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| 1AC | Rev 13:1-3 | The lion, bear and leopard represent the sequence of the rise and fall of Babylon, Medo-Persia and Greece Rome and the ten horns, the ten nations of Europe as found in Daniel 7. |
| 2AC | Dan 7:1-4 |
--The waters symbolize multitudes of people (Rev 17:15) --The beasts represent kingdoms (7:17) The first beast, the lion symbolizes Babylon who ruled in 605 BC. |
| 3AC | Dan 7:5-7 | The Bear is Medo Persia (538 BC), the Leopard is Greece (331 BC). The Terrifying beast was Rome (161AD). The ten horns represent the division of Rome into ten Barbarian Nations. |
| 4AC | Dan 7:8 | The Little Horn that uprooted the ten, and spoke boastfully is the same power as the beast of Rev 13. |
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Dan 7:23-24 |
The Little Horn arises in Rome, after the division of the empire into the European states and will uproot three of those states. Constantine moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople and gave the Bishop of Rome his authority and power. The leader of the church joined with the political powers of the state to oppose those who would dare oppose her doctrines. This resulted in the uprooting of three Barbarian nations who opposed the Church. |
| 6AC | Dan 7:25 | He would blaspheme God: The Church put man in God's place by assuming the authority to forgive sins. |
| 7AC | Dan 7:25 | He would Persecute God's people as evidenced by the persecutions of the dark ages, such as the Spanish Inquisition. |
| 8AC | Dan 7:25 | He would try to change the set times and the laws. The Roman church did claim to change the Sabbath from the 7th day to the 1st day of the week. |
| 9AC | Dan 7:25 | He would be in power for time times and ½ time. Compare with Rev 12:14, 6. This corresponds to the time of persecution lasting 1260 days, or years. |
| 10AC | Rev 13:4 | The beast is a religious authority (he is worshipped.) Satan wants to be worshipped, so he gives his authority to the beast and those who worship the beast worship him. |
| 11AC | Rev 13:7 | He is also a political authority with world wide power. |
| 12AC | Rev 13:1-3 |
--The waters symbolize
multitudes of people (17:15) --Just as the Father gave His authority to His Son, Christ who was resurrected from the deadly wound, Satan gives his authority to the Beast whose deadly wound was healed. |
| 13AC | Rev 13:4 | The beast is a religious authority (he is worshipped.) Satan wants to be worshipped, so he gives his authority to the beast and those who worship the beast worship him. |
| 14AC | Rev 13:7 | He is also a political authority with world wide power. |
| 15AC | Rev 13:8 | The entire world acknowledges his authority. |
| 16AC |
Rev 13:11-13 |
Just as the Son sends the Holy Spirit to perform miracles and gather the world into His Church, so the Beast sends the second beast (False Prophet Rev 19:20) to perform miracle s and gather the world into his church. The Dragon, the Beast and the False Prophet form a counterfeit to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Beast is Satan's counterfeit "kingdom of God" or church. |
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