Thursday, December
26, 2013, 4:04 a.m. – The Lord Jesus woke me with this song:
He Was Despised /
Handel (From: “The Messiah”)
He was despised and
rejected of men;
A man of sorrows, and
acquainted with grief… (From: Is. 53:3).
He gave His back to
the smiters,
And His cheeks to them
that plucked off the hair:
He hid not His face
from shame and spitting (From: Is. 50:6).
Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Revelation 13 (NIV).
The Beast Out of the
Sea
The
dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea.
It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each
head a blasphemous name. The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like
those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his
power and his throne and great authority. One of the heads of the beast seemed
to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world
was filled with wonder and followed the beast. People worshiped the dragon
because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast
and asked, “Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?”
The
beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise
its authority for forty-two months. It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and
to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven. It was
given power to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it
was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. All
inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been
written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of
the world.
Whoever
has ears, let them hear.
“If
anyone is to go into captivity,
into captivity they will go.
If
anyone is to be killed with the sword,
with the sword they will be killed.”
This
calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of God’s people.
Matthew Henry
described the beast as “a tyrannical, idolatrous, persecuting power, springing
up out of the troubles which took place. It was a frightful monster! It appears
to mean that worldly, oppressing dominion, which for many ages, even from the
times of the Babylonish captivity, had been hostile to the church.” The Pulpit Commentary says this about
the sea: “The sea, again, is the type of instability, confusion, and commotion,
frequently signifying the ungovernable nations of the earth in opposition to
the Church of God.” And, it says this about the beast: “It is the power of the
world which is directed towards the persecution of Christians.” It says this
about the seven heads: “The seven, heads, therefore, are symbolical of
universal dominion.” And, this about the ten horns: “The ten horns, therefore,
denote plenitude of power.” http://biblehub.com/revelation/13-1.htm
The Pulpit Commentary
concluded about the ten horns and seven heads: “The words of this passage thus
signify that the beast should possess worldwide dominion and ample power.” In
other words, this is speaking of this New World Order Beast which is presently
at work in the world doing the very things described here in this 13th
chapter of Revelation. The Lord Jesus has often depicted for me that this New
World Order is a revival of an old order (a former empire engulfing the nations
and peoples of the world, such as the German Empire, the Persian Empire, or the
Roman Empire, et al). Presently he has been showing this to me as a revival of
the German Empire (including the Kingdom of Prussia) of the 19th-20th
Centuries, including a Prussianized military (privatized military police
force), the likes of Hitler’s regime, only worldwide (global).
This New World Order Beast is presently forming its kingdom
via forced compliance of the nations and peoples of the world to the N.W.O.
(alias International Community). It utilizes such tactics as false flag
operations, i.e. the casting of blame on other people and nations for what the
US/N.W.O. is actually doing around the globe; and for the specific purpose to deceive
the people of the world, in particular us in America, into thinking that all
these nations with uprisings, for instance, are all the work of these individual
nations. Think with me for a moment. What are the chances that all these
various nations across the globe with uprisings, coups and government takeovers
all just happened to naturally come one after another after another via the
people of those individual nations? If you have followed these news articles
over the past few years, you will find the stories to be nearly carbon copies
of one another. In each situation, there are two sides to the conflict: pro-government
and anti-government forces. They can’t resolve their differences, so there is
an uprising, with an attempted or successful coup. Thus, the “International
Community” steps into the situation as “savior,” and offers help either in
taking down the present government and/or in establishing a new “transitional
government,” i.e. transitional to the N.W.O., that is.
The Lord Jesus has been showing me for some time that this
New World Order Beast (U.S. + allies) is targeting those who hold to the true
testimony of Jesus Christ, and who share (proselytize; preach) the truth of the
gospel of Jesus Christ for the sole purpose of trying to win other people to
faith in Jesus Christ. The Beast is not completely against the church, i.e. I
believe much of the institutional church is part of this beast. As well, it may
not be against those who merely call themselves Christians, as a whole, for not
all who call themselves Christian are true followers of Jesus Christ. It is
against God’s holy people, his saints, i.e. those who truly know Jesus Christ
as Lord and Savior of their lives, and is especially against those who hold to
the gospel taught by Jesus and the apostles. So, it has convinced the church,
largely, to change the gospel to make it more palatable, comfortable and
pleasing to humankind, and to persecute all those who still believe and teach
the truth. And, this is happening, not just in foreign nations, but within the
U.S.A., too. We just haven’t faced the kind of severe persecution and death for
our faith, yet, as those people in other nations.
The Beast Out of the
Earth
Then
I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb,
but it spoke like a dragon. It exercised all the authority of the first beast
on its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast,
whose fatal wound had been healed. And it performed great signs, even causing
fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the people. Because
of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it
deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in
honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. The second beast
was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the
image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed.
It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to
receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could
not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the
number of its name.
This
calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the
beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.
Matthew Henry
said, concerning this second beast: “Those who understand the first beast to
denote a worldly power, take the second to be also a persecuting and assumed
power, which acts under the disguise of religion, and of charity to the souls
of men. It is a spiritual dominion, professing to be derived from Christ, and exercised
at first in a gentle manner, but soon spake like the dragon. Its speech
betrayed it; for it gives forth those false doctrines and cruel decrees, which
show it to belong to the dragon, and not to the Lamb. It exercised all the
power of the former beast. It pursues the same design, to draw men from
worshipping the true God, and to subject the souls of men to the will and
control of men. The second beast has carried on its designs, by methods whereby
men should be deceived to worship the former beast, in the new shape, or
likeness made for it.”
The Pulpit Commentary
says this with regard to the second beast: “Compare the wording of this
introduction with that of verse one. We shall find reason to interpret this
beast as self- deceit - that form of plausibility by which men persuaded
themselves into a belief that they might without harm worship the former beast…
And he had two horns like a lamb, and he
spake as a dragon. That is, while simulating an appearance of Christ, his
words betrayed his devilish nature. The aim of this beast throughout is to
assume a plausible exterior, that men may be beguiled by him (cf. vs. 13-17).
Such is the nature of that self-deceit which we believe this beast to typify.
Many men, who were not to be tempted into a renunciation of Christ by the
bitter persecution of the first beast, because coming in such a form they recognized
easily its true nature, were nevertheless beguiled into such acts by specious
reasoning and the deceit of their own hearts. Christians at all times are only
too ready to be deceived by those who ‘by good words and fair speeches deceive
the hearts of the simple’ (Romans 16:18).” http://biblehub.com/revelation/13-11.htm
Wow! That says it!! An image is a likeness, copy,
appearance, or a façade. This is about deception, i.e. it is about giving an
appearance of one thing while the truth is purposefully hidden or withheld. I
believe very much so that is what the Lord Jesus has been showing me concerning
our government (+ allies), and concerning the institutional church, and this for
these past seven + years in which he has been having me write out what he
teaches me each day from his word, and in giving it to a “runner,” i.e. the
internet, to “run with it” (See Hab. 2:2-3). Deception abounds via this New
World Order (government + church).
I believe the “voice” of the façade of this New World Order (International
Community) has primarily been Obama, the government-controlled media, and the
institutional church, though I see Obama as the one threatening the destruction
of peoples who will not bow to this Beast. Obama claims to be a Christian, and
yet many of his words and declared beliefs stand in direct opposition to the
teachings of scripture and of Christ. He claims that he and his wife “draw
lessons from the birth and life of Jesus,” yet the setting is very ecumenical,
which Jesus definitely was not! Obama brings the religions of the world
together, including Jesus Christ in this, and teaches that Jesus sets an
example for us in the context of the disregarding of differences of particular
faiths, and of a “feel good” “let’s all get along and join hands together and
become better people, neighbors and citizens” approach. Jesus Christ definitely
taught caring for the truly needy, and he taught love over hate, but he did not
teach a blending of religions or “let’s do what makes everybody feel good.”
The New World Order Pope Francis is a new voice of this
N.W.O. Beast, as he also works “to draw men from worshipping the true God, and
to subject the souls of men to the will and control of men.” He also claims to
be following the Jesus of the Bible, and yet he also teaches an ecumenical
(promoting of friendly relations between different religions – Encarta)
approach to following Jesus’ example for how to live and to love others. Obama
and the Pope get some things right, i.e. Jesus did heal the sick, and he taught
love in place of hate, and he cared for the sick, injured, oppressed and needy,
and it is true that we should follow Christ’s example in this. Yet, Jesus was
not hung on a cross to die because he was a religious pacifist who compromised
his beliefs in order to “win friends and influence people” or to make people
feel good about themselves. He said he did not come to bring peace but a sword,
and to turn family members against one another, not in hatred, but by the very
fact that the sword of the Spirit, the word of God (of truth) is an offense to
the unbeliever, and thus those who follow Jesus Christ will be hated, rejected,
despised and even killed for their faith in Jesus Christ, and even by those
within our own families, and within the institutional church, and this is what
this chapter 13 of Revelation is about.
Courageous! / An
Original Work / December 24, 2013
Based off Various Scriptures
The Word of God
throughout taught.
Some people heard, but
did doubt.
Still others had faith
in Christ.
By grace He purified
them.
They turned from sin
And they obeyed
Christ.
He opened up their blinded
eyesight;
Turned them from
darkness
To the true Light;
Forgave their sin by
His might.
He strengthened them
in their faith.
He said, “Remain my
faithful.”
He called them to
obedience.
By faith, they were so
grateful.
By faith, they were to
follow Jesus;
To daily sit and
listen to Him;
To have such faith
that
Could move mountains;
To love those whom He
gave them.
Be on your guard;
courageous.
Stand firm in faith.
Be thankful.
Take up the shield of
your faith;
Protect against all
evil.
Do not move from
The hope that you
have.
Continue in your faith
in Jesus.
Hold to the truth
With a clear
conscience.
Endure with
perseverance.
Song: “He Was Despised:” http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ab8r0LNBtNo
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