Sermon in a Sentence: You must be saved now because during the tribulation most people will worship the beast.

Introduction

A Satanic Trinity

I. The Beast Will Be Worshiped Because of Miraculous Persuasion. (v. 11-15a)

(Deut. 13:1,2;Matt. 7:21f;24:24)

II. The Beast Will Be Worshiped Because of Murderous Persecution. (v. 15b)

III. The Beast Will Be Worshiped Because of Monetary Pressure. (v. 16-18)

A. The Significance of the Mark (v. 18)

B. The System of the Mark (v. 16,17)