THE GENUINESS OF JESUS AS HE IS
COUNTERFEITED BY THE BEAST FROM THE PIT.
Revelation 13
Part 1
Imagine what it would be like if a perfect leader were to step forward tomorrow. Add to that a man who
appears seemingly from nowhere, almost a person from the past who rolls into one, all the great leaders
of the World.
Imagine one man
* With the strength of a Caesar*
* The military genius of an Alexander*
* The mesmerizing oratory of a Hitler*
* The warmth of a Ronald Reagan*
* The ruthless determination of a Ghenghis Khan*
* The apparent compassion and tenderness of Jesus Christ!
Impossible? No, he is coming. He may well be walking around today. Ever since Eden, mankind has sought to be
‘like God’ and in this insatiable quest has come the glorification of the ‘creature more than the Creator.’
This exaltation of man has called for men of strong persuasion to be able to rise to extreme heights of power.
In history these have been the Ramses, Alexanders, the Caesars and Napoleons. But there is a man on the horizon
whose rise shall be as the sun’s rays across the Earth; he shall be the embodiment of such power and personage
that the World has never seen. The entire World shall seek after him as after no other leader ever before.
He will be one who seems to stop all atomic bomb threats. One that would take charge and stop all the simmering
hatred and volatile ethnic conflicts around the Planet. One that will stop the global fear of terrorism, biological
warfare and food shortages. He also seems to triumph a global form of religion that at last all the World can agree to.
It may even be a counterfeit version of Christianity (anti in place of Christ).
Jesus warned of a day of deception coming that was so intoxicating even God’s children would succumb without His
intervention. Revelation 13 shows the second flood, which will destroy our World. The first Flood in Genesis was
with water from God to judge sinful humanity. This second flood is with deception from Satan to seal the doom of
humans unwilling to follow the Lord. Perhaps he will step into the World from a battle field, maybe from the
United Nations or even more likely, perhaps a glowing metallic UFO will slowly descend in a globally watched spot
and before the wondering eyes of all the inhabitants of the Earth out will step the ultimate Superman
– the First Beast. Let’s read Revelation 13. In concise word pictures he describes the culmination of Eden’s lies
as being:
1. ESCAPE SATAN’S COUNTERFEIT AUTHORITY 12:17 – 13:2 2.
ESCAPE SATAN’S COUNTERFEIT RESURRECTION 13:3 – 5 3.
ESCAPE SATAN’S COUNTERFEIT CITIZENSHIP 13:6. 10 4.
ESCAPE SATAN’S COUNTERFEIT WORSHIP 13:11 – 15 5.
ESCAPE SATAN’S COUNTERFEIT SECURITY (the mark) 13:16-18
Would it surprise you to know that Americans in 2023 are actually LOOKING for an ET to come and help?
According to pollsters 72% of America believes that there is life out there beyond the Earth (extra-terrestrial life);
48% believe UFO’s are real and 15% have seen one with 3% of Americans (that’s 8.4 million of us) being abducted by
aliens into a UFO.
One noted journalist after studying UFOs and those in contact with them concluded, “The Earth is not inhabited by them,
it is infested.”
What do UFOs do to the Word of God and our faith?
1. UFOs would support naturalistic evolution (Mar’s Rock; water on Jupiter’s moon) to the point of perfection,
overcoming death, disease, etc.
2. ETs lessen the incarnation of Jesus (there are many aliens out there, allpowerful).
3. The Earth is just an insignificant dot in the Universe.
4. Man is not the crown of God’s creation.
5. Sin is just our problem, or not even a problem.
6. Hope lies in contact with some of these “higher” life forms.
7. Christ’s death was a local not cosmic event.
8. The Word of God is anachronistic, local and out of touch with the big picture of the Cosmos.
9. We are not in God’s image.
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THE GENUINESS OF JESUS AS HE IS
COUNTERFEITED BY THE BEAST FROM THE PIT.
Revelation 13
Part 2
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.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the
mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered
after the beast.
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like
unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue
forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds,
and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain
from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword.
Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
11 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.
12 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.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 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.
15 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.
16 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:
17 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.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number
is Six hundred threescore and six.
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THE WORLD IS HEADING TOWARD UNPRECEDENTED DAYS OF DECEPTION
Matthew 24:24 “For false Christ’s and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive,
if possible, even the elect. (Now check v. 4, 5, 11)
Matthew 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
Matthew 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Matthew 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Luke 21:11 “And there will be great earthquakes in various places,
and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven. 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 The
coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with
all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might
be saved.
WE MUST BE LOVING THE TRUTH.
How? First, see how evil Satan really is. Satan is as to:
* Background (adversary, accuser, tempter)
* Looks (dragon, serpent)
* Characteristics (liar, murderer, ruler, worthless)
* Activities (accuser, tempter)
Thus, The Ultimate Father of all Beasts!
Secondly and most importantly, we must love the One who is the TRUTH.
The beauty of the self-existing, endless perfection, which is God, is seen in His attributes:
He our God is God the Incomprehensible, Holy in His Tri-unity, Self-existent in His Eternity, Self-sufficient in His Plentitude,
Eternal in His Magnitude, Endless in His Infinitude, Immutable in His Divine Omniscience, Fathomless in His Wisdom,
Omnipotent in His Ability, Divinely Transcendent in His Omnipresence, Faithful in His Goodness, Merciful in His Grace,
Lovely in His Holiness, Sovereignly our God! But the real beauty is in the names God has revealed Himself through.
They are intimate, personal and utterly irresistibly beautiful!
Adore the Lord God Almighty in His Matchless names as God:
God (Gen. 1:1);
Most High Possessor of Heaven and Earth (Gen. 14:8-22);
Almighty God (Gen. 17:1);
All Seeing (El Rohe) (Gen. 16:13);
Judge of All the Earth (Gen. 18:25);
Everlasting God (Gen. 21:33);
All Providing God (Yahweh Jireh) (Gen. 22:14);
God of Heaven and Earth (Gen. 24:3);
All Healing God (Yahweh Rapheka) (Ex. 15:26);
Merciful God (Deut.4:31);
Faithful God (Deut. 7:9);
Holy God (Josh. 24:19);
God of Peace or Completeness (YAHWEH SHALOM) (JUDGES 6:24);
GRACIOUS GOD (NEH. 9:31)
Omnipresence-is the ability to be present everywhere at the same time.
It can also refer to the characteristic of being at all places at the same time.
In Western theism, omnipresence is usually only attributed to God.
It means that God’s divine presence encompasses the whole of the universe.
Omniscience-In the Bible, omniscience is defined as God’s ability to know everything
that is possible to know, including the past, present, and future. The word comes from
the Latin words omnis and scientia, which mean “all” and “knowledge” respectively
Omnipotent-is the quality of being all-knowing. In Western Christian thought,
God is described as having three essential properties: omniscience, omnipotence,
and omnibenevolence. This means that God knows everything, has the power to do
anything, and is perfectly good.
Immutable-In the Bible, immutable means that God is unchangeable by time, events,
or knowledge. It also means that God is unchanging in his character, will, and promises.
“Only one life to live and soon is past
Only what’s done for Christ will last!”
Hoping to make the time I have left count for the glory of God.
THE GENUINESS OF JESUS AS HE IS COUNTERFEITED BY THE BEAST FROM THE PIT. Revelation 13 Part 1