What is the first -symbol of Revelation 13:9?
Answer
"And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten
horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy." Rev. 13: 1.
NOTES - As already learned from studying the Book of Daniel, a beast in prophecy represents
some great earthly power or kingdom; a head, a governing power; horns, number of kingdoms; crowned
heads or crowned horns, political ruler ship; waters, peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues."
Rev. 17: 15.
"The beasts of Daniel and John are empires. The ten-horned beast is the Roman power. . . . The
head is the governing power of the body. The heads of this beast represent successive governments.' -"Romanism and the Reformation," by H. Grattan Guinness, pages 144, 145.
22. After being united with Christ in the likeness of His death and resurrection, what should the believer do?
Who does the apostle say saw Christ after He was risen?
What is the last book of the Bible called?
How may we know that we love the children of God?
33. In view of the fact that we do not know the exact time of Christ's coming, what important admonition has He given us?
What appeared upon the opening of the second seal?
By what does one gain the victory over the world?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle