No not trump a real
honest to goodness beast, not a 'wannabe'!
Verses
1-2:
The
“sea”
here
represents the Gentile nations of the world, from which this “beast” comes.
The
Beast is the Antichrist, the false messiah
compare
Matt. 24:5, 24; 1 John 2:18).
He
is the final Gentile world ruler, also known as the “little horn”
Dan.
7:8, 20-21, 24-25), the willful king (Dan. 11:36),
the
coming prince (Dan. 9:26), and the man of sin (2 Thess. 2:3).
In
Revelation, he is both a person and an empire.
The
description of the Beast connects it closely both to the “dragon” (Satan,
12:3),
and
to the fourth beast of Daniel chapter 7 (the Roman Empire; Dan. 7:7, 23).
Though
his actions show him to be somewhat distinct from both.
“The
“horns” and “heads” are identified (in chapter 17).
He
speaks “blasphemy” against God (compare verses 5-6).
His
resemblances to a “leopard”, a “bear”, and a “lion”
refer
to the first three beasts in the vision of Daniel chapter 7
(representing
the empires of Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece).
This
Beast includes the people and cultures of three previous empires,
and
is an outgrowth of the Roman Empire itself.
The
“power” and “authority” of the Beast come from Satan himself.
Satan
has his own false “trinity”:
Satan
acts as the Father, the Antichrist as the Son, and the False Prophet as the
Spirit
who
attempts to bring glory to the Antichrist (compare verses 11-12).
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Love and blessings from
Creator to You All
Shechaim Ohjieshan
Elijah
Cummings
said;
“This is our Watch”!
Whoopi
said,
“Don’t get scared,
it’s your country,
take it back”!
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