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.
Upon how many does God bestow His blessings?
What is the character of a child who will not listen to his father's instruction?
How does Nehemiah describe the giving of the law at Sinai ?
In what instruction did He emphasize the importance of keeping the law?
What means will be employed to compel all to receive this mark?
Is it our duty always to give what is expected or asked?
What will it mean to dwell in God's presence?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle