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.
What other title is given this revelation of God to man?
To whom is our worship justly due?
In what prophecy was the work of reconciliation foretold?
For what is all Scripture profitable?
How will the decisions of the judgment be executed?
8. After commending this church for their good works, what charge did the Lord bring against them?
6. Looking forward to the conflicts through which His followers must pass, what cheering message did Christ send them through the Apostle John?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle