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.
After man had sinned, how did God show His love, and His willingness to forgive?
Is there salvation through any other?
14. Who are the disciples of Jesus, and what gracious work does the truth do for those who receive it?
What was denoted by the ten horns?
What final disposition was made of the sins of the people?
What does God say the Sabbath will be to those who hallow it, or keep it holy?
What petitions may we confidently expect God to hear?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle