#3 Decoding the First Beast of Revelation 13
Channel: End Time Prophecies
Date: 2020-06-08

Revelation 13:5-10
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Decoding the first beast of Revelation 13
This is the third of 3 videos unmasking the first beast of Revelation 13.  Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel and click on the notification button so that you don't miss any of my future videos.  
This Bible prophecy predicts 2500 years of history in advance right down to our present day.  If you want to know what's going to happen to those of us who are living in these end times, stay tuned.  My pledge to you,  We'll be using the Bible to interpret itself.  No guesswork required.  
What does the Bible tell us about this beast? Be sure to view my first two videos which deal with verses 1-3 in greater depth, but for now let me summarize.

Revelation 13:1-3 reads And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast, and they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast.

If you're one of my channel subscriber's you already recognize this beast.  Where have we seen him before?
The prophet Daniel was shown these beasts approximately 500 years before the birth of Jesus.  Lets take a look.
Daniel 7:2 reads,  “I saw in my vision by night, four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other. 4 The first was like a lion, 5 The second, like a bear.  And there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads.
The fourth beast was dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth;  It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. 8 I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them... And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.
The beasts are one and the same.  The beasts in both prophecies have 7 heads among them; both mention 10 horns; and the beasts are blasphemous. 
What are these beasts?  Luckily we don't have to guess.  Daniel shown the names of the first three kingdoms that were represented by these animals.
The prophecy of Daneil chapter two is the key to understanding the beasts of Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 & 17.  Daniel 2:37 tells us that the first kingdom is Babylon.  In Daniel 5:28 we learn that Babylon fell to Medo-Persia.  Daniel 10:20 tells us that the third kingdom is Greece which was divided into 4 sections, explaining why the leopard-like beast had 4 heads.  And the fourth dreadful beast is explained in Daniel 11:20 where we read of an "imposer of taxes."  This was Caesar Augustus, the first Casesar to rule the Imperial Roman Empire.
But can we be sure that the beasts are kingdoms and not something more sinister?
Once again, the Bible gives us the answer.  Daniel 7:17 reads ‘Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings which arise out of the earth, and Daniel 7:23 reads  ‘The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth.  We learn from these two verses, that beasts represent kings and kingdoms.  
But what do the horns on the dreadful fourth beast represent?  Daniel 7:24 reads "The ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom."   
We know from history, that Rome deterioriated into 10 kingdoms. These kingdoms make up modern Europe.  The first beast of Revelation 13 is a compilation of the 4 beasts of Daniel 7. Revelation 13 also tells us that one of the heads of this beast will be mortally wound, but the wound will be healed and the whole world will worship this beast.  

What else does the Bible reveal about this beast?  Revelation 13:5-8 reads And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. 6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. 7 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. 8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Revelation 13 tells us alot about the first beast. Lets look closely at each point using the Bible to interpret itself.

Point #1:  

The beast Arose out of the sea.  The angel tells the prophet John that the sea symbolizes a densely populated area. Revelation 17:15 reads Then he said to me,