Beasts

By David Maas
{BEASTS AND DECEIVERS}

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{MAN OF LAWLESSNESS}
  1. Prophetic Disinformation - {PDF Copy} - (In Thessalonica, certain voices were disseminating false information about the Day of the Lord)
  2. Missing Events - {PDF Copy} - (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 - Two pivotal events must occur before the Day of the Lord - the Apostasy and the Man of Lawlessness)
  3. Son of Destruction - {PDF Copy} - (The Son of Destruction is modeled on the Little Horn that caused many in Israel to fall)
  4. Until Revealed - {PDF Copy} - (The Mystery of Lawlessness is working now to prepare for the unveiling of the Man of Lawlessness)
  5. Lawless One Destroyed - {PDF Copy} - (At his parousia, Jesus will destroy the Man of Lawlessness)
  6. The Little Horn - The Son of Destruction - {PDF Copy} - (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 - The “little horn” in Daniel is the model for the “man of lawlessness” described by Paul)

{THE BEAST}
  1. The Persecuting Beast - {PDF Copy} - (The Dragon and his servants wage war against the saints and not against nations or ethnic groups)
  2. The Beast Wages War - {PDF Copy} - (The language of war is employed to portray the assaults of the Dragon against the saints who follow the Lamb)
  3. Counterfeit Christ - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast from the Earth mimics the Lamb to entice the inhabitants of the earth to worship a false god)
  4. 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”)
  5. The Extent of the Beast's Reign - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, the Beast rules over all the kings and the inhabitants of the earth)
  6. War Against the Saints - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:6-10 -The Beast wages war on the saints on behalf of the Dragon)


Canon Beach Photo by Joshua Ness on Unsplash
Canon Beach Photo by Joshua Ness on Unsplash

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