Revelation 13:1 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.
For I am the LORD, I change not. (Malachi 3:6)
There
are many of us who hold the opinion that the future of humanity as we know it
is at risk because our system of values has become corrupt and the world as we
know it is suffering from moral bankruptcy. Even America, that nation
that was founded upon the concept of, “God shed his grace on thee”, seems to
have lost its way and become adrift in a sea of deliberate confusion and
blasphemy. America, that proud nation that once chooses to challenge the status
quo and had the audacity to proclaim itself, “one nation under God”, has ripped
apart the moral fibers of its collective consciousness and now proclaims itself
a nation of many gods, cultures and beliefs. The only consensus is
the indoctrination of "In God we trust" has failed.
Nations once derived their value system from their culture and
their culture derives their values from religion or the lack of religion.
The ancient values of a Christian society are now being cast aside and
our culture is becoming self defining entity. The battle between
Christianity and atheism is now being fought and Christianity is loosing.
This does not set well with the professional pundits of Christian lore for they
proclaim to be a part of a group that the gates of Hell will not be able to
stand against. Jesus made this population
to Peter, but in the Book of Revelation Jesus condemn the church.
In a battle a bullet will kill, yet if the bullet is defective,
it may fail to do what was intended or expected it. Paul used an analogy of putting on the whole armor
of God, that you might be able to withstand the Devil. Failure to do so will allow will allow for premature
destruction of the soldier. Proper use
of armor requires we understand the instruction that comes with the package.
Proper use of the armor of God
requires that we understand the instructions that is contained within the
scripture. The uses of hermeneutics is the science of interpretation of the
Scriptures. Isolating verses of Scripture to prove a point of doctrine is
common practice, but it is not a valid approach to understanding God's word.
The Bible tells us that, “every way of a man is right in his own
eyes”. (Proverbs 21:2) This is human nature, but God also tells us that
only He can reveal the true motives of the heart, the nature of the human mind.
But, in today’s politically correct society are we really concerned about
what God has to say? Humanity has always been determined to live its
life, its own way, the way that feels good, and as humanity follows its own
path, it considers itself to be right in its decisions. But this is a
lie, because the very core and inner working of human nature is based on pride
and selfishness, the self being first. Whether we admit it or not, this
basic nature is the cause of conflicts, arguments, dissension, envy,
competition, hatred, wars, stress, and all of this makes for an unhappy
lifestyle. The battle between Christianity
and that way that seems right to man is in its final stage, and the Bible is
being used to justify the sin nature of humanity.
The concept of sin has become entangled in a legalistic argument
of what is right and what is wrong. The true concept of God can no longer
be injected into an argument because the burden of proof cannot be met from a
legalistic point of view. Christianity is struggling in the hands of the
devious in a fatal attempt to prove its relevancy. In order to remain a
relevant force, Christianity and society must come to an agreement
on what is right and what is wrong based upon subjective (man) morality rather
than objective (God) morality. In a political correct society it is
necessary to remove God from the equation and redefine sin as it applies to all
of mankind.
“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end
thereof are the ways of death.” (Proverbs 14:12) The objective morals that
once were promoted by the Western societies are being replaced by a subjective
morality. Christian values have become toxic and are being
replaced with politically correct values. The churches are
adopting a message of peaceful coexistence rather than confrontation. It
is conceivable that if Jesus or Paul were to preach a message in today's modern
church they would be harshly chastised. Imagine John the Baptist standing
in the pulpit of a marvelous and richly endowed church screaming, "Oh
ye generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath of
God." The use of the words, “The use of the words wrath of God
disturbs many.
Revelation 13:1 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.
The events of Revelation are upon us, despite the fact that our
great vast knowledge has allowed us to explain away many of the events, yet we
cannot deny the facts, the world is suffering.
There is confusion abounding, and there are those whose mission is to
create confusion. Daniel and John foresaw
a new nation rising up out of a sea of confusion, a nation filled with blasphemy.
It is my belief and hope that the events
portrayed in Revelation 13:1 take place after the Holy Spirit and the church
has been removed from the earth. These
events are proposed to take place during the tribulation. The
reason for my belief is that in Revelation 4:1 John is invited to “… Come up
hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter.” What follows in chapter four and the rest of
the Book of Revelation is John’s view from Heaven. When John was invited to “come up hither”,
the church is no longer mentioned as being here on earth.
Revelation 13:1 contains a wealth of
information presented in symbolic form.
To understand this verse we need to refer to the symbology of
Revelation. John is standing in a place
where he can view the event taking place
without being affected by them.
This is John’s view from Heaven.
He is standing among the chosen of God, the “sand” of the sea. The sea is multitudes of people existing in a
state of confusion. A teeming mass of
confused souls. Religious confusion, racial confusion, land
disputes all together forms a sea of confusion from which a new ruler emerges.
Now if you were to reread read Revelation 13:1
and replace the word “sea” with
“multitude of people” a sense of
deeper understanding should begin to emerge.
In the symbology of the scripture a beast refers to a ruler nation. John saw a “beast”, or a nation rising up out
of the confusion that had prevailed over the world, and he goes on to define
the power structure of this new form of government. One world government is a reality and men
of power are leading us toward that destination.
This is nothing new, it is a concept that has been promoted by the devil from the beginning. Out of desperation he tried to set Jesus Christ up as his ruler of the world. Matthew 4:8-9 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
What the Devil offered Jesus the organize church accepted. The voice of the true church is being silenced as more and more churches accept government funding and agree to bound by the rule and regulations set forth by the government. Remember Jesus last word to the church, Revelation 3:18-19 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
