The Revelation of Jesus Christ

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Pastor Ralph H. Flynn
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Chapter 13:11-18

Lesson 26 with Answers
The Beast Out of the Earth

The prophetic scriptures outline two great religious deceptions; a false Christ, and a false church; but the one is not to be confused with the other. The Antichrist will be a man, as the Christ of God is a Man. Babylon is a vast organized system, even as the church of God is a divine organization. But the one is a Satanic counterfeit of the other. When the voice of prophecy speaks of the Antichrist, the masculine pronoun “he” is used. When it speaks of the false church it uses either the neuter or the feminine, “it” or “she.” There is good reason for this. The Antichrist is the final head of the apostate system, which bears the same relationship to him, in an outward way, that the church does to Christ.

I. The beast out of the sea will be the Antichrist. The beast out of the earth will be the false prophet Rev. 19:20

II. He will have both the meekness and strength of the Lamb of God.
But his speech (of self-exaltation) will betray him.

III. He will cause the earth and all the people to worship the Antichrist.

IV. He will do great wonders (signs) on the earth in the sight of men.

Note:
Rev. 13:13 Brings fire down from heaven.
This is an imitation of:
(1) Pentecost (Acts 2:8)
(2) Elijah's miracles (II Kings 1:10-12)
(3) Mouth of the two witnesses (Rev. 11:5)

V. He deceiveth them that dwell on the earth.

VI. He that would not worship the Antichrist would be killed.

VII. He caused all them to receive a mark.

VIII. This would be in the right hand or forehead

IX. No man could buy or sell without this mark.

X. This mark will be a number.

Note:
Will this be our Social Security Number? This pastor does not know.
Social Security truly will continue. Is your Social Security an ID?
My SS card reads "Not for Identification".
But any legal form requires your Social Security Number.
For a child to have a bank account, they must be issued a Social Security Number.

XI. The number of a man is 6.

XII. The number of the Beast is 666.

Note:
Man's number is 6
6 times 6 = 36
(The) Beast is found in Revelation 36 times (Rev. 11:7 forward)
Add all the numbers 1-36 together = 666

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