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REVELATION CHAPTER 13
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Rev 13,1-18
· (50i) Judgment Ø
Sequence of events in the book of Revelations Ø
Second half of the tribulation Ø Martyrs
Rev 13,1-7
· (185g) Works of the devil Ø
The origin of lawlessness Ø Mystery of
lawlessness Ø God helps Satan in the mystery of
lawlessness -- These verses go with verses 11-18
Rev 13,1-4
· (160a) Works of the devil Ø
Essential characteristics Ø Counterfeit Ø
Counterfeit God Ø Counterfeit Christ --
These verses go with verses 11-15
Rev 13-1
· (185j) Works of the devil Ø
The result of lawlessness Ø Blasphemy Ø
Responding with contempt to the Holy Spirit Ø
Replacing the Holy Spirit -- This verse goes with verses 4-8
Rev 13-3,4
· (16a) The sin nature is instinctively evil Ø
Man’s flesh is related to the devil
· (162h) Works of the devil Ø
Being a slave to the devil (Addictions) Ø
Bondage Ø Addicted to sin Ø
Being a slave to the nature of sin -- These verses go with verse 8
Rev 13,3-6
· (163g) Works of the devil Ø
Being a slave to the devil (Addictions) Ø Used
by Satan to destroy the word of God Ø Used to
Suppress the truth -- These verses go with verses 11-17
· (164e) Works of the devil Ø
Manifestations of the devil Ø The world system Ø
Satan’s system of authority Ø Satan’s
hierarchy of evil -- These verses go with verses 11-17
Rev 13,3-8
· (93m) Thy kingdom come Ø
Following Jesus Ø Exception Ø
Following evil along the broad way -- These verses go with verses
11-17
· (183b) Works of the devil Ø
The origin of lawlessness Ø Spirit of error Ø
Witchcraft Ø Sin is the incubator of witchcraft
Ø Through satanic influence
Rev 13,3-8
· (217d) Sovereignty Ø
God overrides the will of man Ø God’s will
over man Ø God gives up on you Ø
When you give yourself over to sin -- These verses go with verses 11-17
Rev 13-3,4
· (169f) Works of the devil Ø
Manifestations of the devil Ø The world is
blind to God Ø Willful blindness
Rev 13-3
· (38j) Judgment Ø
Jesus defeated death Ø Resurrection of the
wicked -- This verse goes with verse 12
Rev 13,4-18
· (19a) Sin Ø
Twisted thinking Ø Evil is good Ø
Loving darkness
Rev 13,4-8
· (185j) Works of the devil Ø
The result of lawlessness Ø Blasphemy Ø
Responding with contempt to the Holy Spirit Ø
Replacing the Holy Spirit -- These verses go with verses 11-17
Rev 13-4
· (196b) Denying Christ Ø
Man exercises his will against God Ø Idolatry Ø
Worshipping the devil -- This verse goes with verse 8
· (199i) Denying Christ Ø
Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø
Rejecting Christ Ø The world rejects God Ø
World rejects God because it does not know Him
Rev 13-5,6
· (65c) Paradox Ø
Anomalies Ø God helps Satan Ø
God gives the devil a mouth to curse the Lord
Rev 13-5
· (36e) Gift of God Ø
Gifts from the Holy Spirit Ø The gift of
authority
Rev 13-6,7
· (160i) Works of the devil Ø
Essential characteristics Ø Satan’s attitude
determines our direction Ø Temptation Ø
Overcoming temptation Ø Prayer overcomes
temptation
Rev 13-6
· (140b) Temple Ø
Temple made without hands Ø Hiding place Ø
Worshipping God in His temple
Rev 13,7-10
· (6a) Responsibility Ø
Jesus’ yoke of obedience Ø Our obligation
to keep His commandments – These will be difficult times for the
church. It says that we will be overcome by the world system. God will allow
some of us to be killed, imprisoned, and mistreated. The greatest temptation
will be to defend ourselves at that time, which would have the reverse
effect that we desire. If we defend ourselves in those days, we will end up
losing God’s will for our lives, and thus the protection of the Holy
Spirit. He wants us to play a part of fulfilling prophecy by being innocent
as sheep going to the slaughter, so that He may pour out His judgment on our
enemies as it was all previously ordained. This is also God’s end time
refining process, prepared for His people, since His church lived such a
luxurious, material, and worldly life prior to the tribulation period. He
thought He would clean up His bride before the wedding.
· (100a) Thy kingdom come Ø
Perseverance (Working to keep in motion)
Ø Persevere in
tribulation
Rev 13-7
· (42f) Judgment Ø
Satan destroyed Ø Be like Jesus Ø
Innocent of all evil -- This verse goes with verse 10
· (45k) Judgment Ø
Spiritual warfare Ø Subjecting your flesh Ø
Satan VS the saints
· (189h) Die to self (Process of substitution)
Ø Separation from the old man Ø
Martyr Ø Dying to self through persecution
· (204d) Denying Christ Ø
Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø
Back-slider Ø Practicing sin Ø
The apostasy -- This verse goes with verse 10
· (242b) Kingdom of God Ø
Opposition toward the kingdom of God Ø
Persecuting the kingdom Ø Persecution to the
death Ø Martyrs
Rev 13-8
· (162h) Works of the devil Ø
Being a slave to the devil (Addictions) Ø
Bondage Ø Addicted to sin Ø
Being a slave to the nature of sin -- This verse goes with verses 11-17
· (196b) Denying Christ Ø
Man exercises his will against God Ø Idolatry Ø
Worshipping the devil -- This verse goes with verses 11-17
· (220a) Sovereignty Ø
God overrides the will of man Ø Predestination Ø
Predestined before the foundation of the world
Rev 13-9
· (106e) Thy kingdom come Ø
Hearing from God Ø Attaining the hearing ear Ø
Having the ability to hear
Rev 13-10
· (17g) Sin Ø
Judging in the flesh Ø Evaluating circumstances
with a carnal mind -- It will be imperative in the last days to walk
in the anointing, and to continually renew your mind with the word of God just
to avoid the pitfalls of bitterness. The temptation to defend yourself will be
too great to resist without plenary control of the Holy Spirit working in your
life. To lash out at your enemies will result in losing the protection of the
Holy Spirit to your own demise.
· (42f) Judgment Ø
Satan destroyed Ø Be like Jesus Ø
Innocent of all evil -- This verse goes with verse 7
· (87j) Thy kingdom come Ø
Obedience Ø Being a slave to obedience
· (126d) Thy kingdom come Ø
Manifestations of faith Ø Peace Ø Peacemakers avoid violence
--
God
is going to expect His last day church to avoid reaching for the sword (guns,
knives, cannons, etc.) to defend themselves from their enemies who will
capture them and put them to death. God here is saying it is better to die and
be with Him as a martyr, and set an example as the children of God, as peace
makers, rather than to kill someone to protect your own inevitable mortality.
The moments have been few that the church has been a good example to the
world, but in the last days, God is going to expect it from them, or they may
lose their lives anyway, only outside of faith, which is hardly considered a
martyr. You simply cannot pick up a gun and blow somebody's head off by
faith.
· (160l) Works of the devil Ø
Essential characteristics Ø Satan’s attitude
determines our direction Ø Temptation Ø
Tempted to act like an animal
· (163b) Works of the devil Ø
Being a slave to the devil (Addictions) Ø
Bondage Ø Being slaves of men Ø
Prison
· (189j) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø
Separation from the old man Ø Masochism
(Self-made martyr) Ø
Fasting Ø Fasting
simulates dying to self
· (204d) Denying Christ Ø
Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø
Back-slider Ø Practicing sin Ø
The apostasy -- This verse goes with verse 7
· (219j) Sovereignty Ø
God overrides the will of man Ø Predestination Ø
God’s calling is our destiny
Rev 13,11-18
· (185g) Works of the devil Ø
The origin of lawlessness Ø Mystery of
lawlessness Ø God helps Satan in the mystery of
lawlessness -- These verses go with verses 1-7
Rev 13,11-17
· (93m) Thy kingdom come Ø
Following Jesus Ø Exception Ø
Following evil along the broad way -- These verses go with verses
3-8
· (162h) Works of the devil Ø
Being a slave to the devil (Addictions) Ø
Bondage Ø Addicted to sin Ø
Being a slave to the nature of sin -- These verses go with verses
3&4
· (163g) Works of the devil Ø
Being a slave to the devil (Addictions) Ø Used
by Satan to destroy the word of God Ø Used to
Suppress the truth -- These verses go with verses 3-6
· (164e) Works of the devil Ø
Manifestations of the devil Ø The world system Ø
Satan’s system of authority Ø Satan’s
hierarchy of evil -- These verses go with verses 3-6. Is there a possibility of conspiracy within our
global economy? The answer to that question is ironically yes and no at the
same time. Think how long the economy has been running, and think how long
there has been evidence of conspiracy. You can see traces of economic
conspiracy going back hundreds of years, but a safe place to look for a start
of conspiracy is at the convergence of new ideas, and for many nations that
suggests a period after World War II. Everything changed back then for good or
for bad depending on the country. We are talking around 1945, and here we are
now in 2011. That is almost a 67-year interval. Anyone back then 20 years old
interested in economic conspiracy would be in his 87th year by now,
too old to enjoy the fruits of his conspiracy. In other words, if anyone were
interested in establishing an economic conspiracy, he would never see the
fruit of his investment. He will be working for his progeny. Maybe this is how
the greediest people in the world thought before World War II, but that is not
how they think today. Rather, corporations are sacrificing their children’s
future for a better return on the dollar. Anybody who attempts to establish a
world empire, will not live long enough to see his vision fulfilled. A
multi-trillionaire will not design and perpetuate a grand conspiracy for his
descendants. That’s not what people do, especially not rich people. They
don’t care about anybody but themselves. We are living in a self-centered
generation. There is no one strategizing a conspiracy for someone else to reap
the benefits. There is no one investing all his time, effort and money,
sacrificing his entire life for the sake of his grandson becoming chancellor
of an empire he will never see. So who is at the root of global conspiracy?
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places" (Eph 6-12). The evidence of world conspiracy is obvious, but it doesn’t make sense
until you introduce satanic forces into the equation. When you see a logical
progression of events transpiring over a period of generations with no one
seemingly at the helm, you must know that Satan is afoot. These conspiracies
act just like social paradigms (akin to cultural evolution and social
engineering), suggesting that he controls them too.
· (183d) Works of the devil Ø
The origin of lawlessness Ø Spirit of error Ø
Witchcraft Ø Anointing of error
· (185j) Works of the devil Ø
The result of lawlessness Ø Blasphemy Ø
Responding with contempt to the Holy Spirit Ø
Replacing the Holy Spirit -- These verses go with verse 1
· (196b) Denying Christ Ø
Man exercises his will against God Ø Idolatry Ø
Worshipping the devil -- These verses go with verse 4
· (217d) Sovereignty Ø
God overrides the will of man Ø God’s will
over man Ø God gives up on you Ø
When you give yourself over to sin -- These verses go with verses 3-8
Rev 13,11-15
· (160a) Works of the devil Ø
Essential characteristics Ø Counterfeit Ø
Counterfeit God Ø Counterfeit Christ --
These verses go with verses 1-4
· (179g) Works of the devil Ø
Practicing witchcraft Ø Wolves Ø
False prophets Ø False christs
Rev 13-11
· (55h) Paradox Ø
Opposites Ø Looked like a lamb, but spoke like
a dragon
· (180d) Works of the devil Ø
Practicing witchcraft Ø Wolves Ø
Be shrewd as wolves and more innocent than they appear Ø
Wolves in sheep’s clothing
Rev 13-12
· (38j) Judgment Ø
Jesus defeated death Ø Resurrection of the
wicked -- This verse goes with verse 3
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