● Revelation 20:4 » And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and `I saw' the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
The dragon was arrested and only one angel was enough to arrest him, and imprisoned him for a thousand year in God's time (24 thousand years, a thousand years as a day), because he had given the power to the beast. The power that the dragon gave to the beast did not belong to him, it belonged to God, he possessed it because he was a prince of Light.
The two beasts are mentioned in seven chapters of the book of Revelation (from chapter 13 to 19), but six chapters report facts that happened in Eden before the flood when the cups of the wrath of God were poured out on those who worshiped the beast and the their image and received the signal on the forehead or hand. The beast's worshipers were called together for a battle at a place called Armageddon (Revelation 16:16). The beast that rose from the earth and the false prophet were cast alive into the lake of fire that burns with brimstone (Revelation 19:20). God repented of having formed man in Eden and sent the flood (Genesis 6:13). The beast that rose from the sea had one of its heads wounded to death and survived, managed to escape in the flood waters, stayed in the depths of the Earth and will return (Revelation 17:8). Chapter 17 of the book of Revelation reports the return of the beast and what happened in the past can happen again, human civilization will be destroyed.
● Revelation 16:16 » And they gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew Har-magedon.
● Revelation 17:8 » The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, `they' whose name hath not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is not, and shall come.
Who is the beast of Revelation 13, who was and who is to come?
The beast that came out of the sea, mentioned in Revelation-13 is a spirit and this spirit has seven heads and ten horns. The ten horns are the powers that the dragon gave to the beast and are cited as ten kings who have not yet received the kingdom (have not received a body).
It is common to confuse the beast of Revelation with the vision of Daniel. The animal with ten horns spoken of in Daniel 7:7 is represented by Rome, but were kings who reigned.
The beast has already appeared (Revelation 17:8). Those who are waiting for the mark of the beast are mistaken (the 666 chip came to confuse), this fact happened in the past and should not happen again, because everyone has already been clarified through Revelation 13. The beast appeared in the midst of the christianity and has deceived many because she needs the power of worship they are giving her. The beast has seven heads and each head a mount and they settled as seven queens through apparitions (Revelation 17:9).
● Revelation 17:6 » And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with a great wonder.
● Revelation 17:7 » And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and the ten horns.
● Revelation 17:9 » Here is the mind that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth:
● Revelation 17:18 » And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
The ten horns are the powers (political power) that the dragon gave to the beast and are cited to as ten kings who have not yet received the kingdom (have not received a body), but will receive authority as kings for an hour along with the beast, the eighth king, the incarnation of the beast (Revelation 17:12).
● Revelation 17:11 » And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is of the seven; and he goeth into perdition.
● Revelation 17:12 » And the ten horns that thou sawest are ten kings, who have received no kingdom as yet; but they receive authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.
● Revelation 17:13 » These have one mind, and they give their power and authority unto the beast.
The beast returned with the ten horns (spirits), their intent is to fight the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them and with Him, the elect and faithful, and this is already happening, they want to end the church of Christ on Earth. It is the forces of evil fighting the force of good.
● Revelation 17:14 » These shall war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they `also shall overcome' that are with him, called and chosen and faithful.
● Revelation 20:8 » and shall come forth to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Revelation 17:16 makes it clear that the ten horns (ten kings) will turn against the beast and destroy him.
● Revelation 17:16 » And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her utterly with fire.
● Revelation 17:17 » For God did put in their hearts to do his mind, and to come to one mind, and to give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished.
The civilization of Eden was destroyed in Armageddon (Revelation 16:16) in an attempt to contain the power that the dragon gave to the beast and almost extinguished the human species, remained only Noah and his family. The beast has returned and heaven is preparing to destroy it. Just as it happened in Eden, it will also happen on Earth, the Earth will be destroyed. The end is near.
● Revelation 12:12 » Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.
The beast has already appeared, is the devil mentioned in Revelation 20:10, will be cast into the lake of fire that burns with brimstone (Venus), where the beast that rose from the earth and the false prophet are. All who are not found in the book of life, as well as those who have sinned, will also be cast into the lake of fire that burns with brimstone, which is the second death, the death of the soul.
● Revelation 20:10 » And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
● Revelation 21:8 » But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part `shall be' in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.
These issues are clarified through the book Time of God, in Portuguese language.
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