Coachlight Bible Study – Daniel Chapter 7

Coachlight Bible Study – Daniel Chapter 7 – Part 2 of 2

The Unholy Trinity

After his visions, Daniel’s spirit was troubled. The forth beast with Iron teeth and 10 horns seemed to match the iron legs and ten toes of Nebuchadnezzar’s Image Dream, but the little horn that came up from among the ten horns was a new revelation. Daniel needed more information to understand the little horn, so he kept the matter to himself.

In this lesson we will go to the Book of Revelation to find out what happens to the little horn. Because we have latter revelation, we do not let our cogitations much trouble us.

I. Daniel’s Troubled Spirit

Daniel 7:15 ¶ I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

Daniel 7:16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.

A. The Effect Of The 3 Visions" On Daniel Was A Troubled Spirit

B. Daniel knew from Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the image

1. There was to be 4 great world-wide empires

2. They would succeed each other before the Times of the Gentiles ended

C. He Knew That The 1^st Empire Still Existed - No Apparent Speedy Ending

1. If the 3 following empires lasted as long as Babylon

2. The end of the Times of the Gentiles was a long way off

3. The Stone or Messianic Kingdom was also a long way off

D. What Really Troubled Him - 4 Wild Beasts And Meaning Of The Little Horn

II. The Interpretation

Daniel 7:17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.

Daniel 7:18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

A. The 4 Wild Beasts Represented 4 Kings

1. They rise from the earth

2. This identifies them with the metals of the image

3. Their power taken from them by the saints of the most high

4. This new Kingdom would last forever

B. Who are these saints of the most High?

1. Not saints of the Church - they are caught out before the war

a. The location of the war is on earth

b. The time is during the reign of the little horn

c. Is given 3 ½ years – verse 25

Daniel 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

2. The saints of the most High are Daniel’s people the Jews

a. The most High is the Son of Man - the Messiah of the Jews

b. They are His end time saints - With Him they take the Kingdom

Daniel 7:27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

3. The people of the saints of the most High are the Jews

a. They are to be the head of the Nations during the Millennium

Deuteronomy 28:12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

Deuteronomy 28:13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

b. They are Tribulation God-fearing Jews - escape little horn destruction

C. The Interpretation Was Not Complete Enough For Daniel

1. It did not explain the meaning of the 4^th wild beast

2. It did not explain the war on the Jews

3. It was the conduct of the little horn that troubled Daniel

III. A Little More Information About the 4^th Wild Beast

Daniel 7:19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;

Daniel 7:20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.

Daniel 7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;

Daniel 7:22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

IV. Times and Laws

Daniel 7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

Daniel 7:24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

A. The little horn of Daniel 7 will change Times and Laws

1. Times and laws will be given into his hand

2. For a Time & Times & the dividing of time – 3 ½ years - Daniel 7:25.

B. Times and laws are understood by the Jews

1. As the Sabbaths and Festivals – Levitical law

2. Times and laws regulated Jewish life

C. The times & laws will be put back in place

1. When the Jews rebuild the temple

2. Before the middle of the Tribulation

D. Antichrist makes a covenant with the Jews – Times & laws will be in force

1. For 1 week or 7 Years

2. In the middle of the week the Antichrist will break the Covenant - Daniel 9:27

E. The antichrist will put himself on the throne – Instead of God

1. He will want to annihilate all Jewish institutions

2. He will cause the Jewish sacrifices and oblations to cease – times & laws

F. The antichrist will be on the throne for the rest of the week 3 ½ years.

IV. The Beast – Daniel Still Had Questions About The Little Horn

Daniel 7:28 Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

A. The 4^th Wild Beast Has Iron Teeth

1. Corresponds to iron legs of Nebuchadnezzar’s image

2. This is the Roman Empire in its first stage.

B. The 10 Horns On The 4^th Wild Beast

1. Correspond to the 10 toes" of Nebuchadnezzar’s image

2. This is the Roman Empire in its last stage

C. What Happens Between the 2 Stages? - We Have To Go To Revelation

1. Contained in Revelation Chapters 6-9

2. The Details of Daniel’s 70^th week

3. This is the time period of the 10 toes of Nebuchadnezzar’s image

4. This is the time of Daniel’s 4^th wild beast with 10 horns

4. Both Beasts Have 10 Horns

a. Both represent 10 kings

1. Beast in Daniel has 10 horns that represent 10 kings

2. Beast in Revelation has 10 horns that represent 10 kings - Revelation 17:12

b. Both has the Roman Empire divided into 10 kingdoms

1. Daniel saw that the Roman Empire would be divided into 10 kingdoms

2. John saw that the Roman Empire would be divided into 10 kingdoms

5. Both Beasts Had Heads

a. Daniel’s beast had only one head

b. John’s beast had 7 heads

6. Both Beasts Show The Roman Empire In Its Last Stage

a. Daniel’s with a little horn amid the 10 horns

1. Plucks up 3 of the horns and destroys them

2. Takes their kingdoms away

b. John’s whole beast is the Roman Empire in the last stage

1. His beast with 10 heads are one unit – Roman Empire in last stage

2. John omits the 3 horns loosing their kingdoms

7. Both Beasts Make War With The Saints Of The Most High

8. Both Beasts blaspheme The Most High’s Name

9. Both beasts will be in existence at the same time

a. The time of the rule of the 10 toes

b. Just before the setting up of the Stone Kingdom

10. Both Beasts Are In Power For 3 ½ Years – Do the math

a. Daniel says - Time, Times, & the dividing of time – Daniel 7:25

b. John says – 42 months

VI. The Little Horn

A. We Emphasize The Second Coming Of Christ

B. There Is 2 Other Comings Of Persons That Play An Important Role

1. The Antichrist

2. Satan

C. Both Testaments Teach A Last Day Evil, Mysterious Person

D. Isaiah & Paul Talk About The Same Person – The Antichrist

1. Isaiah sees the "Antichrist" as the Assyrian - Isaiah 10:5-6; 30: 27-33.

2. Isaiah tells what the Messiah will do to the Assyrian - Isaiah 11:4

a. He small smite the earth with the rod of His mouth

b. With the breath of His lips shall He slay the wicked

1. The word translated ‘the wicked’ is in the singular number

2. Does not mean wicked persons in general – One wicked person

3. Paul says the same thingwill happen to the wicked one

II Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

Names of the Last Day Evil, Mysterious Person

In the Old Testament

In the New Testament

The Assyrian

Isaiah 10:5-6; 14:24-25; 30:27-33

The Man of Sin

II Thessalonians 2:3-8

The Wicked

Isaiah 11:4

Son of Perdition

II Thessalonians 2: 3-8

King of Babylon

Isaiah 14:4

That Wicked

II Thessalonians 2: 3-8

Lucifer

Isaiah 14:12

Antichrist

I John 2:18

King of Tyrus

Ezekiel 28:11-19

The Beast

Revelation 13:1-8

The Little Horn

Daniel 7:8; 8:9-12

A King of Fierce Countenance

Daniel 8:23

The Prince That Shall Come

Daniel 9:26

The Wilful King

Daniel 11:36-12:13

E. More On Paul’s Teaching About The Antichrist

II Thessalonians 2:3 ¶ Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

II Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

II Thessalonians 2:5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

II Thessalonians 2:6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

II Thessalonians 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

II Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

II Thessalonians 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

II Thessalonians 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

II Thessalonians 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

II Thessalonians 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

1. The Man Of Sin

a. All sin will be in him

b. The mystery of Iniquity was working in Paul’s day

c. The apostasy will be more than just a corruption of Christianity

1. The apostasy will be a complete denial of Christ

2. It will be the denial of Father, Son, & Holy Ghost

3. It will be the personification of lawlessness

2. The Son Of Perdition

Genesis 3:15 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.

a. The woman’s seed was Christ

b. The serpent’s seed is antichrist

a. Christ was born miraculously – by a virgin and the Holy Spirit – Luke 1:35

b. The Antichrist will undoubtedly be born of a woman and Satan

c. This person will be called son of perdition or of Satan

c. Who Is The Restrainer? – In Daniel We See Gabriel Restraining A Prince

Daniel 10:12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

Daniel 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

d. And We See Him – At A Change Of Kingdoms

Daniel 10: 20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

F. Isaiah & Ezekiel Talk About The Same Person – The Antichrist

1. In Isaiah 14:4-17 there is a description of a King of Babylon

a. He will smite the people in his wrath

b. He will rule the nations in anger

c. He is called Lucifer - Son of the Morning – Describes his fall.

d. There has never been a King of Babylon fitting that description

1. It points to some future King of Babylon

2. When Babylon shall be rebuilt, as we have seen it is to be

e. Verses 12 - 14 refer to Satan –

1. Lucifer

2. Describes him before his fall

f. He is to incarnate himself in the Antichrist

1. He will be a future king of Babylon

2. Pride will lead to his fall – Same with satan

Revelation 13:1 ¶ 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.

Revelation 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.

2. Ezekiel has a similar view of the Antichrist - Named King of Tyrus

Ezekiel 28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

Ezekiel 28:16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

Ezekiel 28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

a. The last stage of the Roman Empire will include Tyre & Babylon

b. Antichrist will be king of both places

VII. Daniel Had Two Visions Of Little Horn – Chapters 7,8 & 11

A. The little horn rising amoung the 10 horns – Daniel 7:8

B. Ram & He-goat - Daniel 8:3-12, 20-25

1. Daniel saw a great horn between the eyes of the he-goat

a. Broken off

b. 4 notable horns came up in its place

c. On one appeared a little horn

Daniel 8:9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.

10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.

11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

2. The angel Gabriel interpreted the little horn

Daniel 8:23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

Daniel 8:24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.

Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

a. This little horn - same as the little horn of the 4^th wild beast

b. This little horn – Is not Antiochus Epiphanes

1. Antiochus did some similar things as Antichrist

a. BC 166 desecrated the Temple Altar at Jerusalem

b. He built an idol altar on it

c. offered swine flesh on it

2. The little horn’s conduct doesn’t jive with Antiochus’ behavior

a. Antiochus Epiphanes never cast down any of the Host of Heaven

b. He did not magnify himself against the Prince of the Host

c. He did not stand up against the Prince of Princes - Christ

d. He was not broken without hand – died naturally at Tabae - BC 165

e. The Angel Gabriel distinctly states

1. The Vision belongs not to the time of Antiochus Epiphanes

2. The Vision belongs to the Time Of The End - Daniel 8:17

a. That is, to the end of the Times of the Gentiles

b. which is still future.

f. Gabriel’s mission

1. Tell what happens in the Last End of the Indignation - Daniel 8:19

2. This is the Great Tribulation

3. Little horn of Daniel 8:9-12, 23-25 & of the 4^th wild beast Daniel 7:7-8

a. Appear at the same time

b. This time is called the Time of the End

c. They both describe the same person - The Antichrist

IX. Comparison of John’s 2 Beast Visions

A. Beast Has A Dual Meaning – Last Stage Of The Roman Empire & Antichrist

1. Last Stage of Roman Empire – Comes out of the sea of nations – Revelation 13:1

2. Antichrist comes up out of the bottomless pit – Revelation 11:7; 17:8

B. Body of the beast – Includes characteristics of the First 3 Wild Beasts

1. The body is like a leopard – Largest Part – Grecian characteristic predominant

2. Bear paws – Persian characteristic

3. Mouth of a lion – Babylonian characteristic

C. The Beast That Comes Out Of The Sea – Beast At The Height of Power

1. Has 7 Heads

2. Has 10 Horns

3. All Horns are crowned

4. Shows Empire at height of power

a. It has all its heads

b. The ten kings are all crowned

D. The Beast That Comes Out Of The Bottomless Pit – Revelation 17

1. Has 7 Heads

2. Has 10 Horns

3. No Crowns

4. Shows Empire at the beginning of the week – before kings crowned

E. The Scarlet Clothed Woman Is Seen Riding The Beast

1. She represents apostate church after the rapture

2. Wars will precede the rise of Antichrist

a. 10 nations will align together for protection

b. The woman will play a part in the alliance – Union of church & state

c. The woman will dominate in the alliance

d. In the middle of the week the kings will receive their crowns

1. The kings will receive their crowns

2. They will hate the whore

a. The kings will make her ddesolate and naked

b. The kings will eat her flesh – confiscate her wealth

c. The kings will burn her – Burn down her cathedrals – Revelation 17:16

Revelation 17:9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

Revelation 17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

3. The 7 heads are 7 mountains – tie the beast with the Roman Empire

4. The 7 heads also represent 7 kings

a. 5 are fallen – don’t know who they are

b. 1 is the king in power at this time

c. The one to come - Antichrist

Revelation 17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

Revelation 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

5. The 8^th king that is of the seven

Revelation 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.

a. The Antichrist receives a deadly wound

1. Probably at the hand of an assassin

2. He actually dies or simulates death - His body is lying in state

3. He rises from the dead

a. Becomes the 8^th though he is of the 7 revived

b. Imitates Christ’s resurrection

b. The world wonders at the beast

c. This could be the change in the antichrist – breaks the Jewish covenant

d. Abomination of Desolation – Daniel 9:27; Matthew 24:15

F. Daniel’s Little Horn, Paul’s Man Of Sin, John’s Beast – All The Same Person

1. Begin at the same time

2. Occupy the same territory

3. Have the same characteristics

4. Do the same work

5. Meet with the same fate

G. The Antichrist

1. The last Gentile Emperor

2. Will be composite in character – combined abilities

a. Will have combined abilities of 3 Wild Beasts

b. The Dragon will give him power

3. He will have a supernatural gift of attracting unregenerate men

4. He will have superhuman wisdom

5. He will be a flatterer

6. A Good Politician

H. After The Antichrist’s Resurrection

1. His success will be intoxicating

2. He will be the personification of wickedness & Blasphemy

Comparison Of Revelation’s Two Beast Visions

Beast Out Of The Sea	Scarlet Colored Beast
Revelation 13:1 ¶ 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. Revelation 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. Revelation 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. Revelation 13:4 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? Revelation 13:5 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. Revelation 13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. Revelation 13:7 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.	Revelation 17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns…. Revelation 17:7 ….. I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. Revelation 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. Revelation 17:9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. Revelation 17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. Revelation 17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. Revelation 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. Revelation 17:13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. Revelation 17:14 ¶ These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. Revelation 17:15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. Revelation 17:16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. Revelation 17:17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

John’s First Beast	John’s Second Beast
The Beast Has A Dual Meaning – Last Stage Of The Roman Empire and Antichrist
Comes Out Of The Sea – Represents The Beast At The Height Of Its Power	Comes Out Of The Bottomless Pit – Represents The Empire At The Beginning Of The Tribulation
Includes Characteristics Of The First Three Beasts	Includes Characteristics Of The First Three Beasts
Has Seven Heads	Has Seven Heads
Has 10 Horns	Has 10 Horns
Has Ten Crowns On The Horns	Horns Have No Crowns
Wars On Earth Precede The Rise Of Antichrist	Wars Cause Ten Horns To Align For Mutual Protection
Five Of The Heads Have Fallen, The Sixth Is Ruling Now	Scarlet Clothed Woman Riding The Beast – Represents Apostate Church After the Rapture
The Last Of The Seven Heads Makes A Seven Year Peace Pact With Israel	While Riding The Beast, The Woman Will Aid In Federation – Union of Church And State
The One Head Wounded Mortally – Represents The Antichrist	Ten Horns Receive Their Crowns And Hate The Woman
Imitates Christ’s Resurrection – 8^th King	Ten Horns Hate The Woman
After Resurrection He Breaks The Seven Year Pact With Israel	Ten Kings Will Expose The Woman, Kill Her, And Take Her Wealth
He Is Personification Of Wickedness And Blasphemy	Ten Kings Will Take The Woman’s Wealth And Burn Her Cathedrals

X. The Second Beast Out Of The Earth - The False Prophet

A. Daniel Did Not See The Little Horn’s Companion

1. Was additional revelation given to John

2. Not Revealed in Daniel

B. John describes the Second Beast

Revelation 13:11 ¶ 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.

Revelation 13:12 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.

Revelation 13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

Revelation 13:14 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.

Revelation 13:15 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.

Revelation 13:16 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:

Revelation 13:17 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.

Revelation 13:18 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.

B. The Second Beast was Like a Lamb With 2 Horns

1. Spake As A Dragon

2. Called The False Prophet 3 Times– Revelation 16:13; 19:20; 20:10

3. Associated with the 1^st Beast (Antichrist)

4. Associated once with the Dragon (Satan) & the 1st Beast

C. Christ Prophesied About the False Prophet and Antichrist

Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

D. Both Beasts are cast alive into the Lake of Fire - Revelation 19: 20

1. The First Beast is a king

a. He will exalt & call himself god

II Thessalonians 2:3 ¶ Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

II Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he

b. He will accept the Kingdoms that Satan offered Christ

Luke 4:5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

Luke 4:6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

Luke 4:7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

Luke 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

2. The False Prophet

a. Is not a King

b. Does not exalt himself

c. Exalts 1^st Beast" – Revelation 13:12

d. Has same relationship to the 1^st beast as the Holy Spirit's relation to Christ

1. As Christ’s followers are sealed by the Holy Spirit til the Day of Redemption

Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

2. So the 1^st beast’s followers will be sealed by the False Prophet til the Day of Perdition

Revelation 13:16 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:

Revelation 13:17 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.

Revelation 13:18 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.

II Peter 3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

e. False Prophet will be a Miracle Worker

1. He exercises the power of Antichrist

Revelation 13:12 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.

2. Jesus was a Miracle Worker - His Mighty Works done in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Acts10: 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

f. The false prophet will command people to make an image of the 1^st Beast & Worship it

Daniel’s Beast	John’s Beast
Came Out Of The Great Sea - Mediterranean	Came Out Of The Sea – Mediterranean John In Prison – Isle Of Patmos
Unlike Any Other Known Beast – Iron Teeth, Nails of Brass	Unlike Any Other Known Beast – Lion’s Mouth, Leopard’s Body, Bear’s Paws
Had Ten Horns Representing Kings	Had Ten Horns Representing Kings
Wars Against The Saints Of The Most High	Wars Against The Saints Of The Most High
Blaspheme The Most High’s Name	Blaspheme The Most High’s Name
Exists at the Time Of Ten Kings And Just Before The Stone Kingdom	Exists at the Time Of Ten Kings And Just Before The Stone Kingdom
In Power For 3 ½ Years Times, Time, & Dividing Of Time	In Power For 3 ½ Years Forty-Two Months
Represents The Roman Empire	Represents The Roman Empire
Had One Head	Had Seven Heads
Beast Itself Represents First Stage Roman Empire	Whole Beast Represents Last Stage Roman Empire
Ten Horns And Little Horn Rpresents Last Stage Of Roman Empire	Whole Beast Represents Last Stage Roman Empire


Dragon	Beast	False Prophet