(Rev 13:1-2 ) 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.

The Tribulation

Revelation 13

(Rev 13:1-2 ) 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. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and

his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his

power, and his seat, and great authority.

VI. The Diverse Composite of the Anti-

Christ

VII. The Details of the False Prince


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. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and



A. Picture of the

Leopard

Pergamos

1. A Control of the whole World • The name “Nimrod” means rebel which comes from a root word meaning Leopard.

• The goal of Nimrod was to have a kingdom with world domination (Gen 11:4)

• Satan’s goal from the beginning was world power (Rev. 13:1-10 in nutshell)

NOTES

Pergamos

• Nimrod, Sennacherib, Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander the Great, Caesar, Napoleon, and Hitler

• To have world power there must be:

a. A Need (arms control)b. Rapid Communication (Phone, E-mail, Video Phone)c. Rapid Transportation (Politically, Militarily) d. Threat of annihilation (Blackmail)e. Economical Control (Computers, electronic transactions and bar codes)

NOTES

(Rev 13:1-2 ) 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. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and



Pergamos

2. A Connection of the 3 Human races

• The Beast comes from the sea (Mediterranean) which is connected to all three of the continents of the east

• A Leopard has yellowish brown body like an Asian

• A white belly like a Europe

• And black spots like an African

NOTES

(Jer 13:23) Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do

evil.

Pergamos

• His spots are shaped like rosettes (1/2 moons) similar to the shape of a kiss.

NOTES

Pergamos


• Jeroboam made images of calves to worship Baal that people would show their alliance with a kiss. (1 kings 12:25-33, 19:18, and Hosea 13:2)

• Judas betrayed Christ with a kiss (Luke 22:48)

NOTES

Pergamos




• People kiss the Pope’s ring on his right hand

NOTES

Pergamos




• People kiss the Pope’s ring on his right hand

• The Pope kisses the foreheads of the people

NOTES

Pergamos

• What is up with this forehead thing?N

OTES

Lent

(Joh 1:29) The next day John seeth Jesus

coming unto him, and saith, Behold the

Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of

the world.

(1Pe 1:18) Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold,

from your vain conversation received by

tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood

of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and

without spot:

B. Patterns of

kings in the Bible


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. And the beast which I saw was like unto a

leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as

the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and

his seat, and great authority.

Pergamos

1. He is a both a Real person and a Representative person

• A king and kingdom

• An emperor and empire

2. When God refers to beasts in the bible in terms of prophecy, they are always representative of kings and kingdoms

NOTES

(Dan 7:7) After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a

fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong

exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and

brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and

it had ten horns.

(Dan 7:17) These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.

(Dan 7:23) Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the

fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and

shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

Pergamos

3. Many times in the Bible you will

find that God will refer to kingdom, by referring to a king. Or he will refer to a king by referring to a kingdom.

• Hitler to Germany or Germany to Hitler

• Pharaoh as Egypt and Egypt as Pharaoh

• We call them Heads of State

NOTES

(Eze 27:3) And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for

many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast

said, I am of perfect beauty..

(Eze 28:12) Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus

saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and

perfect in beauty.

(Eze 28:14) Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst

of the stones of fire.

(Eze 28:17) Thine heart was lifted up because of thy

beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to

the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may

behold thee.

Pergamos

4. The break down of the 1st beast of chapter 13

• He has 7 heads and 10 horns • Each horn has a crown totaling

10• And the name of Blasphemy

written on all 7 heads

NOTES

Pergamos

5. What are the 7 heads?

• These heads represent the heads (head of state) or kings of 7 kingdoms or governments

• God has told us that Satan will use a total of 7 heads or kingdoms through out history to try to rule the world

• These are Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome

NOTES

Turn to Rev. 17

Pergamos

• “five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come”• Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece

• “and one is”• Rome • “other is not yet come”

• The kingdom of the Antichrist• goeth into perdition

• Rev 17:8• It went in to a mystery form in 312 AD

NOTES

Pergamos

6. What are the 10 horns?

• (Rev 17:12) And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

• (Rev 17:13) These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

NOTES

The 7 heads (of state) of the Dragon

1. Nimrod – Babylon2. Pharaoh- Egypt3. Sennacherib- Assyria4. Nebuchadnezzar – Babylon5. Cyrus- Persia 6. Alexander the Great – Greece 7. Caesar- Rome

Pergamos

7. How does this apply to Chapter 13?

(Rev 13:1-3) NOTES

(Rev 13:1-2 ) 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.

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