Beasts

By David Maas
{OPPOSITION}

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{THE DRAGON}
  1. Ancient Serpent - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast from the sea is the latest incarnation of the ancient creature that has stalked the seed of the woman since the sin of Adam)
  2. The Abyss - {PDF Copy} - (The Abyss is the source of satanic attacks against the saints even though it remains under the authority of the Lamb)
  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)

{BEAST FROM THE SEA}
  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 Ascent of the Beast - {PDF Copy} - (To identify the Antichrist, we 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 begins his war on the seed of the woman by summoning his seed, the beast from the sea)
  5. The Beast at War - {PDF Copy} - (The language of war is employed to portray the assaults of the Dragon against the saints who follow the Lamb)
  6. Beast's Global Dominion - {PDF Copy} - (The kings and the inhabitants of the earth refuse to follow the Lamb. Instead, they give homage to the beast)
  7. War on the Saints - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:6-10 -The Beast from the sea is authorized to wage war on the saints for its overlord, the Dragon)
  8. The Mouth Speaking Great Things - {PDF Copy} - (Daniel’s little horn is found in Revelation in the description of the beast from the sea and its war against the saints)
  9. 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)

{BEAST FROM THE EARTH}
  1. The False Prophet - {PDF Copy} - (The Beast from the earth mimics the Lamb. It is the mouthpiece of the Dragon and the propagandist of the Beast from the sea)
  2. Counterfeit Christ - {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. Economic Warfare - {PDF Copy} - (The second Beast employs economic pressure to coerce men so they swear allegiance to the Beast from the sea)

{OPPOSITION AND PERSECUTION}
  1. The Restless Nations -{PDF Copy} - (In the New Testament, the conspiracy by the earth’s kings to unseat God's Son is applied to the plot to murder Jesus)


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