Evil ruler

10 Horns (Power)

7 Heads (Leaders)

10 diadems (Authority)

Revelation 12:3 NASB95

3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems.

Blasphemous names

Daniel 7:8 NASB95

8 “While I was contemplating the horns, behold, another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were pulled out by the roots before it; and behold, this horn possessed eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth uttering great boasts.

Daniel 7:24–25 NASB95

24 ‘As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will subdue three kings. 25 ‘He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.

Daniel 11:36 NASB95

36 “Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will speak monstrous things against the God of gods; and he will prosper until the indignation is finished, for that which is decreed will be done.

Leopard - Greece

Bear - Medo/Persian

Lion - Babylon

Daniel 7:1-8 (Beasts)

Daniel 2:31- 45 (Statue/4 Kingdoms)

Beast from the Earth

Horns (power)

authority

Great signs (Moses and the Magicians)

Deceives

Mark of the beast

666 - Man, man, man

The number 6 and its meaning are related to man and human weakness, the evils of the devil and the manifestation of sin. Man was created on day six of creation week.

Conclusion

Though believers today need not fear these embodiments of evil and deception, Scripture warns us that we are to be on the alert. The “mystery of lawlessness” and “spirit of antichrist” are already at work in the world through the activities of Satan (2 Thes. 2:7; 1 Jn. 4:3). Knowing the schemes and devices of the end-times Antichrist and false prophet will help us stand strong in our present battle against the antichrists and false prophets of our own day.

Charles R. Swindoll, Revelation, vol. 15, Swindoll’s Living Insights New Testament Commentary (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2014), 190.

2 Thes 2:1-12

1 John 4:3 NASB95

3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.