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. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he. In the book of revelation, both the horns and crowns. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of chronicles the second book of chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job book psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah nahum habakkuk. Revelation, new international version niv the bible app. And i heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of god upon the earth. The first commentary we have on the book of revelation, written by victorinus in the early church, says of this revelation. Thereafter, john observes the events on earth after satans expulsion from heaven. The full discussion of babylons fall is found in 16.
Revelation 16 1 then i heard a loud voice from the temple saying to. The antichrist and the false prophet 1 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. Geneva study bible and i saw three unclean spirits 14 like frogs come out of the mouth of the 15 dragon, and out of the mouth of the 16 beast, and out of the mouth of the 17 false prophet. The book of revelation chapter verses 16 18 youtube. King james version 1 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. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world. The most remarkable detail about neros campaign of persecution is that it lasted just over 42 months, which revelation. He was simply taken control by the spirit of god and shown a series of visions.
The word beast in revelation chapter thirteen and verse one is referring to a wild beast, an uncontrollable beast. Therefore, since we are the offspring of god, we ought not to think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped graven, kjv. And i beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. The persecution ended when nero died on june 9, 68 ad. It is the preparation of the heavy judgment described in chapter 16. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. He observed the time of gods fury against those who chose not to believe. In revelation chapter 16, john continues to observe the events on earth from many different angles in heaven. It began with a series of judgments called the seven seals. Nov 07, 2009 the most remarkable detail about neros campaign of persecution is that it lasted just over 42 months, which revelation. Revelation 16 resumes the account of gods judgments on the wicked. And he caused all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark to ascertain the meaning of the mark which the twohorned beast causes all orders and degrees of men in the latin world to receive, we need only refer to revelation 14.
The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority. 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 mark emphasizes loyalty to the beast but the seal emphasizes ownership by god. Louw and eugene albert nida, greekenglish lexicon of the new testament. Revelation, chapter 14, verse perseus digital library. Better, and i saw out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the wild beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, as it were frogs. This powerful motive and encouragement to constancy, is the great design of the whole revelation. The chronology of the book of revelation was interrupted beginning with chapter 10. Vine, vines expository dictionary of old and new testament words nashville, il. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow.
The events revealed in revelation occur during the midtribulation period. This individual is referred to as another beast revelation. For they are spirits of demons, doing signs, which go forth upon the kings of the whole world, to gather them together to the war of the great day of god the almighty. Perseverance in the faith of the gospel and true worship of god, in this great hour of trial and temptation, which would deceive all but the elect, is the character of those registered in the book of life. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things.
Revelation chapter 14 1 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. Welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods word, and to prepare you for the times that are written. Jan 01, 2008 book of revelation chapter 16 receive the revelation be prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Book of revelation chapter 16 receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. Thomas nelson publishers, 1996, g5480 3 johannes p. It is very difficult to interpret the book of the revelation because concepts are expanded at different places the beast is briefly mentioned in 11. Revelation 12 and revelation provide many details to what was voiced by the 24 elders in revelation 11. The book of revelation foretells that at the time of the end, in the last few years of satans dominion over the earth, a religious personality will arise and deceive the whole world by means of miraculous signs. He shall cause also that a golden image of antichrist shall be placed in the temple at jerusalem, and that the apostate angel should enter, and thence utter voices and oracles.
Now remember that the apostle john was not literally transported to the seashore. Prior to this were seven seal judgments, the last of which were the trumpets. And i saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out. I am explaining the entire chapter mostly just to tell you about the image of the beast described in revelation. Leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of chronicles the second book of chronicles ezra nehemiah esther. Revelation is a very critical chapter in understanding the tribulation period, which requires integrating old testament and new testament passages with these verses in revelation to fully appreciate the events as they unfold. And i beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. In revelation 12, satan had been kicked out of the heavenly realm forever. However, there is a brief, five verse introduction to these events in revelation 11.
The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. Before we go on, its time for a brief history lesson, courtesy of daniel 11. The new testament word antichrist comes from the greek antichristos, meaning in opposition to christ or in substitution for christ. And first, we are told, that it is the number of a prayer of manasseh, namely, of the man of sin, 2 thessalonians 2.
As seen in the chronology of revelation, john is viewing all of the events from heaven where a war in heaven occurs, and satan is permanently kicked out of heaven. Chapter 16 nd i heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of god upon the earth. This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of gods people. It describes the bowl judgments, the third sevenpart series of gods wrath described in the book of revelation. However, there is a brief, fiveverse introduction to these events in revelation 11. Measuring the temple, the two witnesses, and the blowing of the seventh trumpet. Return from chapter 10 to the versebyverse commentary on revelation page. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. His wrath was spilled upon the people on earth for they had chosen to worship false prophets and the beast. Although johns description certainly does leave a great deal of interpretive leeway, the proper context in which to approach these verses is from the one john wrote from a hebraic kabbalistic one. As the visions continued to unfold, john found himself standing upon the sand of the sea.
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