And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;
and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of 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; saying to them that dwell on the earth,
that they should make an image to the beast,
which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And
he had power to give life unto the image of the beast,
that the image of the beast should both speak,
and cause that as many as would not worship the
image of the beast should be killed. And he
causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor,
free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand,
or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy
or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name
of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is
wisdom, Let him that hath understanding count the
number of the beast: for it is the number or a man;
and his number is six hundred threescore and six.
Revelation 13:11-18
If there has been so much more speculation than these verses I do not know what there could be and anyone who watchers TV or goes to such Churches that speak about End Times know that the speakers speak as though they have been inspired of God and what they say is truth. It is not! It is speculation, nothing more, nothing less!
I do not pretend to know who or what this beast is that comes out of the earth and has two horns. I do know that Scripture says he speaks as a dragon. Now, I do know what the Bible says about a dragon, that this Dragon is Satan, and the Beast, unless you are watching Disney, is and always is noted for being evil. This beast has two horns, that is some power and he those horns seem to be deceptive as they look like the horns of a lamb. Who is known in the Bible as a lamb? Jesus Christ! So this Beast, this evil being speaks, acts like Jesus Christ but is only a dupe for Satan. This beast draws away to him men and women who come to worship him. Why this beast reminds them of the beast that died and rose again, was healed and the see all the wonders and signs even to make fire come down out of heaven. But all this is deception, and all the miracles, those so-called miracles that seem to make this beast to have power and power from God causes them to give power and worship and make this beast to have an image of the beast.
Too late! It will be too late! This deceptive beast has drawn immature people away from God and now by this power the beast controls their very life. They cannot but or sell, unless they have the mark of the beast, in their right hand, that is in all they do even if it seems good as the use of the right hand was to be used for good, and/or the mark on their forehead, that is, they have come to believe that they have knowledge of this beast that he is acting for God. Now, if anyone does not have that mark they cannot buy, sell and their life is one whereby they could be killed. Do we have an example in today's world that power, governments who control their subjects, to cause them to worship the god they say is true and if you do not you are killed? Yes! ISLAM! You do no have to look far to see that this is true no matter how a Muslim, or an Islam worshiper says they do not like what radical Muslims are doing, they have the mark of the beast on them in their right hand and on their forehead and if push comes to shove, they will kill you for not being a worshiper of Allah. We have some so-called Christian Churches that control their constituents by teaching such things as speaking in some gibberish sound as a mark of one who had true faith. They believe in healing, Yes God heals, but God heals not due to anything but according to His will and purpose, but to say that men and women have been raised from the dead, that many have been healed and all this without facts is to teach falsely.
Wisdom, yes, wisdom, use wisdom and that wisdom is wisdom from God as revealed in His word. The number 666, is simply failure multiplied to the utmost. Man's number is 6, short of 7 which is perfection. The beast seems to have perfection but is short of perfection and furthermore magnifies himself powerfully as truth but is only evil. Those who do not live according to the Word, that is Jesus Christ, that which is truly revealed in Scripture is only a person who is worshiping the beast, making an image of the beast.
Do you want to be an overcomer? Do you want to have the blessing of God? Miracles will not save you! Speaking in some gibberish tongue will not save you! Believing in anecdotal stories will not save you! You will not enter into the kingdom of God unless you do what Scripture says you must do: "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14). You must be holy! A holy person will do all they can to be like our Lord Jesus Christ, to become the image of Him, not the image of the beast. A holy person will deny himself and minister to others and be uncompromising in denouncing sin. A holy person will seed to be meek, longsuffering, gentle, patient, kind, and governs what comes out of their mouth. a holy persons denies lust, and curbs passions those carnal passion that attempt to lure him/her away from Jesus Christ. The beast will say that it is ok for homosexuality, for same-sex marriage for transgender life when Scripture plainly speaks against such things. A holy person follows after the fear of God, this leaves no room for any other teaching. A holy person communes with God, in prayer, in reading His word and to assemble with God's people regularly. A holy person now in this life is preparing for eternal life with Jesus Christ eternally. Live eternally now for if you truly believe in Jesus Christ as your Savior, then you should be living now as though, for it is, accomplished, you now reside in heaven, but until Jesus Christ returns you have work to do, for yourself, for your family, friends, for your world and that is to bring the good news about Jesus Christ so by the hearing of God's word they come to faith.
The righteous shall never be removed:
but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Proverbs 10:30
Grow in holiness: it is up to you!
Richard L. Crumb
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