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“Complete List of Daily Devotionals”
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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – NOVEMBER 29
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1st Beast of Revelation 13: 7 Heads, 10 Horns
To read Part 1, click here…March 23rd (1st Beast of Revelation 13)
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In Revelation 13, is described a multifaceted Beast…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.
13:2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as [the feet] of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
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And, many are wondering why this Revelation 13 beast has 7 heads and 10 horns. Just what do these 7 heads represent?
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One very revealing passage is found in Revelation 17…17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
17:9 And here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, [and] the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.” Revelation 17:8-11
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So here is described a beast, “which was and is not”. Yes, this beast is not something one can look out in the world and see. It is a spiritual concept, a multi-faceted beast, made up of mountains, kings.
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But let’s not attempt to understand everything about this beast. For brevity’s sake let’s just look at one aspect of this beast.
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Just ask yourself the question, “Why is this beast so complicated? Why all the various heads, horns, and crowns?”
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Well, for one thing, this 1st Beast of Revelation 13 is a carbon copy of the Dragon of revelation 12.
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Listen…”And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” Revelation 12:3. Other than having 3 less crowns, this dragon and the beast are both very similar.
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And we know that the dragon represents Satan. So one could say that the beast is made in the image of Satan.
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