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.
When and by what means will the effects of sin be removed?
How is the love of God supplied to the believer?
6. Under the influence of her tender care and faithful instruction, what is said of the child life of Jesus?
What is said of those who read, hear, and keep the things contained in this book?
What did the prophet see in this vision?
What is the character of this new power?
7. What spirits stand ever ready to deceive and ruin those who are off guard or bent on going astray?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle