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The False Prophet
Revelation 13:11–18
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For the first time in history, there is a super church, a one-world religion, and Satan incarnate will receive the world’s worship. In this apostasy, the Antichrist (The Beast) will have a helper-"the False Prophet” (Rev. 19:20; 20:10). He is the “second” beast of Rev. 13. This world religious leader will actively promote the worship of the Antichrist as God (Rev. 13:12). And with the power of punishment by death and economic control, the False Prophet succeeds. The Antichrist is deified as god. Thus we see an Unholy Trinity-Satan, Antichrist, False Prophet-at work during the time of tribulation.
2. The False Prophet (11-18)
Application
I am so thankful that my name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life (v. 8) and I will escape all that takes place when the Beast and the False Prophet takes control.
Revelation 13:11-18 (English Standard Version)
Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.
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