THE BEAST FROM THE LAND, (THE FALSE PROPHET)

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Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B><U>THE BEAST FROM THE LAND, (THE FALSE PROPHET)</U></B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0c150ed0.jpg" border=0 width="336" height="237" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.revelationillustrated.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.revelationillustrated.com/"><U>Art used by permission by Pat Marvenko Smith, copyright 1992.</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Revelation 19:20 names the second beast as the false prophet. The false prophet will receive his power from the beast from the sea, which in turn gained his power from Satan. The false prophet is limited in his power. He will have all of the power of the first beast only while in the presence of the first beast. Since the first beast also represents a kingdom as well as it's leader, as long as the false prophet remains in the kingdom of the first beast he will be able to perform his great signs and wonders. It also stands to reason that outside the kingdom of the first beast the false prophet will be powerless. This is yet another reason why the beast from the sea and the false prophet will come against Christians. </div> <bR> <div> Christians have but one King and His name is Jesus. Having another King makes us members of a kingdom other than that of the beast from the sea. The false prophet will be powerless to influence Christians since they are outside of the kingdom of the beast from the sea.</div> <bR> <div> The false prophet will be the campaign manager of the New World Order. Through his signs and wonders he will deceive the world into following the beast from the sea. That is, he will deceive all of the world except the 144,000 Jews and those that have come to Christ during the first three and a half years of the great tribulation. Christians will become the thorns in Satan's flesh at this time.</div> <bR> <div> The false prophet is not empowered to actually come against Christians and overcome them. This power resides only with the beast from the sea Rev. 13:7. Since it is the false prophet's job is to make the whole world follow the beast from the sea; he will have to deal with these Christians who are continually making trouble.</div> <bR> <div> At this time Satan initiates his most diabolical plan to rid the world of these pesky Christians who continually hinder his purposes. It is not a new plan for Satan for he had tried it once before in the time of Daniel.</div> <bR> <div> In Daniel chapter three we are told that Nebuchadnezzar erected a great image of gold. He then ordered all of the chief officials of the provinces of Babylon to come together and hear an official edict. The edict stated that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer or bagpipe and every kind of music you are to fall down and worship the golden image. Being cast into a fiery furnace would kill whoever did not fall down and worship the golden idol.</div> <bR> <div> Now the false prophet will resurrect this same edict. He will make an image of the beast of the sea and impart life to it. Then an edict will be passed in the New World Order that states that whoever does not worship the beast will be killed. </div> <bR> <div> Now this is where the diabolical cunning comes in. Since it is impossible to get the whole world to come to the place where the image is, the false prophet issues another edict. A mark will be made available to all and this would be a sign of ones worship. Just as in Nebuchadnezzar's time whenever you heard any kind of music you had to worship the image of gold so also every time a person uses this mark to buy or sell it is an act of worship to the image of the beast. </div> <bR> <div> Requiring the world to receive this mark serves two purposes. The first purpose is to make the entire world worship the beast from the sea by receiving it. The second purpose is to identify and separate those who will not comply. </div> <bR> <div> There is no death sentence associated with receiving the mark, since it is only a sign of one's devotion. Of course we know that those who do receive the mark will be partakers of the wrath of God and will remain on the earth through the seven bowl plagues Rev. 14:9-11. At the end of the bowl plagues those marked persons who remain will be thrown into the lake of fire with the beast and the false prophet Rev. 19:20. </div> <bR> <div> Those who do not receive the mark will be required to show their fidelity by worshipping the image of the beast from the sea. If they do not worship the image, then they will be killed. There will be many that refuse to worship the image of the beast or receive its mark. These persons will be martyred and then the number of the brethren of the martyrs under the altar (fifth seal) will be complete. These persons are also the people who are mentioned in Rev. 15:2. They are standing next to the glassy sea mixed with fire and have gained the victory over the beast, over his image, over his mark and over the number of his name. </div> <bR> <div> At that point all Christian influence will be removed from the world and the bowls full of the wrath of God, mixed with the final plagues will be poured out upon the earth.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>