Revelation 17:8
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The angel who is explaining the revelation is giving it to John in reference to the time they were in. "The beast that thou sawest was, and is not;" (18:8)
(18:11) "And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth...and goeth into perdition. Empires don't go into perdition. Living beings do. And it says, "he is the eighth".
Without a doubt, the revised Roman empire is also identified as a beast. But I believe (18:8) and (18:11) makes it clear that the beast who was and is not, is a man.
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(18:11) "And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth...and goeth into perdition. Empires don't go into perdition. Living beings do. And it says, "he is the eighth".
Without a doubt, the revised Roman empire is also identified as a beast. But I believe (18:8) and (18:11) makes it clear that the beast who was and is not, is a man.
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The beast thou sawest was.....
John was seing into the future, The angel told him, at that time (when he was witnessing these events) this beast was, and is not.
Prophesy must be interpreted as it is seen.. Jhn was seeing into the future, Not in his day, So you can not interpret it according to what was going on in his day, it was not the context of the future.
Daniel saw what he thought was one beast concerning the legs and feet and the final beast, when in actuality he saw two beasts, but both were the same (what we know of as rome, or europe)
You could not interpret the fourth beast by looking at daniels day it had not come yet. Same with the revelation interpretation.
John was seing into the future, The angel told him, at that time (when he was witnessing these events) this beast was, and is not.
Prophesy must be interpreted as it is seen.. Jhn was seeing into the future, Not in his day, So you can not interpret it according to what was going on in his day, it was not the context of the future.
Daniel saw what he thought was one beast concerning the legs and feet and the final beast, when in actuality he saw two beasts, but both were the same (what we know of as rome, or europe)
You could not interpret the fourth beast by looking at daniels day it had not come yet. Same with the revelation interpretation.
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1. I told you, all beasts were men, They were the leaders of the kingdom with which they sat on the throne (babylon was th ebeast, Nebachadnezzar was the man)
2. It is in the passage, The 8th beast had not yet come..
9 “Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. 10 There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. 11 The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to [f]perdition.
Who are the seven kings? They are the kings which have ruled Over Isreal
1. Egypt
2. Syria
3. babylon
4. Media persia
5. Greece
These 5 had fallen
1 is (rome was in power)
1 is yet to come (future rome, the beast who was, and is not, and is yet to come) looking from the perspctive of the time when John was looking.
The beast will be the antichrist. Who is also called the son of perdition. (Judas was the only other I know who was called this,) Who will be defeated by Jesus himself. And cast out.
2. It is in the passage, The 8th beast had not yet come..
9 “Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. 10 There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. 11 The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to [f]perdition.
Who are the seven kings? They are the kings which have ruled Over Isreal
1. Egypt
2. Syria
3. babylon
4. Media persia
5. Greece
These 5 had fallen
1 is (rome was in power)
1 is yet to come (future rome, the beast who was, and is not, and is yet to come) looking from the perspctive of the time when John was looking.
The beast will be the antichrist. Who is also called the son of perdition. (Judas was the only other I know who was called this,) Who will be defeated by Jesus himself. And cast out.
I sincerely believe it blesses all. Please read what preceded that post and to which it is addressed and why.
I used to always read it and Daniel back-to-back because they speak of the same events. I am blessed, but at present, like Daniel, I hav yet been given to understand the inticancies of the books, however because of faith I believe them, and all of the Word. Thank you. God bless you for sharig.
I used to always read it and Daniel back-to-back because they speak of the same events. I am blessed, but at present, like Daniel, I hav yet been given to understand the inticancies of the books, however because of faith I believe them, and all of the Word. Thank you. God bless you for sharig.
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