In Revelation 14:9 there is an angel said to be a third one who cries to humans “…if any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of Elohim…..” From the foregoing warning it is important to understand who the beast really is, and its image as well. Otherwise, how can one be saved from the wrath announced on the worshippers of the beast and his image?
This interpretation of the angel implies that the four beasts of Daniel that apostle John sees them unified in revelation 13 symbolises the amalgamation of four kings or kingdoms of the earth into a single last mega human empire. Why do we say it is a merger of the Babylonian, Medo- Persian, Greek and pagan roman empires? As much as Elohim presents these four kingdoms sequentially in Daniel 7, he still speaks of them as follows “….as concerning the rest of the beasts….their dominion was taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a time and a season” Daniel 7:12. It is clear that these four kingdoms outlived their individual dominion on earth, for they are found to be there even at the end of days. Each came and ruled, but Satan preserved each sublimely into the conquering one waiting for the last chance at the end of days. You see when the pagan Roman Empire, had its time, the Devil found out that martyrdom was working against him. The blood shed seemed to water the seeds of the kingdom of heaven, and the fields would be heavy with a bumper harvest unless he changed tactics. He therefore designed to fight the battle from within the foe’s quarters. In the 4th century, through Emperor Constantine, the Roman pagan empire adopted Christianity as their official religion and by 538 AD, it was formally referred to as The Holy Roman Empire. This was how the beast of amalgamation came into being.
In 1798 Elohim sent relief when Napoleon Bonaparte, a French leader attacked Vatican and smashed the Roman institutions thereafter deporting the Pope himself. This period is spoken of as follows “….one of its heads seemed to have received a mortal wound…but recovered" Revelation 13:3. It is also said “….the beast that you saw was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit and go into perdition..." Revelation 17:8 After this interlude, when much of the world is lazing about capitalism and material wealth amassing, when nobody expects it, battle realignments are being redrawn and the reincarnated Holy Roman Empire will soon wield its powers to lead all in worshiping the dragon (Satan).
Among other myriads of characteristics, this merger draws idolatry from Babylon as we read in Daniel chapter 3 and also rebellion as we read in Genesis chapter 11. The empire also draws its claim to be infallible and its laws unchangeable like those of the Medes and the Persians as shown in Daniel 6:8. The leopard trait of this amalgamation is described as follows “…the Greeks seek after wisdom…. For we preach Messiah crucified….to the Greeks foolishness….” 1 Corinthians 1:22, 23. This amalgamation disdains the wisdom of Elohim and exalts human philosophy. Traits inherited from the fourth beast include governance, legislature, military coercion on dissidents and education systems and curriculum. They, humans, submit to its ruthless rule in worship and adoration as follows “….who is like unto the beast….who is able to make war with him?”
How has the world worshiped the beast? This worship involves resigning to the institutions and instructions from the beast that are contrary to the bible. They include but are not limited to: substituting the seventh day Sabbath with the first day Sunday, baptising children who cannot repent neither mature enough to enter into a holy covenant with their saviour, promising people heaven while their saviour promises them a new earth wherein dwells righteousness (Revelation 5:9, 10; 2 Peter 3:13), requesting dead saints to intercede for believers to God (Deuteronomy 18:10,11), claiming their leader can forgive sins upon confession (11 Thessalonians 2:3 – 12), substituting holy festivals of Elohim (Leviticus chapter 23) with pagan festivals such as Christmas and Easter.
To aid this reincarnated beast, is another cool lamb–like kingdom arising from the earth. Unlike all other beasts that arise from the waters (multitudes of humans according to Revelation 17:15) only modern day America rose to greatness from a relatively “barren” land. However the seemingly cool kingdom soon starts speaking like the dragon telling the world to make an image to the former beast. It is with America, where Protestants found refuge from the onslaught of Rome, at the forefront that a world empire of religion; a merger of Christian churches that once protested against Rome, is being set up. This ecumenical pro-Roman movement appealing for the union of Christian denominations is the image of the beast and upholds most of the above institutions of the beast.
This mega empire is very religious as shown in Revelation 13: 6 “…it blasphemes the Name of Elohim, and his tabernacle and them that dwell in heaven….” Today you can see how the beast blasphemes the Holy Name in all translations of the Holy Scriptures. The empire has taken the Name of the Creator and made him like a lifeless object translating The Name into all languages against the very basic norm of all translations; it is a blasphemous effort of Satan of claiming that Elohim is nothing more than a lifeless object. The beast has misled the whole world that Vatican is the seat of truth, thereby blaspheming the tabernacle of Elohim. Satan, using the beast has deluded the whole world to forsake Jerusalem, the city of truth (Zechariah 8: 3). This City of truth is the shadow of the heavenly Jerusalem, where Elohim says “….is his tabernacle…,” (Psalms 76:2). The beast now blasphemes the tabernacle of Elohim, by likening the heavenly tabernacle of Elohim, to the filthy Babylon (Vatican) which is “…..the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit….” Revelation 18:2. Starting with the claim that their leader (Pope) is the representative of the infallible Messiah, the beast has truly blasphemed the dwellers of heaven. He furthermore blasphemes against the holy hosts of heaven and ministers of Elohim by likening them to winged idols on the walls of its seat, which is Vatican or Babylon. Let us all stay put in our heavenly reverance and not compromise for we were redeemed dearly by our Abba through The Son.
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