The book s vivid imagery and striking symbolism have produced 4 main interpretive approaches. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. The first post looked at the first 10 verses in this chapter, showing that nero fit. As we previously noted, people will be required to have the mark or the name of the beast, or the. They have offered to us a long list of names, from which they can somehow calculate the number 666. Revelation chapter kjv king james version 666 is the papacy. The book of revelation starts with this is a revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. Book of revelation chapter receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. Study the bible online using commentary on revelation. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. Revelation 2011 verse by verse ministry international.
For over two millennia, this number has been used as a proxy for satan himself. Demystifying the number of the beast in the book of revelation. Its been the subject of endless speculation, hearsay, and confusion. This begs the question, who is the beast of revelation. Many people have tried to work out who the antichrist is from this strange number, 666.
Revelation tells of a beast power that the whole world wonders after verse 3. Bible a commentary on the book of revelation chapter 9 sounding the fifth and sixth trumpets demonic locusts and demonic horsemen. The symbol mandated for all followers of antichrist, administered by the false prophet, is the mark of the beast, which. The key to understanding the specific meaning of the ten horns and seven heads of the beast of revelation chapter is an image of the wild beast identified later in revelation a brightred beast that has seven heads and ten. So back to the bible, where in chapter of the book of revelation. Revelation 2011 last week we ended chapter 12 learning that the remnant of jewish believers had been ushered out of the city of jerusalem and into protection the lord had prepared a place for them in the wilderness, speci. Revelation the beast from the sea 1 then ia stood on the sand of. The false religions of the world cause men of all social and economic status to receive their mark an outward. Satan versus the followers of yahushua the church through his incarnation antimessiah antichrist and the false prophet this chapter details how the devil, after being thwarted in his attempts to destroy the children of israel, makes war on the disciples of yahushua the church cf. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. Therefore, to identify this first beast mentioned, let us study its characteristics. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. The most dazzling display of gods wisdom is seen in rev. See how much you learned about the thirteenth chapter of revelation with this interactive quiz.
I believe that the fifth trumpet judgment sounds about 5 12 years into the prophetic week. 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 i saw a beast coming out of the sea17 so that they c. It says no permission to do anything without your number, because it protects the childrenthe old excuse. I have some teaching on it, but your help would be greatly appreciated. Some consider nero to be a historical antichrist and we that we are not to expect a future antichrist. These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. The dragon takes his stand on the sand of the sea 12. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer. It contains the mark of the beast and that mysterious number 666. They say that 666 and the mark of the beast is the severest warning found in the entire bible, yet we find there is a massive number of interpretations on what the mark of the beast is.
Theres a secret meaning behind the devils number 666. At the close of revelation, which discusses thebeast the antichrist and his false prophet, we read, this calls for wisdom. The focus of the antichrists slaughter will shift from the gentile nations to the jewish people. Revelation bible commentary matthew henry concise. A testimony of jesus christ is a commentary that explains some of the mysteries of revelation. The fact that john saw antichrist rising up out of the sea signifies that he will rise up from among the people. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant john. Page 6 comments on the book of revelation chapter from the king james bible online. So, the divine author of revelation is jesus christ and the human author is the apostle john. Even those who have never read the bible will recognize it. Revelation is written using vivid symbols and figures that are intended to grab our imagination and paint a picture in our minds.
The beast out of the sea 16 the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. Verse 1 and i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea before we can proceed in the interpretation of this chapter, it will be highly necessary to ascertain the meaning of the prophetic symbol beast, as the want of a proper understanding of this term has probably been one reason. A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. The book of revelation chapter speaks of how to identify the antichrist, and the second beast who comes immediately after him. Compare to the stone with your name on it that no one will know. No other new testament book poses more serious and difficult interpretive challenges than revelation. Certain numbers are used symbolically in the bible. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the antichrist and the false prophet. Book of revelation explained a testimony of jesus christ. Your score results are displayed on the page immediately. The book of revelation in the bible is one of the more difficult books of the bible to understand.
It is inconceivable that these 666 verses were ordered by men. 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. Revelation we have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. Many interpreters consider the roman emperor nero to be the antichrist of revelation because the number of his name is 666 and because he inflicted antichristlike horror upon the first century christians. Maybe john thought titling his letter was a little bit pretentious. T he antichrist becomes historys first true worldwide dictator. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. From the four horns of the gold altar that is before god, i heard a voice 14 say to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, release the four angels bound at the great river euphrates. The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope.
Although the book of revelation is not a sealed book rev. We have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. The numeric designator for the value 666 found in the mt and tr texts employs the greek character. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. Read revelation commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Many interpreters consider the roman emperor nero to be the antichrist of revelation because the number of his name is 666 and because he inflicted antichristlike horror upon the. The antichrist and the false prophet chapter of the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. Let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, because it is the number of a person. Book of revelation explained scripture by scripture. Although irenaeus 2nd century ad affirmed the number to be 666 and reported several scribal errors of the number, theologians have doubts. Their protection was made necessary by the enemys rampage.
Revelation commentary matthew henry commentary on the. And i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. The two beasts described here are the figures often referred to as the antichrist and the false prophet. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of. Over the years, the book has been called by all different names the apocalypse, the revelation of saint john the divine, fire and brimstone r us.
Biblical scholars, for instance, focused again on the interpretation of. Most people believe that 666 is the mark of the beast but note closely that revelation. Revelation niv the beast out of the sea the dragon bible. John was a hebrew writing to hebrews and hiding the information from the roman overlords. Revelation chapter comments page 6 king james version. Revered by the occult and feared by the superstitious, its a number forever linked with infamy. Two men who lead as public figureheads, a world government, which will have control of all buying and selling world wide. The mark of the beast is 666 which is the mark of man. Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Barack is the antichrist8,the book of revelation8,november. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11.
Revelation chapter is a chapter that people might most often think of in the book of revelation. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. Revelation chapter includes the scariest warnings in. Weve all heard about the infamous number 666, which is rather. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka. The two beasts described are obviously evil powers who, it sounds like, will forcibly impose this mark of the beast on people.
Welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods word, and to prepare you for the times that are written. Revelation bible study home revelation bible study. John identified jesus christ as the beast facebook. Both hebrew and greek do not have a separate numbering system, so letters of their respective alphabets have numerical values. This chapter contains four of the most iconic concepts contained in revelation. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. Revelation chapter begins a section from chapters 19 that go from the midpoint of the tribulation until its end when yeshua returns to this earth as king of kings and lord of lords to reign from mount zion in jerusalem. David guzik commentary on revelation describes johns vision of a beast. The number of the beast also known as the devils number in the book of revelation, of the new testament, is associated with the beast of revelation in chapter, verse 18. This name indicates the meaning of revelation it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written. Book of revelation mp3 audio commentary the mark of the. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. The book of life contains the names of all gods redeemed revelation 20.