Revelation 13:16-17
Author: R New
I'm a 1959 Baby Boomer which has allowed me to see drastic changes in the Christian landscape. I grew up going to Church every Sunday, in those days the Bible still had strong roots in America. In my 20's, I participated with the Church in public meetings. There were about eight of us who would go out to a street corner or public park to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There were horns, a bass drum, singing, and a short Salvation message from the Bible. Suddenly, that all changed. The city passed ordinances to prohibit that type of public "solicitation." Today, it seems almost illegal to mention the Gospel to the younger generation.
I retired at the age of 62. As a person living for the testimony of Jesus Christ, I always felt like a salmon swimming against the current. Work was always a struggle between trying to be a decent individual while dealing with "progressive" and "left wing" changes at the workplace.
It's clear that there is a force in the world that is quietly eliminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ while making Christians look like enemies of humanity. At the same time, there is a force in the world that has power over physiology and is able to form thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It is definitely against Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 is something I always want to cling to, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." I know the suffering of spiritual assault that hinders a constructive lifestyle & when frustration & anger seems to be the sole option - I know we can survive through the Cross of Christ. We have a home in the Kingdom of Heaven waiting for us.
Image of the Beast
Revelation 13:15
Beast does miracles to persuade people to make an image to the beast.
Revelations 13:13-14
Beast with two horns like a lamb makes the world serve the first beast.
Revelation 13:11-13
Patience and Faith of the Saints
Revelations 13:9-10
Beast overcomes Christians and conquers the world
Revelation 13:7-8
Beast speaks of great things and reigns for “42 Months” on this earth.
Revelations 13:5-6
People in Lystra believed that gods came down in the likeness of men.
Acts 14:11-12
Beast is Unchallengeable
Revelation 13:4
Beast possesses power over physiology, has healing power, and power over life and death.
Revelation 13:3