The Beast from the Sea
Revelation 13:1-10
And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore.
Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads were blasphemous names.
The beast that I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne, and great authority.
I saw one of his heads as if it had been fatally wounded, and his fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast;
They worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?”
A mouth was given to him, speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him.
And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
It was also given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and authority was given to him over every tribe, people, language, and nation.
All who live on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slaughtered.
If anyone has an ear, let him hear. If anyone is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is the perseverance and the faith of the saints.
Three Periods Between the Rapture and the Second Coming
In a study of all the passages that relate to the end times, it becomes clear that there are three major time periods between the Rapture and the Second Coming. The first is the period of preparation, a relatively short period, in which the ten-nation kingdom emerges.
Its leader rises to conquer the first three and then all ten kingdoms. When this leader becomes powerful, due to his backing by the ten kingdoms, he can make the covenant with Israel for seven years as described in Daniel 9:27.
This introduces the second period, which covers the first half of the seven years mentioned in the covenant. In the middle of the seven years, however, a dramatic change takes place, and the ruler of the ten kingdoms becomes a world dictator, apparently without a war.
This sets the stage for the third period, the last three-and-a-half years leading up to the Second Coming of Christ. Accordingly, there is first a period of preparation leading up to the seven-year period.
Then there will be three-and-a-half years of peace, the second period, and this will be followed by the third period of great trouble and tribulation. The third period will be followed immediately by the Second Coming.
‘Three Amigos’ Summit – January 10, 2023
The US, Mexico, and Canada summit brought together three presidents to discuss major events and initiatives to align our countries.
They say this will never happen, but our Bible says otherwise, speaking of the ten horns and seven heads.
The End Time Player
Could this be a picture of what is to come? It seems clear to me that we are trying to destroy the United States of America. In order for the United States to be reborn, she must die.
The end-time unification! America, we have no idea: our arm has been cut, a main artery has been severed, and we are bleeding to death. We are hemorrhaging as an incoming catastrophe unfolds.
We can’t do it all at once, but our southern border remains open with no plan to close it. The Biden administration has literally lifted the gate of the southern border.
They may as well start building bridges and an interstate between Mexico and America. I’m speaking of an alignment!
They call this a conspiracy theory, but the Word of God calls it a ten-nation kingdom.
In Revelation 13:1-10 and Daniel 7, prophetic visions were given concerning this fourth beast—the last kingdom to rule the earth.
Revelation 13:1 states that it has ten horns and ten crowns. In the final empire, the beast gathers in all of the preceding empires, pictured as a lion, a bear, and a leopard.
John writes,
“The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion” (Rev. 13:2).
From Daniel 7 and Revelation 13, it may be concluded that the Bible speaks of a future world empire that will be a revival of the Roman Empire, which was in existence when Christ was on earth. The extent of the power of this world empire is given in
Revelation 13:5-7:
The ten-nation emergence is taking shape. The alliance of nations is happening. The reestablishment of Russia!
After its fall on Christmas Day, 1991, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sat down at a table deep inside the Kremlin and prepared to deliver a monumental speech.
Associated Press reporter Alan Cooperman was among the few journalists allowed in. Alan snapped this picture as Gorbachev closed the folder.
Yet, in the last twelve years, Putin has pushed for her reunification. Thus, the war in Ukraine.
This all precedes the Second Coming of Christ. These ten nations will come together—they must.
As the fourth kingdom is finally terminated by Jesus Christ’s coming from heaven (Dan. 7:13-14), it becomes clear that this form of the kingdom will emerge before the Second Coming of Christ.
I believe the Rapture will trigger violent events across the whole world. Is the world ready for such alliances? I believe it is—they are coming together!
The Emergence of Antichrist
In the words of John F. Walvoord, who has been gone from us for many years:
In addition to explaining that the empire will consist of ten kingdoms, Daniel was told that there will be an eleventh horn, an individual who will conquer them all. This is stated in Daniel 7:8: “While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them;
and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth that spoke boastfully.” This eleventh horn, obviously, is another king distinct from the ten kings mentioned earlier.
At Daniel’s request, an explanation was given to him about it in Daniel 7:24: “After them, another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings.”
As stated in 7:23, he will eventually conquer the entire world, and it seems clear that he gains control of all these ten kingdoms before he rises to become a world dictator.
In Revelation 13:1-10, another prophetic vision was given concerning this fourth beast.
Revelation 13:1 states that it has ten horns and ten crowns. In the final empire, the beast gathers in all the preceding empires, pictured as a lion, a bear, and a leopard. John writes, “The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion” (Rev. 13:2).
From Daniel 7 and Revelation 13, it may be concluded that the Bible speaks of a future world empire that will be a revival of the Roman Empire, which was in existence when Christ was on earth.
The extent of the power of this world empire is given in Revelation 13:5-7:
The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months. He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, to slander His name and His dwelling place, and those who live in heaven.
He was given the power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.
According to the book of Revelation, this ruler will head the world government for forty-two months.
This forty-two-month period is the last three-and-a-half years prior to the Second Coming of Christ. During that period, there will be unprecedented trouble. This is described in Daniel 12:1:
“There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.”
Christ also spoke of this time of trouble preceding His Second Coming when He told some of the disciples:
“For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened” (Matt. 24:21-22).
In Matt. 24:29-30, Christ goes on to explain to His disciples that His Second Coming will bring this time of trouble to a close:
“Immediately after the distress of those days, ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
At that time, the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.” (Matt. 24:30)
The Covenant with Israel
Daniel 9:27 describes the final seven years leading up to the Second Coming of Christ and divides it into two periods: the first being the three-and-a-half years during which the covenant is observed, and the second being the three-and-a-half years when the covenant is broken, resulting in the termination of Jewish sacrifices in their temple.
The Jews will make this seven-year covenant with the ruler over the ten kingdoms who later becomes the world dictator. Though the term “Antichrist” is never applied directly to this world ruler, he will be the ultimate fulfillment of predictions of the Antichrist (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 7).
The Antichrist is anyone who opposes Christ or claims to be a substitute for Christ. The apostle John declared that the Antichrist is coming, but that there are many antichrists:
“Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come” (1 John 2:18).
John further defines an antichrist:
“Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the antichrist—he denies the Father and the Son” (1 John 2:22).
John further describes an antichrist as one who denies that Christ came in the flesh as God in 1 John 4:3:
“But every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.”
The same explanation is given in 2 John 7. The future world ruler who governs ten nations and later becomes a dictator over the whole world is the Antichrist because he is against Christ and is a substitute for Christ, as the prefix “anti” means.