Power and Authority of the Beast

Revelations 13:2

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“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 13:2

This is the beast described in the post on Revelation 13:1. This beast has seven heads, ten horns, and ten crowns that blasphemes the name of God. This means the beast is global on all seven continents and in all nations. This beast rises up through the sea of the global population and is responsible for causing the spiritual sand. This is the beast living within people through their thoughts, words, feelings, and behaviors. Below is a description of the beast living within the people of the global culture.

1] Like a leopard: Leopards are agile, lives in various habitats, well-camouflaged, has a broad diet, and is an opportunistic hunter. This describes the people of the global culture who are agile, lives in different cities across the globe, can blend well into any social environment, will prey on anyone who opposes them, and is opportunistic in pouncing on the outliers of their social network. What makes them so versatile? The beast that lives within their physiology gives them uncanny knowledge, heightened intuition, uncanny authority over others, extraordinary skills and talents, amazing physical abilities, etc. Because it blasphemes God, we know its agility is used come against the followers of Jesus Christ, His Gospel, and all of Christianity. A leopard is mentioned in Daniel 7:6. Click here for a post on the leopard as mentioned in Daniel 7:6.

2] Feet like a bear’s: To have the claws of a bear is to be vicious in the ability to tear things apart. Because it blasphemes God, we know its claws are designed to tear apart fellowship in Jesus Christ and any relationship formed through the Holy Spirit. A bear is mentioned in Daniel 7:5 in the context of ripping apart Christian relationships. Click here for a post on the bear as mentioned in Daniel 7:1-8.

3] Mouth like a lion’s: When thinking about a mouth of a lion, we think of its mighty and almost deafening roar. And also, its ability to chew to pieces its prey. Because it blasphemes God, we know the “mouth of a lion” is used against belief in God and those who share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is the mouth of the people of the global culture who will roar with words to aggressively put down the testimony of Jesus Christ. And to chew to pieces the presence of the Holy Spirit. A lion is mentioned in Daniel 7:4 in this same context. Click here for a post on the lion as mentioned in Daniel 7:1-8.

4] Satan gives this beast its power. Similar to how God gave Jesus Christ His great power through His Spirit, Satan gives great power to the beast. Satan imitates God’s Trinity with the first beast of this verse and verse 1, being his son. The second beast, with two horns like a lamb [Revelation 13:11-12], is Satan’s version of the Holy Spirit. Thus, Satan the dragon is the father of his son [the first beast] that is given life/breath to speak through the second beast. This is similar to God who has given great power and authority to Jesus Christ who is given life/breath to speak through us through the Holy Spirit.

5] Satan gives this beast his seat of power. The seat of power that is given to this beast is within the temple of God, our body. This is done by the beast with two horns like a lamb that gives life/breath to the image of the beast to speak through people. The beast speaks through people by the ability to give people what to think, feel, say, and do and is the one “”…who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Click here for a post on the “man of sin”.

6] Satan gives the beast great authority. The great authority given to the beast is the power over the human heart to control what people think, feel, say, and do. The authority of the beast is so great that, “It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb…” Revelation 13:7-8

If anyone ever gets tempted to snuggle up to the furry creatures, because they disguise themselves as being very approachable, just remember that they are predators, and their prey is decent human beings who embrace the Spirit of Christ. Everyone knows about wolves in sheep’s clothing; well, this is a beast in human clothing. Its only purpose is to steal, kill and destroy anything to do with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The beast lives from within the masses around the world, and they are in every sector of society in cities around world

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11