The Leopard Beast of Revelation 13 is a symbol for the Antichrist. There is substantial information about this Beast in the Book of Revelation. The character and actions of this Leopard Beast harmonize with other symbols and types of the Antichrist. The Beast is a member of the Satanic Trinity found in Revelation:

Rev 16:13 – three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the Dragon, the Beast and the False Prophet
Rev 20:10 – Devil cast into lake of fire where the beast and false prophet are (beast and false prophet cast into lake of fire – Rev 19:20

The Leopard Beast is given the power and authority of the Dragon (Rev 13:2,4). The dragon is a symbol for Satan (Rev 12:9). Also, the false prophet (symbol for the leadership of the Christian church) causes people to worship the Beast (Rev 13:11-18).

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Summary – Character and Actions of the Beast

False Prophet Pages (Beast’s Mark, Image, 666, etc.)

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Study Notes on Rev 13:1-10

Summary – Character and Actions of the Beast

Rise out of the sea – unsaved (from Satan’s kingdom) (Rev 13:1)
7 heads – perfection of the purpose of Satan’s kingdom (Rev 13:1)
10 horns with crowns– fullness of the strength of kingdoms (Rev 13:1)
Name of blasphemy – hurtful speaking (Rev 13:1)
Leopard – quick, cunning, deceptive, harmful (Rev 13:2)
Feet as a bear – oppressive / angry / subjection of others (Rev 13:2)
Mouth of a lion – Satanic – false gospels / prophecy / teaching (Rev 13:2)
Dragon gives the beast his power and authority (Rev 13:2)
Head – deadly wound healed – Satan loosed powers the beast (Rev 13:3)
World wonders – beast is admired (Rev 13:3)
World worships the beast (Rev 13:4,8)
Mouth speaking great things and blasphemies – proud / arrogant / antichrist (Rev 13:5-6)
42 months – Great Tribulation (Rev 13:5)
War on saints – persecution / spiritual killing (Rev 13:7)
Power over all tribes, tongues and nations – world dominion (Rev 13:7)
False Prophet – Rev 13:11-18 – causes world to worship beast / deception
Fire from Heaven (signs and wonders) – Rev 13:13 – deceptive signs and wonders / judgment on church
Image of the Beast – Rev 13:4-15 church becomes the image of the beast , worship beast or be spiritually killed
Buying and Selling – Rev 13:16-17 – God’s people cannot function in church
Mark of the Beast – Rev 13:16-18 – unsaved follow the beast – minds and will
666 – Rev 13:18 – works-based gospels prevalent – man’s work in promoting Satan’s kingdom

False Prophet Pages (Beast’s Mark, Image, 666, etc.)

False Prophet

Fire from Heaven (signs and wonders)

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Rev 13:1-2,5 – Who is the Beast with 7 Heads and 10 Horns?
Rev 13:3 – Beast as a Leopard, Bear’s Feet, Lion’s Mouth
Rev 13:3 – The Mortal Wound of the Beast Healed
Rev 13:3-4,8 – Wonder and Worship of the Beast
Rev 13:1, Rev 13:5-6 – The Blasphemy of the Beast
Rev 13:4,7 – The Beast’s War on the Saints
Rev 13:9-10 – Christian Captivity
Rev 13:11 – The Beast with 2 Horns as a Lamb
Rev 13:12 – The Teaching of the False Prophet
Rev 13:13-14 – Signs and Wonders and Fire from Heaven
Rev 13:14-15 – What is the Image of the Beast?
Rev 13:17 – Buying and Selling during the Great Tribulation
Rev 13:16-17 – What is the Mark of the Beast?
Rev 13:17 – What is the Name of the Beast?
Rev 13:17-18 – Spiritual Meaning of 666
Rev 14:9-11 – 3rd Angel – Wrath on those who Worship the Beast
Rev 16:10-11 – 5th Bowl – Beast’s Kingdom in Darkness
Rev 16:12 – 6th Bowl – Euphrates dried for the Kings of the East
Rev 16:13-14 – 6th Bowl – 3 Frogs (Unclean Spirits)
Rev 16:14,16 – 6th Bowl – Battle of Armageddon
Rev 17:4-5 – Babylon and the Abomination of Desolation
Rev 18:7 – Queen Babylon and the Image of the Beast
Rev 19:20,20:10,20:14-15,21:8 – The Lake of Fire

Study Notes on Rev 13:1-10

The Beast with 7 Heads and 10 Horns (Rev 13:1-2)

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. (Rev 13:1)

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. (Rev 13:2)

13:1 – The First Beast of the Sea – Satan at Work Deceiving in the World

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

Sand of the sea
- Rev 20:8 – The army gathered against the Lord
- Rev 13:1 – Where the beast is seen rising from the sea
- Gen 22:17 – The promised descendants of Abraham
- Gen 32:12 – The promised descendants of Jacob
- Gen 41:49 – Joseph gather corn as the sand of the sea
- Josh 11:4 – The Canaanites to battle against Israel – Josh 11:4
- Jud 7:12 – camels without number of Midianites and Amalekites
- 1 Sam 13:5 – Philistines against Israel
- 2 Sam 17:11 – Israel under Absalom to fight against David – 2 Sam 17:11
- 1 Ki 4:20 – Judah and Israel, eating, drinking and making merry (under Solomon)
- Solomon – largeness of heart – 1 Ki 4:29
- Job 6:3 – Job’s grief
- Ps 78:27 – God rained flesh upon Israel (birds)
- Is 10:22 – Israel like sand of the sea, yet a remnant shall return – Is 10:22
- Jer 5:22 – Sand is the bound of the sea – perpetual decree – cannot be crossed by the sea
- Jer 15:8 – widows of Judah – judgment
- Jer 33:22 – Lord will multiply the seed of David
- Hos 1:10 – Spiritual Israel, God’s people
- Ro 9:27 – Children of Israel as sand of the sea, a remnant will be saved
- Heb 11:12 – Abraham’s offspring
Sand – New Testament (G285, amnos) – 5 occurrences
- See above on Ro 9:27, Heb 11:12, Rev 20:8, Rev 13:1
- Sand – That which does not have a good foundation – Mat 7:26
Sand – Old Testament (H2344, chol) – 23 occurrences
- See above on ‘sand of the sea’
- Moses slew Egyptian and hided him in sand – Ex 2:12
- Deut 33:19 – Zebulum / Issachar – offer sacrifices of righteousness – suck up treasures of the sand
- Job to multiply days as the sand – Job 29:18
- Ps 139:17-18 – The sum of God’s thoughts are precious
- Pr 27:3 – sand is weighty, but fool’s wrath is heavier
- Is 48:19 – if Israel listened, seed could have been as sand of the sea
- Hab 1:9 – captivity of Judah as the sand
Sea – portrait of hell – see notes on Rev 10:2 notes, Rev 4:5 notes
- Rise up out of the sea: loosing of Satan – Rev 20:1-3, 2 Thess 2:8
- 4 Great beasts rise from the sea – Dan 7:2
- Wicked are as a troubled sea – Is 57:20
- Sea as hell – Ps 18:16-17, Ps 69:1-3, Ps 69:13-15, Ps 124:1-5, Ps 78:53, Ps 106:10-11, Jonah 1 with Mat 12:39-41
- Sea – Gr: Thalassa (92 occurrences):
  - (Sea) Galilee of the Gentiles – Mat 4:15, Mat 4:18,Mat 15:29, Mk 1:16, Mk 7:31
  - Sea of Galilee is the Sea of Tiberias – John 6:1(see also John 21:1)
  - Jesus stills the tempest in the sea – Mat 8:24-27, Mat 14:24-26, Mk 4:39-41, Mk 6:47-49, John 6:16-19
  - Jesus sat by sea and taught – Mat 13:1, Mk 2:13, Mk 3:7, Mk 4:1
  - Kingdom of heaven like a net cast into the sea – Mat 13:47
  - Coin in mouth of fish from the sea – Mat 17:27
  - Millstone – drowned in the sea – Mat 18:6, Mk 9:42, Lk 17:2, Rev 18:21
  - Move mountain into the sea – Mat 21:21, Mk 11:23
  - Move sycamine tree into sea – Lk 17:6
  - Hypocrites compass sea and land to make a proselyte – Mat 23:15
  - Other side of sea – country of Gadarenes – swine rush into sea – mat 8:32, Mk 5:1
  - Pass by ship to other side of sea – Mk 5:21
  - Judgment day – sea and waves roaring – Lk 21:25
  - Other side of the sea – John 6:22, John 6:25
  - Appeared to disciples at the Sea of Tiberias – John 21:1
  - Peter cast himself into sea naked – John 21:7
  - Lord made the heaven, earth and sea – Acts 4:24, Acts 14:15
  - Simon a tanner – house by the sea – Acts 10:6, Acts 10:32
  - Paul travels by the sea – Acts 17:14
  - Paul’s shipwreck at sea – Acts 27:30, Acts 27:38, Acts 27:40, Acts 28:4
  - Paul in perils at sea – 2 Cor 11:26
  - Israel numbered as the sand of the sea – Ro 9:27, Heb 11:12
  - Fathers passed through the sea, baptized in the sea (Red Sea) – 1 Cor 10:1-2, Acts 7:36, Heb 11:29
  - He who doubts is like a wave of the sea – James 1:6
  - False teachers, raging waves of the sea – Jude 13
  - Sea of glass – Rev 4:6, Rev 15:2 (victorious people stand on the sea of glass)
  - All creatures including those in the sea praise God – Rev 5:13
  - Holding back 4 winds to not blow on the earth, sea or on any tree – Rev 7:1-3
  - 2^nd trumpet – great mountain burning with fire thrown into the sea – 1/3 part became as blood, 1/3 part in the sea died, 1/3 ship destroyed – Rev 8:8-9
  - Little book (7 thunders) – angel with right foot on sea, left foot on land – Rev 10:2, Rev 10:5-6, Rev 10:8
  - Woe to inhabitants of earth and sea – devil has great wrath – short time – Rev 12:12
  - Beast rises out of the sea (Antichrist) – Rev 13:1
  - Worship Him that made heaven, earth, sea and fountains of waters – Rev 14:7
  - 2^nd bowl of wrath – sea – blood of dead man, all souls died – Rev 16:3
  - Those who trade by sea (merchants) mourn for Babylon – Rev 18:17, Rev 18:19
  - Millstone cast into sea – fallen Babylon – Rev 18:21
  - Those who battle as the sand of the sea – Rev 20:8 (Judgment day)
  - Sea gave up the dead who were in them – Rev 20:13
  - No more sea in the New Heavens and New Earth – Rev 21:1
- ‘Sea’ before the Holy Place in Solomon’s Temple – 1 Ki 7:30, 1 Ki 7:23-44, 2 Ki 16:17, 2 Ki 25:13, 2 Chr 4:1-6, 2 Chr 4:14-15, 2 Chr 6:13
  - The Bronze Laver before the Holy Place – Ex 30:17-21, Ex 30:26-28, Ex 31:9, Ex 35:16, Ex 38:8, Ex 39:39, Ex 40:11, Ex 40:30, Lev 8:11
  - Wash feet and hands – Ex 30:19-21
  - Laver anointed – Ex 30:26-28, Ex 40:11, Lev 8:11
  - Contributions for the laver – Ex 35:16
  - Washings – Exo 19:10; Exo 29:4; Exo 29:17; Exo 30:18; Exo 30:19; Exo 30:20; Exo 30:21; Exo 40:12; Exo 40:30; Lev 1:9; Lev 1:13; Lev 6:27; Lev 9:14; Lev 16:4; Lev 16:24; Lev 16:26; Lev 16:28; Num 19:7; Num 19:8; Num 19:10; Num 19:19; Num 19:21; 2Ch 4:6; Psa 26:6; Psa 51:2; Psa 51:7; Psa 58:10; Luk 7:38; Joh 9:7; Joh 9:11; Joh 13:5; Joh 13:6; Joh 13:8; Joh 13:10; Joh 13:14; Act 22:16, Heb 6:2, Heb 9:10
- Sea often points to damnation – Ps 78:53, Ps 106:10-11, Rev 15:2, Ex 38:8, 1 Ki 7:23, Ps 124:3-5
- Hell involves the sea (Jonah 2:1-5 w/ Mat 12:39-41, Lk 11:29-32, Gen 6-9 w/ Mat 24:37-39, Lk 17:27, Ps 18:16-17, Ps 136:15, Ps 32:6, Ps 93:3-4, Ps 46:1-3, Ps 69:1-3, Ps 69:13-15, Ps 124:1-5, Ps 144:7-8, Job 22:11, Hos 5:10, Rev 13:1)
- Pharaoh’s Army destroyed in the Sea – Ex 14:23-31, Exo 15:10; Deu 11:4; Neh 9:11; Psa 78:53; Hab 3:8-10, Hab 3:13; Heb 11:29
- Raging waves – Jude 13, wicked no peace – Is 57:20-21, James 1:6, Ps 107:25, Job 9:8
Gr: therion (G2342, G2341) – 47 occurrences (usually a dangerous created animal)
- Paul fought with at Ephesus (1 Cor 15:32), Snake / viper (Acts 28:4-5) that Paul shook off into the fire, the antichrist (Rev 11:7, 13:1-4, 11-18, Rev 14:9, Rev 16:2, 10-13, 19:19-20, Rev 20:4, Rev 20:10), in wilderness at temptation of Christ (Mk 12:13), Peter’s sheet (Acts 10:12, 11:6), Cretans (Titus 1:12), Cherubim / living creature (Rev 6:7-8), Rev 17:3 – Satan (scarlet colored beast)
Beasts (H2423) of Daniel Chapters 7 and 8
A symbol of Satan and his ministers (antichrist, unsaved teachers / shepherds) who try to lead the flock astray
Evil Beasts (Eze 14:15, see also Eze 5:16-17, Lev 26:22, 1 Ki 20:36 (lion), 2 Ki 17:25, Jer 15:3, Eze 34:5, Hos 2:12, Ez 29:5, 33:26‑29, Jer 7:33, etc.)
- Spiritually represents the ministers of Satan – e.g., Rev 13:1-10, 17:6, Titus 1:12, Acts 28:4,
- John 10:12 (wolf among sheep either catches them or scatters them)
- 1 Pet 5:8 (lion), Is 35:9 (lion as a ravenous beast)
- Eze 34:5 (no shepherd, beast present – see also Jer 23:1-2)
- Rev 13:14-15, 20:4 (image of the beast)
- Rev 13:16-18, 20:4 (mark of the beast)
- Satan as the serpent (Gen 3:1), etc.
- Snake is a beast – Acts 28:4-5
- Beasts used to scatter Israel – see notes on Rev 6:8
- That which scatters and devours – Is 35:9, Hos 2:12, Pr 30:20
Scattering (disunity) – Ez 14:15-16, Hos 2:12
- Wild beasts – removal of security and rest – type of false prophets – Jer 23:1-2
- Like sheep without a shepherd – Mk 6:34, Mat 9:36, John 10
- Unity important – John 17:21-23, 13:34-35, Ro 15:5-6, Col 2:2, 1 Cor 1:10, Phil 2:2
- How men will know you are of God – John 13:34
7 heads and 10 horns – see notes above on Rev 12:3-4
- Same as dragon of Rev 12:3, 4 beasts of Daniel 7, Scarlet colored beast of Rev 17
- Crowns on horns – same as Rev 17, scarlet colored beast – points to Great Tribulation
- 7 – perfection of purpose – see Rev 1:4-5
- 10 – fullness – see Rev 12:3
- Heads, horns, and crowns – see notes on Rev 5:6, Rev 12:3 (authority / kingdoms)
Name of blasphemy on heads
- Name – see Rev 7:1-8

- - In the Bible, names were often given to people to represent some type of truth about a person. For example, Abram’s name was changed from Abram (High Father) to Abraham (Father of a multitude) – Gen 17:5.
  - The name ‘Jesus’ literally means Jehovah or Yahweh saves and was given to Him because he was to save His people from their sins (Mat 1:21). Therefore, to deny the name of Jesus is to deny that He will save His chosen people from their sins.

Names often symbolize what a person is or an event:
- Eve – (living one) – Gen 2:19,23, 3:20
- Abraham ‑ Gen 17:5 (Father of multitude)
- Sarah ‑ Gen 17:15 (Princess)
- Esau (hairy) ‑ Gen 25:25
- Jacob (supplanter) ‑ Gen 25:26
- Isaac (laughter) – Gen 17:17,19, 18:12
- Edom (red) – Gen 25:25,30-34, 27:11, 36:1
- Moses (out of the water) ‑ Ex 2:10
- Perez ‑ Gen 38:29
- Jesus (Jehovah saves) – Mat 1:21
- Ichabod – where is the glory – 1 Sam 4:21
- Simon (also named Peter) – Lk 6:14, Mat 16:16-19
- 12 patriarchs named as symbols – Gen 29-30, 35:18
Blasphemy – Authority is totally contrary to God’s kingdom
Blasphemy – make equal to God – John 10:33, Lk 5:21, Rev 13:1-6, Rev 17:3, Mk 2:7, Mk 14:64, Mat 26:65
Blasphemy – that Christ is under the power of Satan – Mk 3:28-29, Mat 12:31, Lk 12:10
Blasphemy – bad works as a Christian – Ro 2:17-24, Is 52:5, James 2:2-7, Rev 2:9

- - To speak blasphemously means to speak in a hurtful manner. The word in the Greek literally means to make ‘hurtful saying’ (see Greek words G987, G988, G989).
  - To make oneself equal to God – John 10:33-36, Lk 5:21, Rev 13:1-6, 17:3, Mk 2:7, 14:64, Mat 26:65.
  - Blaspheme the Holy Spirit – Mk 3:28-29, Lk 12:10
  - Rev 2:8-9 – Those Jews of Smyrna, they have made themselves the judge. In this sense, they make themselves equal to God. Second, blasphemy is to say Christ under the power of Satan – Mk 3:28-29, Mat 12:31, Lk 12:10.

Blasphemy can be defined by bad works – Ro 2:17-24, Is 52:5, James 2:2-7.
Paul – formerly persecuted Christians and insolent – 1 Tim 1:13
… and abominable idolatries: Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: (1Pe 4:3)
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. (1Pe 4:14)
But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption (2Pe 2:12)
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme. (1Ti 1:19-20)
Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day. (1Co 4:13)

Horns – strength – Deut 33:13-17, Ps 92:10, Ps 75:10, Jer 48:25, Num 24:8
Great strength of a ‘Wild bull’ (Unicorn) in the Old Testament (H7214) – 9 occurrences – Num 23:22, Num 24:8, Deut 33:17, Job 39:9-10, Ps 22:21, Ps 29:6, Ps 92:10, Is 34:7
Heads – authority – 1 Cor 11:3-7, Eph 1:22, Eph 4:15, Eph 5:23, Col 1:18, Col 2:10
Horns crowned – strength of final Great Tribulation kingdoms under the antichrist – Dan 7
Crown – points to royalty – see Rev 13:1-2, Rev 2:10, Rev 3:11, Rev 4:4, Rev 4:10, Rev 6:2, Rev 9:7, Rev 12:1 above
- Other believers are the crown in this world – 1 Th 2:9, Phil 4:1
- All believers receive the crown (1 Cor 9:25, 2 Tim 4:8, 1 Thess 2:19, 1 Pet 5:1-4, James 1:12, Rev 2:10, Rev 3:11) of eternal life.
- God has made us kings so that we reign with Christ – Rev 1:6, Rev 5:10, 1 Pet 2:9‑10, Eph 2:6, 2 Tim 2:12, Ro 5:17.
- Believers are seated with Christ in heavenly places – Eph 2:1-6, Ro 5:17.
  - Golden crowns
    - Christ – Rev 14:14, Ex 39:40, 2 Sam 12:30, 1 Chr 20:2, Est 8:15
    - Christians – 24 elders (Rev 4:4, Rev 4:10), Ps 21:3,
  - Crown (G4735 / G4737, stephanos / stephanoo) – 21 occurrences
    - Jesus – crown of thorns – Mat 27:29, Mk 15:17, John 19:2, John 19:5
    - Corruptible versus incorruptible crown – 1 Cor 9:25
    - Other believers – Paul’s crown and joy – Phil 4:1, 1 Th 2:9
    - Crown of righteousness – 2 Tim 4:8
    - Crown of life – James 1:12, Rev 2:10, Rev 3:11
    - Crown of glory – 1 Pet 5:4
    - 24 Elders – golden crowns – Rev 4:4, Rev 4:10
    - Rider of the White horse (Christ) – Rev 6:2
    - Locusts – golden crowns – Rev 9:7
    - Woman – crown of 12 stars – Rev 12:1
    - Golden crown – Son of man riding on White cloud – Rev 14:14
  - Crown (diadem) – G1238 (literally, through (dia) bound (G1210)) – 3 occurrences – see also G1199 occurrences
    - Jesus coming in judgment – many diadems – Rev 19:12 (King of kings)
    - Beast – 10 diadems on horns – Rev 13:1
    - Dragon – 7 diadems on his heads – Rev 12:3
  - Crown (H5145) – literally, to be separated
    - Golden crown on chief priest’s mitre – Ex 29:6, Ex 39:30 (pure gold), Lev 8:9 (crown of the anointing oil)
    - Crown taken off of Saul’s head when he died – 2 Sam 1:10
    - Crown put on King Joash’s head – 2 Ki 11:12, 2 Chr 23:11
    - Profaned the crown of Christ by throwing it to the ground – Ps 89:36
    - The Horn of David’s crown will flourish – Ps 132:18
    - Riches are not forever, will the crown endure to all generations – Pr 25:24
    - Cut off your hair (crown) and take up a lamentation – Jer 7:29
    - The flock of His people to be as stones in the crown – Zech 9:6
  - Crown (H5850)
- Gold crown placed on David’s head – 2 Sam 12:30, 1 Chr 20:2
- Mordecai received a gold crown – Est 8:15
- Job stripped of glory, taken crown off his head – Job 19:9
- Crown of pure gold on His head (king) – Ps 21:3
- Wisdom gives a crown of glory – Pr 4:9
- Virtuous woman is a crown to her husband – Pr 12:4
- Crown of the wise is their riches – Pr 14:24
- The hoary head is a crown of glory if it is found in righteousness – Pr 16:31
- Children’s children are the crown of old men – Pr 17:6
- King Solomon crowned in the day of his espousal – Song 3:11
- Crown of pride – drunkards of Ephraim – Is 28:1, Is 28:3
- Lord of Hosts – crown of glory – Is 28:5
- Crown of glory in the hand of the Lord – Is 62:3
- Principalities shall come down as a crown of glory – Jer 13:18
- Crown has fallen from our head – Lam 5:16
- Beautiful crown on head of Jerusalem – Eze 16:12
- Profane, wicked prince of Israel to take off crown – Eze 21:26
- Sabeans put crowns on head, adulteries – Eze 23:41-43
- Crowns on Joshua’s head and gives crowns … – Zech 6:11-14

13:2

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

Leopard – see Rev 13:2, Is 11:6, Jer 13:23, Song 4:8
- H5245/H5246 (nemar) – 7 occurrences
- Similar to Dan 7:6 beast (Greece – 4 wings on back)
- Swift horses (battle) – Hab 1:8, see also Rev 6 notes on horses
- Lies in wait – Jer 5:6 (leopard watches over their cities, torn in pieces), Hos 13:7-8 (leopard observes)
- As leopard cannot change its spots, so a man cannot turn from sin Jer 13:23
- Eternity – leopard lies down with the kid – Is 11:6
Feet – that which holds in subjection – see notes on Rev 1:14-15, Rev 12:1
Bear (H1677/H1678, dob) – 13 occurrences
- Bear – Dan 7:5 (Medo-Persian) – 2^nd beast
- That which David slew similar to Lion – 1 Sam 17:34-37 (that which takes a lamb out of the flock, Goliath like a bear)
- David and his men as a bear robbed of her cubs – 2 Sam 17:8
- 42 bears kill youth making fun of Elisha – 2 Ki 2:24
- Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet man rather than a fool in his folly – Pr 17:12
- Roaring lion / ranging bear is as a wicked ruler over poor people – Pr 28:15
- Is 11:7 – cow and bear and their young ones lie down together in eternity – Is 11:7
- As a bear lying in wait – Lord’s wrath on Judah – Lam 3:10
- Roar like bears looking for salvation that is far off – Is 59:11
- Lord’s judgment on Israel – bear bereaved – Hos 13:8
- Day of wrath like a man flees from a lion and meets a bear – Amos 5:19
- That which is angry and vindictive – 2 Sam 17:8, Pr 17:12, 2 Ki 2:23-25, Hos 13:8 (angry – see Rev 12:12)
Mouth of a lion
- Mouth – where words originate – see notes on Rev 12:15-16
- Lion – refers to Satan – 1 Pet 5:8, see notes on Rev 9:8, Rev 9:17
Lion – Jesus is the lion of the tribe of Judah
- Judgment ‑ 2 Ki 17:25‑26, Jer 2:30, Jer 5:6, 2 Ki 13:26, 1 Sam 17:37, Hos 11:10, Dan 6, Pr 19:12
- Christ as a Lion: devours in judgment by Word of God (Gen 49:9, Rev 5:5, Rev 4:7, Pr 19:12, Hos 11:9‑11, Is 31:4, Jer 25:30, Amos 1:2, Judges 14:5, Lam 3:10, Joel 3:16, Hos 13:7‑8, 5:14, Amos 3:6‑8, Rev 10:3)
  - Lord roars in judgment – Hos 11:10, Joel 3:16, Amos 1:2, Rev 10:3, Is 5:29, Pr 19:12
- Lion – typifies Satan as devourer – 1 Pet 5:8, Ps 22:13, Eze 22:25, Heb 11:33, Ps 7:2, Ps 17:10-12, Ps 10:9, Jer 2:30, 2 Tim 4:17
  - ‘Lion’ in the Old Testament – Gen 49:9, Num 23:24, Num 24:9, Deu 33:20, Deu 33:22, Jdg 14:5, Jdg 14:8, Jdg 14:9, Jdg 14:18, 1Sa 17:34, 1Sa 17:36, 1Sa 17:37, 2Sa 17:10, 2Sa 23:20, 1Ki 13:24, 1Ki 13:25, 1Ki 13:26, 1Ki 13:28, 1Ki 20:36, 1Ch 11:22, Job 4:10, Job 4:11, Job 10:16, Job 28:8, Job 38:39, Psa 7:2, Psa 10:9, Psa 17:12, Psa 22:13, Psa 22:21, Psa 91:13, Pro 19:12, Pro 20:2, Pro 22:13, Pro 26:13, Pro 28:1, Pro 28:15, Pro 30:30, Ecc 9:4, Isa 5:29, Isa 11:6, Isa 11:7, Isa 21:8, Isa 30:6, Isa 31:4, Isa 35:9, Isa 38:13, Isa 65:25, Jer 2:30, Jer 4:7, Jer 5:6, Jer 12:8, Jer 25:38, Jer 49:19, Jer 50:44, Lam 3:10, Eze 1:10, Eze 10:14, Eze 19:3, Eze 19:5, Eze 19:6, Eze 22:25, Eze 32:2, Eze 41:19, Dan 7:4, Hos 5:14, Hos 11:10, Hos 13:7, Hos 13:8, Joe 1:6, Amo 3:4, Amo 3:8, Amo 3:12, Amo 5:19, Mic 5:8, Nah 2:11, Nah 2:12.
- ‘Lions’ in the Old Testament – 2Sa 1:23, 1Ki 7:29, 1Ki 7:36, 1Ki 10:19, 1Ki 10:20, 2Ki 17:25, 2Ki 17:26, 1Ch 12:8, 2Ch 9:18, 2Ch 9:19, Job 4:10, Job 38:39, Psa 34:10, Psa 35:17, Psa 57:4, Psa 58:6, Psa 104:21, Son 4:8, Isa 5:29, Isa 15:9, Jer 2:15, Jer 50:17, Jer 51:38, Eze 19:2, Eze 19:6, Eze 38:13, Dan 6:7, Dan 6:12, Dan 6:16, Dan 6:19, Dan 6:20, Dan 6:22, Dan 6:24, Dan 6:27, Nah 2:11, Nah 2:13, Zep 3:3, Zec 11:3.
- Lion in the New Testament
  - Paul delivered out of the mouth of the lion – 2 Tim 4:17
  - Hall of faith – stopped the mouths of lions – Heb 11:33
  - Satan – devouring lion – 1 Pet 5:8
  - Teeth of lions – Rev 9:8 (Great Tribulation)
  - Horses with heads as lions – Rev 9:17
  - Rev 13:2 – beast – mouth of a lion
- Dragon gave power, his seat, great authority
  - Dragon – see notes on Rev 12:3-4 above
  - Seat (throne) refers to a king sitting on his throne – Satan, Devil, Ruler / Prince / God of the world – Job 1:6-12, Job 2:1-7, John 14:30, John 16:11, John 12:31, Eph 2:2, Eph 6:12, 2 Cor 4:4, Mat 4:8-9
  - Power – Gr: dunamis

Satan’s Power to Deceive

Mat 13:19 – Takes word away from what was sown in people’s hearts (seeds on the wayside) – also called the wicked
Take whole armor of God to stand against the wiles of the devil
- Eph 6:11 – wiles (Greek, methodeia, literally travel over, travesty) – In Eph 4:14, the method is to deceive
Taken captive (ensnared)
- 2 Tim 2:26 – unsaved people need repentance to acknowledging of the truth (2 Tim 2:25) to escape the snare of deception
Sows Tares among the Wheat – Mat 13:39 – the enemy that sowed the tares among the wheat (called the wicked one in Mat 13:38
The Deceptive Serpent in the Garden of Eden and in the Book of Revelation
- Gen 3:1 – More subtle (prudent / crafty) that any other beast of the field
- Gen 3:1 – Questioned God’s word – ‘shall you not eat of every tree of the garden?’
- Gen 3:4 – You shall surely not die (deception) since God meant spiritually die, not physically die
- Gen 3:5 – your eyes will be opened and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil (deception)
- Gen 3:13 – Woman said that the serpent deceived her
  - 2 Cor 11:3 – As the serpent beguiled Eve, through his subtlety so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ
- Gen 3:14, Is 65:25 – Then serpent was cursed by God, go on its belly, eat the dust of the earth
- Gen 3:15 – enmity between the woman’s Seed and serpent’s seed, the Seed shall bruise your head, but you shall bruise his heel
- Revelation references
  - Rev 12:9, 20:2 – Refers to that ‘old’ serpent (i.e., he has a long history of working evil in the world)
  - Rev 12:9 – deceives whole world
  - Rev 12:14 – Woman nourished for 3 and ½ times from the face of the serpent
  - Rev 12:15 – Serpent cast out water like a flood from his mouth after the woman that she may be carried away by the flood (false gospels)
- Dan shall be as a serpent by the way
  - Gen 49:17 – Bites the horses heels so his rider shall fall backward
  - Rev 7:1-8 – Dan as a tribe excluded from the 144,000
  - 1 Ki 12:28-30 – Jeroboam put an idol in Dan, became a sin
- False teaching / deception
  - Wicked / evil speak lies from the womb
    - Ps 58:4 – Poison is like that of a serpent (Ps 58:3-4)
    - Ps 140:3 – Sharpened tongues like a serpent
  - Wine (drunkenness)
    - Pr 23:31-32 – at last, it bites as a serpent
  - An adulteress woman (false church)
    - Pr 30:20-21 – The way of serpent on a rock
  - Ecc 10:8 – He who breaks a hedge / wall, shall be bitten by a serpent
  - Ecc 10:11 – A babbler is like a serpent that bites without enchantment
  - Mat 23:33 – Pharisees and Scribes (false teachers) like serpents, a generation of vipers, how can they escape hell
- During Great Tribulation, there will be great deception
  - Rev 9:19 – Locusts had power in their mouths and in their tails; tails like serpents
- Jesus rebuked Peter, get behind me Satan (Mat 16:23) since wanted to prevent the crucifixion
  - Mat 16:21-23 (Mk 8:33) – Peter said that Jesus will not suffer of the elders and priests, be killed and raised from the dead
- Satan as deceiver
  - Mk 4:15 – takes away the seed by the wayside – when people hear the word, they just do not receive the Word due to Satan’s hold on them
- Satan transforms himself into an angel of light (2 Cor 11:14)
  - 2 Cor 11:13 – false apostles, deceitful workers – transform themselves into apostles of Christ
  - 2 Cor 11:15 – they are transformed into minsters of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
- Satan attempts to hinder spreading the Gospel
  - 1 Thess 2:18 – Paul attempted to visit Thessalonians, but as hindered by Satan
- Blasphemy of them that say they are Jews but are not, but of the synagogue of Satan (Rev 2:9)
  - Church of Smyrna (Rev 2:8)
- Those who have not known the depths of Satan (false teaching) – Rev 2:24
  - Church of Thyatira (Rev 2:18)
- Rev 12:9 – Satan which deceives the whole world was cast out (and his angels with him) – see also Rev 20:2, 20:7

Father, Lusts, Murderer from the beginning, no truth, speak lies, father of lies (John 8:44)

Scribes and Pharisees could not understand Jesus’ since their father is the devil (John 8:43-44)
Acts 13:10 – Elymas the sorcerer turned away the deputy from the faith (Acts 13:8-9) and was called a child of the devil (Acts 13:10)
1 John 3:8 – Devil sins from the beginning
1 John 3:8 – he who commits sin is of the devil
1 John 3:10 – children of devil are manifested by not being righteous and not loving one’s brother

Oppresses people

Acts 10:38 – Jesus healed all those oppressed (literally, power over someone) by the devil
Rev 12:12 – devil comes down to earth with great wrath, because he knows his time is short
Devil has power over death, but rendered powerless by Christ’s death
- Heb 2:14 – Jesus Christ, through death destroys (literally, rendered powerless) the devil
1 John 3:8 – Son of God was manifested to destroy the works of the devil
Do not give place to the devil (Eph 4:27)
- ‘Give place’ is a literal translation. Therefore, sin must be avoided (see Eph 4:26, be angry but do not sin, do not let the sun go down on your anger)
Church Elders under attack
- 1 Tim 3:6 – not a novice (neophyte), lest he fall into condemnation of the devil (i.e., not capable of withstanding deception due to inexperience)
- 1 Tim 3:7 – must have a good report (witness) of them outside, so he does not fall into reproach an snare of the devil
  - Reproach – (Greek oneidismos (G3679, 3680, 3681), literally to defame) – related to an accuser
  - Snare – literally, a trap – related to an accuser

Satan as the Possessor / Oppressor

Satan bind with physical illness
- Lk 13:16 – Woman, daughter of Abraham, Satan has bound for 18 years, be loosed on the Sabbath Day (see Lk 13:10-11 – woman had a spirit of infirmity (Greek asthenia) for 18 years and was bowed together and could not lift up. Jesus healed her and she was made straight – type of salvation).
Satan indwells Judas Iscariot
- Lk 22:3 – Satan entered into Judas Iscariot (then he went and communed with the chief priests and captains on how they might betray Jesus (Judas given money) – see Lk 22:4-6)
- John 13:27 – After the sop, Satan entered into Judas and Jesus told him to do quickly what he would do.
Satan desires to have Peter
- Lk 22:31 – Simon – Satan has desired you so he may sift you as wheat, but Jesus prayed for Peter that his faith would not fail and when he would be converted, he will strengthen his brethren (Lk 22:32)
Satan influences Peter
- But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. (Mat 16:23)
- But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. (Mar 8:33)
Satan fills the heart of Annias to Lie
- Acts 5:3 – Why has Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the land
Salvation – Conversion from the Power of Satan unto God
- Acts 26:18 – Jesus told Paul that his ministry was to turn people from darkness to light and fro the power of Satan to God that they may receive the forgiveness of sins and the inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in Jesus Christ.
Paul received a messenger of Satan
- 2 Cor 12:7 – Thorn in the flesh so Paul should not be exalted above measure through the abundance of revelations
False teachers in church delivered to Satan
- Hymenaneus and Alexander delivered by Paul to Satan that may learn not to blaspheme (1 Tim 1:20)
- Those who did not hold faith and made shipwreck (1 Tim 1:19)
- Hymenaneus word spread like canker (2 Tim 2:17)
Alexander the coppersmith did Paul much harm (2 Tim 4:14-15, Acts 19:33)
Rev 2:13 – Antipas slain (faithful martyr) among you, where Satan dwells

Satan as the tempter

Tempter, controls all kingdoms of the world, can perform miracles
Mat 4:1, Lk 4:3 – Jesus led into the wilderness to be tempted (called tempter in Mat 4:3)
Mat 4:5 – Devil set Jesus on pinnacle of the temple (miracle) and quotes Scripture in Mat 4:6
Mat 4:8, Lk 4:5-6 – Takes Jesus into high mountain (miracle) and offers him all the kingdoms of the world (Devil controls all kingdoms of the world, which were delivered unto him to give to whoever he decides, see also 2 Cor 4:4)
Mat 4:11, Lk 4:13 – Devil left Jesus (temptation ended for a season (Lk 4:13)
James 4:7 – Resist (literally stand against) the devil and he will flee (see also Eph 6:11 below)
Rev 2:10 – Cast some into prison that they may be tried and have tribulation for 10 days (controls kingdom / judicial system)

Satan tempting Jesus in the wilderness with all the kingdoms of the world
- Mat 4:10 (Lk 4:8) – get thee hence, for it is written, thou shall worship the Lord thy God and Him only shall you serve
- Mk 1:13 – In the wilderness, Jesus was tempted of Satan
Tempter – Husband and wife to stay physically close
- 1 Cor 7:5 – Defraud not ye one another, except it be with consent to fasting and prayer and come together again that Satan tempt you not for your incontinence.
Tempter – Forgive quickly so Satan does not gain an advantage
- 2 Cor 2:11 – Unless Satan gains an advantage, we are not ignorant of his devices (thoughts) – forgive those who offend (2 Cor 2:10)

Satan as the Ruler

If Satan cast out Satan, his kingdom is divided
- Mat 12:26 (Mk 3:23, Lk 11:18)– After Jesus being accused of casting out demons by Beelzebub (Mat 12:24-25, Mk 3:22)
- Mk 3:26 – If Satan rise against himself and be divided, he cannot stand and will have an end
Lk 10:18 – Satan was seen by Christ as lightning fallen from heaven
- When disciples sent forth proclaiming the Gospel – Lk 10:18-19, Lk 10:1
- The devils were subject unto the disciples – Lk 10:17
Satan to be bruised under the feet of the saints shortly
- Ro 16:20 – The God of Peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly
The man of sin (antichrist) is after the working of Satan
- 2 Thess 2:9 – working of Satan with all power (dunamis), signs and lying wonders
Apostasy to Satan
- 1 Tim 5:15 – some already turned aside after Satan
Rev 2:13 – Antipas slain (faithful martyr) among you, where Satan dwells
- Rev 2:13 – They dwelled where Satan’s seat was / where Satan dwells
- Pergamos (Rev 2:12)

The Wounded Head is Healed (Rev 13:3)

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. (Rev 13:3)

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

One of heads wounded – Satan head crushed at the cross – see war in heaven Rev 12:7
Head wounded to death – Rev 13:3
- Head – place of authority – see Rev 12:1-2, Rev 1:14, Rev 4:4, also 1 Cor 11:3-10, Eph 1:22, Eph 4:15, Eph 5:23, Col 1:18, Col 2:10, Col 2:19, etc.
- Wounded by the sword – Rev 13:14, Rev 13:3, Rev 13:12
- Other wounded heads in the Bible – Pa 68:21, Ps 110:6, Hab 3:13, Is 1:6, Ro 16:20 (points to the Last Day judgment on Satan)
- God of salvation will wound the head of His enemies – Ps 68:20-21
- The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries. (Psa 110:4-6)
- Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah. (Hab 3:13)
- And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. (Rom 16:20)
- And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. (Gen 3:15, Rev 12:7, Rev 12:17)
  - Seed of the Woman – Jesus Christ – Gal 3:16
  - Seed of Satan (serpent)
    - Pharisees / Sadducees / religious unsaved people – generation of vipers – Mat 3:7, Mat 12:34, Mat 23:33
    - Tares are the children of the wicked one – Mat 13:38
    - Jewish leaders – children of Satan, their father – John 8:44
    - False prophet, Barjesus – child of the devil – Acts 13:10
    - Children of devil practice unrighteousness – 1 John 3:8-10
  - Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. (Psa 91:13-14)
  - Day of wrath, Lord will would the heads of many lands – Ps 110:6
  - On day of salvation, Lord wounds the head of enemies – Hab 3:13
  - All power given to Christ at the cross – Mat 28:18, see notes on Rev 12:7 (war in heaven)
  - Tread down the wicked – Job 40:12, Mal 4:3, Zech 10:5, Mal 4:3, Ps 60:12
  - Lk 10:19 – tread down serpents and scorpions
  - Shortly, Satan’s head bruised (crushed) under feet of saints – Ro 16:20
  - Tread the winepress – Is 63:3, Rev 19:13-15, etc
  - Satan bound – Rev 20:1-3, Mat 12:22-29
  - Enemies made footstool of Christ / under the feet of Christ – Ps 91:13, Heb 2:8-15 (Heb 2:14-15), Ps 8:6-8, Ps 110:1, Is 66:1, Lam 2:1, Mat 5:35, Mat 22:44, Mk 12:36, Lk 20:43, Acts 2:35, Acts 7:49, Heb 1:13, Heb 10:13, James 2:3, Ps 99:5, 1 Chr 28:2, 2 Chr 9:18
  - Dragon to be trampled under feet – Ps 91:11-13
  - Sit at right hand of God, until enemies made His footstool – Heb 1:13, Heb 10:13, Acts 2:34-35, Ps 110:1, Mat 22:42-45, Mk 12:36, Lk 20:42-43
    - Not all things (i.e., death) yet subjected under Christ – Heb 2:8, 1 Cor 15:25-28
    - All things subjected under His feet – Eph 1:22
    - Through death may destroy the works of the devil – Heb 2:14-15
    - Satan has power over death – Heb 2:14-15, 1 John 3:8
    - For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. (1Co 15:25-28)
  - See Rev 12:7-12 (war in heaven, Satan cast out) Satan no longer has access to Heaven/cast out – John 12:31, Lk 10:18, Rev 12:7-12
  - Satan Judged – John 16:11 with John 12:31
  - David bruises head of Goliath killed – 1 Sam 17:49-50
- Healed – Satan released for a short time (i.e. the tribulation period) – Rev 20:3, Rev 20:7-9
- All the world wondered after the beast – Tribulation is characterized by deception – see deception in Rev 13:2 notes

Wondered – Gr: thaumazō (G2296) – see also G2295, G2297, G2298 (total ~55 occurrences)

Literally, admire, wonder, marvel
Marveled at Babylon – Rev 17:6-7
Marveled at the Beast – Rev 17:7-8
Jesus rejected, but became the cornerstone – Mat 21:42, Mk 12:11
Blind man marveled that Jews did not know where Christ was from – John 9:30
Marvelous light – 1 Pet 2:9
Great and marvelous are the works of God – Rev 15:3
John wondered at 7 angels with 7 bowls – John 15:1
Marvel not since Satan is turned into an angel of light – 1 Cor 11:4
Chief priests and scribes saw the marvelous works of Christ – Mat 21:15
Jesus marveled at great faith – Mat 8:10, Lk 7:9
Marvel at Jesus – winds and sea obey Him – Mat 8:27, Mk 6:51, Lk 8:25
People marvel at Jesus – Mat 9:8
Multitudes marveled when demon cast out / healing – Mat 9:33, Mat 15:31, Mk 5:20, Lk 11:14, John 7:21
People marvel at withered fig tree – Mat 21:20
Marvel at Jesus’ words – Mat 22:22, Mk 12:17, Lk 4:22, Lk 20:26, John 7:15
Governor Pilate marveled at Jesus – Mat 27:24, Mk 15:5m Mk 15:43, Lk 9:43
Jesus marveled at their unbelief – Mk 6:6
People marveled that Zacharias was so long in the temple / name son John – Lk 1:21, Lk 1:63
Wonder at what shepherds said about Jesus – Lk 2:18
Joseph and Mary wondered about things spoken of Jesus – Lk 2:33
Pharisee marveled that Jesus did jot wash before eating – Lk 11:38
Peter marveled at the empty tomb – Lk 24:12
Wonder at the resurrected Jesus – Lk 24:41
Marvel not that Jesus said you must be born again – John 3:7
Disciples marveled that Jesus talked with the woman at the well – John 4:27
Marvel at the works of Jesus – John 5:20
Marvel not, hour is coming that those in the graves will hear his voice – John 5:28
Marveled at speaking in other tongues – Acts 2:7
Marvel at miracles of apostles – Acts 3:12
Marveled at words of Peter and John – Acts 4:13
Moses wondered at the burning bush – Acts 7:31
Despisers to wonder at the work of God – Acts 13:41
Paul wondered at falling away to other gospels – Gal 1:6
The 2^nd coming of Jesus Christ – 2 Thess 1:10
Marvel not if the world hate you – 1 John 3:13
False teachers have men in admiration – Jude 1:16
Marvel at the beast with the wounded head – Rev 13:3
And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. (Dan 11:36)

The Worship of the Dragon and the Beast (Rev 13:4,8)

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? (Rev 13:4)

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. (Rev 13:8)

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?

Worship
- In spirit and in truth – John 4:24 (not in the flesh and in falsehood / deception)
- Deception – false signs and wonders – Rev 13:12-13
- Image of the beast (Babylon) – Rev 13:13-14, Rev 17-18
- Worship God by 7 praises – Rev 7:11-13
- Satan wanted Jesus’ worship – Mat 4:8-9
- See Rev 11:1 for list of verses on worship
Worship of antichrist / beast – Rev 13:12-13
Worship the image of the beast Rev 13:15
Man of sin (antichrist) worshipped – 2 Thess 2:3-4
King of the North exalted / worshiped – Dan 11:36-37
Wondered after – Rev 17:8
Lawlessness is sin – 1 John 3:4
Worship demons (idolatry) – 1 Cor 10:19-21, Rev 9:20
Sacrificed sons and daughters to devils – Ps 106:37-38
Little horn – Mouth speaking great words against the Most High – Dan 7:8, 11, 20, 25
Became great to the host of heaven , cast down host and stars to the ground and stamped on them, made like the prince of the host – Dan 8:10-11, Dan 8:25
Magnified himself even to the prince of the host (Christ) – Dan 8:11
Satan is God of this world – 2 Cor 4:4
Prince of the power of the air – Eph 2:2
Prince of Tyre – Eze 28:1-10
Who is like the beast – men stand in awe, but they should stand in awe of God – Ex 15:11, Is 46:5, Rev 18:18 (Babylon)
Make war with him – no spiritual warfare – Rev 6:3-4, people submit to Satan – see Goliath (1 Sam 17:24), Deut 9:2
- Satan takes unsaved into bondage – see 2 Tim 2:24-26, 2 Pet 2:19, Lk 1:74, Lk 5:10
Isa 44:9-20 – worship of idols
Worship of other gods
- And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. (Deu 8:19)
- Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; (Deu 11:16)
- But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; (Deu 30:17)
- But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: (1Ki 9:6)
- But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them; (2Ch 7:19)
- Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods. (Psa 97:7)
- This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing. (Jer 13:10)
- And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. (Jer 25:6)
- There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. (Dan 3:12)
- Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? (Dan 3:14)
- But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. (Dan 3:18)
- The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen. (Zep 2:11)
Serve other gods
- Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images. (Exo 23:24)
- They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee. (Exo 23:33)
- And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. (Deu 4:28)
- For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. (Deu 7:4)
- And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee. (Deu 7:16)
- And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. (Deu 8:19)
- Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; (Deu 11:16)
- Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. (Deu 12:30)
- And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; (Deu 13:2)
- If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; (Deu 13:6)
- Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known; (Deu 13:13)
- And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. (Deu 28:14)
- The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone. (Deu 28:36)
- And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. (Deu 28:64)
- Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; (Deu 29:18)
- But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; (Deu 30:17)
- For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant. (Deu 31:20)
- That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them: (Jos 23:7)
- Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. (Jos 24:14)
- And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. (Jos 24:15)
- And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; (Jos 24:16)
- If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good. (Jos 24:20)
- And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. (Jdg 2:19)
- And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. (1Sa 7:3)
- Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. (1Sa 26:19)
- But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: (1Ki 9:6)
- With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them: (2Ki 17:35)
- But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them; (2Ch 7:19)
- Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods. (Psa 97:7)
- And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours. (Jer 5:19)
- They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. (Jer 11:10)
- This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing. (Jer 13:10)
- Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour. (Jer 16:13)
- And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. (Jer 25:6)
- I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me. (Jer 35:15)
- Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers. (Jer 44:3)
- There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. (Dan 3:12)
- Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? (Dan 3:14)
- But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. (Dan 3:18)
Worship of idols
- And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: (2Ki 21:21)
- Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods. (Psa 97:7)
- Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made: (Isa 2:8)
- In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; (Isa 2:20)
- And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: (Rev 9:20)
Serve idols
- For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. (2Ki 17:12)
- And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: (2Ki 21:21)
- And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass. (2Ch 24:18)
- Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods. (Psa 97:7)
- And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them. (Psa 106:36)
- But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: (Eze 20:18)
- As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols. (Eze 20:39)
- Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found. (Hos 14:8)
- As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. (Act 21:25)
- For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; (1Th 1:9)
1^st and 2^nd commandments
- I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. (Exo 20:2-6)
- Thou shalt have none other gods before me. Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments. (Deu 5:7-10)

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

Worship Satan – obedience to sin – see notes above on Rev 13:4
Book of Life – see notes on Rev 3:5

There are multiple books – Rev 20:12, Rev 20:15, Dan 7:10
Lamb’s book of life – Rev 21:27
Book of remembrance – Mal 3:16
Book of Life – Rev 20:12, Rev 20:15, Rev 21:27, Phil 4:3, Is 4:3, Dan 12:1
God will not erase the saved person’s name from the book of life – Rev 3:5
Some names are not written from the foundation of the earth – Rev 13:8, Rev 17:8 (see also Eph 1:3-4)
Names recorded in heaven – Lk 10:20, Eze 13:9, Heb 12:23, Ps 87:6, Is 4:3
Names can be blotted out from Thy book – Ex 32:32-33, Ps 69:28 (Rev 3:5)

Lamb slain from foundation of the world – Christ predestined to suffer and die, points to God’s foreknowledge and election – Mat 25:34, Rev 17:8, 1 Pet 1:20, Heb 4:3, Heb 9:26, Eph 1:4, John 17:24, Lk 11:50, Mat 13:35, etc.

The Blasphemy of the Beast (Rev 13:5-6)

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. (Rev 13:5)

And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. (Rev 13:6)

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. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven

Mouth Speaking great things and blasphemies – Rev 13:5, John 10:29-33, Dan 7:8, Dan 7:11, Dan 7:20, Dan 7:25, 2 Thess 2:3f (very influential and bold)
- See Rev 13:1 on blasphemy
Mouth – Lies and Deception about God
- Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denies the Father and the Son. (1Jn 2:22)
- Working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders (2 Thess 2:9)
- With all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish (Thess 2:10)
- Deception (stings in tails, lions’ teeth, women, gold crowns) – Rev 9:7-10 – Uses false teaching in the church
- Mouth speaking great words against the Most High – Dan 7:8, 11, 20, 25
- Think to change times and laws – Dan 7:25
- Daily taken away … by transgression, cast truth to the ground – Dan 8:11-12
- Though his policy, cause craft (deceit) to prosper – Dan 8:25
- …his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits … (Dan 11:28)
- Brings reproach to the Word of God – 2 Sam 12:14, Ro 2:23-24, Neh 5:9, Eze 36:20, 2 Pet 2:2
Power for 42 months – see notes on Rev 11:2-4 – The Great Tribulation period
The 3 and ½ Chart:
- 7 is perfection of purpose – see notes on 7 (3 ½ is half of 7)
  - ½ represents duality
  - Church age and Great Tribulation
- The significance on Dan 9:27 (weeks of years – Dan 9:24)
- The 3 and ½ Chart:
  - 3 ½ years: Dan 9:27, Ja 5:17, Lk 4:25 w/ Rev 11:6 – church age
    - 3 and ½ years – Elijah’s drought – James 5:17, Lk 4:25 (see Rev 11:6 – church has power to bring Gospel, Ro 10:13-20)
    - 3 ½ years: Dan 9:27 – great tribulation
  - 1260 days: Rev 11:3, Rev 12:6 church age – time of nourishing and prophesying
  - 3 ½ days: Dan 9:27, Rev 11:9-11 – great tribulation
    - Middle of the Feast (of Tabernacles) – see John 7:14
    - 3 ½ days – time of Christ’s judgment – Wednesday sunset (Judas as Satan plots to betray, Mat 26:1-5,14-16, Mk 14:1-2,10-11, Lk 22:1-6, John 12:36-50) until Sunday at sunrise (resurrection of Christ – Mat 28:1-4)
  - 3 ½ times: Dan 7:25, Dan 12:7 – great tribulation
  - 3 ½ times: Rev 12:14 – church age
  - 42 months: Rev 13:5 – great tribulation
  - 42 months Rev 11:2 – great tribulation
- Three entities are the target of blasphemy:

God’s name – Name defines all that the person is, God has a multitude of names in the Bible – teaches false truths about God
- Name of God is great – Is 9:6, Lk 1:31, Phil 2:9-11, Rev 19:12, Rev 19:16
- Name of God is mighty for salvation – Lk 24:47, John 14:13, John 20:31, Acts 3:6, Acts 3:16, Acts 16:18, Eph 5:20, 2Ki 14:27, 1Ch 16:35, Psa 54:1, Psa 106:8, Psa 106:47, Son 1:3, Jer 14:9, Jer 23:6, Jer 33:16, Mat 1:21, Mat 10:22, Mar 13:13, Act 2:21, Act 4:12, Rom 10:13, Rev 2:17, Rev 13:17.

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (Pro 18:10)
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. (Psa 116:13)
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (Act 4:12)

- Jesus Christ – name is faithful – Rev 19:11
- Jesus / Emmanuel – God will save – Mat 1:21-25
- Elohim – strong one – Gen 1:1
- Adonai – Lord/Master – Joshua 5:14, Is 6:8-11
- Yahweh (Jehovah) – I am the one who is – Ex 3:14
- Yahweh Jireh – The Lord provides – Gen 22:14
- Yahweh Nissu – The Lord is my banner – Ex 17:1
- Yahweh Shalom – The Lord is peace – Judges 6:24
- Yahweh Sabbaoth – The Lord of Hosts – 1 Sam 1:3
- Yahweh Maccaddeshcem – The Lord your sanctifier – Ex 31:13
- Yahweh Raah – The Lord my Shepherd – Ps 23:1
- Yahweh Tsidkenu – The Lord our righteousness – Jer 23:6
- Yahweh Shammah – The Lord is there – Ex 48:3
- Yahweh Elohim – The Lord God – Judges 5:3, Is 17
God’s name blasphemed:

And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) (Lev 24:11)
And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death. (Lev 24:16)
O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? (Psa 74:10)
Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. (Psa 74:18)
Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed. (Isa 52:5)
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written. (Rom 2:24)
Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. (1Ti 6:1)
Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? (Jas 2:7)
And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. (Rev 13:6)
And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. (Rev 16:9)

God’s tabernacle – see Rev 11:1, Rev 13:6 – the church on earth (Christ’s body – see Eph 4:11-18, 1 Cor 12, Col 1:18, Col 1:24, etc)
- Tabernacle – Gr: skene (G4633) – see also G4632, G4634-G4638
  - Acts 15-16 – tabernacle of David
  - Christians’ body – 2 Cor 5:1, 2 Cor 5:4, 2 Pet 1:13-14
  - Tabernacle in the wilderness – Acts 7:43-44, Heb 8:2, Heb 8:5, Heb 9:2-11, Heb 9:21, Heb 13:10
  - Feast of tabernacles – John 7:2
  - Spiritual – see Re 15:5, Rev 21:3
  - Priscilla and Aquilla – tentmakers – Acts 18:2-3
  - God will dwell among them – Rev 7:15
  - Jesus made flesh and dwelled among us – John 1:14
  - Heaven – Heb 9:11-12, Heb 8:2
- Better to be in heaven rather than earth – Ps 84:10, Phil 1:21-23, Ps 84:1-2, Ps 27:4, Ps 43:3-4, Ps 63:2, Lk 2:46, Ro 8:5-6, Phil 3:20, Ps 17:14-15, Ps 26:8-10, Ps 141:4-4
- Indwelling of the Holy Spirit ‑ Eze 11:19, Eze 36:26‑27, Eze 37:14, Ro 8:9, 2 Tim 1:14, Gal 2:20, John 14:17, John 14:20, John 14:23, James 4:5, 1 John 4:13, 1 Thess 4:8, 1 Cor 6:19, Eph 1:13, Eph 1:17‑18, Col 1:27, 1 Cor 2:12, 2 Cor 5:5, 1 John 3:24, 1 John 4:4, Jude 19‑20, 1 Cor 3:16, Luke 11:13
- Baptism with the Holy Spirit ‑ John 1:33, Acts 1:5, Lk 3:16, Mat 3:11, Mk 1:8, Acts 11:15‑16

Them that dwell in heaven – the church in heaven
- Of God’s people – Ps 15:1
- Absent from body, present with the Lord – Phil 1:21-23, 2 Cor 5:8, Job 19:26-27, Psa 49:15, Luk 8:38, Luk 23:43, Joh 14:3, Joh 17:24, Act 7:59, 2Co 5:8, 1Th 4:17, Rev 14:13
- God on the throne – Rev 4:3
- Jesus Christ (Lamb) – Rev 5:5-7
- 7 Lamps – Holy Spirit – Rev 4:5
- Cherubim – Rev 4:6-9
- Angels – Rev 5:11-12
- 24 Elders – God’s people who have died physically – Rev 4:4, 10-11
- God’s people made alive spiritually (born again) – Eph 2:6
- And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. (Rev 5:13)

The War on the Saints (Rev 13:4,7)

… who is able to make war with him? (Rev 13:4)

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. (Rev 13:7)

Who is able to make war with him … 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.

Satan makes war on the remnant of the Woman’s Seed – Rev 12:17
Satan – war on saints during the church age – Rev 12:17, Lk 14:31, Heb 11:34, 1 Cor 14:8, between people due to lust – James 4:1-2, Eph 6:10-20. 2 Cor 10:1-5, Ro 13:12, 2 Cor 6:7, 1 Thess 5:8
Weapons are not of the flesh, but spiritual (not a political battle) ‑ Eph 6:11‑12, Phil 3:20, Mat 24:7, Is 42:6‑7, Eph 2:6, 1 Pet 2:5‑11,20ff, Mat 22:15‑22, Lk 2:14, Hos 1:7, 2 Tim 2:4, 2 Cor 10:3f, Eph 2:19, Mk 8:31‑33, 1 Pet 1:1, Rev 1:6, Heb 13:14, Col 1:13, John 18:36‑37, Col 3:1‑4, Lk 12:14, Mat 10:34, 2 Tim 2:16, Mk 12:17, Ps 73:25, Zech 9:9, Lk 22:36, Ro 12:1‑2, Lk 12:13ff, Mat 5:38f, 1 Cor 6:1‑8, Hos 8:9, 7:11, Ro 13
War by faith and a good conscience – 1 Tim 1:18-19
Fight the good fight of faith – 1 Tim 6:12
Fleshly lusts wage war ‑ 1 Pet 2:11, James 4:11, Ro 7:23
Beast makes war during the Great Tribulation – Rev 13:4,7
War with saints and overcome – spiritual warfare and spiritual martyrdom – see notes on Rev 6:3-4
Saints – Gr: hagios – literally holy
All Christians are saints – Saints ‑ set apart, sanctified ones ‑ all believers are saints ‑ 1 Pet 1:2, 1 Pet 2:15, 1 Pet 2:24, Gal 6:15, 2 Thess 2:13, Jude 1, Heb 3:1, Col 2:11‑13, 2 Cor 3:1‑11, Ps 4:3, 5:4, Col 3:12, 1 Cor 1:2,12,30,6:11,5:7, Acts 20:32, 2 Cor 5:17, Jer 1:5, Rev 1:5, etc
Church is being sanctified ‑ 1 Pet 1:15‑16, Ps 1:1‑6, 2 Thess 2:13, Heb 10:10‑14, 2 Cor 4:16, 3:18, 7:1, Ro 8:29, Titus 2:14, 3:5, Eph 5:26‑27, 1 Pet 1:2, Phil 1:6, John 17:17‑19, 1 Thess 4:3‑4, Phil 1:6
Great Tribulation – Power over the world – Satan once gain has widespread deceptive power – Rev 20:1-3, Mat 24:11, Rev 11:7, Dan 7:21, Dan 7:25, Dan 8:24-25, Dan 11:36-39, Dan 12:1
People, kindreds, tongues, nations – refers to all people of world – see Rev 13:8, Rev 5:9, Rev 7:9, Rev 10:11, Rev 11:9, Rev 14:6, Rev 17:15
Peoples (Gr: laos) – This represents a group that is connected by one cause or purpose. An important example is that all true Christians from whatever background, creed, language, culture, race, etc. become one people as Christians (Rev 21:3, Heb 8:10, 2 Cor 6:18, Hos 1:10, 2:23, 1 Pet 2:10, Ro 9:25, Mat 1:231, Ro 8:29, etc.). A people could also be a group of individuals that rally behind a political figure, a society that is governed by a ruler, a social cause or any other reason by which they are unified.
- Tribe (kindred) – This Greek word (phule) points to those of kin (blood relationship, race), for example ‘tribe of Israel’ – Luk 2:36, Act 13:21, Rom 11:1, Phi 3:5, Heb 7:13-14 (2), Rev 7:5-8 (13), Mat 19:28, Luk 22:30 (2), Jam 1:1, Rev 7:4, Rev 21:12, Rev 1:7, Rev 11:9 (2), Rev 13:7, Rev 5:9, Rev 14:6
- Tongues – This Greek word (glossa) refers to one’s spoken language (Acts 1:19, 2:3-4, 11, 26, Rev 5:9, etc).
Nations – The Greek word for nations is ‘ethnos’, which means a group of people who have a common ethnic (or cultural) background. This word is used extensively to refer to ‘gentiles’, which were those who were outside of the commonwealth of Israel (Eph 2:11-12). This word should not be used in the context of people who live in a particular country unless the people of the country are all of the same ethnicity.

Captivity and the Sword (Rev 13:9-10)

If any man have an ear, let him hear. (Rev 13:9)

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. (Rev 13:10)

If any man have an ear, let him hear

Spiritual hearing – see , Rev 13:9, Rev 2-3, Rev 1:20
Spiritual hearing – see Ro 10:17, Is 29:18, Is 35:5, Is 42:18‑19, Is 43:8, Mat 13:13‑16, Acts 28:26f, Ro 11:8, Ro 11:25, Is 6:9, Jer 5:21, John 9:39‑41, hearing ‑ Special Revelation ‑ Ro 10:17, Gal 3:2, Gal 3:5, Hos 4:1, Eze 36:14, Hos 37:4, Hab 3:2, Is 1:10.
Unsaved have closed their ears to the truth of God’s Word (Acts 28:26f, mat 13:14-15, Ro 11:8).
It is only the saved, through the illumination and teaching of the Holy Spirit (John 14:26, John 15:26, 1 John 2:20-27), that can truly understand God’s Word.

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

Lead into captivity – Rev 13:10, Lk 21:24
- False prophets that deceive others are not saved – 2 Cor 11:13-15, Jude 4, 19-20, 1 Tim 6:3-5, Gal 1:6-9, 1 Tim 4:1-3, 2 John 7-11, 1 John 4:1-3, 2 Cor 11:12-15, 2 Tim 2:16-21, Acts 8:9-25, Mk 9:42, Mat 18:6, Lk 17:2
- Unsaved do false proselyting – Mat 23:15
- Zealous courting – Gal 4:17-18, 2 Cor 11:12-14, Gal 6:12-13, Mat 23:5, Ro 10:2, 2 Pet 2:3,18
Kills with sword – see notes on Rev 6:3-4
Patience and faith – perseverance – Heb 3:6, Heb 3:14, Col 1:22-23, Mat 10:22, Mat 24:13, Gal 6:9, Rev 2:10, Rev 2:25, Rev 3:11, John 8:30-32, John 15:1-10, Ro 2:7, 1 Cor 15:2, etc.
End Time Captivity – Final Judgment – Is 14:2

- Isa 60:14; Jer 30:16; Dan 7:18, Dan 7:25-27; Zec 14:2-3; Rev 3:9, Rev 11:11-18; Rev 18:20-24