Enough is Enough
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Breaking point
Breaking point
We talked in in the first verses about the rise of the Antichrist
Let’s review quickly
1 A women with a crown of 12 stars = Nation of Israel
2 She is crying out in pain giving birth - persecution of the nation by Satan to destroy the Son
3 Satan is introduced as a “fiery dragon” and on his head ten horns and seven diadems - 10 nation confederation of the world governments now controlling the earth and the diadems representing seats of power
4 - 5 He is cast from heaven with 1/3 of the heavenly hosts set to destroy the child who wold become the deliverer of Mankind
6 The nation will flee to the desert the last 3 1/2 years of the tribulation period
7 - 10 Satan and friends are ban from heaven and cast to the earth where he now takes up rule through the Antichrist
His job…deceive the remaining people
10- the declaration of victory the day that Christ comes to redeem what He purchased on calvary
11 - The testimony of those who are saved through this time - the price, their lives
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
12 - waring of the things to come - WOE to the inhabitants of the earth - he knows his time is short
13 - the persecution of the nation
Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child.
But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.
But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.
And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Chapter 13
1 - Again the rise of the power of the Antichrist - 10 crowns places of power
2 - 6 Speaks blasphemous things, given all the authority of Satan his master, we see the attempted assassination of the Antichrist apparently succeed but then a miracle of resurrection - Satan is mimicking the Gospel of grace
Look I am willing to lose my life so that you may live! What a deception this is - a false gospel
7 - 8 makes war with the saints and takes authority of all the earthly governments and all who are not written in the book of life will worship him as God
10 - end the end of those who war with him
Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.
And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.
And he deceives those who dwell on the earth—by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.
He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,
and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.
Verse 11 - Another beast - Satan himself - his appearance “like a lamb” mocking Christ but speaking like a dragon!
And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Satan now takes the stage using his authority to rule man and shift focus from God to the Antichrist - the false deliverer
It like a bad Greek comedy play except with eternal consequences!
He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.
And he deceives those who dwell on the earth—by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.
Mocking again the prophets exhibiting the power of God
Remember what Jesus warned us!
For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
Many will be taken in by this “supposed miracles”
He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
Remember Nebuchadnezzer?
Builds an image of himself and forces the people to worship it instead of God. It represented his belief that his kingdom would last forever against the Word of the Lord through the prophet
“This is the dream. Now we will tell the interpretation of it before the king.
You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory;
and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all—you are this head of gold.
His kingdom would be for a time but not last as we see the following 3 kingdoms come and go until finally rock that breaks the final kingdom will prevail
And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”
Look at those last words “The dream is certain and true!” We now are seeing the fulfilment of the 10 toes mixed with iron and clay. Some strong and some weak!
Satan is mocking God once again in believing his kingdom will never end!
He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
Like his predecessor, he forces everyone to worship the image but takes it one step further…he give it life further solidifying the deception over men
He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,
and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
No one will escape the wrath of Satan! Here we see the “mark of the beast”
It is in the hand or forehead - cannot buy or sell without it
We have seen the onset of smart cards and microchip tech for many applications. Now we are faced with a large jump, implanted tech chips!
Look at the sell, safe, protection, ease of use etc., etc., ect.
No one can function once the monetary system digital! You will be forced to make a decision.
We now come to ver 18
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
In the book, Biblical Mathematics, Just as God employed mathematical laws to create everything, He used numerals in the design of His word. The Scriptures exhibit a numerical design that can only be explained by the direct inspiration of a Creator. Edward F. Vallowe author
Numerology seeks to find patterns in numbers assigned to letters of the alphabet and activity.
6 man, 7 number of God representing completeness, 8 represents New beginnings on and so forth
Here we are presented with a riddle of figuring out the name of the Antichrist
To me, the mystery of the Word has been revealed to us so no need to look for hidden messages.
man can hardly receive what has been revealed without adding secret messages hidden from plain view!
What is interesting is that 666 is a triangular number - meaning that as you add to the triangle, the numbers follow a patten up to 666!
Again I see Satan mocking the trinity with his own futile efforts to be God!
If you take the Roman Numerals for 666 DCLXVI, it is the only time before 1000 that the individual symbols total 666!
Why waste you time!
This is the breaking point for God. As Satan sets himself up in the Holy of Holies and takes the throne of God on earth all hell breaks lose on earth!
Jesus told us
“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.
And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.
Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.
And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
Can I get an Amen!
“Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand),
“then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.
And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.
But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.
For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.
And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it.
For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
See, I have told you beforehand.
Today you have a chance to get it right! You can know the truth and it can set you free!
Let us pray