Beasts

Editor: David Maas
{OPPOSITION}

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{THE DRAGON}
  1. The Ancient Régime - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast of Revelation embodies the ancient imperial power that has stalked the saints since the Tower of Babel incident)
  2. The Abyss - {PDF Copy} - (The Abyss is the source of satanic attacks against the church even though it remains under the authority of the Lamb – Revelation 11:7)
  3. The Dragon's Demise - {PDF Copy} - (Satan is released from the Abyss and launches his final attack on the saints, but he is the one who is defeated and judged)
  4. The Great Cosmic War - {PDF Copy} - (At the end of the age, Satan and his minions will launch an all-out cosmic war against the saints, the followers of the Lamb)
  5. Seizing God's Likeness - {PDF Copy} - (Satan and the Rulers of this Age exalt themselves and usurp Divine prerogatives in contrast to the true Servant of God, Jesus Christ)

{BEAST FROM THE SEA}
  1. The Persecuting Beast - {PDF Copy} - (The Dragon and his earthly vassals wage war against the saints, the followers of the Lamb, and not against other nation-states)
  2. The Ascending Beast - {PDF Copy} - (To identify the Antichrist, we must understand what the relevant scriptures say about him, his methods, and his agenda)
  3. The Beast from the Abyss - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast first appears when he ascends from the Abyss to wage war on the Two Witnesses after they complete their testimony)
  4. Beast from the Sea - {PDF Copy} - (The Dragon began his attack against the Seed of the Woman by summoning his seed, the Beast from the Sea – Revelation 13:1-5)
  5. The Beast at War - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, the language of war is used metaphorically to describe the persecution of believers by the Beast from the Sea)
  6. War Against the Saints - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast from the sea is authorized to wage war on the SAINTS for its overlord, the Ancient Serpent, the Dragon – Revelation 13:6-10)
  7. The Mouth Speaking Great Things - {PDF Copy} - (The Mouth speaking great things in Daniel appears in Revelation in the description of the Beast from the Sea that persecutes the saints)
  8. Four Beasts in One - {PDF Copy} - (The single Beast from the sea in Revelation is related to but distinct from the four beasts that Daniel saw rising from the sea)
  9. Loving Caeser - {PDF Copy} - (The Inhabitants of the Earth willingly venerate the Beast and take its mark, although believers also are not immune from its allurements)

{BEAST FROM THE EARTH}
  1. The Second Beast - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast from the Earth imitates the Lamb. It is the mouthpiece of the Dragon and the propagandist of the Beast from the Sea)
  2. The Beastly Religion - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast from the Earth, the False Prophet, mimics the Lamb and presents a counterfeit of the true faith of Jesus and his apostles)
  3. Beastly Mark - {PDF Copy} - (All men who refuse to follow the Lamb will render homage to the Beast and take its mark)
  4. Beastly Number - {PDF Copy} - (The Number of the Beast, 666, is based on the dimensions of the great image erected by Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon)
  5. The Mark of the Beast or the Seal of God? - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, “all” means “ALL.” All men and women that refuse to follow the “Lamb” will render homage to the “beast” and take its “mark”)
  6. Beastly Economics - {PDF Copy} - (The second Beast employs economic pressure to coerce men so they swear allegiance to the Beast from the sea)

{MAN OF LAWLESSNESS}
  1. His Righteous Judgments - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus will mean vindication and rest for the righteous, but everlasting loss for the wicked - 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10)
  2. Antichrists in the Assembly - {PDF Copy} - (Throughout the present age, the Church is being plagued by deceivers from within who are sent to destroy the Body of Christ)
  3. The Nations Revolt -{PDF Copy} - (The conspiracy by the Earth’s kings to unseat the Messiah is applied in the New Testament to the plot to destroy Jesus – Psalm 2:1-6)
  4. Disinformation - {PDF Copy} - (Rumors about the Day of the Lord caused alarm and confusion in the Thessalonian congregation – 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2)
  5. The Son of Destruction - {PDF Copy} - (Many saints will apostatize when the Lawless Man, the Son of Destruction, seats himself in the Sanctuary of God)
  6. The Day of the Lord - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus will arrive to gather his people to himself on the Day of the Lord, and in the New Testament, this event becomes the Day of Christ)
  7. Two Missing Events - {PDF Copy} - (Two events must occur before the Day of the Lord comes, the Apostasy and the unveiling of the Man of Lawlessness)
  8. Gathering his Elect - {PDF Copy} - (The saints will be assembled before Jesus on the Last Day, and the wicked will be collected for judgment and cast from his presence)
  9. The Apostasy - {PDF Copy} - (Paul warned the Thessalonians of the future apostasy which he linked to the unveiling of the Man of Lawlessness, the Son of Destruction)
  10. Seated in the Sanctuary- {PDF Copy} - (The Man of Lawlessness will be unveiled when he seats himself in the House of God - 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4)
  11. The Mystery of Lawlessness - {PDF Copy} - (The Mystery of Lawlessness is preparing the way for the unveiling of the Lawless One who will cause many believers to apostatize)
  12. The Spirit of Antichrist - {PDF Copy} - (The Antichrist Spirit works to destroy the church from within, especially through deception propagated by deceivers and false teachers – 1 John 2:18-22)
  13. Stand Fast! - {PDF Copy} - (Believers prepare for the Apostasy and the coming Man of Lawlessness by committing themselves to the traditions received from the Apostles)
  14. Howling Imposters - {PDF Copy} - (The New Testament warns repeatedly of coming deceivers and false prophets who will cause many to depart from the faith)

Lighthouse under dark sky - Photo by Darko Pribeg on Unsplash
[Lighthouse Photo by Darko Pribeg on Unsplash]

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